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La Boqueria (Mercat de Sant Josep)
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
Las Ramblas, 89
If you’re looking for the freshest tomatoes, leeks the size of a well-fed child’s arm, fruit prickly enough that it coul…
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Attic
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
Las Ramblas, 120
}933 02 48 66; www.angrup.com
After a long day along Las Ramblas, Attic provides a soothing and incredibly orange world away from the performers, pick…
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El Xampanyet
EL BORN
C. Montcada, 22
}933 19 70 03
This is as authentic as it gets, with sheepskin wine bags, an overwhelming selection of cava, and crunchy old locals spi…
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Petra
EL BORN
C. Sombrerers, 13
}933 19 99 99
With dark wood, stained glass, Art Nouveau prints, menus pasted onto wine bottles, and chandeliers made of silverware, P…
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La Báscula
EL BORN
C. Flassaders, 30
}933 19 98 66
This working cooperative serves vegetarian sandwiches, empanadas, salads, and more—the menu changes daily. Doors laid fl…
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La Paradeta
EL BORN
C. Comercial, 7
}932 68 19 39; www.laparadeta.com
For the highest quality seafood, this hybrid fish market/restaurant is where Barcelona goes. The line often stretches do…
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Can Lluís
EL RAVAL
C. Cera, 49
}934 41 11 87
Can Lluís? Yes he can! (Just kidding: Can is Catalan for Chez). This crowded restaurant has been an El Raval staple sinc…
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Soho
EL RAVAL
C. Ramelleres, 26
A welcome recent addition to the neighborhood, Soho serves cheap and simple with meat and vegetarian options (€2) withou…
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La Rita
L’EIXAMPLE
C. Aragó, 279
}934 87 23 76; www.laritarestaurant.com
La Rita serves traditional Catalan dishes with a twist, like potatoes and black sausage in mushroom sauce, and duck with…
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Lisboa
L’EIXAMPLE
C. Comte Borrell, 145
}934 51 00 27; www.lisboaenbarcelona.com
Incredibly rich and delicious Portuguese fare will make anyone who’s been to Portugal nostalgic—and will make anyone who…
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Omeía
L’EIXAMPLE
C. Aragó, 211
}934 52 31 79; www.omeia.es
When you’re tired of cheap shawarma stands, stop into Omeía for some authentic Middle Eastern fare. Start off with their…
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Bombeta
BARCELONETA
C. Maquinista, 3
}933 19 94 45
Take heed of the warning scrawled above the bar, “No hablamos inglés, pero hacemos unas bombas cojonudas”—or, for the no…
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Somorrostro
BARCELONETA
C. Sant Carles, 11
}932 25 00 10; www.restaurantesomorrostro.com
This extraordinary restaurant assembles a new menu every day based on selections from the catch of the day that the youn…
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Un Lugar de Gracia
GRÀCIA
C. Providència, 88
}932 19 32 89
Un Lugar de Gracia has the best-priced and most ample lunch special in the neighborhood by far: any two dishes from the …
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Samsara
GRÀCIA
C. Terol, 6
}932 85 36 88
Samsara has a long regular menu with some of the best tapas in the neighborhood as well as about a half dozen “novetats”…
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Quimet i Quimet
MONTJUÏC AND POBLE SEC
C. Poeta Cabanyes, 25
}934 42 31 42
This pocket-sized tapas bar has walls lined with alcohol going all the way up to its very high ceiling, a crowd spilling…
Escribà
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
Las Ramblas, 83
}933 01 60 27; www.escriba.es
Grab a coffee and ogle the stained-glass peacock or one of the impressive works of art waiting to be devoured in the fro…
Arc Café
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
C. Carabassa, 19
}933 02 52 04; www.arccafe.com
Down the narrow C. d’en Carabassa, Arc Café is easy to miss. For this reason, it’s a great stop when you’re sick of the …
L’Antic Bocoi del Gòtic
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
Baixada Viladecols, 3
}933 10 50 67; www.bocoi.net
Enter the lair of L’Antic Bocoi del Gòtic, where walls of rustic stone and exposed ancient brick surround diners in cave…
Cafè de l’Acadèmia
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
C. Lledó, 1
}933 19 82 53
This Barri Gòtic staple on Pl. Sant Just has been a local favorite since it opened some 30 years ago, and has remained a…

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