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chocolate factory in the backstreets has been given a hippy-chic makeover by a local cooper-
ative and serves up veggie pastas, turnovers, couscous, quiches and salads (dishes around
€8.50). Drinks are great too - dozens of teas, coffees, organic wines, juices and shakes - and
it's a cool break-from-the-shops spot.
Wed-Sat 1pm-midnight, Sun 1-5pm.
no fusion food and dodgy local art kept to a bare minimum - the recipe for success at this
ever-popular neighbourhood café-bar. There's a simple Mediterranean menu on offer, while
Sun brunch is the big weekend draw.
Daily 8.30am-11.30pm (Fri & Sat until 1am).
Pim Pam Burger
c/Sabateret 4, La Ribera 933 152 093,
pimpamburger.com
; Jaume
franks and sandwiches (€2.50-6). There are a few stools and tables if you'd rather not eat on
the hoof, while
PimPamPlats(
pimpamplats.com
)
, just around the corner on c/del Rec is
their outlet for budget-beating take-home meals.
Daily 1pm-12.30am (Pim Pam Plats opens
at 11am).
TAPAS BARS
great find for drinks and tapas, very close to the Palau de la Música Catalana. It's tiny (four
small wooden tables and a line of bar stools) but there's a friendly welcome, and the food is
good, especially the cured and smoked meats and sausages and regional cheeses (dishes up
to €10).
Daily 1pm-midnight.
CalPep
Pl.delesOlles8,LaRibera 933107961,
calpep.com
; Barceloneta;
map
.
There's no equal in town for fresh-off-the-boat and out-of-the-market tapas. You may have
to queue (there are no reservations), and prices are high for what's effectively a bar meal (up
to €50 a head) but it's definitely worth it for the likes of impeccably fried shrimp, grilled sea
bass, Catalan sausage and beans, and baby squid and chickpeas - the whole show overseen
byPephimselfbustlingupanddownthecounter.
Mon7.30-11.30pm,Tues-Fri1-3.45pm&
7.30-11.30pm, Sat 1-3.45pm; closed Easter week & last 3 weeks in Aug.
EuskalEtxea
Pl.deMontcada1-3,LaRibera 902520522,
euskaletxeataberna.com
;
-pint-sizedtapas,heldtogetherbyastick.Justpointtowhatyouwant(andkeepthesticksso
that the bill can be tallied at the end - most things are a couple of euros each). There's a pri-
cier restaurant out back with more good Basque specialities.
Bar open daily 10am-12.30am
(Fri & Sat until 1am), restaurant 1-4pm & 8pm-midnight.
LaMercatPrincesa
c/delsFlassaders21,LaRibera 932681518,
mercatprincesa.com
;
dumplings,grilledartisansausagesandartfullymounded
montaditos
)atcommunaltablesin-