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De Tapa MadreCATALAN
Mallorca 301; tapas from €4; icon-hoursgif
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8am-midnight Mon-Fri, 10am-midnight Sat,
noon-midnight Sun; icon-metrogif
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Verdaguer)
A chatty atmosphere greets you from the bar the moment you swing open the door. A few
tiny tables line the window, but head upstairs for more space in the gallery, which hovers
above the array of tapas on the bar below, or go deeper inside past the bench with the ham
legs. The
arròs caldós amb llagostins
(a hearty rice dish with king prawns) is delicious.
EmbatMEDITERRANEAN
Mallorca 304; mains €10-24; icon-hoursgif
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1.30-3.30pm & 9-11pm Tue-Sat; icon-metrogif
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Girona)
Enthusiastic young chefs turn out beautifully presented dishes in this basement eatery, the
brown and cream decor of which might not enchant all comers. Indulge perhaps in
raviolis
de pollo amb bacon i calabassó
(chicken ravioli bathed in a sauce of finely chopped bacon,
courgette and other vegetables) followed by melt-in-the-mouth
lluç amb pa amb tomàquet,
carxofes i maionesa de peres
(a thick cut of hake on tomato-drenched bread, dressed with
artichoke slices and a pear mayonnaise).
AlkímiaCATALAN
79; mains €18-29; icon-hoursgif
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1.30-3.30pm & 8-11pm Mon-Fri; icon-metrogif
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Sagrada
Família)
Jordi Vilà, a culinary alchemist, serves up refined Catalan dishes with a twist in this elegant,
white-walledlocalewelloffthetouristtrail.Dishessuchashis
arròs de nyora i safrà amb es-
camarlans de la costa
(saffron and sweet-chilli rice with crayfish) earned Vilà his first Mich-
elin star. He presents a series of set menus from €68 to €130.
Casa CalvetCATALAN
