I’ve travelled through France, Germany, Switzerland and Spain. I’ve eaten in bistros, beer gardens, and mountain chalets. But the best meal I’ve had in Europe? Roast chicken in a Barcelona restaurant that’s been cooking it the same way since 1835. Finding Los Caracoles in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter You smell Los Caracoles before you see it. Walking through the narrow streets of the Gothic Quarter, you catch it. Roasting chicken, smoke, something that makes you stop and look around. Then you see them. Chickens turning slowly on a rotisserie right there on the street, visible through the window. Golden skin, fat dripping, the heat coming off them even from the sidewalk. They’ve been doing this since 1835, chickens rotating in that same window, and it shows. This isn’t for display. This is just how they cook. The Dining Experience at Los Caracoles Inside, the ceilings hang low.