Read ‘Soluna, Japanese Fusion, Eixample’ on the Foodie in Barcelona website. I recently had an incredible lunch at 1 Michelin-starred Yam’Tcha in Paris—160€ for the menu and 50€ for the tea pairing. A Maitre D in a three-piece suit was on hand to hinge over the table to explain and charm.  Shortly after that, I had lunch at Soluna in Barcelona. The Soluna menu is priced... Read More » The post ‘Soluna, Japanese Fusion, Eixample’ is from Foodie in Barcelona ..read more

Read ‘Best Chinese Supermarkets in Barcelona’ on the Foodie in Barcelona website. Best Chinese Supermarkets in Barcelona This week we interviewed Alice de Jong for a special post on the Best Chinese supermarkets in Barcelona. Alice is a Dutch sinologist and a fluent Mandarin speaker. Alice was fascinated by Chinese characters when she was young, so much so that in the early 1980’s she decided to study... Read More » The post ‘Best Chinese Supermarkets in Barcelona’ is from Foodie in Barcelona ..read more

Read ‘Mokoloco, Fusion, Paris 11th Arr.’ on the Foodie in Barcelona website. Mokoloco is a tiny restaurant in Paris 11 eme with an impossibly small open kitchen. So small that the cooks can not have their hips perpendicular to the counter behind and in front of them. Rather, they have to move horizontally, crab-like between the counters. They slot sideways in front and behind one another like... Read More » The post ‘Mokoloco, Fusion, Paris 11th Arr.’ is from Foodie in Barcelona ..read more

Read ‘Bodega Borras, Catalan, Eixample’ on the Foodie in Barcelona website. There is a large table at the back of Bodega Borràs for lunch today. Silver-haired customers, in their ultralight weight puffer jackets, Catalan, from the neighbourhood and therefore most likely wealthy. That’s why they all order the menu del dia. I don’t know what they are talking about, maybe someone’s cataract surgery but they have... Read More » The post ‘Bodega Borras, Catalan, Eixample’ is from Foodie in Barcelona ..read more

Read ‘Best Pastry Shops in Barcelona’ on the Foodie in Barcelona website. Best Pastry Shops in Barcelona Continuing with the Best of Barcelona series curated by experts in their fields. This week we feature the pastry chef Manuela Rodríguez Viseras. I first met Manuela in Natas, a pink-walled ice cream shop in 2019. Manuela’s flavours were stealth genius. Like the salt ratio in her mint chocolate ice... Read More » The post ‘Best Pastry Shops in Barcelona’ is from Foodie in Barcelona ..read more

Read ‘Suru Bar, Speakeasy, Exiample’ on the Foodie in Barcelona website. Suru Bar is across from the Ninot Market (one of my favourites), Despite this prominent position the beginning of service starts with customers fast walking to the door, phone smashed against their ear saying something along the lines of “just wait out there I will come out and get you.” This is because counter-intuitively for... Read More » The post ‘Suru Bar, Speakeasy, Exiample’ is from Foodie in Barcelona ..read more

Read ‘Best Korean Restaurants Barcelona’ on the Foodie in Barcelona website. ***Best Korean Restaurants Barcelona by Mi Mi Chloe Park*** Mi Mi grew up in New York where she worked in PR for the Lifestyle, Travel + Hospitality sectors working with brands such as Chateau Marmont and The Standard Hotels. She moved to Barcelona during the first summer of the pandemic and shortly after we met... Read More » The post ‘Best Korean Restaurants Barcelona’ is from Foodie in Barcelona ..read more

Read ‘Brugarol X, Catalan Fusion, Eixample’ on the Foodie in Barcelona website. A few weeks ago, after a good but pricey lunch at Ikoya restaurant, I convinced myself and possibly you that Barcelona was careening towards the unsympathetic side of prices for eating out. Then, shortly after that, a friend and I ate our way through a 9-course menu for 50€. The surprise was that I hadn’t... Read More » The post ‘Brugarol X, Catalan Fusion, Eixample’ is from Foodie in Barcelona ..read more

Read ‘5 Penedes Wine Experiences’ on the Foodie in Barcelona website. “Nothing Catalan please.” is my refrain as I ask for wine recommendations in London, Paris and Bordeaux this summer. “But this is a Xarel-lo!” they exclaim “Pronounced Sharelloo.” they will delightedly insist. I know Xarel-lo and its distinctive Catalan spelling and I know about the ubiquitous Macabeo. I want to try something different. It’s difficult,... Read More » The post ‘5 Penedes Wine Experiences’ is from Foodie in Barcelona ..read more

Read ‘Best New Restaurants Barcelona, Summer 2022’ on the Foodie in Barcelona website. Best New Restaurants Barcelona, Summer 2022 Heady days for the restaurant scene in Barcelona. There are too many openings to keep track of! But these three are worth a special mention. They are big restaurants in Eixample. The latter two, Compartir and Molino de Pez, are a big deal, with the El Buli origins for... Read More » The post ‘Best New Restaurants Barcelona, Summer 2022’ is from Foodie in Barcelona ..read more