5th day in Barcelona! I'm more or less done with sightseeing so in the morning, I planned to go shopping (again) to see if I've missed out anything to buy!
After shopping was lunch at Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria! I love the vibe that the market brings because it's all so colorful and vibrant! However it was really hard to find a nice place to settle for lunch because it was really crowded! Especially the tapas bar, El Quim which is very much raved about! In the end, i settled for a place called wok to walk which is just a short walk on the left from the market! If you crave to eat for hot Asian food and have no much time to spare, this is definitely the place for you!
In the market you can find these candies which I will like to call them heaven candies 😍 I swear this are the best jelly candies EVER! It's expensive candies but they literally melt in your mouth the very second so it is all worth it!
After a nice walk along la rambla, I settled down at a small little cosy cafe to rest! Tried their apple tart which was the perfect sweetness! However I felt it was too overpriced at around 8 euros! What left an impression on me was the waiter in the cafe who kept calling me a beauty haha!
After a good rest plus free wifi, I continued my journey along la rambla! Saw a really talented street artist! She attracted so many tourists but she was still so focused! I'm impressed!
When I was just worrying about how to attend church service, I chanced upon the palm procession at a square near palace güell :)
The palm procession started from the square and ended in a very rustic and nice church!
After the long church service was yummy seafood dinner waiting for me! This place is much raved about on trip advisor and clearly very popular among the locals too! It's the first time I saw a huge beeline infront of a restaurant even before it's open!
This is a self service restaurant where you have to order first and then be allocated a place to sit! After your meal, you still have to help them put the dishes and cups back!
Next up is fried calamari! I absolutely love this dish! It's fried well and appropriately salted!
The prawns were really fresh and cooked well! I just felt it was troublesome to de-shell the prawns, nonetheless it was still yummy!
It was my first time eating bamboo clams and I really liked it! It tasted very much like mussels but a much skinnier version!
My most anticipated dish was the lobster however it was a disappointment! The meat was too tough for my liking and the meat from the pincer tasted literally like it was fresh from the sea ( I could taste the salt from the sea and trust me it wasn't nice)
Fried mini squids were love! A pity I ordered too much ( around 400g) to finish it!
Lastly, I tried the fish also! I had it fried but what was surprising was that it came in cubes instead of a whole piece!
All in all, I had a satisfying dinner at la paradeta and I would say it was worth the wait! I didn't like the atmosphere of the restaurant because I felt everyone was very panicky since it was so crowded but if you can stand the crowd just to get good quality seafood, this place won't disappoint you :)
Till my madrid trip,
Kay
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