Location: La Rambla
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What to do and see in La Rambla, Catalonia: The Best Food & Drink
Barcelona feels a bit surreal – appropriate, since Salvador Dali spent time here and Spanish Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí designed several of the city’s buildings. Stepping into Gaudí’s Church of the Sacred Family is a bit like falling through the looking glass - a journey that you can continue with a visit to Park Güell. Sip sangria at a sidewalk café in Las Ramblas while watching flamboyant street performers, then create your own moveable feast by floating from tapas bar to tapas bar.
Restaurants in Barcelona
1. Bcnkitchen
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5.0 based on 732 reviews
bcnKITCHEN is a local cooking school, we are passionate about food and our objective is to share that passion with you! We have two kitchens, one in the charming Born district and the other in the Boqueria market building, all of the ingredients we use come from the market that you will be visiting with our chef. Once you arrive back at our cooking school, wine in one hand apron in the other, it’s time to start cooking! After a couple of hours of action you’ll sit amidst the dishes you have prepared with the satisfaction of having prepared a Spanish feast!
Reviewed By BarbrainLondon
Myself, my teenage daughter and her friend all spent an amazing four hours with Amelia (and 8 others) at BCN Kitchen in El Born cooking a range of Spanish dishes and then having a sit down meal together as a group. We started off with a group trip to the local market which is much more authentic (and reasonably priced!) than La Boqueria and Amelia talked us through how to choose good ingredients, especially fish. Lots of us bought saffron to take home as it is very inexpensive in Spain and some of us bought local cheeses and meats as well (vacuum-packed means they don't have to be refrigerated). When we returned to BCN kitchen, everyone got involved in the slicing, dicing and cooking and Amelia was very good at ensuring we all had jobs to do. No one stood around bored and every step of the cooking process was explained for each of the dishes (we will be emailed the recipes later). Although one might imagine chaos with 11 of us in the kitchen, it was a smooth operation in a spacious area and everyone in the group (singles, couples and families ranging in age from 11-about 55) was friendly and very social. Wine and water were provided and added to the congenial environment. We prepared gazpacho, Spanish tortillas, tomato bread, paella and creme Catalan...to finish off! After about 2 hours of cooking, we sat down to eat together and what an amazing meal we had! I have no doubt that everyone involved had a wonderful time. Amelia was the perfect hostess and teacher and we all left with lots of new ideas for Spanish cooking, full bellies and smiles on our faces.
2. Tour Me Out Barcelona
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5.0 based on 579 reviews
·FREE GAUDI TOUR & FREE GOTHIC TOUR - everyday at 10.30AM. ·FREE STREET STYLE TOUR & CURSED BARCELONA TOUR 16.30PM (MEET AT: Placa Reial next to the fountain) Tours given by independent guides and last for around 2 hours. ·PARTY TOUR EVERY NIGHT!! Experience Barcelona's nightlife with people from all over the world! Tapas & Flamenco Tours and more... Check out our website for more details!!
3. Barcelona Cooking
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5.0 based on 999 reviews
Welcome to the Barcelona Cooking! We offer hands-on recreational cooking classes and gourmet food tours that are relaxed, authentic, fun, educational, and social. In our classes you will learn how to prepare authentic Spanish dishes like paella, tapas, soups, desserts, and more, all while meeting new friends from around the world. The classes are designed for cooks of all levels; beginners to professionals. A great activity for singles, couples, groups, or families! Our tours take passionate travelers on a gastronomic adventure through the old streets of Barcelona. Real food from around Spain, authentic beverages, and exciting history await! One thing is for sure: we are certain that spending time with us here at Barcelona Cooking will be one of the highlights of your trip!
Reviewed By Ambassador302601 - Hobart, Australia
Great class, great food, great value for money. Would highly recommend this to anyone interested in learning how to better cook paella, Spanish omelette (to die for). Thanks for a wonderful evening and a chance to mix with other travelers.
4. Yves Nicolier Sandrock
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5.0 based on 74 reviews
Yves Nicolier is a social cook in his new life. As such he does cooking workshops, private cooking events, cooking classes, showcooking events or cooking parties where guests and cook come together and just flow in the same space between food and conversations. At La Boqueria, he does offer a cooking experience which combines a guided grocery session with a hands- on cooking class at his private kitchen.
Reviewed By amberfriends
I visited Barcelona with a group of friends and this was by far the most AMAZING experience! From the moment Yves picks you up till the time you are finished you will have a once in a life time experience. If you are looking for a custom, market to table, hands on cooking tour this is the only experience I would recommend. This isn’t only a cooking tour, Yves takes you through the market and teaches you about local food, the history of Barcelona, different regional dishes and anything else you can think to ask him about. For anyone who has dietary restrictions this is a tour that will not disappoint. Since Yves helps you decide on a custom multi course menu he can conform to any dietary requests all while using fresh ingredients and helping you learn how to cook. As someone who has high expectations for food and wine quality I was blown away by the customization and the overall quality of everything during this experience. There is nothing I would have changed about the day my fiends and I had.
5. Just Royal Bcn
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5.0 based on 667 reviews
Just Royal Bcn is a gastronomic space, which for its good atmosphere and location in the heart of Barcelona, the Plaça Reial, is an ideal place for group activities like cooking workshops, meetings, team building, events and showroom encounters, for individuals and companies. Our base is the Mediterranean cuisine, our purpose is to awake, discover, surprise and really play with the senses of our everyday eating experience. The training is designed to do it as a team, promoting and discovering necessary and useful values that you can apply in your day by day. With a duration of four hours, our workshop is the development of a gourmet menu and it’s tasting, as a lunch or dinner, as a team, encouraging the participation of each member and the consciousness of collective work, through creativity, excellence, perseverance or expression. With our workshops you will learn all the dishes we propose, before you will have the chance to try them in the company of all participants in a private.
6. Foodie Experience - Barcelona Cooking Classes
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5.0 based on 631 reviews
We are two happy sisters. Both made a big change in our professional careers looking for something more exiting. ❀ Carmen ❝I am very foodie & passionate cook. I love teaching my guests how to make a very authentic and delicious Paella❞ ❀ Angels ❝I am a Professional Chef, with lot of background, working for a Michelin star restaurant and some celebrities in London❞ We decided to join our energies and started a project in common, our dreamed kitchen, where we love meeting new people and sharing our culture and passion for cooking. Would yo like to learn how to cook a real Sangria, Paella and Catalan Cream with the Foodie Sisters? Looking forward to meet you! ☺
Reviewed By anhouston95
My husband and I try to do an authentic cooking class or a food tour in every country we visit, and the paella cooking class Carmen hosted was one of the most wonderful classes we’ve attended this far! She explained the importance of the dishes in Catalonian culture while also and making the preparation process a fun group effort. I would recommend this to anyone coming to Barcelona because it gives you the chance to really experience and enjoy the authentic paella and amazing sangria of the Catalonian region. We loved it all!
7. BonAppetour
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5.0 based on 31 reviews
The best way to discover a city is through food. Join us on our private and personalized food tours and cooking classes, and get a taste of Spain through the rich food culture she has to offer. Discover the stories behind every Spanish dish, walk through the undiscovered neighbourhoods of Spain and get a feel of the "real" Spanish.
8. Chef Ignacio Elias Uequin
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
All start with a tour on Boquerias´s Market, followed by a Paella lunch in a lovely apartment! we´ll get around this amazing market and then we head home, we´ll have appetizers, we´ll prepare the Spanish "bread with tomato", Sangria, and Catalan cream for dessert, All this in a beautiful living room with balconies to Ramblas, with soft drinks, beer and good wine, waiting for the Paella.
9. Strawberry Tours
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5.0 based on 179 reviews
On our Free Tours of Barcelona, you will discover one of the jewels of the Mediterranean sea. A city with over two thousand years of history which respects its roots but is not afraid to build upon them.
10. Mercat de la Boqueria
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4.5 based on 26,088 reviews
This popular food market sells some of the freshest fruit, vegetables and seafood in Barcelona.
Reviewed By 712lees - Singapore, Singapore
Amazing market with lots of fresh food fresh fruits flowers chocolates nuts spices olive oil sea salts Jamon ham at reasonable prices !! It’s amazing and open everyday except closed on Sundays.
