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Fallen in love with Txapela pintxos - Barcelona
Fallen in love with Txapela pintxos
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Txapella: The best tapas in the world
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  • summersso
  • Updated By summersso on January 15, 2004
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  • Sit at the bar, as I do, pick it, eat it! - Barcelona
    Sit at the bar, as I do, pick
    it, eat it!
    by summersso
    First came here in 1999, then in 2000, 2002, 2003 (twice), and again last week! It is simply THE best tapas bar in not just Barcelona, but quite possibly Spain. (excluding perhaps San Sebastien).

    Excellent, friendly service, fresh, not expensive, super value tapas in a very attractive bar/restaurant.

    If you find yourself walking down Passeig de Gracia, as I so often have walk past the rest and head here.

    Hint: Eat inside at the bar and the tapas is cheaper than on the menu (which looks identical) outside.

    For those who don't know this is a Euskal bar (ie, Basque - from northern Spain), home of what is generally considered the best tapas in Spain.

    Can't recall the numbers of my favourite ones, apart from 23. It's a craby topping and damn good.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Address: 8-10 Passeig de Gracia
  • Directions: Walk straight up Passeig from Placa Catalunya, it's on the right hand side of the road. Catalunya metro is closer than Passeig de Gracia.
  • Website: www.letmeloose.org
  • Other Contact: Visit Barca page on site above
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    Txapella: Txapela - Perfect place for beginning tapas eaters
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  • JanPeter74
  • Updated By JanPeter74 on September 30, 2004
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  • Txapela logo - Barcelona
    Txapela logo
    by JanPeter74
    Txapela is a basque tapas bar located on the Passeig de Gracia. (fyi: Pinxto is the basque word for small tapas often served on a stick and on a slice of bread)

    Apart from the great variety in tapas, this place is also great for foreigners who are not very familiar with tapas yet. When sitting at the bar, you simply point out the things that you want. When sitting at a table you receive a place-mat with pictures (+spanish description) of all the tapas served. They also have menus available with English/French/German/etc. translations of the same tapas. So combine the place-mat and the menu and you exactly know what you order.

    A perfect place to eat some 3 or 4 small tapas per person at the end of the afternoon, if you will have a late dinner.

    ps: Without generalizing: most people drink beer with their tapas.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Address: 8-10 Passeig de Gracia
  • Directions: East side of Passeig de Gracia, close to Plaça Catalunya.
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    Txapella: Basque Tapas
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  • magictravelers
  • Updated By magictravelers on January 17, 2005
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  • My family came from Puerto Rico and USA - Barcelona
    My family came from Puerto
    Rico and USA
    by magictravelers
    This is my "first discovery" in Barcelona. When I was dating Javi and came to visit back in 98, I had to wait for him to finish work and Txapella was located a few buildings away from jis work. I would go walking to Ramblas and shopping at El Corte Ingles, and met him here. While waiting, I would have a cofee and a TAPA.
    After a couple of yeard this became the place to meet with family and friends since it is located mear a main part of Barcelona, easy to find and the food is great. And now, we take all out visitors here to try the sanfria and a few tapas.
    If you want to have lunch or dine, order about 4-5 tapas per person and bread; this should be enough, but if you are still hungry, you can always order more, since they are quickly prepared.
    DO NOT MISS the sangria made here, but don´t drive afterwards :-)

    Sanfria and all tapas.
    There is a variety of them for everyone, vegetarians included.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$31-40    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: 8-10 Passeig de Gracia
  • Directions: On the sane street as the main Corte Ingles in Pñaza Cataluya, walk towards Gran Via street (2 blocks).
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    Txapella: The best of Passeig de Gràcia!
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  • mikey_e
  • By mikey_e on November 23, 2007
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  • Txapela at night - Barcelona
    Txapela at night
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    Txapela is the place where I would always take visitors who wanted to have good food but still stay in the touristy parts of the city. Informed visitors to Barcelona know that tapas are not a specialty of the Catalans and that any establishment claiming to offer "Catalan tapas" is a blatant liar. That's what's so great about Txapela: it doesn't even try to be Barcelona-esque and prefers to offer its clientele a taste of the home of some of the greatest tapa inventors, Euskadi. Everything at Txapela is Basque themed, and the food is great. There are no set courses here: you simply sit at a table, order a glass/carafe/bottle of cider or wine and the tell your server which tasty morsels you want and how many. You needn't order all at once and the selection is made easy by the handy placemat with numbered pictures of the offerings. Most of the tapas come on toasted slices of baguette (things like sagardoa/cider sausage, melted brie, anchovies, sardines, octopus, eel, morcilla/black sausage) but some are also served à la skewer (shrimp and barbecued pork).

    If you plan to come on the weekend, either come early or be prepared to wait, as there is always a line up Thursday through Saturday. Sometimes even in winter, even for the tables outdoors.

    They're all so tasty!!! Nevertheless, my favourites include the sagardoak, which are flavourful little sausages that really go with cider, the melted brie, the morcilla (it sounds gross, but turns out to be quite tasty) and the anchovies. The skewered shrimp are good, but beware the excess of garlic sauce!

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$21-30    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Address: 8-10 Passeig de Gracia
  • Phone: +34 93 412 0289
  • Directions: Just south of Gran Via on Passeig de Gràcia
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    Txapella: Pamper yourself with 50 + types of Little Tapas
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  • kenyneo
  • By kenyneo on August 7, 2005
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  • yummy yummy - Barcelona
    yummy yummy
    by kenyneo
    If you walk along Passeig de Gracia , you will not miss this restaurant . You may have to wait for a while but its definitely worth it.

    If you dont know which type of pasta to choose from , then this is the place for you , with over 50 plus types of tapas , its going to spoil you right there . I have concouered about 20 plus types ...so the next time there I would have tasted all of them . counting the calories though.

    Its reasonably priced from Euro 1.2 to Euro 1.80 for each little serving . Most of them come with a small slice of bread so its quite full as well.

    Whats better than having it with a jug of Sangria ?

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$21-30    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: 8-10 Passeig de Gracia
  • Directions: the branded goods row ..lol
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    Txapella: Great montalitos
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  • Lemonita
  • By Lemonita on September 4, 2002
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  • Txapella - Barcelona
    by Lemonita
    Txapela serves some kind of "tapas" from basque country.
    On the menu, you have the picture with the explanation of all the 51 kinds of montalitos. Some are hot, cold, canapes or skewer like.

    It was fun when we ordered. We listed the number of montalitos we wanted (no.2, 6 etc.). The montalitos then come at once, meaning that all are mixed up and since we were 6 people, it was funny because we had to look at the pictures on the menu to find the ones we ordered for ourself. Usually, if you order 6 montalitos per person, I think it would be enough for a lunch.

    My favorite is no.12. It's a skewer with two shrimps, a piece of bacon and a mushroom. Delicious !

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  • Theme: Other
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: Passeig de Gracia, towards Plaça Catalunya
  • Directions: If you go from Plaça Catalunya, walk on Passeig de Gracia, on the left side. You'll see Txapela after 5 minutes of walking.
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    Txapella: TXAPELA is the hands-down...
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  • tahte
  • Updated By tahte on August 25, 2002
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  • Txapella - Barcelona
    by tahte
    TXAPELA is the hands-down winner!
    I loved this restaurant more than any other I ate at during my month-long stay in Europe.
    Txapela offers about 50 varieties of tapas. They each have names, numbers and descriptions on the placemat/menu, but in Catalan. Ask for an English menu, match up the numbers and get ready for a delicious treat! Keep in mind that the actual tapas are slightly larger than they appear on the menu, so don't order 16 (like I did) unless you can finish them!

    Can't choose just one, but 3 good ones are: 'Txirimiri' (#7) melted brie cheese; 'Bidasoa' (#25) smoked salmon and hard boiled egg; and 'Trainera' (#43)-Tomato, anchovy and hard boiled egg. All these are served on a small piece of toasted baguette (some are skewered on toothpicks). Even though I don't eat pork and shellfish, there were still plenty to choose from.
    Aside from the tapas, their sangria was superb, and the dessert known as 'Chocolate Sin' was...heavenly!

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  • Address: Centrally located at 8-10 Passeig de Gracia
  • Other Contact: 93 412 0289
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    Txapella: Of all the restaurants in...
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  • zizquark
  • By zizquark on August 25, 2002
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  • Txapella - Barcelona
    by zizquark
    Of all the restaurants in Barcelona Txapella gave me a severe addiction.So many various choices of beautiful looking tapas with such strange ingredients. Who knew scorpionfish pudding and pigs trotters would taste so good. Then the desserts. I have to stop thinking about it before I have a relapse.

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    Txapella: The counter at Txapella. Some...
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  • By zizquark on August 25, 2002
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    by zizquark
    The counter at Txapella. Some of the best tapas you will have. You'll know when you see the crowd at the door.

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    Txapella: More Tapas
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  • Updated By Jimmyp41 on March 25, 2004
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  • Another Tapas bar, very nice. Good service. We sat at the bar where its a bit cheaper than the tables.

    All of it!

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: 8-10 Passeig de Gracia
  • Phone: 934 120 289
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