La Boqueria - Barcelona Reviews

Situated just off Las Ramblas, Barcelona's Boqueria (or more correctly Mercat de San Josep) market is one of the city's most popular tourist attractions. I think it says a lot about the enduring attraction of food markets that the Boqueria is still so popular in spite of the fact that our supermarkets now stock excellent produce from all over the ...  Read the complete review

As per my previous review on the city of Barcelona, La Boqueria is surely one if not "the" best place to visit in Barcelona. To me a visit or a staying in Barcelona is not complete withouth some shopping at this fabolous market. Let's start from the beginning though. The market was in place since the 15th ...  Read the complete review

Barcelona is a city I have visited so many times that I lost count. There are few places I like to go back to, each time I manage to spend few days in Barcelona, and the marquet of La Boqueria is surely one of these. It is not sure when the market started, but it is thought that the first market dates back to the 13th century. At that ...  Read the complete review

I have just come back (last night) from 3 days in Barcelona and loved it. I will write few reviews on the places I visited, but the one which excited me the most was this market, called La Boqueria. It is a real market, although it is also mentioned on virtually any guide book about Barcelona I have read. To find it it is ...  Read the complete review

Before settling in London, I have lived in Italy, Greece, France and Spain. In Spain I lived in few cities, but I was lucky enough to spend 6 months in Barcelona. I have many memories of those days, but surely few are so precious like those of my weekly or bi weekly shopping at the market of Boqueria. La Boqueria is a covered ...  Read the complete review

Our plans for that day were not to visit la Boqueria, but having got off the metro at the wrong station, there it was, right in front of us, so we decided to have a quick look. We ended up spending most of the morning there, and even went back another day to buy a few things. This busy Barcelona market is really a must-see. ~Las ...  Read the complete review

Even if you don’t like eating vegetables and fruit is something only found in trifles don’t miss the chance to see one of Barcelona’s hidden sights. This fantastic old market can be found half way down La Ramblas, which runs from the centre at Placa de Catalunya to Port Vell. This long straight tree lined avenue is alive ...  Read the complete review

It's times like this when I wish Dooyoo would introduce a scratch-and-sniff feature on the site! The "Mercat de Sant Josep", known more commonly and succinctly as the "Boqueria", is a true gastronomic paradise - perfect for the hungry, greedy, or just the plain curious! As one wanders down La Rambla, one reaches ...  Read the complete review