I just spent 9 days enjoying all the wonderful places to see around Barcelona – you can view the highlights here. Tapas are an essential, and delicious, part of enjoying travel in Spain.

It is common to start out with some Pa amb tomàquet (bread with tomato) which is bread with a tomato sauce spread on top and best accompanied by a glass of cava, wine, or sangria.

I must point out that the bread in Barcelona is delicious! I rarely eat bread at home but I couldn’t resist all the bread in Barcelona.

 

 

Tapas in Barcelona

My favorites in Barcelona were the pintxos – finger food of various types stacked on top of a small slice of bread. Delicioso!

Each pintxo treat cost 1.90 euro (around $2.60) and usually three were sufficient for me. I like to eat small meals throughout the day so tapas were a perfect choice for a couple of my mini-meals each day.

The various toppings I tried were ham with cheese, cured beef with blue cheese, roasted pimento pepper with crab,  and seafood pintxos including tuna and shrimp.

 

 

 

I also tried a dessert variety that included figs with a healthy portion of goat cheese and pastry rather than bread – very tasty!

 

 

Another favorite tapa selection for me were the croquetas – usually accompanied by a cerveza.

These crispy on the outside – smooth and creamy on the inside lightly fried treats were just the right afternoon snack to appease my hunger while wandering the streets of Barcelona and taking in all the incredible architecture.

Croquetas contain various fillings from cheese to codfish to ham. Croquetas bacalao – the codfish filled variety.

 

 

There is also the pintxo which combines ham with a croqueta on a small slice of bread – these are warmed up first making for a tasty treat.

 

 

Tapas are a treat that mustn’t be missed when visiting Barcelona – enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Remember to save some room for dessert too!

 

 

What are some of your favorite food treats when traveling?