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restaurant”, they proclaim, but who are they kidding? The menu is eclectic - Thai seafood
soup to ribs with barbecue sauce - but with the market on the doorstep it's all good stuff.
Around €25.
Mon-Sat 6pm-1am.
Biblioteca
c/de la Junta del Comerç 28 934 126 221,
bibliotecarestaurant.com
;
cuisine”. It's a stylish operation, with an open kitchen turning out fish dishes that might be
cooked Japanese- or Basque-style, whole roasted duck, or lamb steak with sautéed onions
(mains €15-24). Clued-up English-speaking staff make it a hassle-free dining experience.
Mon 7pm-midnight, Tues-Sat 1-4.30pm & 7.30pm-midnight.
Biocenter
c/de Pintor Fortuny 25 933 014 583,
restaurantebiocenter.es
;
Liceu;
map
.
One of the longest-running veggie places in town, with a restaurant-bar across the road from
the original health-food store. The fixed-price lunch menu (€10.20, weekends €12.35) starts
with soup and a trawl through the salad bar for a first course, followed by a daily changing
choice of mains. For dinner, they dim the lights, add candles and sounds and turn out a few
more exotic dishes, from
seitan
in a white wine sauce to cheese and mushroom
mezzelune
(mains around €12).
Mon-Sat 1-11pm, Sun 1-4pm.
Cera 23
c/de la Cera 23 934 420 808,
cera23.com
; Sant Antoni;
map
.
It's always
5 o'clock somewhere, so go ahead and start your meal at this charming Galicia-meets-the-
Mediterranean bistro with an effervescent blackberry mojito, and then tuck into market-fresh
disheslikegrilledduckwithapples,ablackrice-and-seafood“volcano”oralmond-flavoured
beetroot gnocchi in balsamic cream (mains €12-18).
Tues-Sat 1-4pm & 7-11pm, Sun &
Mon 7-11pm.
at cramped tables in a jovial brick-walled dining room. Locals breakfast on a sandwich and a
glass of wine, the hearty lunchtime
menúdeldia
is hard to beat for price (€10.85) or you can
just have tapas, sandwiches and drinks at the bar.
Meals Mon-Sat 1-4pm, bar open Mon-Sat
7.30am-11pm; closed Aug.
Mesón David
c/de les Carretes 63 934 415 934,
mesondavid.com
;
Paral.lel;
map
.
This down-to-earth Galician bar-restaurant is a firm favourite with neighbourhood families
who bring their kids before they can even walk. The weekday
menú
is a steal - maybe lentil
brothfollowedbygrilledtroutandhomemade
flan
-whiletraditionalGaliciandisheslikeoc-
topus or the
combinadoGallego
(“ham, salami, ear”) go down well with the regulars. Lunch
is around €12, otherwise most dishes €5-16, and there's a good-natured bang on the clog-
gong for anyone who leaves a tip.
Daily noon-4pm & 8pm-midnight.
spoon” has been here forever and, while it's not to everyone's taste, if you're in the mood for
spit-roast chicken and a glass of rot-gut wine, served in double-quick time, this is the place.
