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( 93 285 14 76; Carrer de Ramon i Cajal 36; snacks €2-4; 9am-2pm & 4-10pm Mon-Sat, 10am-10pm
Sun & holidays; Fontana)
A French team has created this delightfully chaotic space for
indulging in cups of rich hot chocolate (known as
suïssos
) served with a plate of heavy
homemade whipped cream and
melindros
(spongy sweet biscuits), fine desserts and even
a few savoury dishes (including crêpes).
RESTAURANT ROIG ROBÍ €€
Catalan
( 93 218 92 22;
www.roigrobi.com
;
Carrer de Sèneca 20; meals €15-20; lunch & dinner Mon-Fri,
dinner Sat; Diagonal)
This is an altar to refined traditional cooking. Try the
textures de
carxofes amb vieires a la plantxa
(artichokes with grilled scallops) for the delicate scent
of artichoke wafting over the prized shellfish. The restaurant also does several seafood-
and-rice dishes and offers half portions for those with less of an appetite.
CON GRACIA €€€
Fusion
( 93 238 02 01;
www.congracia.es
; Carrer de Martínez de la Rosa 8; set menus €59; lunch & dinner
Tue-Fri, dinner Sat; Diagonal)
This teeny hideaway (seating about 20 in total) is a hive of
originality, producing delicately balanced Mediterranean cuisine with Asian touches. At
lunch, only groups are accepted. Book ahead.
IPAR-TXOKO €€€
( 93 218 19 54; Carrer de Mozart 22; meals €40-50; Tue-Sat Sep-Jul; Diagonal)
Inside this
Basque eatery, the atmosphere is warm and traditional. Getxo-born Mikel turns out tradi-
tional cooking from northern Spain, including a sumptuous
chuletón
(T-bone steak for two
- look at the size of that thing!) or a less gargantuan
tortilla de bacalao
(a thick salted-cod
omelette).
Basque
BILBAO €€
( 93 458 96 24; Carrer del Perill 33; meals €10-15; Mon-Sat; Diagonal)
It doesn't look much
from the outside, but Bilbao is a timeless classic, where reservations for dinner are imper-
ative. The back dining room, with bottle-lined walls, stout timber tables and a yellow light
evocative of a country tavern, will appeal to carnivores especially, although some fish
dishes are also on offer.
Spanish
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