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lastre a l'ast (chunk of rotisserie chicken thigh) or the lightly fried, tempura-style ve-
getables. Wash it all down with house red or Moritz beer.

CATA 1.81 €€
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Tapas

( 93 323 68 18; www.cata181.com ; Carrer de València 181; meals €50; dinner
Mon-Sat Sep-Jul; Passeig de Gràcia) Call ahead for the back room behind the kit-
chen. Surrounded by shelves of fine wines, you will be treated to a series of dainty
gourmet dishes, such as truita de patates i tòfona negre (thick potato tortilla with a
delicate trace of black truffle).

TAPAÇ 24 €€
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Tapas

( www.carlesabellan.com ; Carrer de la Diputació 269; meals €30-35; 9am-midnight
Mon-Sat; Passeig de Gràcia) The specials in chef Carles Abellan's basement
tapas temple include the bikini (a simple-sounding toasted ham and cheese sand-
wich - but the ham is cured and the truffle makes all the difference), a lovely, thick,
black arròs negre de sípia (squid ink black rice) and, for dessert, xocolata amb pa,
sal i oli (delicious balls of chocolate in olive oil with a touch of salt and wafer).

Drinking

Barri Gòtic

SOUL CLUB
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Dance Bar

( Carrer Nou de Sant Francesc 7; 10pm-2.30am Mon-Thu, 10pm-3am Fri & Sat,
8pm-2.30am Sun; Drassanes) Each night the DJs change the musical theme,
which ranges from deep funk to Latin grooves. The tiny front bar is for drinking and
chatting (get in early for a stool or the sole lounge).

MARULA CAFÈ
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Bar