It was day one of my trip to Barcelona, and I needed lunch. My group decided on Bar Breixan after exploring the options near Sagrada. McDonald's and Five Guys were tempting options, but we wanted great Spanish food.
Well, great Spanish food can probably be found at one of the quaint sandwich shops next to Bar Breixan. We picked Bar Breixan because they offered Paella. I was pretty excited.
My excitement turned into horror as I saw the guy take out a frozen paella from CostCo and put it in the microwave. I don't know whether it's a nice touch for Bar Breixan to serve the paella in the traditional pan, or whether it was simply deception.
Bar Breixan doesn't suck, but you'd be better off going to McDonald's or Five Guys. read more