Spice heaven at Mercat de La Boqueria, Barcelona / June 2013 |
Our party of three
spent our last night in Barcelona sick in bed with the flu. We were too
congested, achy and feverish to leave our apartment much to our disappointment
– I was feeling particularly needy and called my Mum to have a sook. Mia and I
spent most of our afternoon belting out Celine Dion songs in our stuffy voices,
much to Jayson’s disdain I’m sure.
EAT
Taranná café - We were immediately drawn to this café because it reminded us of Surry Hills and somewhere we would go for brunch. I am so glad we stopped here, because it is easily tops my ‘favourite cafés in the entire world’ list. The café itself had such a warm and homely feeling – outdoor seating, flowers everywhere and the sweetest, most attentive waitresses. The food itself was so fresh, I felt like it was literally nourishing every single cell in my body. They also had a delicious range of wines for a quarter of the price you would pay anywhere near La Rambla. At night, the venue doubles as a tapas bar until at least 1am, with a large variety of different appetisers.
Taranná café - We were immediately drawn to this café because it reminded us of Surry Hills and somewhere we would go for brunch. I am so glad we stopped here, because it is easily tops my ‘favourite cafés in the entire world’ list. The café itself had such a warm and homely feeling – outdoor seating, flowers everywhere and the sweetest, most attentive waitresses. The food itself was so fresh, I felt like it was literally nourishing every single cell in my body. They also had a delicious range of wines for a quarter of the price you would pay anywhere near La Rambla. At night, the venue doubles as a tapas bar until at least 1am, with a large variety of different appetisers.
DRINK
Juicy Jones - a
colourful little vegan restaurant, about a 6 minute walk from La
Rambla. While their food is incredible, their juices, smoothies and teas are to
die for. Any possible exotic fruit and/or veg combination you could imagine,
they’ve already mastered and for a very reasonable price. The smoothies are
perfect for breakfast to get your metabolism going, and juices are ideal for a
post-siesta pick-me-up. You can
add various superfoods to any of the drinks, spirulina, ginger, mint, ginseng
just to name a few. The restaurant does serve alcohol, all of which is organic
and ecologically friendly. It gets quite noisy as the place fills up, but this
just adds to the atmosphere.
I would recommend
walking (everywhere) around the areas of Raval and Barri Gòtic, where you will
stumble across some gems in terms of bars and restaurants, not to mention the
charming architecture – these areas don’t lack authenticity in terms of the
Spanish experience. Do be weary of pickpockets in these areas though. In the
middle of the day, we witnessed a boy rip the necklace off an old woman’s neck
and run off with it. Don’t carry anything you don’t need with you, and ladies
always wear your handbag across your torso.
** I've posted this from my phone, will fix any ugly formatting when I get onto my laptop. Love love xx
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