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broth - all of which are served by jocular staff in a bright, rustic dining room.
Tues-Thurs
1-4pm & 8-11pm, Fri & Sat 1-4pm & 8pm-midnight, Sun 1-4pm.
BunBoViêtnam
c/delsSagristans3 933011378,
bunbovietnam.com
; JaumeI;
map
.
Set on a light street corner with a spacious terrace and big windows, there's a fresh and fun
vibe at the Gòtico
Bun Bo
(there is another location in the Raval), from the frilly lanterns to
the centre-stage cyclo-trike. The Vietnamese food might be a bit toned down for locals, but
rice-paper rolls, pho soups, steamed fish and clay-pot pork are all realistically priced (mains
€8-11); there's a good-value weekday lunch (€10) and the kitchen stays open day and night.
Daily 1pm-midnight (Fri & Sat until 1am).
a lazy lunch, with creative Catalan cooking served in a romantic stone-flagged restaurant or
outsideinthemedievalsquare,litbycandlesatnight.Expectsucculentmeatgrills,freshfish,
rice dishes and a taste of local favourites like
bacallà
(salt cod), wild mushrooms or grilled
veg. Prices are pretty reasonable (mains €11-18) and it's always busy, so dinner reservations
are essential. A no-choice
menú del dia
is a bargain for the quality (and it's even cheaper
eaten at the bar).
Mon-Fri 1.30-4pm & 8.30-11.30pm; closed 2 weeks in Aug.
Can Culleretes
c/d'en Quintana 5 933 173 022,
culleretes.com
;
Liceu;
map
.
Sup-
posedly Barcelona's oldest restaurant (founded in 1786), serving straight-up Catalan food
(
botifarra
sausage and beans, salt cod, spinach and pine nuts, wild boar stew) in cosy, tra-
ditional surroundings. Local families come in droves, especially for celebrations or for Sun
lunch, and there are good-value set meals available at both lunch and dinner (around €30,
otherwise mains €7-15).
Tues-Sat 1.30-4pm & 9-11pm, Sun 1.30-4pm; closed 4 weeks in
July/Aug.
Los Caracoles
c/dels Escudellers 14 933 012 041,
loscaracoles.es
;
Drassanes;
map
.
A cavernous Barcelona landmark with spit-roast chickens turning on grills outside, dining
rooms on various floors adorned with chandeliers and oil paintings, and an open kitchen
straight out of Mervyn Peake's
Gormenghast
. The restaurant name means “snails”, a house
speciality,andthegrilledchicken'sasgoodasitlooks.However,pricesarebeginningtolook
exploitative (€18.15 for half a chicken and chips), service can be chaotic, to say the least,
and the best that can be said about the whole affair sometimes is that it's been an experience.
Daily 1pm-midnight.
KoyShunka
c/d'enCopons7 934127939,
koyshunka.com
;
JaumeI;
map
.
Thecity's
hottest Japanese chef, Hideki Matsuhisa, has branched out from his
Shunka
original with this
sister restaurant nearby that's rather more hip, where peerless sushi and dishes like grilled
Wagyu beef and roast black cod await. With pricey rice rolls, mains around €20 and tast-
ing menus that range from €75 to 110, it's a more rarefied experience all round, but local
