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?
I have just eaten breakfast but…oh my, do these look delicious.
I think I would have gained at least 10 pounds eating all that wonderful bread.
Thank you for sharing.
There were quite delicious! One of the great things about Barcelona is that it is a wonderful city to explore on foot – I walked many blocks every day, and went swimming, and hiking, and took the stairs to my apartment. I ate whatever I liked but worked it all off by keeping active. I love a good walk-able city!
Yummy! It looks all very delicious!
Have a great week!
Wil, ABCW Team.
I am so hungry now!!
I was getting hungry while selecting the photos :)
I have tasted healthier food in Spain, which I would opt for -and I would definitely cut out the white bread:)
Agreed, there are definitely healthier choices for meals in Spain, however It was my first visit there and I couldn’t say no to these particular tapas :)
While I never eat white bread here at home when I am traveling I tend to slack off from my healthy diet. I work it all off by walking. In Barcelona I had 71 stairs to climb to get to my apartment – although there was an elevator I choose to use the stairs. And then there were a couple of one-hour swimming sessions at the Olympic pool and hours of hiking around Montserrat too!
:):) you redeemed yourself!
lol thank you :)
Great suggestions for small meals – they look delicious!
I really do like the idea of tasty bites of food!
Had them only rarely, but they WERE tasty.
ROG
tapas in barcelona – few things are better than this experience.
So glad I finally made this trip! I had been longing to visit Spain for years. The food, the culture, the people – all so amazing in Barcelona!!!
Everything looks so delicious! :x
Oh it was all quite delicious! Food is a big part of the travel experience for me.
Thos tapas look tasty!! :D Haha, lovely way to enjoy such a beautiful city! XD
Love tapas and find bread irresistible, now feeling very hungry. after reading and looking at the photographs. mmm.