The Pla de Palau merchants association, Porxos del Port, is once again organizing its tapas route made with seasonal and local products, which will be inspired by the history of the participating restaurants. From April 8 to 30, the seven establishments that are part of the initiative will offer a dish along with a glass of beer, wine or cocktail (they also have non-alcoholic drinks) for a price of six euros.
La Barra del 7 Portes, Oaxaca, Perikete, Bodega Vidrios y Cristales, Arousa and Cadaqués are the restaurants that have signed up for this edition and will be offering dishes such as a vegetable paella, an al pastor taco, some squid with tomato and capers, a scallop tartare, some oysters and some dressed potatoes. The H10 Port Vell hotel, for its part, will offer the choice between an Aperol spritz or an espresso martini, which visitors can enjoy on a terrace overlooking Port Vell. Hours will vary depending on the establishment.
The Porxos del Port collective was founded with the objective of returning prominence to the group of porticoed buildings known as Porxos d’en Xifré, which are an example of Barcelona’s neoclassical architecture.
They were built on the Paseo de Isabel II by the architects Josep Buxareu and Francisco Villa after Josep Xifré, an Indian who made his fortune in Cuba, commissioned them to design the project, which was completed in 1840. It is the first construction in Spain where running water arrived.
It is precisely in these porches where the 7 Portes restaurant, a historic restaurant in the city famous for its rice dishes and paellas, has been located for 187 years. Numerous personalities have passed through its tables, from the scientist Alexander Fleming (discoverer of penicillin) to the painters Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró, and Che Guevara, in addition to a long list of Hollywood actors and actresses.
