Octopus to fair
Brilliant Sunday in Barceloneta. Would you like to walk around port vell and eat well, of course! Barceloneta has so many charms that it is difficult to know them all and more if they are not in sight, but that is what gastronomy is all about. Sometimes where you least expect it, you find a great restaurant.
Address: Calle Reina Cristina, number 3. And let the party begin...
The Carballeira seafood restaurant -in honor of the Galician oak forests- has 75 years offering the best seafood products to its guests High-ranking officials, soldiers, smugglers attracted by their good product have passed through here, and even Mick jagger (which was not a fool when he visited Barcelona).
A premium seafood.
Much has happened since then in the neighborhood and in the kitchens of Carballeira since 1944 , when Mr. Millán, the first owner, opened its doors. But there is something that has remained intact and that is the desire to offer customers the best fish and shellfish from the Mediterranean, Cantabrian and Atlantic.
A kitchen that they themselves define as "Galician in spirit and Barcelonan in heart".
They are right. If there is something that stands out, it is because of the atmosphere, nothing touristy and "tota la vida" or "com a casa" (as we Catalans say); where the waiters meet the customers, seat them at their favorite tables and recommend the best of the menu. And for the new ones? Everything is controlled.
The soul of Carballeira: his team.
WHY YOU SHOULD COME
2010 marked a change of course for Carballeira. It was then that the nostalgic client Pancho Izquierdo acquired his property together with his wife, Gemma Llagostera, and when they also had the gastronomic and artistic advice of Leopoldo Pomes (author of the photographs of Barceloneta that decorate the space).
Since then everything has been in constant change. That's why now you can try and repeat in different ways, sitting at bar -the novelty in this new stage- tasting their dishes and more casual proposals such as Alaskan sockeye salmon , the shrimp carpaccio , cod or different fish km 0 cooked on the grill
The party: its rice with lobster.
The most advisable thing is to ask for the "fora de carta" and let yourself be pampered. If you don't feel like sitting at the bar today, you can opt for the traditional version -sitting at their tables- and get to know it in its great classics: the Betanzos omelette , the octopus to fair , Galician broth, oysters, barnacles or its rice dishes.
Recommendations? A banda or lobster rice , in addition to its selection of fresh seafood and wild fish.
But let's see, How can it be that this rice with lobster is so delicious...?
"A good raw material, as is the case with Cantabrian lobster , the type of rice (Calasparra), a good sauce and the special touch of smoked ", they tell Traveler.es.
Another tip: let yourself be loved by the room staff, another great classic here. Some of them have been working in Carballeira for more than 30 years and know it like the back of their hand. If you arrive for the first time, do not leave without trying one of its mythical desserts, the friar's ears with a dash of anise.
Carballeira is a party from start to finish : don't forget to put the icing on it with your Catalan cream and his torrija with vanilla ice cream.
The friar's ear that is not missing.
Address: C/ Reina Cristina, 3. Barcelona See map
Telephone: 933101006
Schedule: Open from Monday to Sunday Kitchen uninterrupted from 1:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.