Irene Cotrina
SerpAPI
All was well with this market, good merchandise, great variety, affordable prices and nice people. There is also a nice outdoor patio where you can sit and have coffee, beer or a snack.
Unfortunately, we were expelled by the waiter from there, because we had with us a small dog in her bag. The justification was that, yeah, it is an outdoor place, but the ayuntamiento blah blah blah.
It seems to me, that we are keeping the letter of the law and not the essence. The law mentions "places where food is prepared or sold", doesn't say anything for open spaces. Mind you, that there is an independent entrance to the patio via Provença street, where there are no shops at all... So the dogs can enter without compromising the hygienic regulations.
I also add that there are more than 300 cafes and restaurants in the city allowing the dogs INSIDE. So either they are all breaking the law or the law can be interpreted with more flexibility...