the party is here
Called by its size and situation to be one of the hot spots of social life in Dreta de l’Eixample , the Passeig de Sant Joan It had remained a slightly boring street in a particularly boring neighborhood where one was passing through to the Arc de Triomf and the Ciudadella or, at most, to admire some of its modernist facades, but the remodeling in 2012-2013 of the street strove to make it a more desirable space. With fewer car lanes and widening sidewalks, has become more livable and it was a matter of time before it became a place to go and stay.
High ceilings, brunch and the good life
The first indication that new winds were arriving was the opening in 2012 of the ** Granja Petitbó ** _(Passeig de Sant Joan 82) _. Already super-consolidated, it seems incredible not to have lived for many years with its antique leather sofas, its enviable wooden tables and chairs, its high ceilings and its brunch . The immediate success (queues on weekends) convinced the reluctant that the street had plenty of potential, but the exciting openings would be a while in coming. Today, Granja Petitbó continues to serve breakfast, lunch, and excellent coffee and sweets every day of the week for his legion of followers.
Once you enter, you will become an addict
Perhaps the place that came to confirm that a trend was being created was the neighbor ** Chicha Limoná ** _(Passeig de Sant Joan 80) _. He is a newcomer, but his success is indisputable. The motives? Love for quality product (Nomad coffee, Cloudstreet bread), a menu of the day for 12.90 euros creative and tempting , a design with white and blue tiles that seems precious to us and a mixture of restaurant, vermouth cellar, shop and pizzeria that gives it the eclecticism that we need in our lives, because sometimes we want it all at once, and we want it well done.
The street where to see and let yourself be seen
We know that if we talk about modern sites or with modernity intentions, an omnipresent element in Barcelona is going to be the vermouth , the drink of a lifetime turned into a youth basic capable of competing with beer for a few years now, to our solace. The Viti Taberna _(Passeig de Sant Joan 62) _ raises the flag of vermouth with a gastronomic offer of dishes that make our teeth grow long. On the one hand, classic and forceful elaborations , such as broken eggs, torreznos, mojama or chops. For the other, Mexican tacos, jowl and cucumber baos and scallop and monkfish yakitori . And so as not to forget that it is a vermouth shop for a reason, Russian salad with tuna belly and pickled gildas . With sympathy in abundance, it is perfect to go for a snack or turn that snack into a serious meal of a proper plate and dessert.
In this opening line that-the-rhythm-doesn't-stop, the Café Búho _(Passeig de Sant Joan 84) _ still smells new and already has fans. Next to Granja Petitbó and Chicha Limoná, it is forming a tempting magic triangle . With a New York-industrial-recycled-wood-chair vibe aesthetic, they offer breakfasts and brunches with uninterrupted cuisine and, in addition to being a café, restaurant and cocktail bar. Its extensive menu includes a few vegetarian options , eye-catching shakes, smoothies, cocktails with and without alcohol and dishes to share such as cod, lasagna or chicken with honey and mustard.
It smells new but it already has its faithful parishioners
There are also new more informal offers . At the end of the street (actually at the beginning), La Glacé _(Passeig de Sant Joan 3) _ sells ice cream and artisan sweets to take away right in front of arc de triomf . And if what you are looking for is the opposite, a gastronomic touch that is superior to the rest of the offer without losing the modern point of view, the street also has an answer: Mey Hofmann has just opened the Hofmann bistrot (Passeig de Sant Joan 36), after unanimous applause for his Taverna. Here they also offer breakfasts and quick snacks, but his specialty is tablecloth food and knife with a subtle French touch. Cod cocotte, duck cannelloni, Iberian suckling pig, tripe and cap i pota… and the desserts, of course, are at the expected level.
Life is like an ice cream cone
The street has everything to become a place of leisure and joy. Wide sidewalks with space for terraces, stately buildings with gates of those that are no longer built, an optimal location... surely in the coming months we will continue to attend new openings which will be added to those mentioned above, thus confirming its status as a gastronomic hotspot. And beware of the area and surrounding streets, because places like the Giulietta café _(Plaza de Tetuán 4) _, the Hotel Casa Bonay _(Gran Vía 700) _ or the Vivant restaurant _(Consell de Cent 394) _ are well worth a visit.
The perfect accommodation near Passeig de Sant Joan
We do not want to leave aside the classics of the ride that we hope never to see die, such as the Arus Library or the destroyer second-hand shop Otranto _(Passeig de Sant Joan 142) _; It deserves an entrance for itself because it is the closest thing to a warehouse of demolition objects and surviving elements of reforms in flats; could perfectly be the setting for a novel) and other points of interest for those with a sweet tooth such as the Baylina patisserie _(Passeig de Sant Joan 115) _ or traditional restaurants such as Can Soteras _(Passeig de Sant Joan 97-99) _ . Between these establishments and the novelties described, we have had to do our job very badly not to convince you that you have to go to Passeig de Sant Joan.
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tablecloth food and knife
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