From busy tapas bars to seaside dining spots, this city is a haven for food lovers. Here, you’ll find a mix of traditional Catalan dishes and innovative flavors that showcase the local passion ...

I won’t say I base my travel choices entirely around food, but food — specifically cheap, delicious food and alcohol — generally accounts for at least 85% of the decision.

8. Enjoy tapas Tapas are small dishes of food. There are plenty of tapas types to try in Barcelona like Croqueta, Brocheta de Camarones and Montaditos.

So, here’s your guide to Barcelona’s edible highlights. Please note that this list of bars, tapas joints and restaurants is not meant to be exhaustive or cover only “the best.” ...

Whatever that means, they do just fine. BARcelona keenly assimilates many of tapas' trappings and accoutrements, but -- as with those Latin-but-not-Spanish drinks -- it's all surface and no substance.

Spain's neighborhood tapas bars are facing competition from big chains. Fortunately, foreign tourists are now discovering them. This story originally aired on June 20, 2015 on Weekend Edition.

Between the dim, amber lighting, the walls covered in eclectic posters and the artistically plated food, when I first walked into Tapas Barcelona, all I could think was “sophisticated.” Well ...

De Rochefort’s tapas restaurants have a bar, high tables for dining to continue the bar feel and an open kitchen where guests can view the food action. It all flows, he said.