657453 Tue Oct 06 08:53:21 -0700 2009 3 50 Spain/Portugal 0 5082638 I'm struggling with finding a good place near avenida del Litoral (the hotel AB Skipper) that would suit 20 people that hasn't been reviewed as a tourist trap or just not worth the dollars. Am I out of luck? I hate to go to Barcelona (from NYC) and have a bad meal but I may not have a choice. I am all for trekking the group to some tour through the little traveled streets of Barcelona but I'm going to have two people from Houston who are just not that adventurous. My goal: fantastic pinxtos or basque food at a moderate to higher price range where I can seat 20 and give everyone something they like. Hmmm... I just read this and wonder if I shouldn't be medicated. Ideas? Tue Oct 06 08:53:21 -0700 2009 132053 seanakilpatrick 1 5096424 See "Neichel" a 10 minute €10 cab ride from downtown Mon Oct 12 03:48:07 -0700 2009 5082638 1110029 DECOIRELAND 1 5125960 Hi seanakilpatrick, After reading your question a few weeks ago, I asked the wife who works in the MAPFRE tower and goes out in that area for business dinners. Unfortunately, she couldn't recommend much. Luckily, today one of my close friends had lunch at a restaurant within walking distance of the hotel in Barceloneta. The restaurant is located in the Barceloneta's neighborhood market. There is a tapas bar downstairs, where my friend had lunch today and said that the food was fantastic. Typical tapas with a twist. This restaurant is called Els Fogons de la Barceloneta. You can find them @ www.elsfogonsdelabarceloneta.com. Upstairs from "els fogons" there is a Michelin starred restaruant called "Restaurant Lluçanés www.restaurantllucanes.com. Chef Angel has quite a unique menu with Tapas of the Day menu around €70 and the minimalist menu at around €100, as well as other dishes a la carte. I hope this will help you! By the way, i am from Houston, but I know what you mean about the not so adventurous types. On the a la carte menu in Restaurant Lluçanés, they have Oxtails and Kobe beef (obviously it will never be as good as that 72oz Texas size steak, but it might do in a pinch!!! Good luck in your search! Fri Oct 23 13:30:34 -0700 2009 5082638 1118632 Chazzbcn 2 5129352 One place that has good (not too adventurous) food, nice setting and within walking distance from you is Set Portes. It is not a tourist trap. No one speaks English. How's your Spanish/Catalan/French? It is not at all Basque. It is Catalan. If you want a Basque place, the Euskal Etxea has a restaurant section that my friends like, but I myself have only had pintxos - excellent - at the bar. The Euskal Etxea is on Montcada, the same street as the Picasso museum, in the Born, - again, walking distance from you. Sun Oct 25 09:53:42 -0700 2009 5125960 1106797 Parigi