Cafés, tapas bars and restaurants - The Rough Guide to Barcelona - page 299

There's always something appealing on the menu for veggies too. It's a cornerstone of the
neighbourhood, with a friendly - even romantic - atmosphere, but there are only nine tables,
so go early or reserve. Mon-Fri 1.30-4pm & 9pm-midnight (Fri until 1am), Sat 9pm-1am;
closed 2 weeks in Aug/Sept.
Taverna El Glop c/de Sant Lluís 24 932 137 058, tavernaelglop.com ; Joanic; map .
The rusticity (stone-flagged floors, beams, baskets of garlic) here stops just the right side of
parodyandthelunch menú isoneofthecity'sbestdeals;otherwiseexpecttospend€20-25a
headforgrillsandothertavernspecials,preparedontheopenkitchenranges.Attheweekend
you may have to wait for a table. There are other branches downtown in the Eixample but
this is the original and the best. Daily 1-4pm & 8pm-1am.
TOP 5 DATE NIGHTS
Café de l'Acadèmia
Casa Calvet
El Salón
La Singular
Senyor Parellada
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LES CORTS, PEDRALBES AND SARRIÀ-SANT GERVASI
TAPAS BARS
BarTomás c/Major de Sarrià 49, Sarrià 932 031 077; FGC Sarrià; map . The best pata-
tas bravas in the city? Everyone points you here, to this utterly unassuming, white-formica-
tablebarinthe'burbs(12minbytrainfromPl.CatalunyaFGCstation)foratasteoftheirun-
rivalled spicy fried potatoes with garlic mayo and salsapicante . Daily noon-4pm & 6-8pm;
closed Aug.
RESTAURANTS
CanPunyetes c/de Marià Cubì 189, Sant Gervasi 932 009 159, canpunyetes.com ; FGC
Muntaner; map . Traditional grillhouse-tavern - well, since 1981 anyway - that offers slick
citydinersatasteofoldertimes.Therearesimplesaladsandtapas,andopengrillsturningout
sausage, lamb chops, chicken and pork, accompanied by grilled country bread, white beans
and char-grilled potato halves. Prices are very reasonable (almost everything under €10) and
locals love it. Daily noon-3.45pm & 8pm-midnight.
CasaFernandez c/de Santaló 46, Sant Gervasi 932 019 308, www.casafernandez.com ;
FGC Muntaner; map . The long kitchen hours are a boon for the bar-crawlers in this neck of
the woods. It's a contemporary place featuring market cuisine, though they are specialists in
- of all things - fried eggs, either served straight with chips or with Catalan sausage, fried