My first snack at Mercat de la Boqueria: fried squid.

My second snack at Mercat de la Boqueria: oysters.

My dinner at Mercat de la Boqueria: fish tacos with avocado.

My dinner at Mercat de la Boqueria: garlic shrimp.

My dinner at Mercat de la Boqueria: patata bravas.

My breakfast the next day at La Quim: fried eggs and baby squid.

Mercat de la Boqueria & La Rambla

March 23 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

At dinner time, I headed out to the Mercat de la Boqueria, where I marveled at the produce on display, snacked on fried squid and oysters, and then I settled on a tapas bar where I had potatoes, garlic shrimp, and fish tacos.

After dinner, I strolled down La Rambla on an Atlas Obscura hunt, finding two sites:

Gaudi’s Palau Guell https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/palau-guell

Mirador de Colom: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mirador-de-…

Unfortunately, the most highly rated tapas bar, La Quim, wasn’t open when I visited, so I went back the next morning for their signature fried eggs and baby squid. On paper this was an odd combination, but it was really delicious.Read more