Budget tips in Barcelona
ValerieHi everyone!
Here I am again. I was thinking about an original subject to write about. Well I was thinking about a tipical subject for students: Budget tips!!
You want to do and see a lot here in Barcelona, but you do not want to spend all the money you got, right? So I will give you some tips and places you can go.
Well, like you all probably know, the Spanish Cooking is famous for its Paella. There are different types of paella. If you do not like sea food, you can order a ‘paella’ with meat or vegetables. Or if you like both you can order a ‘mixed paella’. I know a very good restaurant which is very cheap and that I would like to recommend you, where you can eat the best paella!
The name of the restaurant is: La Fonda. It is situated in a side street of Plaza real: ‘Pasaje Escudellers’ But: if you want to go, you should be there at 20.15 pm, as there is normally a queu to get in, but when the restaurant opens at 20.30 you are garanteed to come in. Just for your information… Of course you can eat other things apart from paella. Just see it for yourselves. You can eat a ‘menu’ (starter, main course and dessert) with drinks for about 17 euros!
Budget tip number 2: Xampaneria
Like I have mentioned before, you should go to a Xampaneria! There are a few of them in Barcelona. It is very nice and typical Spanish! You can order a bottle of Cava for € 2.55. When you buy a bottle you should order 2 tapas dishes, so the total price will be about €6. If you do not want to order tapas, you should buy a glass of cava for about € 0.60. Just be there on time! Because when you arrive at 20h, it will be full already! So have a great afternoon in the Xampañeria! There are a few here in Barcelona. Most popular are the ones at: ‘Calle Montcada’ where the Picasso Museum is located and ‘Reina Cristina’ in the ‘Barceloneta’ area.
Also a good tip, although probably most of you know this. Well, if you want to go to a club and you do not want to pay entrance, you should look for people who distribute free entry cards. You will get free entrance to the club, sometimes even with a free drink!
However, drinks are usually expensive in most of the clubs. Therefore I have another tip for you!
The Chupito Bar 
One of our students gave me this great tip! She went there with a few friends and they had a great night out. And it was cheap; one shot costs about 1.80 euros. This bar serves over 200 different kinds of ´shot´-drinks (chupitos). Most people go there to start off a crazy night out! The people who work there put on a great show to entertain their guests. So I am sure that you will have a great night out! They also serve beer and cocktails. This Chupito Bar is situated at ‘Calle Aribau 77′.
I hope you will have a great weekend with a lot of fun! I am pretty sure you will enjoy it!
See you next week!
Valerie
