Xampanyet, La Bascula, La comercial all in The Born : nice places to go in Barcelona
And of course Xampanyet, many of you might have gone or heard
of it, it is always full of people, locals and tourists, but it's a must. Whenever
we are there, we always enter to say hi to Juan Carlos, the second generation
owner of this 1929 bar. It has kept its essence, interesting ceramic tiles, very
friendly and helpful staff.I am not a Champagne girl, but their Xampanet copa,(
sparkling white wine) goes down easily, with all their different tapas : lots
of canned food served with some magical vinegar, nice tortillas, lovely small
peper stuffed with cheese, nice smoky paprika manchego and the hugest asparagus ever seen.You can stop at Xampanyet, after museum visit, or before
dinner or for a quick bite. It shuts down early, it is closed on Sundays evenings, Mondays too i think and
many festive days.It is always packed, with very limited seated area. When there,
you will always get to know someone or the other from some part of the world!
El Born may not have been years back what it is today, the most
fashionable place to be! Filled with bars, restaurants, trendy sores...It is the
oldest area in Barcelona and for me personally the prettiest and my favorite .
Strolling around the pedestrians streets, its Gothic church can be a splendid
way to spend an evening.
Let's start with calle Montcada, home to Museum Picasso and
also Textile museum which has a great little café and terrace attached to it.
As Christmas is around the corner , you can do versatile
shopping in the cute shops in the tiny lanes like @Loisada : in spanglish lower
east side in New York. This floral spanish name was first used by puertoricans
in New york. We now have this new concept store in c/Flassaders, behind the Picasso
museum, and you can listen to beautiful music there : http://www.vintagemusic.es/
In the same lane you will come across a decent vegetarian
restaurant La Bascula. You can grab something on the run, have a fresh juice or
some excellent salads, nachos, quiches...
While walking around the lanes you will discover many small fashionable stores, vintage stores, shops specializing in up to the minute fashion...
@La Comercial, in the Born is unique, it has For him, For her
and For Home stores. You will get different stuff, offbeat items and you can shop original Christmas
presents, not available elsewhere. It is a space where you enjoy looking,
experience fashion ...and buy.
All around the Born you'll find cute restaurants and bars, you
can spend a lovely day like I just did with my darling cousin!
And of course i haven't finish with the Born :)
"Roda el mon i torna al Born"( go around the world and return to the Born) says the Catalan medieval phrase. |