Gluten Free Barcelona

Back in February, a group of us flew to Barcelona to spend the weekend with one of our friends, who was living out there as part of her year abroad at university. She had been living there for around four months by the time we went, so had worked out all the great places to visit being gluten free. And, as she was fluent in Spanish, I new I wouldn't have to worry when eating out. 

When I first arrived, one of the things that amazed me was how aware Spain is with Coeliac Disease. Almost everything gluten free is clearly listed on the packet 'Sin Gluten', meaning no gluten, so you could feel completely confident in what you were buying. 

We were staying in Esquerra d'Eixample which had local markets near by, and a health food shop. I bought chocolate rice cakes to snack on (demolish). 

Wondering around the city on the Saturday we discovered a gluten free and dairy free ice cream parlour called Gelaaati! This was perfect as one of my friends is dairy free, and as we were both craving something sweet, it was a god send.

Not all the ice cream was dairy free, but they had a few options to choose from, and not just sorbet. 

And gluten free cones! 

I went for a gf crepe, with Nutella of course. I watched them clean the plate before cooking, and get the batter from a different tub. They also changed their utensils which was just amazing. 

We spent the majority of the weekend munching through huge amounts of Paella, Patatas Bravas and various seafood dishes, not to mention the many glasses of Sangria. I avoided the obvious things that I knew would contain gluten, and felt absolutely fine the whole weekend. 

We also stumbled across a sweet shop with clearly labeled pick 'n' mix. 

The one place I did have difficulty was the airport on the way home. I recommend either eating before or taking a snack with you, as evan the rice salads they had at a coffee shop had 'may contain gluten' written on the back. 

Overall though, an exceptional trip, with no stressful/anxious eating situations. If you were ever hungry there was always going to be something you could eat.  

Maybe I will move there one day, I just need to expand my non existent Spanish vocab.