Placa de Sants
Bar S.OMY
Placa de Sants
So we started our days in Barcelona with an excellent cup or two of cafe con leche. It's awesome espresso coffee with steamed/frothed milk. We tended to end up in Fo Bar, a cozy spot in Placa de Sants where students and locals like to hang out. Nothing so chi-chi, no fancy airs, just good coffee.
It's really true what they say about the cafe culture here in the continent... people do relax with their coffee, and just sit and talk, maybe read the paper. The coffee is cheap, fresh and invariably excellent--- no fancy names, no thirty different variations to choose from, no marketing jabber. I love it!
We've been dying for some chocolate y churros too, but we always woke up around noon, so we never got to have any. Sigh.
Two cups (demitasse) of cafe con leche and some excellent croissants.
Inside Fo Bar. They do serve a couple of small bites too, mostly light snacks and sandwiches.
Another place we tried here at Placa de Sants is Bar S.OMY. Unlike Fo Bar, this was a smarter, sleeker place. The place was pretty quiet that night we went.
Murphy's Irish Red. Harsh and gassy, did not like at all. Beer in general did not seem like Barcelona's strong suit. Not many places had San Miguels, which I think is the most decent local brew. Most places only carried one type of beer on tap.
I liked how the tapas of the day was handwritten in a little scrap of paper.
Breaded and fried camembert drizzled with a balsamic glaze. It was crunchy on the outside, gooey on the inside. Interesting combination of flavors.
Patatas S.OMY. There was some meat-based filling in it. DJKung liked it a lot.
DJKung got the hamburger. It was actually quite small, but rather tall too. Look at how lovely the crackle on the top of the bun is! DJKung quite liked the hamburger and said that the meat had a lot of flavor.
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