1) Dont miss the “Horchata” (=”Orxata”), it is a milky drink made of crushed “chufa”(the sweet roots of a sort of grass). I loved(!) it as a child, when living in Spain, so chances are your kid might like it too. But it must be the real thing, not the cheap stuff you get now in plastic bottles in the supermarkets. You might meet mobile vendors of organic “chufas” and “orxata” from Valencia in Barcelona: ladies dressed in a sort of typical costume with rolling carts made of stainless steel. I met one on the Ramblas. I assure you that their “Orxata” is worth the slightly high price.

2) Near the Mercado de la Boqueria is a restaurant called “Casa Leopoldo”, backed by tradition and fame. Its kitchen will surely not disappoint you. (But it is also somehow expensive.) https://www.casaleopoldo.com/menu_eng.htm

3) At a corner of Plaza Sant Jaume (I mena the corner to the right when you are facing the City Hall) is the tiny, traditional “bocadillo”(=the spanish version of “sandwich”) local called “Conesa”. It is sooo famous… Everybody in spain would recommend it, and people stand in spectacular rows in front of the local. Well, I went there, and I didn”t notice the sooo special thing about their “bocadillos” (or “entrepans” in catala language). But they were fairly tasty, so you can give them a try.

4) I amk sure nobody will recommend you “Bocatta”, a fast food style chain which is to the spanish “bocadillo” what “McDonalds” is to the hamburger. Well, there is a “Bocatta” on the same “Plaza Sant Jaume” (near “Conesa”), and I am not ashamed to say that we went there and that we even (surprisingly) very enjoyed our combo on plastic trays… Kids also seem to like this kind of locals…

ENJOY your trip very much!

we are off to portofino and the amalfi coast soon plus capri