Barcelona - Restaurants, places to see, things to do

[gnhrtg]

We're leaving on Friday for a five-day stay in Barcelona. We've got our guides and friends (though first-timers) who just got back from the city but I'd still very much like to hear your recommendations. Hande will especially appreciate food advice - where to eat paella and sea food, but also anything else you thought was special. Thanks.

[Surfer]

Originally Posted by gnhrtg

We're leaving on Friday for a five-day stay in Barcelona. We've got our guides and friends (though first-timers) who just got back from the city but I'd still very much like to hear your recommendations. Hande will especially appreciate food advice - where to eat paella and sea food, but also anything else you thought was special. Thanks.

Joan Miro museum up on the hill. A must. Also the Gaudi fountain


in Buell Park.

Also, I did a lot of clubbing when I was there. Fun time dancing.

[Douglas]

Second the proposal to see the Miro museum.

I ate pretty well a couple of years back and noted three restuarants that I would retun to given the chance. One was Siete Puertas with a dish of arros negre that stood out. The meal was very filling, the overall feel something like an upmarket brasserie and Sunday lunchtime the perfect time. The second I think was called Elche, low key, relaxed and very good. But the place that blew my socks off was Can Ramonet, which with a dish of razor shells briefly transported me to a different dimension. We had to wait a long time to be seated after stumbling across it, but it was well worth the wait.

Enjoy.

[jazzy mary]

Of course all the great Gaudi architecture!

[gnhrtg]

Thanks everyone. We'll certainly visit the Miro museum at least once and put aside enough time to enjoy the architecture a little more than just by walking past it.

Douglas - Hande's excited about those restaurants, and so am I. We hope to incorporate a meal at each into our schedule.

I've lost my camera, it seems, so there goes that hobby.