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for €5 or so you can get a couple of drinks and a dish of the speciality anchovies, either mar-
inaded or deep-fried like whitebait.
Daily 10am-3pm & 6-11pm.
Ginger
c/Palma Sant Just 1 933 105 309,
ginger.cat
; Jaume I;
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Wine, cocktails
and creative tapas in a slickly updated 1970s-style setting. It's a world away from
patatas
bravas
and battered squid - think apple tartlet with foie gras, tuna tartare and pork ribs with
gingermarinadeforaround€7-12apop.
Tues-Sat7.30pm-3am,kitchenopenuntil12.30am;
closed 1 week in Aug.
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looking for tapas with an exotic spin. There are impeccably executed classics like the duck
timbale or buttery patatas bravas, but the stars of the show, such as the tender Iberian pork
tataki and mussels steamed with heady red curry and basil, take their cues from further afield
(€5-12).
Daily 7pm-midnight.
Taller de Tapas
Pl. de Sant Josep Oriol 9 933 018 020,
tallerdetapas.com
; Liceu;
and pretty location by the church of Santa Maria del Pi. The open kitchen turns out reliable
market-fresh tapas, with fish a speciality at dinner, from grilled langoustine to seared tuna
(most tapas €4-12). There are several other branches around town, though this was the first
and has the nicest location.
Daily noon-midnight (Fri & Sat until 1am).
La Viñatería del Call
c/de Sant Domènec del Call 9 933 026 092,
lavinateriadel-
menu of cheese and ham platters, smoked fish, fried peppers and much more - but it's also a
great late-night bar, with a serious wine list and jazz and flamenco sounds as a backdrop. If
you want to eat, especially at weekends, it's best to reserve a table.
Mon-Sun 7.30pm-1am.
