Travel for food lovers – how to eat like a local

DK Travel has published a guide to eating like a local in 5 cities in the world including Barcelona. They say “you can get to the heart of a city by sampling the local flavors. So if you’re looking for a memorable meal on your travels, we’ve uncovered the ultimate places to visit if you want to eat like a native.”

Their first piece of advice on Barcelona is to head for the markets. Agreed; the markets are attractive to look at, buzzing with life and you can get some good, cheap food there too.

However, they also say that for genuine Catalan food at a good price to go to “Agut or Set Portes for perfect paellas and seafood platters” and then go on to recommend tapas restaurants.

While the locals often eat both, neither paella nor tapas are Catalan, and you can do far better than Set Portes for a reasonably priced paella.

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