Is Barcelona the best food and wine combo town in the world?
This is at Publico Barcelona and the food here is affordable and amazing.
As for the wine: this is a Gulfi from Sicily fresh like a cucumber but with green apple, citrus, minerals and honey. Wow! With a Scorpion Fish this is gold.
by noonrocks
32 Comments
SchoolboyJuke
Wine is not from Barcelona. What is the criteria here?
LongroddMcHugendong
If the requirement is that the wine comes from the area, I’m going to give it to Lyon or Dijon
barbaq24
I have family who live in and around Barcelona and they all say Madrid is better than Barcelona for food and wine. So Barcelona isn’t even the best city in Spain. I’m personally fond of Zaragoza.
masterjaga
It’s say Tuscany in general should rank pretty high in the combination.
jneil
These prices aren’t sky high but they are certainly not what I would call affordable for most people.
I will say the wine prices are pretty good. It doesn’t appear they have much markup, if any, on bottles for on-site consumption.
Soft_Owl7535
Gulfi flys under the radar for sure.
burritocurse
Terre Haute, Indiana is the Barcelona of the midwestern US, I have been told.
Richyroo52
San Sebastián fairly close – if you count Rioja and Bordeaux as from that general area….
Key-Wasabi4503
Lisbon and Porto are it for me. Even like a decade after Portugal became the Next Big Thing tourism-wise, Portuguese food and wine has still got to be one of the most outrageous values out there. Don’t sleep on Tbilisi, either.
halfchips
If in Spain, valencia or mallorca get my vote.
BothCondition7963
Vienna has both amazing wines and food from the city itself!
IndictedHamSandwich
No
First_Drive2386
San Sébastien will give it a run for its money.
azdoggnaro
Gulfi è siciliano…and it’s a great vineyard.
Modern_Science
The combo being Spanish food and Italian wine while in Spain? Or what are we talking about
Dawbs89
Nope, not even the best in Spain!
FocusIsFragile
I’m Team Alsace on this one.
BurtRebus
*me every time I’m a bottle deep at a tapas bar*
Jonsavino
Italy has entered the chat.
thewhizzle
If the wine doesn’t come from the region, it’s Tokyo and it’s not close
Helorugger
For me, Vigo. The seafood paired with Alborino always wins.
Bombedpop_
Girona > Barcelona for Catalonia.
But gonna echo the others re why the Italian wine? If you’re in a hipster wine bar, at least go Slovenian or eastern bloc like the kids do, or a SO2-free bretty French wine. Joking but srs.
thelewdfolderisvazio
Ever been to Paris?
ze12man
Lol Catalans are cheapskates.
Hididdlydoderino
Well, given your wine is from Sicily I have to say no.
Maybe most affordable and I’m sure there is good wine nearby, but I’d say if we’re going to look at a region in Spain I’d say San Sebastian or Bilbao since you’ve got access to the sea but then are nearer Rioja.
Not quite the same value sentiment, even when you account for relative earnings, but it’s tough to argue against the Bay Area-Napa/Sonoma. Truly a mecca of western and eastern food and abundant in regional wine of high regard.
c1h9
IDK but that city will definitely be in Spain for me. Somewhere. Probably all of them.
Carl_Schmitt
FYI you can get that wine in the US. Good stuff, their reds are too.
crossbuck
Alba? White truffles and Barolo all day.
ElectionOk5626
GTF out of here
timbo415
It’s a terrific food and drink city, but I think San Sebastián has it beat.
One under the radar one is Turin, capital of Piedmont and incredible Italian/French fusion of cuisine.
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Wine is not from Barcelona. What is the criteria here?
If the requirement is that the wine comes from the area, I’m going to give it to Lyon or Dijon
I have family who live in and around Barcelona and they all say Madrid is better than Barcelona for food and wine. So Barcelona isn’t even the best city in Spain. I’m personally fond of Zaragoza.
It’s say Tuscany in general should rank pretty high in the combination.
These prices aren’t sky high but they are certainly not what I would call affordable for most people.
[https://publicobcn.com/en/carta/](https://publicobcn.com/en/carta/)
I will say the wine prices are pretty good. It doesn’t appear they have much markup, if any, on bottles for on-site consumption.
Gulfi flys under the radar for sure.
Terre Haute, Indiana is the Barcelona of the midwestern US, I have been told.
San Sebastián fairly close – if you count Rioja and Bordeaux as from that general area….
Lisbon and Porto are it for me. Even like a decade after Portugal became the Next Big Thing tourism-wise, Portuguese food and wine has still got to be one of the most outrageous values out there. Don’t sleep on Tbilisi, either.
If in Spain, valencia or mallorca get my vote.
Vienna has both amazing wines and food from the city itself!
No
San Sébastien will give it a run for its money.
Gulfi è siciliano…and it’s a great vineyard.
The combo being Spanish food and Italian wine while in Spain? Or what are we talking about
Nope, not even the best in Spain!
I’m Team Alsace on this one.
*me every time I’m a bottle deep at a tapas bar*
Italy has entered the chat.
If the wine doesn’t come from the region, it’s Tokyo and it’s not close
For me, Vigo. The seafood paired with Alborino always wins.
Girona > Barcelona for Catalonia.
But gonna echo the others re why the Italian wine? If you’re in a hipster wine bar, at least go Slovenian or eastern bloc like the kids do, or a SO2-free bretty French wine. Joking but srs.
Ever been to Paris?
Lol Catalans are cheapskates.
Well, given your wine is from Sicily I have to say no.
Maybe most affordable and I’m sure there is good wine nearby, but I’d say if we’re going to look at a region in Spain I’d say San Sebastian or Bilbao since you’ve got access to the sea but then are nearer Rioja.
Not quite the same value sentiment, even when you account for relative earnings, but it’s tough to argue against the Bay Area-Napa/Sonoma. Truly a mecca of western and eastern food and abundant in regional wine of high regard.
IDK but that city will definitely be in Spain for me. Somewhere. Probably all of them.
FYI you can get that wine in the US. Good stuff, their reds are too.
Alba? White truffles and Barolo all day.
GTF out of here
It’s a terrific food and drink city, but I think San Sebastián has it beat.
One under the radar one is Turin, capital of Piedmont and incredible Italian/French fusion of cuisine.
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Sanlucar
Dijon/Beaune or most of Japan IMHO