Cafés, tapas bars and restaurants - The Rough Guide to Barcelona - page 286

Eixample tapas bar, Tapas24 , where the food has something of the same panache. Tues-Sat
12.30-5pm & 8.30-11pm.
CuinesSantaCaterina Mercat Santa Caterina, Av. de Francesc Cambó 16, Sant Pere 932
689 918, www.cuinessantacaterina.com ; Jaume I; map . The handsome neighbourhood
market has a ravishing open-plan restaurant, with tables set under soaring wooden rafters.
Food in the restaurant touches all bases - pasta to sushi, Catalan rice to Thai chicken - with
most things costing €9-12. Or, you can just drink and munch superior tapas at the horseshoe
bar. Bar daily 9am-11.30pm (Thurs-Sat until 12.30am); restaurant 1-4pm & 8-11.30pm
(Thurs-Sat until 12.30am).
Ikibana Pg. de Picasso 32, La Ribera 932 956 732, www.ikibana.es ; Barceloneta;
map . Riding the fusion wave is this glam Japanese-Brazilian restaurant with a lounge-bar
setting. There's a great weekday lunch deal, in which a mix of zingy rice-and-seaweed-roll
combos and exotic tempura are presented as a series of dainty little dishes, while the full
menu also runs to ceviche and Kobe beef burgers (dishes €6-13, tasting menu €33). Daily
1.30-4pm & 8.30pm-2.30am.
Kiosko Burger Av. del Marquès de l'Argentera 1, La Ribera 933 107 313, kioskobur-
ger.com ; Barceloneta; map . Aussie chef Brad Ainsworth has ditched his Asian noodle bar
Wushu , formerly on this site, in favour of running Barcelona's best gourmet burger outlet.
Great-tasting artisan bread rolls and home-made sauces set the tone, while a dozen superb
burgers (€5-9) come any way you like, from Catalan (with a roast garlic alioli) to Japanese
(teriyaki sauce). Daily 1pm-1am.
Salero c/del Rec 60, La Ribera 933 198 022, restaurantesalero.com ; Barceloneta;
map . A crisp, modern space fashioned from a former salt-cod warehouse - if white is your
colour, you'll enjoy the experience. The food's Mediterranean-Asian, with things like veggie
tempuraora meegoreng (friednoodle)oftheday,andmostdishescosting€12-18. Mon-Sat
1.30-4pm & 8.30pm-midnight, Sun 8.30pm-midnight.
Senyor Parellada c/de l'Argenteria 37, La Ribera 933 105 094, senyorparel-
lada.com ; Jaume I; map . An utterly gorgeous renovation of an eighteenth-century building
isthemellowbackdropforgenuinehome-styleCatalancuisine-octopusbraisedwithpotato
hash, sautéed vegetables and pork belly, duck with figs, garlicky roasted lamb. Most dishes
cost between €8 and €15, while more than a dozen puds await those who struggle through.
Daily 1-3.45pm & 8.30-11.30pm.
Set Portes Pg. d'Isabel II 14, La Ribera 933 192 950, www.7portes.com ; Bar-
celoneta; map . A wood-panelled classic with the names of its famous clientele much to the
fore - they've all eaten here, from Errol Flynn to Yoko Ono. The decor in the “Seven Doors”
has barely changed in almost two hundred years and, while very elegant, it's not exclusive -
you should book ahead, though, as the queues can be horrendous. The renowned rice dishes