Arugula salad, radish, olive oil. $16
La Ciccia, San Francisco CA
This dish was SO simple, but SO delicious! The quality of the fresh stracciata cheese was wonderful, and it just melted in your mouth. Mmm…
Stracciata cheese – La Ciccia
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Calamares a la romana – Parrots Pub
Deep fried calamari. €3.90
Parrots Pub, Sitges SPAIN
Ugh, these fried squid rings were really limp and greasy. They were kinda gross! #fail
Gondele black spaghetti – Lizarran
Clams, shrimp, squid ink pasta, cream sauce. Menu del dia, each €21.90 (with lobster supplemental)
Lizarran, Sitges SPAIN
I liked this because the sauce wasn’t too rich and heavy, and there was plenty of seafood. I wish the squid ink pasta wasn’t so slick though so that it could have taken on more of the sauce.
Beef barbacoa taco – Tropisueno
Onions and cilantro. $2.95
Tropisueno, San Francisco CA
I really like their beef barbacoa. It’s super tender and flavorful. And they don’t try to overfill these tacos with too much fancy toppings.
Spinach salad with goat cheese – La Taverna del Born
€6.80
La Taverna del Born, Barcelona SPAIN
This was a pretty simple salad, but it was refreshing and bright on a warm, sunny day. I like the fruity forward dressing and honey combo, and there was plenty of goat cheese!
Tartare and salmon montaditos – Paco Meralgo
€3.85 / €3.70
Paco Meralgo, Barcelona SPAIN
These montaditos were really tasty! I loved the fine texture of both, and the salmon had a nice smoky flavor. Mmm…
Basil gimlet – Rye
Gin, lime, sugar, basil. $12
Rye, San Francisco CA
This bar had a pretty cool and relaxed vibe. The bartender was also friendly and definitely knew what he was doing. Hence, this delicious basil gimlet!
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Spanish tortillas – El Berro
Potato and vegetable tortillas, pan con tomate. Variat de tapes €15
El Berro, Barcelona SPAIN
These tortillas were actually pretty tasty. They had a nice texture and flavor. I could have done without the sad pan con tomate though.
Tiramisu and caffe gelato – Gelateria Italiana Olivier
Gelateria Italiana Olivier, Sitges SPAIN
Mmm, this gelato was nice and creamy, and the flavors were rich and bold. Noms! I couldn’t decide which flavors to get, so I opted for two of my favorites.
House-made spam – Liholiho Yacht Club
Over rice with furikake, pickles, green onions, and spicy mayo.
Liholiho Yacht Club, San Francisco CA
This was good, but not my favorite. I like “real” spam because it has a soft-ish texture that is really easy to eat. This house-made spam was pretty dense and really needed some heavy chewing to bite through. I loved the flavors though.
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Jamon iberico de bellota – Parrots Pub
€4.50. With pan con tomate. €2.50
Parrots Pub, Sitges SPAIN
Hmm, I thought the ham was very dry and chewy. It seemed old to me, like it had been pre-sliced and sitting out for a while. Ew! The bread with tomato was fine though.
Fideua with aioli – Lizarran
Menu del dia, each €21.90 (with lobster supplemental)
Lizarran, Sitges SPAIN
This was basic, but good. I liked the crispy bits of noodles from the bottom of the pan. I had hoped that there would be some onions or any vegetables, but alas, no.
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