Today we are discovering… Café Adonis!

Last Sunday, I decided to try a restaurant that has been opened in Barcelona for nearly 70 years but that I hadn’t visited yet: Café Adonis (188 Bailén St.). I chose this place because a colleague at work had recommended it to me some days ago and her description of the place really sounded appealing. I went with two friends, planning to have an aperitif before lunch, but... we ended up spending 4 hours there!!! Keep reading and you’ll find out why time passed so fast ;)

The first thing that needs to be pointed out is that the place is super cosy. The decoration is a strong point there, because the mix of pretty furniture, industrial style lamps and dim light creates a relaxed and inviting ambiance. Here is a photo so you can see what I mean:

With regards to the food, I have to say that everything in the menu looked appetizing. They offer the typical dishes that you can find in a lot of restaurants in Barcelona but they have added to them, so to speak, a special touch. For instance, they have in the menu salmon and avocado tartar but they have added to the recipe dried Greek tomatoes (yummy yummy!).

We had Spanish omelette (quite remarkable, very tasty and creamy -in fact one of the best I’ve ever tried in a restaurant-), nachos with guacamole and spicy meat (not that good, the nachos should have been more crunchy and the cheese was a little bit insipid -I wouldn’t order it again-) and pastrami sandwich (I didn’t try it but my friends said it was quite good).

Last but not least, we have to talk about the wine menu. We went there to have the aperitif, right? So, wine choices are very important! They have several types of wine that you can order by the glass, which is a “must have” when you just want to have an aperitif or an after work snack and not a whole meal. The price is quite good also: we ordered Verdejo and each glass cost slightly less than 3€. I should have tried other types of wine in order to give you a wider opinion on the topic, but the Verdejo was so good… that we didn’t feel like changing!

In short, I think that Café Adonis is a lovely place, good for going with friends, where you can have a nice drink and an original snack. I recommend it!! And don’t miss the Spanish omelette if you go there!!