{"id":6753,"date":"2016-08-29T21:06:41","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T19:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fabiennemaxi.com\/wordpress\/?p=6753"},"modified":"2019-08-05T12:57:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T10:57:19","slug":"barcelona-food-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fabiennemaxi.com\/wordpress\/2016\/barcelona-food-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona food diary"},"content":{"rendered":"

I already told you after my trip to Berlin that traveling mainly means eating lots of amazing food in a very short period of time for me. I kept on following this motto and\u00a0managed to get a great\u00a0amount of restaurant and cafe\u00a0testing done in Barcelona. Now that I’m back in Germany I want to share my culinary adventures in Barcelona with you condensed in this little Barcelona Food Diary …<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Barcelona<\/span><\/p>\n

Brunch & Cake<\/span><\/p>\n

The first place we ate at in Barcelona was Brunch & Cake. The food pictures were flooding social media so I had to try it since I’m a sucker for beautiful food presentations and oh they definitely know how\u00a0to transfer their dishes into colorful art pieces! As the name already reveals it’s all about brunch!\u00a0Brunch the whole day long… a dream right? I ordered a\u00a0Salad with avocado, mangos and nachos which especially people with a weakness for mexican food will love! For dessert my brother and I shared the grilled banana bread topped with\u00a0strawberries, banana, coconut, and yogurt. A pure\u00a0taste climax! Only the juices had way\u00a0too much passionfruit in them in my opinion.\u00a0There’s normally a line up so be prepared to wait.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Barcelona\"Barcelona\"Barcelona\"Barcelona<\/p>\n

On our last morning in Barcelona\u00a0I was craving something warm in the morning so I ordered the ricotta\u00a0pancakes, which were artfully topped with fresh fruits. One of the best decisions I ever made! The pancakes were super fluffy\u00a0and in\u00a0combination with the maple syrup and fruits it was a pure piece of heaven.\u00a0Furthermore I also tried out their acai bowl which\u00a0was way to icy. I felt like I needed an ice pick instead of a spoon to eat it. I actually spent a good few minutes hacking into the acai ice sculpture until\u00a0I gave up. Kindly they redid it for me and I could keep on eating with a spoon instead of an scoop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Barcelona\"Barcelona\"Barcelona\u00a0Bruch & Cake, Carrer Enric Granados 19, Barcelona<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Brunch & Cake by the Sea<\/span><\/p>\n

The other day we went to the beach and conveniently I spotted another Brunch and cake right on our\u00a0way. This one is called\u00a0Brunch & Cake by the sea and\u00a0serves healthy and comfort food right next to the beach.\u00a0I felt a little adventurous that day so I ordered the avocado toast that comes with some fruits and oatmeal. Howsoever the thing I got was far away from being the avocado toast I expected. First of all it wasn’t even a toast, but the\u00a0lower bread slice of a\u00a0bagel, which I really couldn’t eat because it was hard as a stone! The avocado wasn’t even mashed just laid decoratively on top. Even though the oatmeal was very delicious I really can’t recommend this dish!\u00a0Thank God I also ordered the acai bowl which was no disappointment at all not even too icy this time.\u00a0I have to say that this acas bowl belongs to the best acai\u00a0bowls I had in Barcelona and believe me I ate a lot of acai bowls! But still it couldn’t make up for the long waiting time and hard avocado bagel thing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Barcelona\"Barcelona\"Barcelona\"Barcelona\"BarcelonaBrunch & Cake by the Sea, Passeig de Joan de Borb\u00f3 5, Barcelona<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Surfhouse Barcelona<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s take a time-out from acai bowls for once and talk about my brother’s favorite food spot the Surfhouse Barcelona which is located directly at the beach! My brother really liked this\u00a0place for lunch because of their burgers!\u00a0I ordered the Phi Phi salad a refreshing thai-style salad.\u00a0The salad was alright maybe a little bit to spicy for me. They also have nice smoothies and so much more to chose from. If I could I would have also ordered the avocado toast, tacos and pancakes. I just didn’t knew how to fit all this food in my stomach. But I did left some space for their popsicle eyescream based on their smoothies, which\u00a0wasn’t as good as it sounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Barcelona \"Barcelona\"BarcelonaSurfhouse Barcelona, Carrer l’Almirall Aixada 22, Barcelona<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Flax & Kale<\/span><\/p>\n

I honestly expected much more from this trending restaurant since I read many good reviews about it but the food and service didn’t met my expectations.\u00a0The food is mostly vegetarian and vegan but they also carry a few common dishes, too. The service was quite\u00a0careless\u00a0although the roof terrace still had availability,\u00a0I had to sit down on stools at the bar. Howsoever I still hoped the food would make up for this inconvenience. My dishes came out really quickly, I picked their acai bowl and healthy pancakes which both looked super good! Sadly the acai bowl did not hit my taste. But the\u00a0pancakes itself were really yummy! I just wasn’t a fan of the\u00a0berry yogurt they were covered under but that would be\u00a0complaining on a high co<\/span>mfort\u00a0<\/span>level<\/span>. Maybe I have ordered the wrong things.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Barcelona\"Barcelona\"BarcelonaFlax & Kale, Carrer dels Tallers\u00a074B, Barcelona<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Eyescream & Friends<\/span><\/p>\n

This was definitely one of the cutest looking ice creams I ever had! Their concept is a little bit\u00a0different from the usual ice cream parlor.\u00a0First, you get to choose your toppings and next your preferred ice cream flavor. I was a little bit boring and opted for classic vanilla but they also carry sorts like cheesecake for the cheesy ones under us.\u00a0The ice cream is good, not great, but I think it’s worth visiting at least once for the experience in addition to that it is located near the beach and a great refreshing treat! Just swing by if you’re in Barceloneta, I promise it will be fun!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"BarcelonaEyescream & Friends, Passeig de Joan de Borb\u00f3 30, Barcelona<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Tropico<\/span><\/p>\n

Tr\u00f3pico is a really well-hidden gem, the laid back cafe is located in one of the more dodgy parts of Raval but worth\u00a0the way through the narrow streets. Their menu includes many exotic fruits as well as smoothies and other brunch or even dinner options. We came here for breakfast and weren’t disappointed at all! Their colorful plate of fresh exotic fruits was just what I needed in the morning and even thought the acai bowl was a little bit to sweet for me the\u00a0Thai Dragon smoothie was out of this world and the real star of the show! The food presentations was a food blogger’s dream come true and as we all know the camera eats first, always!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Barcelona\"Barcelona\"Barcelona\"BarcelonaTropico, Carrer del Marqu\u00e8s de Barber\u00e0 24, Barcelona<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Hammock Juice Station<\/span><\/p>\n

Hands down the best acai bowl in Barcelona can be found here at Hammock Juice Station! I went there twice during my short stay in Barcelona. I guess by now we can all agree that if you really are what you eat I would clearly be an acai bowl after this trip! But my addiction obviously went on. The\u00a0acai bowls at Hammock are just to tasty to resist and always freshly prepared so it takes around five to ten minutes until they serve them to you. But that is no problem at all since there are super comfortable seating options to relax in while waiting.\u00a0If you couldn’t guess from the name already, in place of usual chairs there are several hammocks hanging from the ceiling. A super\u00a0nice atmosphere to hang out and swing around preferably with a super fresh and delicious acai bowl handy. I would go there again at anytime!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Barcelona\"BarcelonaHammock Juice Station, Carrer de Mallorca 308, Barcelona<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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