What to Eat in Barcelona on a Budget

by | Jul 26, 2024 | Pub Crawl Barcelona

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Barcelona is an active city with a long and rich history of culinary culture and uniqueness of the local cuisine. Of course, it’s always a good idea to try the local markets and other reasonable price establishments if you want to taste the local food. Whether you are a backpacker or just on a low calorie diet, you will find useful information on tasty, yet affordable restaurants in Barcelona in this guide.

 

1. Tapas Bars

Tapas are famous in Spain, and Barcelona has many restaurants specialising in Tapas – small portions of various local foods which are served with wine for a moderate price. These bars are most often filled with people, both locals and tourists. Tapas are small portions of meal which are usually served before dinner, some of the tapas that tourists buy include potatoes bravas, croquettes and omelette.

 

2. Mercado de La Boqueria

If you want to find 어디 raw, healthy and cheap foods look on Mercado de La Boqueria. Some of the most popular and busiest markets in the world are food markets and this is a perfect example because the marketing has not only bright colors, but also scrumptious smells. There is almost every type of fruits, vegetables, seafood and cured meat on display and for sale. Buy some of the ingredients and prepare a meal on your own or buy ready to cook from the market stalls at a cheaper price.

 

3. Bocadillos

It is just a snack and it’s called bocadillo. These are usually prepared with baguettes or crusts bread and ingredients including meat, cheese and raw vegetables. It is possible to witness them at various local cafes and bakeries and they can provide fairly tasty and rather cheap street meal.

 

4. Menu del Día

There are many restaurants in Barcelona that provide a special culinary offer during lunch, it is called a menu del día or a menu of the day. The items available in fixed price range from a starter, a main course, a desert and may comprise a drink as well. If you are weary of fast foods but don’t want to spend a lot of money on Catalonian dishes, then this is where you should dine. Again, it is to be noted that the menu del día mostly operates from Monday through Friday and might not stay fixed, may vary from restaurant to restaurant.

 

5. Street Food Markets

To sample most of the food that most Barcelonians purchase and eat, there are a number of food markets where you can purchase from. Such market as Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria does attract numerous tourists to visit it. Here visitors can taste delicious empanadas, local cheeses, freshly squezed juices and many others. Venturing into the food markets are not only a wonderful method of sampling scrumptious foods but also also walking around the cooking hot spots in the city of Barcelona.

 

6. Churros and Chocolate

I have heard so much that one cannot bask in the Barcelona experience without feeling privileged to taste churros and chocolate. These sweet tasty products can be bought in most of the cafés and bake houses located in this city. Churros are simple dough deeply fried pieces, typically accompanied with a dense flavorful hot chocolate. They are easy on the pocket and extremely yummy, so every time you’ll take a bite, you’ll just wish for more.

 

7. Paella

Paella is not usually a cheap meal but trying a traditional paella must be on the to-do list when in Barcelona. Then, try to locate cocina traditional or other local and local eatery so that you can enjoy reasonably priced paella. You should divide it with your travel mates so that the price is split too, and becomes less expensive. As already said, original Valencian paella does not contain seafood, so if you want to save money use chicken and rabbit as the ingredients.

 

8. Gelato

Everyone knows that Barcelona is full of fantastic gelaterias, and having a couple of scoops can truly help to cool down in hot weather while strolling around the cities. Most gelato shops have a large number of specially produced flavors as well as the common flavors like chocolaty or strawbery. Moreover, there isn’t anything wrong in taking time to grab a cone or cup in a relatively cheap price.

 

Conclusion

Low cost does not have to equal to low quality when eating out in Barcelona or you do not have to skip Barcelona’s best dishes. So, whether you want to go to a traditional Spanish restaurant or have some tapas at a bar, or explore a market with local food – you will hardly be disappointed and your wallet will be not significantly lighter. But one should not forget to eat at the bars by the streets, taste the famous Spanish dish – paella and try sweetmet which is unique to the area. Happy eating!

 

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What to Eat in Barcelona on a Budget