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10am-9pm Mon-Thu & Sun, 10am-midnight Fri & Sat; Barceloneta)
Carles Mampel is a wizard of desserts. It is difficult to walk by his bar and pastry shop
without being sucked in to try one of his fantasy-laden creations. Try saying no to a mousse
of
gianduia
(a dark hazelnut cream) with mango cream, caramelised hazelnuts with spices,
and a hazelnut biscuit.
INTERNATIONAL
EL ATRIL
93 310 12 20;
www.atrilbarcelona.com
;
Carrer dels Carders 23; mains
€11-15;
6pm-midnight Mon, noon-midnight Tue-Thu, noon-1am Fri & Sat, 11.30am-11.30pm Sun;
Jaume I)
Aussie owner Brenden is influenced by culinary influences from all over the globe, so while
you'll see plenty of tapas (the
patatas bravas
are recommended for their homemade sauce),
you'll also find kangaroo fillet, salmon and date rolls with mascarpone, chargrilled turkey
with fried yucca, and plenty more. If the weather is good or there's no room in the cosy din-
ing room, there are tables outside in a lively square.
SPANISH
CASA DELFÍN
8am-midnight daily, until 1am Fri & Sat; Barceloneta)
One of Barcelona's culinary delights, Casa Delfín is everything you dream of when you
think of Catalan (and Mediterranean) cooking. Start with the tangy and sweet
calçots
(a
cross between a leek and an onion; February and March only) or salt-strewn
padron
pep-
pers, moving on to grilled sardines speckled with parsley, then tackle the meaty monkfish
roasted in white wine and garlic.
Or tease some mussels and clams out of their shells while crunching on the Catalan
coca
flatbread - done here to perfection and smeared with tomatoes and olive oil. For the finale,
choose the Eton Mess (the English owner Kate's only tribute to her homeland) - but keep in
mind that the long glass of mashed-up cream, meringue and berries will happily sweeten
two or three.
ARGENTINIAN
EL FORO
€9-16; 9am-11.30pm Tue-Thu, 10am-12.30am Fri & Sat, 10am-11.30pm Sun; ; Arc de Triomf)
Friendly El Foro does everything you'd expect an Argentinian restaurant to do - huge slabs
of red meat in a variety of cuts, empanadas (small pasties with various fillings), and the in-
