Cuisine in Barcelona has the typical characteristics of Mediterranean cuisine, while influenced by other cultures like Greek, Provencal, Arabic and others, and due to its location between the sea and mountains we can enjoy the best local produce from land and sea. This means cereals, fruit and vegetables, meat and fish washed down with wine and combined with the highest quality olive oil.
Out of all the specialities, we encourage visitors to try the following dishes:
- Faves a la Catalana (Catalan style broad beans)
- La Calçotada y la salsa Romesco (Barbecued spring onions with Romesco sauce)
- Escalivada (roasted aubergine, onion and pepper)
- Butifarra amb Mongetes (Catalan sausage with beans) (alubias)
- Esqueixada de Bacalao (Cod Salad)
- Mar y Muntanya (Blend of seafood and country food)
- Pà amb tomàquet (traditional bread and tomatoes) and sausages from the area
- Escudella y carn d'olla (Catalan meat and veg stew)
- Suquet de Peix (Catalan fish stew)
- Among the desserts, there is the outstanding Crema Catalana (crème brulée) and Mel i Mato (cheese with honey and pine nuts)
- Peralada
- Alella
- Terra alta
- Pla del Bages
- Priorat
- Costers del Segre
- Montsant
- Conca de Barberà
- And, of course, the cava from the Penedès area
( From 9h to 19h. )
