New in Town: Gringa
A cool cafe in a recently revitalised corner of the Raval.
This cafe-cum-music venue overlooks the recently renovated Plaça de Josep Maria Folch i Torres, which has given a new lease of life to this corner of the Raval.
Owners Priscilla Alfaro, Gaston Gabrielli and Juan Criollo have created a smart, industrial space that fuses their humble food truck beginnings with their LA roots. Having grown up in California with Mexican heritage, Alfaro wanted to combine chilled-out, West Coast vibes with a Mexican twist, offering a variety of cheeseburgers, nacho chips and salsas. The ‘Walk of Shame’ brunch, which Gringa offers on weekends from 12pm-4pm, is not your average Eggs Benedict and includes anything from potatoes baked in chimichurri to totopos with guacamole, alongside tacos and chilaquiles.
There’s live music and DJ sets at the weekend, as well as the Hip-Hop Burger Tuesday, which satisfies beginning-of-the-week boredom with—as the name suggests—€4 cheeseburgers and lots of hip hop.
Gringa. Lleialtat 16.