Whodda, huhdda, whadda?! El Pulpero de Lugo is the name of Yago's family's restaurant here in Sant Adrià del Besós. It is just caddy corner from our apartment and is one of the hugest blessings in the world. I go there every single morning at 8:45...ok, who am I kidding, I'm usually running late and get there at 8:50 or 8:55...to have coffee with Yago's dad and stepmom before heading to work. I usually go there for lunch too, and before I started my job at OAB, I ate lunch there every single day with Yago's dad, stepmom, sister and brother in law. We eat there for dinner a few nights a week too...like tonight. So obviously, this saves us A LOT of money, especially since we can eat whatever we want there, and if we were paying it would be about 40 euros each time. And when we eat there we can get dessert and coffee too and not feel guilty about it!
I also like el pulpero because it has broadened my food horizons. I now like seafood and sometimes even crave it! Being from Kansas, this is just plain abnormal. However, I do still crave a good steak now and again, and el pulpero comes through for me on that too...all I want filets!
In the end though, my favorite thing about El Pulpero de Lugo is not the food, it's the people. I'd say that at least 75% of their lunch crowd eats there every single day. I worked there for 3 months and got to know a ton of people in the area, and it makes living here a lot more like home in that I can go to the grocery store or pharmacy and see familiar faces. I also got to know a bunch of people there who wanted English classes, which led me into my second job I held here in Barcelona, and it was great. And finally, my fave, there are like 5-10 old men who come to the restaurant to play dominoes everyday and they are hilarious. They're always so serious about their dominoes and get angry and yell and are all such good friends, and I just love them. They all have a special place there and I think it's awesome.
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