{"id":56558,"date":"2015-07-18T00:01:10","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T22:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=56558"},"modified":"2016-05-31T15:48:08","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T13:48:08","slug":"hofmanns-how-they-are-slowly-taking-over-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hofmanns-how-they-are-slowly-taking-over-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Hofmann\u2019s: How they are Slowly Taking over Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hofmann Restaurant<\/strong> is located in the \u201czona alta\u201d of Barcelona in the Sarria-Sant Gervasi district of Barcelona. This refined establishment just received their first <strong>Michelin<\/strong> Star this year, and for those of you, like myself, who are aware but uncertain of what this feat means, I\u2019ll break it down for you. The Michelin Guidebook was created to by the Michelin tire company to promote road tripping in France actually, but they have been reviewing restaurants with prestige and esteem since 1926. One Michelin Star means that it is worth a stop on a journey and that the food is of high standard and quality. The highest star a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/romantic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restaurant<\/a> can achieve is three, and for a chef, that is the greatest accomplishment in their career. If this doesn\u2019t depict an image for the quality of this establishment, on top of a Michelin Star, they offer pristine culinary <strong>courses<\/strong>, a <strong>tavern<\/strong>, a brand new <strong>terrace<\/strong> bar and restaurant and an exquisite <strong>bakery<\/strong> spread out through Barcelona!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Restaurant:<\/strong> This restaurant ranges from about 45 to 70 euros, but if you can afford to save up for a wonderful dining experience, this place will not let you down. The delicious menu will leave you drooling from just reading it! Mey Hofmann, the owner and chef, has put her own twist on traditional Spanish and Catalan dishes, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cocina-en-brings-us-the-best-gazpacho-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gazpacho<\/a> with cod and green apple, fideua, paella, and even duck. The ambience and service is one of class and elegance and that enhances the experience of eating gourmet Michelin cuisine. <strong>Carrer de la Granada del Pened\u00e8s, 14 (Take the L6 or L7 to the Gracia FGC metro stop)<\/strong><\/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\/hofmanns-how-they-are-slowly-taking-over-barcelona\/#The_Terrace_La_Seca\" title=\"The Terrace (La Seca)\">The Terrace (La Seca)<\/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\/hofmanns-how-they-are-slowly-taking-over-barcelona\/#The_Culinary_School\" title=\"The Culinary School\">The Culinary School<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hofmanns-how-they-are-slowly-taking-over-barcelona\/#The_Tavern\" title=\"The Tavern\">The Tavern<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hofmanns-how-they-are-slowly-taking-over-barcelona\/#The_Bakery\" title=\"The Bakery\">The Bakery<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Terrace_La_Seca\"><\/span><strong>The Terrace (La Seca)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_56560\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11739631_10206902264573432_1358641251_n.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56560\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11739631_10206902264573432_1358641251_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"La Seca\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-56560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Seca<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This <strong>terrace<\/strong>\u00a0cafe is not only a perfect spot for having a coffee or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/5-places-to-enjoy-a-good-vermut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vermouth<\/a> in the summer, but also a more affordable option for dining. You can order the Menu del Dia for only 12\u20ac, which comes with first and second course, a dessert and a drink. The menu has a tapas feel, and the most expensive item on the menu is the Steak Tartar, costing 12\u20ac. My personal recommendation is the \u201cBocatto di cardinale\u201d coca, which is a flatbread with rosemary, melted cheese, and jam\u00f3n ib\u00e9rico (7.90\u20ac).<strong> Calle Flassaders, 40 (Take L4 to the Jaume I metro stop and head towards Paseo del Born)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Culinary_School\"><\/span><strong>The Culinary School<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This culinary school has a wide range of courses available for anyone to take: Pinchos and tapas, Japanese cuisine, pasta course by Marco Filipponi, ice cream course, and of course, pastry courses. You can also take classes like hostelry, professional <strong>cooking courses<\/strong>, hygiene and food handling courses, marketing and restaurant management, and even fully trained chef, which are all highly intensive and renowned <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hofmann-bcn.com\/la-escuela\/cursos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">courses<\/a>. You can register for either particular courses and workshops or accredited intensive courses here <strong>Carrer de l&#8217;Argenteria, 74 (Take L4 to the Jaume I metro stop and head towards Paseo del Born)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Tavern\"><\/span><strong>The Tavern<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Only opened in 2014, this stellar restaurant has already has created a wonderful reputation for itself. This tavern offers a dining experience that meets somewhere in the middle of La Seca and the Michelin Star restaurant, with prices that match it\u2019s position in the 5-part dynamo that is Hofmann. Here you can order tapas, incredible meats paired perfectly with a wide selection of wines, traditional Catalan cuisine, wonderful homemade rustic bread, and delicate pastries and desserts coming right from their bakery. <strong>C\/\u00a0Girona, 145\u00a0(Take L5 to the Verdaguer stop)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Bakery\"><\/span><strong>The Bakery<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_56561\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11721758_10206902263813413_1448998733_n.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56561\" class=\" wp-image-56561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11721758_10206902263813413_1448998733_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Storemade pastries.\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-56561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Storemade pastries.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For starters, CAUTION: eating croissants here is a simultaneous curse and blessing. You may find yourself making strange noises you didn\u2019t know you were capable of producing whilst eating <strong>pastries<\/strong> from this <strong>bakery<\/strong>. You can blame your taste buds for this; they are on the magical joy ride produced only by the Hofmann raspberry croissant. This actually changed my life, because when I arrived in Barcelona, ordering a caf\u00e9 con leche with a dry, occasionally stale croissant was a surefire way to ruin my morning. Now that I have tasted the incredible pastries produced from this bakery, my taste buds are picky, pretentious, and tend to make hasty comparisons with Hofmann, and nothing ever lives up to the standard. The raspberry, mascarpone, and chocolate <strong>croissants<\/strong> are my favorites, costing a cheap 2\u20ac a pop when considering the quality of the product. On top of all the croissant magnificence, they have a special flavor of the day Monday through Friday while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/croissants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">croissants<\/a> last! <strong>(Located just a few doors down from The Terrace La Seca)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"56558\"\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: 0px;\">\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            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hofmann Restaurant is located in the \u201czona alta\u201d of Barcelona in the Sarria-Sant Gervasi district of Barcelona. This refined establishment just received their first Michelin Star this year, and for those of you, like myself, who are aware but uncertain of what this feat means, I\u2019ll break it down for you. 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