What is a traditional Catalan breakfast?

Typical foods include tomato bread, omelettes (often served cold) and milky coffee. Other popular options include sandwiches.



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The essentials of a Spanish Breakfast in Barcelona orange juice. small sandwiches in baguettes with iberic ham. toasts with jam/marmalade (sweet) toasts with tomato (salty)

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Breakfast in Barcelona is a beautiful thing. From the perfect savory toast drizzled with olive oil to the rich hot chocolate and churros, use our guide on where to eat breakfast in Barcelona for your most important meal of the day.

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The essentials of a Spanish Breakfast in Barcelona
  • coffee in different variations.
  • orange juice.
  • small sandwiches in baguettes with iberic ham.
  • toasts with jam/marmalade (sweet)
  • toasts with tomato (salty)
  • toasts with ham and cheese.
  • potato omlett.


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One of the most traditional Spanish breakfast foods is a tostada: a piece of toasted bread. It's always served at least two ways, topped with either butter and jam (con mantequilla y mermelada) or olive oil and tomato (con tomate y aceite).

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Breakfast – 8 am to 10:30 am At this early hour you will be given café amb llet (a machine coffee with hot milk). You can ask for a solo (expresso) or a tallat (machiatto), although these beverages are traditionally taken after dessert at the large midday meals.

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Lunch is the mid-day meal, or la comida as it is called in Spain, and it is the largest meal of the day. It usually comes with multiple courses, eaten between 1:30 and 3:30 pm.

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Traditional lunches in Spain include: Soup (gazpacho in summer or a type of bean or seafood soup in winter) Main dish (seafood, fish, meat, stew, vegetables) Green salad. Dessert, such as fruits, cheese, flan, ice cream, or pastry.

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Dinner: 9–11 p.m. Dinner in Spain may be late, but as with all Spanish mealtimes, it's definitely worth waiting for. Cena, or dinner, is usually much lighter than it would be in many other countries.

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