Great advice Javier. I especially live the Guiri tips.
/me goes to unpack his sandle socks! ;-P Javier Collado wrote:
Hello Guiris, I've made some kind of investigation regarding bars and restaurants around Barcelona that I would like to share with you: - Barceloneta (L´Escar 22, Moll de Pescadors) Mediterranean restaurant. Nice views to the harbour. Somewhat touristic. URL: http://www.rte-barceloneta.com/ing/index.html - La Querencia (Goya 9) Mediterranean restaurant. Specialty: cod. URL: http://www.accua.com/restaurantes/Barcelona/1648/La_Querencia/ - La Ferrería (Neptú, 4) Spanish restaurant. Good fish and meat. URL: http://www.gourmeticat.com/review.php?id=230&lang=eng - O´Bierzo (Calle Vila y Vilà 73) Spanish restaurant. Food from Bierzo, Castile and León, region URL: http://www.obierzo.com/main.HTM - La Gavina (Pau Vila 1 square, Palau de Mar building) Mediterranean restaurant. Any fish is fine. URL: http://www.lagavina.es/ingles/lagavina/lagavina.html - El Xalet (Avda. de Miramar, 31) Good restaurant with a really nice view of the city from the Montjuïc hill (really expensive also) URL:http://www.gruptravi.com/english/principal.asp?rest=xalet - La Esquinica (subway station: Virrei Amat, line 5) Quite crowded, though not touristic, place. Recommended to get there before 21:00 to avoid queuing for long time. Closed on Monday. URL: http://www.webares.com/catala/rest/bcn/dades/frbtle20.htm - Txikiteo (Josep Anselm Clavé, 7) Basque tavern near Colon Monument in the Les Rambles area. Not specially expensive or crowded. URL: http://www.txikiteo.es/ - Lizarran Basque tavern franchise that is present even in California. In Barcelona, some of them are found in the Gothic quarter. URL: http://www.grupolizarran.com/home.html - Viena Pelai (Pelai, 16) Fast-food chain of restaurants. Sandwiches specialties: * Cevapcice: http://www.viena.es/carta/fitxes/fitxa_cevapcice-ceba-formatge.html * Coca Escalivada: http://www.viena.es/carta/fitxes/fitxa_coca-escalivada.html URL: http://www.viena.es/en/establiments/pelai.html - La Puttanesca (Gran Vía Corts Catalanes 618) Italian restaurant. URL: http://barcelona.salir.com/la_puttanesca-gran_via_corts_catalanes_618 - El Mussol (Aragó - Passeig de Gràcia) Spanish food restaurant. Location: Main one: http://maps.google.es/maps?hl=es&ie=UTF-8&q=el+mussol+barcelona&fb=1&view=text&latlng=5634589996221402151&dtab=7 Closer to hotel: http://www.webares.com/english/rest/bcn/dades/frbnm410.htm - El Picadero (Rda. de Sant Pere, 7. Close to Catalunya Square) International restaurant. Touristic place. URL: http://barcelona.salir.com/picadero_5 - Núria (Rambla de Canaletes, 133. Close to Catalunya Square) International restaurant. Touristic place. URL: http://www.nuria.com/public.php?idioma=en Best regards, Javier P.S. Guiri is a spanish word that is applied to foreigners, specially those from northern Europe and USA. The following web page contains an extensive definition, I don't agree with everything (please don't take it as an offensive word), but it captures the idea: http://gospain.about.com/od/spanishlife/tp/guiri.htm I would say that if you avoid points (1) and (5), then you're fine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~oem-qa Post to : oem-qa@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~oem-qa More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
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