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Eating
Most of this huge area's many varied and enticing restaurants are concentrated in the Quad-
rat d'Or between Carrer de Pau Claris and Carrer de Muntaner, Avinguda Diagonal and
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes.
La Dreta de L'Eixample
TAPAÇ 24 €€
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Tapas
( www.carlesabellan.com ; Carrer de la Diputació 269; mains €10-20; 9am-midnight Mon-Sat; Pas-
seig de Gràcia) Carles Abellán, master of Comerç 24 in La Ribera, runs this basement tapas
haven known for its gourmet versions of old faves. Specials include the bikini (toasted ham
and cheese sandwich - here the ham is cured and the truffle makes all the difference) and a
thick black arròs negre de sípia (squid-ink black rice). The inventive McFoie-Burguer is
fantastic and, for dessert, choose xocolata amb pa, sal i oli (delicious balls of chocolate in
olive oil with a touch of salt and wafer). You can't book but it's worth the wait.
CAN KENJI €
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Japanese
( 93 476 18 23; www.cankenji.com ; Carrer del Rosselló 325; mains €6-12; 1-3.30pm & 8.30-11.30pm
Mon-Sat; Verdaguer) The chef of this understated little izakaya (the Japanese version of a
pub/eatery) gets his ingredients fresh from the city's markets, with traditional Japanese re-
cipes getting a Mediterranean touch, so you'll get things like sardine tempura with an au-
bergine, miso and anchovy puree, or tataki (lightly grilled meat) of bonito (tuna) with sal-
morejo (a Córdoban cold tomato and bread soup).
ALKÍMIA €€€
Catalan
( 93 207 61 15; www.alkimia.cat ; Carrer de l'Indústria 79; set menu €38-84; lunch & dinner Mon-Fri
Sep-Jul; Verdaguer) Jordi Vila, a culinary alchemist, serves up refined Catalan dishes with
a twist in this elegant, white-walled locale well off the tourist trail. Dishes such as his arròs
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