UGARIT

The number one restaurant spot that my friends and I eat at most here in Barcelona is called Ugarit, as there are three locations on our street. We live on Bruniquer in Gracia and Ugarit is a group of Syrian restaurants that stand out from most of the Arab restaurants as their products are always fresh. The same three people work there everyday and every time we eat there they always provide us with either a free shot for everyone at the table or pastries for everyone to share. I’ve made it a point to take everyone who has visited me here in Barcelona to Ugarit including my friends from school, friends from home, my girlfriend from home and my parents. Everyone who has experienced it loves it there and I’ve never heard anyone say anything negative about the place. If we didn’t live on a street with Ugarit on it, chances are we never would know about the wonderful place it is. The three workers who work there have helped us learn a little Spanish and in return we’ve helped them with some simple English phrases. When we’ve had guests stay at our place there was a time period of two and a half days that we did not have electricity, and the people of Ugarit allowed us to use their outlets when needing to charge a phone, or simply letting a female friend use their bathroom so she’d have light to do her makeup. We like to consider the people at our local Ugarit to be our second family here. My favorite dish there is a platter of Shwarma Ugarit which contains shwarma, lettuce, fried onions, tomatoes, and pita bread to make little sandwiches with. The platters go for around 8 euro and you can evenget a bocadillo size for a cheap price of 3.50 euros.