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24 March 2016

Adorable and out-of-place

Francesca Tagliabue

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In the heart of caliente Barcelona resides a small piece of romantic Paris. Madeleine mon Amour, a delicate little restaurant that specializes in the French, shell-shaped pastries, has opened in the Poble Nou quarter. The madelienes go beyond the classic variations to encompass inventive flavours such as green tea with hazelnuts, raspberries, and coconut with a chocolate centre. They also have savoury versions, like prosciutto, cheese, olive, tuna and salmon. The imagination has no limits; the chef invents new additions every week! Parisian taste has been applied to the interior as well; Madeleine mon Amour was designed by Egue y Seta. The general aesthetics reference the Belle Epoque, but the architects also commented that they were inspired by lingerie stores’ feminine environments. .

Madeleine con salmone, ricotta e trito di erba cipollina fresca.
Le vetrine su strada del Madeleine mon Amour.
Il menu, oltre a decine di madeleine, comprende piatti della tradizione francese come croque monsieur, fois gras e ovviamente una selezione di vini e champagne!
Sulla parete il ritratto di Proust. Il celebre autore in un passo dell’opera “Alla ricerca del tempo perduto” narra di come il protagonista ricordi la sua infanzia intingendo una madeleine nel tè.
Madeleine al pistacchio tostato ricoperte di cioccolato al latte.
a saletta da pranzo sul soppalco si affaccia sul piano terra con un balconcino fiorito, davvero molto parigino.
Madeleine con acciughe e olive nere.
All’interno del Madeleine mon Amour le pareti sono decorate con un’illustrazione dello skyline parigino.

WHERE: Rambla Poble Nou 117 / 119 Barcelona

In the heart of caliente Barcelona resides a small piece of romantic Paris. Madeleine mon Amour, a delicate little restaurant that specializes in the French, shell-shaped pastries, has opened in the Poble Nou quarter. The madelienes go beyond the classic variations to encompass inventive flavours such as green tea with hazelnuts, raspberries, and coconut with a chocolate centre. They also have savoury versions, like prosciutto, cheese, olive, tuna and salmon. The imagination has no limits; the chef invents new additions every week! Parisian taste has been applied to the interior as well; Madeleine mon Amour was designed by Egue y Seta. The general aesthetics reference the Belle Epoque, but the architects also commented that they were inspired by lingerie stores’ feminine environments.

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