La Boqueria, Barcelona’s Premier Foodie Haven

Bustling with merchants and people from daybreak until mid evening, the market doesn’t stop. Plentiful vegetables, fruit and mini smoothies (only 1 euro) to grab and go.

A bakery oozing with smells of bread, pastries and other goodies. Fresh seafood, meats, sausages, and of course lots of Serrano jamón (dry-cured ham). I even found jamón ibérico de bellota, which is from free-range pigs who gobble acorns. And snails and pigeons, take a look:

You see fresh and dried peppers, spices and herbs, and many things of which you are not sure. It is truly a feast for your eyes!

We walked past a small tapas bar (El Quim) where a huge platter was piled with the most beautiful mushrooms I’d ever seen. Since it was only 9 a.m., I opted for a coffee con leche and drooled while the man next to me consumed a plate of these sautéed mushrooms and a Spanish tortilla of sorts, Spain’s version of an egg dish commonly including potatoes and vegetables.
Goat cheese is a favorite of ours thus we bought a small bit to slather on a baguette. It was from an artisan cheese producer specializing in Queso de Cabra, Cabra meaning goat.

Wine- I won’t go into details, this picture says a thousand words!

Foodie or not, if in Barcelona, definitely visit the Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria, or simply La Boqueria.