" Chez Jaafar "

It was a long and tiring walk in Paris that foggy tuesday afternoon,
I remember that day because we were looking forward to see the Unicorn tapestry,
inside Musée de Cluny,
but in a hurry, forgot to check about its closing hours.

Anyway, we decided to walk around its environs.
When it was around 2pm or thereabout,
having just a piece of bread and a cup of Instant noddles for breakfast,
we finally felt our stomach grumbling. ^0^
This street called Rue de Sommerard was our stop,
lined with restos and cafes.

We chose Chez Jaafar instead,
the menu outside matched our taste,
plus we love anything couscous. ^0^



The interiors are inviting,
the ambiance, très cozy,
and the owner, who is I think of Tunisian descent welcomed us
with a smile.



I can't stop looking at those lamps,
although, not real, they looked very antique.
I also like the quaint bric-a-brac displays, that makes one feel homey. ^0^



when we got there, the seats are almost empty except for two Japanese tourist
sitting on the other table.
after a few minutes though,
the seats were almost full, there were a group of tourist, some local Parisians too.
and I thought, we were too late for lunch! ^0^



for 12 euros,
the price was already affordable,
the food was served hot and delicious, simply said.
you choice between:

1 appetizer + 1 plat du jour (main meal)
( Chorba ) and (couscous poulet)
( soup ) (couscous chicken)
or

1 plat du jour(main meal) + 1 dessert
( couscous merguez ) and (pattiserie orientale)
(couscous african sausage)

we clearly got confused at first,
we thought we were having all 3.
and drinks not included btw,
so, we had a glass of table wine instead for 3 euros.

total cost:
around 27 euros.

Parisians, like Catalans, take their food seriously,
they dine slowly, while chatting away,
unfortunately, for these two young females,
time is of essence, so in less than hour,
we were wandering the side streets of Paris again. ^0^

* where was this *
Rue de Sommerard- Paris

" Bar Davos "

A typical spanish comida ( meal) will surely fills an empty stomach.
But where in Barcelona would you find a suitable lunch that suits your taste and budget ?!

well, it took us 4 days to find one.
The 1st few restos we had were not up to par and because we don't want to waste too much time on eating,
we had too much unhealthy fast foods here and there.
I swear, those fattening foods made me instantly gained weight. ^0^

It was exactly Christmas day, almost all the shops were closed, even the museums.
So, we had a leisure walk along Passeig de Gracia instead.
It was already past 2 in the afternoon and my stomach was already churning.
we head to Bar Davos and saw their Menu del Dia, not too many options but much cheaper compared to
those along Las ramblas.



We decided to give it a try, but was skeptical at first,
we're not expert when it comes to finding the right resto. ^0^

In a nutshell, great ambiance, nice interiors inspired by the famous football player Davos,
and the food was just ultimately divine !





a nice cold beer.



here's what we had:

I had: Canalones Gratinados



heavily baked with loads of cheese, but delicious.

My sis had: Piña con Jamon Íberíca



very light and juicy.
but that's just for starters.

For the Main course:

I had: Pollo a la Mostaza



My sis had: Entrecot a la Parilla



and because we're light eaters,
we decided to skip dessert as
we were already full. ^0^

Overall, It was so far the best (12.95 euros) meal we had.
simply said...
so glad we gave it a try.

* where was this *
Carrer d' Aragó, 217
L'Eixample
Barcelona