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Image by Bill Sinclair
Situated on a street between the lively heart of Poble Sec and the busy, wide avenue of Parallel this bodega serves exquisitely prepared plates of tapas. It’s a busy, bustling little place, with no seats and only two small tables – it’s shoulder to shoulder standing-room only at Quimet i Quimet. There’s often a small crowd on the street outside.The bodega serves its own-label Belgian bottled beers and its own labelled cava. The walls are lined from ceiling to floor with bottles of beers, wines and spirits from around the world.
But it’s the food that makes this bodega very special – simple, but delicious cheeses, cold meats, canned seafood, caviar and vegetable patés served on bread or with bread sticks and transparent fruit flavoured jelly conserves, all lovingly arranged on the plate like an artwork.
If you’re a foodie you’ll know the name Ferran Adrià – see this link – this bodega is one of his favorite spots for tapas in Barcelona.
It’s not a place for a meal – just a bite or two before dinner. It’s situated just a few doors up the street from Rouge (see the Rouge article) so you could make an evening of it: drop by at Quimet i Quimet for a bite then call into Rouge for drinks, music and atmosphere.
Be aware that Quimet i Quimet is only open until four in the afternoon on Saturday, and does not open on Sunday.
Quimet i Quimet | Bars, Snacks | Tapas from € 0.95
C/Poeta Cabanyes 25 | +34934423142
Mon – Fri 12:00 – 16:00 & 19:00 – 22:30, Sat 12:00 – 16:00 | Closed August
Ola Bill! Great taste I might say! The best and the most unusual combination of tapas in Barcelona I have seen. They have more than 40 different delicatessen ingredients and 20 sauces which they mix in a unpredictable and unique ways to make explosions of harmony on your palate – me gusta! I felt like each of the small sandwiches was a stanza in a sonnet, rounded off with a home brand beer. And the crowd – impossible not to pick up a conversation with a food/drink aficionado. You have to love this place!
This spot has been written up in the NY Times, and you can understand why its crowded with all kinds of people, not just foreigners. It has been around for a long time, and with Barcelona’s boom in tourism it has opened its doors to people from all over the world. Absolutely divine montaditos, and not the classical Basque ones. Combinations that will melt in your mouth, warm your soul, delight your eyes… I wish I was there right now after writing this.