{"id":64205,"date":"2016-03-18T15:37:30","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T14:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=64205"},"modified":"2022-02-15T11:08:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T10:08:43","slug":"middle-eastern-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/middle-eastern-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Middle Eastern gems in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Making plans for dinner but you don&#8217;t know where to go? How about something different, like\u00a0<strong>Middle Eastern food?<\/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\/middle-eastern-food\/#Karakala\" title=\"Karakala\">Karakala<\/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\/middle-eastern-food\/#La_Caravana\" title=\"La Caravana\">La Caravana<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Karakala\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karakala.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Karakala<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Torrent de L&#8217; Olla, 136, 08012 Barcelona, Spain<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Baba_ganoush_and_pita.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-64206\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-64206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Baba_ganoush_and_pita-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"middle eastern food barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Karakala<\/strong> is a <strong>Lebanese restaurant<\/strong> with a warm and pleasant atmosphere, one of the few Middle Easter restaurants in Barcelona to present a modern decoration, complete with a variety of geometric patterns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are not experienced in <strong>Middle Eastern food<\/strong>, you have nothing to worry about since the staff is very friendly and will be more than welcome to give you advice on what to order.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Karakala<\/strong>\u2019s menu offers a variety of quality dishes, including the classic <strong>Middle Eastern dishes<\/strong>, and some of the restaurant\u2019s own creations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the most interesting starter dishes are the Baba Gannuj (pureed aubergines), Falafel (ball fritters made out of beans), Warak Inab (stuffed grape leaves) and the Fattoush \u00a0salad. \u00a0As \u00a0for \u00a0the \u00a0meats \u00a0there \u00a0is \u00a0Kibbeh \u00a0bil \u00a0Laban \u00a0(meat \u00a0croquettes \u00a0with \u00a0yogurt \u00a0sauce), \u00a0Shish Taouk \u00a0(marinated grilled chicken), and Kebab Karaz \u00a0(minced lamb with \u00a0cherry \u00a0sauce). There \u00a0is \u00a0also \u00a0a \u00a0selection \u00a0of \u00a0seafood \u00a0dishes, \u00a0set menus, \u00a0and \u00a0classic \u00a0desserts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Accompany your meal with a\u00a0Almaza, a well-known <strong>Lebanese beer<\/strong>\u00a0or a nice\u00a0<strong>Lebanese wine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Caravana\"><\/span><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.es\/Restaurant_Review-g187497-d6678014-Reviews-La_Caravana-Barcelona_Catalonia.html\">La Caravana<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Carrer de Mozart, 15, 08012 Barcelona, Spain<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This small and unassuming <strong>restaurant<\/strong> is owned and run by two Syrian brothers, who greet you warmly as you come through the door.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>La Caravana<\/strong> specializes in <strong>shawarma<\/strong>, an Arabic wrap\/sandwich that is similar to the doner kebab. Although there are many places in Barcelona where you can find <strong>shawarmas<\/strong>, <strong>La Caravana\u2019s<\/strong> may just be the one to beat! Each <strong>shawarma at La Caravana<\/strong> is prepared with tasty, quality meat, which has been seasoned to perfection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can choose to have your <strong>shawarma<\/strong> as a sandwich, with the meat served inside the pita bread, or to have it served on a plate, without the ingredients being mixed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shawarma_2223426004.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-64208\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-64208 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shawarma_2223426004-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"middle eastern food barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>La Caravana<\/strong> serves delicious homemade food, prepared with fresh ingredients, such as their wonderful falafels, hummus, and salads.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can accompany your meal with a variety of drinks, but we recommend trying the house\u2019s fresh mint tea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>La Caravana<\/strong> is a lovely restaurant with tasty, affordable meals, that will leave you wondering what to try next time you come.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"64205\"\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>Making plans for dinner but you don&#8217;t know where to go? 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