L'Hostal de la Plaça in Cabrils.
cabrils is a great unknown, this small mountain town located in the municipality of Maresme It has great secrets very well kept. One of them is the Hostal de la Plaça, a restaurant and hostel located in a old Catalan farmhouse from the 17th century , remodeled during the 50s by the architect Duran i Reynals . Behind its walls hides the beautiful history of the Mas Galvany family.
With the best views of the Maresme.
Plaza Hostel It opened its doors in 1943, when the post-war period pushed Doloretes Galbany and Josep Mas to look for alternatives to survive. She was a hairdresser and he was coming back from the front, but thanks to Doloretes's good hand in the kitchen, he started the business. And so they began to cook some dishes for vacationers and foreigners who came there.
Since then the hostel has become a benchmark for anyone who wants to eat traditional cuisine , and share great gatherings with friends and family around a good table.
With incredible views, the hostel revives its 75 years of history thanks to the youth of the third generation. Artur Masique, the great-grandson of Doloretes, has known how to maintain that family essence with love but, also, giving it touches of modernity with a fresh and appetizing menu.
Grandma's kitchen with modern touches.
Here you can try great classics that are still in use, some from the 40s and 50s, such as "los vegetable cannelloni , pilota, rice dishes, lamb brains, cod or Maresme peas ”, Arthur points out.
Also the Catalan salad with sausages from Montseny , eggs on the plate with sobrassada, Farmhouse chicken cannelloni au gratin , and mythical desserts such as pajamas or Catalan cream . Some of them are present in the 75th anniversary menu.
As a novelty, it points out ways octopus cooked twelve hours at low temperature with potato parmentier and the sautéed boletus spring (it's what you have when it rains so much), asparagus, boiled egg at 63º and truffle parmentier. Everything is made by themselves and with local products, just as it was done in the past.
the cuineta
The Hostal's kitchen is undoubtedly sensational, but so is the space. In every corner of the farmhouse there is a unique memory, the first keys to the house, plates, bread baskets... whatever you can imagine! Each room in the farmhouse has been converted into a dining room, so everyone retains that aura of home where you want to be.
For example, the cuineta is a room where you can now eat but which used to be Doloretes' kitchen. While the terrace with sea views It is the busiest of all, due to its spaciousness and natural light, perfect for eating any day of the week (because they also do lunch menus), and enjoying a summer night in your chill out.
Added to the restaurant is La Botigueta, where they sell take-away food and their best products, and the Hostal with 14 attic rooms, with views of the sea in case you want to round off the gastronomic experience, because like at grandma's house , after eating the body what it asks for is a nap.
Since 1943.