{"id":76252,"date":"2017-02-20T10:09:34","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T09:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=76252"},"modified":"2022-02-14T12:19:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T11:19:25","slug":"fresh-fish-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/fresh-fish-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to buy fresh fish in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cooking-classes-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cooking<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>quality meals means more than just mixing food\u00a0in a proper manner. It means, first of all, choosing the <strong>best ingredients<\/strong>, carefully preparing them and, only then, mixing them together. For a passionate cook, the process of selection can take hours. He or she will go to the store or market, compare products and prices, and maybe even asks for opinions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you <strong>love cooking<\/strong> but have not had the chance to walk around <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> either because your job keeps you way too busy or because you have been trying to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">find the perfect place to stay<\/a>, here we leave you with some suggestions where you can find some of the best\u00a0<strong>fresh fish<\/strong> in the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-food-markets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Your guide to Barcelona&#8217;s food markets<\/a><\/em><\/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\/fresh-fish-barcelona\/#Mercat_del_Ninot\" title=\"Mercat del Ninot\">Mercat del Ninot<\/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\/fresh-fish-barcelona\/#Peixateria_Galapagos\" title=\"Peixateria Galapagos\">Peixateria Galapagos<\/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\/fresh-fish-barcelona\/#La_Boqueria\" title=\"La Boquer\u00eda\">La Boquer\u00eda<\/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\/fresh-fish-barcelona\/#Mercat_de_Santa_Caterina\" title=\"Mercat de Santa Caterina\">Mercat de Santa Caterina<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mercat_del_Ninot\"><\/span>Mercat del Ninot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_76255\" style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76255\" class=\" wp-image-76255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/fresh-fish-bcn-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by cranrob via Visual Hunt \/ CC BY-NC-SA.\" width=\"271\" height=\"203\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by cranrob via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Markets<\/strong> are always the best places to find great quality\u00a0<strong>fresh food<\/strong>\u00a0at the best prices. Barcelona has a variety of\u00a0<strong>historic markets<\/strong>, where you can go not only to shop but also to appreciate the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/live-the-enriching-cultural-experience-of-barcelonas-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">architecture<\/a>. That is the case of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercatdelninot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Ninot&#8217;s Market<\/strong><\/a>, an iron building from the 19th century. There, you can find vegetables, meat, flowers and, of course, <strong>fish<\/strong>. This market also has a restaurant area where you can sit to have a nice meal, in case you are buying ingredients to cook some other time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Where:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Mercat+del+Ninot\/@41.3884423,2.1524432,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2859a64c21f:0x3c36af90ae7fb404!8m2!3d41.3884423!4d2.1546319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carrer de Mallorca, 133<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Peixateria_Galapagos\"><\/span>Peixateria Galapagos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Peixateria Galapagos <\/strong>is located in<strong> <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.mercatsagradafamilia.com\/Index.php\">Mercat Sagrada Familia<\/span><\/strong>, and it is is one of the best stands in there to buy <strong>fresh fish<\/strong>. This market doesn&#8217;t have as much history as <strong>Mercat del Ninot\u00a0<\/strong>but it is still a beautiful building with very\u00a0modern lines. It is worth the visit if you live around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/la-sagrada-familia-barrios-of-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sagrada Familia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Where:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps?q=peixateria+galapagos&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjIq4P82KDPAhWGNxQKHViRCgEQ_AUICSgC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carrer de Padilla, 255<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Boqueria\"><\/span>La Boquer\u00eda<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also known as \u201c<strong>Mercado de San Jos\u00e9<\/strong>\u201d (San Jos\u00e9&#8217;s Market), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boqueria.info\/index.php?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>La Boquer\u00eda<\/strong><\/a> is usually crowded with tourists due to its location (La Rambla). It is the biggest market in Barcelona, with a huge diversity of products, be it local or exotic. Like\u00a0Mercat del Ninot, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/boqueria-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>La Boqueria<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0also has a number of restaurants where you can stop for a meal or a quick bite.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Where:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Mercado+de+La+Boqueria\/@41.3817399,2.1693966,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f7b51e5a01:0x860ac654dc73add5!8m2!3d41.3817399!4d2.1715853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">La Rambla, 91<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-best-seafood-restaurants-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The best seafood restaurants in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mercat_de_Santa_Caterina\"><\/span>Mercat de Santa Caterina<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_76256\" style=\"width: 277px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76256\" class=\" wp-image-76256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/fresh-fish-market-barcelona-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by WorldFish via Visualhunt \/ CC BY-NC-ND.\" width=\"267\" height=\"178\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by WorldFish via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This might be the most colorful market in Barcelona, especially if you look at it from above! Built between 1844 and 1848, <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.mercatsantacaterina.com\/\"><strong>Mercat de Santa Caterina<\/strong><\/span> is the oldest market in<strong> the city.<\/strong>\u00a0Here you can find fresh food such as vegetables, meat, seafood and other goods like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/a-sweet-tour-of-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sweets<\/a> or local charcuterie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Where:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Mercat+de+Santa+Caterina\/@41.3862056,2.1762493,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2fbc2fc3cc9:0xcf4dd50cc18b657e!8m2!3d41.3862056!4d2.178438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Av. de Francesc Camb\u00f3, 16<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"76252\"\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>Cooking\u00a0quality meals means more than just mixing food\u00a0in a proper manner. 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