{"id":16875,"date":"2014-11-08T17:55:53","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T16:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=16875"},"modified":"2019-12-17T10:24:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T09:24:20","slug":"patisserie-and-chocolatier-escriba-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/patisserie-and-chocolatier-escriba-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Escriba patisserie and chocolatier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>C\/ la Rambla, 83<br \/>\nBarcelona<\/p>\n<p>Escriba is a beautiful patisserie\u00a0and chocolateria on La Rambla located in one of the most amazingly fronted shops you will have ever seen &#8211; and\u00a0also serves the most divine\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/all-about-la-nena-family-friendly-cafe-in-gracia-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hot chocolate<\/a>. What more do you want from life?!<\/p>\n<p>Escriba\u2019s hot chocolate is delicate and rich, simple and with a divine consistency and you can even have it served with cayenne pepper, violet or hazelnuts. It costs \u20ac3.80 for a biggy and I can drink two. You can taste the cocoa powder in this hot chocolate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/patisserie-and-chocolatier-escriba-barcelona\/#What_else_you_can_find\" title=\"What else you can find ?\">What else you can find ?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/patisserie-and-chocolatier-escriba-barcelona\/#Outdoor_dog-friendly_terrace\" title=\"Outdoor dog-friendly terrace\">Outdoor dog-friendly terrace<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_else_you_can_find\"><\/span>What else you can find ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>They also sell croissants such as regular chocolate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/work-cafe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">croissants<\/a> with a unique brush mark of chocolate and gold glaze across the top or with fillings such as white chocolate and mint; banana and chocolate or vanilla and rose. Their croissants are buttery and go well with their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/an-ecological-restaurant-supermarket-and-cafe-in-feeld-organic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">delicious coffees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They also have some staggering cakes in the patisserie section that include a cheesecake positively enrobed in white chocolate, a citrus tart that makes your teeth tingle just looking at it and the best-selling Angie, amongst others. Cakes from the patisserie start from around \u20ac5 to takeaway. But stop. Stay a while. Sit down. Enjoy. What&#8217;s the rush?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Outdoor_dog-friendly_terrace\"><\/span>Outdoor dog-friendly terrace<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s a lovely outdoor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/dog-friendly-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dog-friendly<\/a> terrace with a few big wooden tables and giant parasols to cower from the sun, the occasional rain or the cold in winter.<\/p>\n<p>A favourite pastime is to sit on the terrace\u00a0in the winter, to drink a hot chocolate piquant whilst looking at the slightly crumbly facades of the looming buildings.<\/p>\n<p>The staff can appear a bit petulant at times as they deal with hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/madrid-or-barcelona-tourists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tourists <\/a>and people who want to photograph the shop all day, every day, but I\u2019ve seen smiles too.<\/p>\n<p>The interior of Escriba is stunning. Don\u2019t forget to check out the stained-glass peacock and the positively gorgeous ceiling. It\u2019s even\u00a0more beautiful than the cakes themselves.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16883\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/escriba-2.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16883\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/escriba-2.jpg\" alt=\"Wickedly dark hot chocolate, buttery croissants and fresh cream at Escriba Barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wickedly dark hot chocolate, buttery croissants and fresh cream at Escriba Barcelona<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Escriba was a famous pastry chef from the early last century who is known across Catalonia for his creative pastry making, and this shop is a homage to him.<\/p>\n<p>Escriba is a great\u00a0place to eat posh cake, drink wickedly strong coffee (or hot chocolate), sit and watch the world go by from the terrace and also sells confectionary-related gifts.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"16875\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C\/ la Rambla, 83 Barcelona Escriba is a beautiful patisserie\u00a0and chocolateria on La Rambla located in one of the most amazingly fronted shops you will have ever seen &#8211; and\u00a0also serves the most divine\u00a0hot chocolate. 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