El Quim - Spain (Barcelona)

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El Quim inside La Boqueria

This small first come first serve seafood bar is located in the middle of La Boqueria market.  Don't be fooled by the empty seats in the picture.  These seats were the hottest seats in the market.  People hover over the diners eating hoping to snatch a seat up at the bar.  Luckily, I was able to slide into one without having to wait too long.

croquettes

Probably not the best croquettes I had in Spain.  Although I shouldn't have expected much since El Quim is known for their seafood.

Papas bravas

One of Spain's well known dishes.  This dish is made of fried cubed potatoes drizzled with mayo and a spicy tomato sauce.  I purposely held off eating this dish my whole trip, so this is actually the only time (but not my first ever) I ate this dish in Spain.  The spicy tomato sauce gave these lightly crispy potato chunks a nice kick.  I could eat a giant plate of these!

grilled baby octopus with fried runny egg

This dish was one of the single best dishes I had in Spain.  A little on the pricey side (~$30USD), but so worth it.  I actually wished I ordered another one - I didn't realize the portion would be so small.  The slight chewiness from the baby octopus dipped in the gooey, runny egg was perfection.

Verdict:                      A taste of the fresh seafood in the middle of a bustling marketplace makes this place a must    
                                          experience in Barcelona. 

Address:                    El Quim de la Boqueria

                                          Rambla 91(inside La Boqueria market)

                                          Barcelona, Spain

Type:                           Seafood
                                         casual

Chomp worthy:  baby octopus with fried egg