{"id":6012,"date":"2014-07-14T10:30:08","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T08:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=6012"},"modified":"2021-10-13T18:06:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T16:06:32","slug":"restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona: Where the Locals Eat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is no shortage of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/international-beer-bars-for-the-keen-beer-enthusiasts-of-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bars<\/a>\u00a0and restaurants in Barcelona<\/strong>. The center is absolutely crammed with places to indulge yourself. However, the locals never visit a lot of these places, so<strong> where do they go to eat<\/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\/restaurant\/#La_Cova_Fumada\" title=\"La Cova Fumada\">La Cova Fumada<\/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\/restaurant\/#La_Bombeta\" title=\"La Bombeta\">La Bombeta<\/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\/restaurant\/#Doner_Kebab_1881\" title=\"Doner Kebab 1881\">Doner Kebab 1881<\/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\/restaurant\/#Blai_Tonight\" title=\"Blai Tonight\">Blai Tonight<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/restaurant\/#Casa_Lucio\" title=\"Casa Lucio\">Casa Lucio<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/restaurant\/#Taverna_de_Llesca\" title=\"Taverna de Llesca\">Taverna de Llesca<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/restaurant\/#Cal_Pep\" title=\"Cal Pep\">Cal Pep<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Cova_Fumada\"><\/span><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Restaurant_Review-g187497-d943811-Reviews-La_Cova_Fumada-Barcelona_Catalonia.html\">La Cova Fumada<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6016 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/La-Cova-Fumada-300x170.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" \/>Situated in the center of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/video-barceloneta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barceloneta<\/a>, former town and a warren of little streets full of places to discover, is <strong>La Cova Fumada<\/strong> or \u2018The smoked cave\u2019. It\u2019s a homely bodega, crammed with workers and a great place to go if you\u2019re a fish lover. The serve up homemade <em>bombas<\/em> (meat and potato balls), morcilla (black pudding) and fish straight from the Harbor. Get in early for space as it becomes more lively at the end of the day.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Bombeta\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/102167703068574646972\/about?gl=es&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">La Bombeta<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>La Bombeta<\/strong>, Meaning the little <em>bombas,<\/em> is an authentic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalan-restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catalan eatery<\/a> through and through. With many locals and, unavoidably, tourists and the bar you know that you\u2019re in for a good time. Like plenty of the food in Catalonia it\u2019s made for sharing, be prepared to pile up the plates on the table and delve in together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/michelin-star-restaurants-in-barcelona-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelin star restaurants in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Doner_Kebab_1881\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/foursquare.com\/v\/doner-kebab-1881\/4e398a91ae60f589a5dc4854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Doner Kebab 1881<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/great-hotels-in-el-raval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raval<\/a> is an oft-neglected barrio in the guidebooks; as such it\u2019s a hold out from the tourists for locals and home to a large immigrant population. This has given birth to many excellent curry houses, kebab shops, vintage stores and an exciting artistic community. <strong>Doner Kebab 1881<\/strong> serves up exceptional Kababs, with crunchy, fresh salad and meat that actually tastes how it should. Locals can often been seen pouring in and out during their late night excursions and it\u2019s a great cheap eat.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blai_Tonight\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/blai-tonight-barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">Blai Tonight<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Situated by the aforementioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/poble-sec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poble Sec,<\/a> Carrer Blai is a local hangout lined with bars and restaurants foremost of which is<strong> Blai Tonight<\/strong>. Serving pinxos, a Basque, specialty this is a fun place to bring friends. The beer is supplied by Moritz, the famous Barcelona brewery, and each pinxos at a euro. The price is counted at the end by tallying up the number of sticks you have accumulated. Get ready to stuff your face and laugh the night away amongst the young Barcelonan crowd.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Casa_Lucio\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Casa+Lucio\/@41.3769803,2.1593542,17z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3db032867c658936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Casa Lucio<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Near Poble sec, an up and coming nightlife hub\u00a0is <strong>Casa Lucio<\/strong>. Not too cheap but everything you pick explodes in the mouth and its and absolutely authentic for Spanish food. A small place often with some grumbling old men to give the place a real deal stamp of approval. If the choice is too much, wonder in the chefs selection and eat your heart out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/quick-bites-in-gracia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quick bites in Gr\u00e0cia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taverna_de_Llesca\"><\/span>Taverna de Llesca<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-6015 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_5601-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5601-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><strong>Taverna de Llesca<\/strong> is situated in the most Catalan of Barcelona\u2019s Barrios, Gracia. This place is a classic example of purist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/quick-bites-in-gracia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catalan food<\/a> and often has the locals cramming into the place for a lunch. With Grilled artichoke that is divine and a killer menu for 10 euros this is a brilliant steal and the staff is very friendly.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cal_Pep\"><\/span>Cal Pep<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A quality tapas bar <strong>Cal Pep<\/strong> serves up small taste sensations, each perfectly crafted leaving you with an intense sense of satisfaction as you leave. Frequented by the great and good of Barcelona and a sophisticated international crowd Cal Pep serves forward thinking tapas a far cry from the standard fair offered around the other parts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/video-el-born\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Borne<\/a>. Being so popular, its often best to be prepared and queue early for dinner. Later on in the evening waiting and be quite long and although you\u2019ll often get some wine at the bar to help you along, it can get quite tiring.\u00a0 Be prepared for the bill however as it can be a little expensive. However don\u2019t be deterred this is really\u00a0an excellent place to eat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for a flat in Barcelona? 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The center is absolutely crammed with places to indulge yourself. However, the locals never visit a lot of these places, so where do they go to eat? Table of Contents La Cova FumadaLa BombetaDoner Kebab 1881Blai TonightCasa LucioTaverna de LlescaCal Pep La Cova Fumada Situated in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":6013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4420],"tags":[5878,1922,342,518,1480],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6012"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6012"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109556,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6012\/revisions\/109556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}