Tapas Carmelitas y Vermutería Carmelitas
During my visit to Barcelona this summer, I discovered a neat restaurant in El Raval. Not far from the Biblioteca de Catalunya, Carmelitas is located on c/ del Carme 42 and offers a solid range of tapas and drinks. The restaurant also specializes in vermút. The location has comfortable indoor seating and a terraza where you can enjoy the sights and sounds.I decided to explore their lunch menú de degustación, and it was a delight. The menú offered the opportunity to sample several classic Catalan dishes. It consisted of gazpacho, ensalada con embutidos catalanes, salmón a la plancha con verduras, fricando de ternera. For dessert, I had a recuil de miel y frutos secos.
The starters were gazpacho and salad. The diced pieces of Catalan sausage (especially fuet) in the salad were especially superb and made for a tasty beginning. The gazpacho complemented the salad and was equally delicious.
The next course consisted of the grilled salmon with veggies. A simple dish and full of flavor. The fish was followed by a traditional Catalan meat stew, Fricando de ternera. A stew like this makes more sense during a cooler time of the year. Nonetheless, I had no complaints with this course. It was delightful with a rich broth and superb seasoning.For dessert, I had a recuil con miel y frutos secos, white cheese accompanied by nuts drizzled with honey. It was a delightful way to end this meal. It was a simple, elegant dessert that balanced the stew and cleansed the palate. I order a café solo to finish the meal.
And I forgot to mention the vermút. During the meal, I sipped the excellent vermút for which they are famous. It was served in a small glass with ice.
The staff was very attentive and amiable. I selected the terraza, which allowed me to take in the world around the restaurant. The people-watching was entertaining, but the meal was the focus. The portions were ample and generous with reasonable prices. I definitely recommend the restaurant, especially if you want to sample some traditional Catalan dishes. I plan to return another day to savor once more the delicacies prepared by the chef and his crew.How to get there:
Location: C/ del Carme, 42, El Raval, BarcelonaMetro: L3 at Liceu
Hours:
- M-T 08:30-00:00
- F-Sat. 08:30-02:00
- Sun. 10:00-00:00










Un día después
de clase unas amigas y yo fuimos a una taparía para almorzar. Este restaurante
se llama Txapela y todas las topas fueron en la forma de montaditos. A causa
del tamaño de estos montaditos yo comí cuatro. Para mí el mejor montadito fue
la sepia a la plancha que ellos se llama Pincho Ondarriba.
Este estilo de
tapear muestra las costumbres en España que meriendas son imprescindibles
aspectos de la comida. Los montaditos permiten a una persona probar más que un
plato durante la visita por menos euros que un plato grande. La gente adentro
de esta taparía parece muy tranquilo y que este lugar fue utilizado para
escapar del sol y calor. El aspecto mejor de esta taparía fue la inmensidad de
combinaciones de tapas, la carta tiene más que cincuenta opciones entonces hay
algo para cada cliente. Los olores me confundieron porque los sabores no siguen
un patrón entonces hubo demasiado olores diferentes para identificar uno.




