Casa Perris: the world in a sack
Here’s an example of our most traditional shops: Casa Perris (our neighbours in el Born), a place full of sacks: sacks of rice, sacks of cereals and sacks of pulses, …
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Fleca Balmes, the everlasting passion for bread
Here’s another entry of our welovebread series! We can’t help ourselves from writing about it, because bakeries in Barcelona are a-ma-zing! Here’s one of the oldest in town, Fleca Balmes. …
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Casa Gispert, roasted smell in Barcelona since 1851
Old style, tradition, knowledge and passion for what they do are the main ingredients in Casa Gispert. A Nut-roasting venue that exists since 1851…
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Colmados, ultramarinos and pieces of history in town
Here’s one of our best advices every time some people comes to bcnKITCHEN to a cooking workshop: try to visit some colmado, the spanish old name for epicérie or the local old…
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Brunells, a corner for history and sweets
Entering in Brunells chocolaterie is like travelling back in the times where the families had a cake on sundays and nobody had heard about the television: oldstyle lettering, antique pictures, traditional furniture…
Read moreCan Culleretes, the historic restaurant
Barcelona’s oldest restaurant, and the second restaurant appeared in Spain, Can Culleretes was opened in 1786. Good Catalan cooking at very reasonable prices, notably their cannelloni with cod, or “escudella i carn d’ollaâ€, the most typical dish…
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