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Price Categories
For a three-course
meal for one with half
a bottle of wine (or
equivalent meal), taxes
and extra charges.
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under €15
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Anchovy tapas, El Pescadors
Places to Eat
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El Bulli
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Restaurant Sangiovese
A once-in-a-lifetime experi-
ence. Extraordinary creations by
the three-Michelin-star chef Ferran
Adria such as wild mushrooms in
test tubes. Book months in ad-
vance (via their website).
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Cala
de Montjoi, Roses • 972 150 457 • Closed
Oct-Mar • www.elbulli.com • €€€€€
Exceptional Catalan cuisine
prepared with the freshest local
produce in a sleek, designer set-
ting. The best reason to visit
Mataró.
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C/Sant Josep 31, Mataró
• 937 41 02 67 • €€€€
&
Carme Ruscalleda
Sant Pau
Carme Ruscalleda is considered
to be one of the finest chefs in
Spain. For an unforgettable dining
experience, head to the pretty,
seaside village of Sant Pol de
Mar, where her restaurant offers
sublime Catalan cuisine.
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C/Nou
10, Sant Pol de Mar • 93 760 06 62
• Closed Sun, Mon, Thu lunch • €€€€€
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El Racó de Can Fabes
Celebrated chef Santi
Santamaria prepares sublime
traditional French-Catalan food at
this three-Michelin-star country-
house restaurant.
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Sant Joan 6,
Sant Celoni, Montseny • 93 867 28 51
• Closed Sun eve & Mon • €€€€€
£
La Torre del Remei
*
Els Pescadors
A
Modernista
palace provides
an elegant setting for wonderfully
presented Catalan food. The game
dishes are sublime.
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Camí Reial,
Bolvir, Cerdanya, 3 km SW of Puigcerdà
• 972 14 01 82 • DA • €€€€€
“The Fishermen , a traditional
Empordà
-style restaurant, offers
local specialities, including an array
of blue fish dishes.
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Port d'en
Perris 3, l'Escala • 972 77 07 28 • Closed
Sun eve (winter), Thu & Nov • €€€€€
$
El Mirador de les Caves
(
El Celler de Can Roca
This restaurant is set in a
castle overlooking Catalonia's wine
country. Traditional cuisine is com-
plemented by bottles of local wine
and
cava
.
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Els Casots, 4 km S of Sant
Sadurní d'Anoia • 93 899 31 78 • Closed
Sun eve & Mon eve • €€€€€
The Roca brothers provide
exciting, contemporary Catalan
cuisine that is complemented by
an exceptional wine list.
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C/Can
Sunyer 48, Girona • 972 22 21 57 • €€€€
)
Cal Ton
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Fonda Europa
A comfortable restaurant in
the heart of Catalonia's biggest
wine region, this serves fresh,
contemporary cuisine. The
menu
degustació
is recommended.
Excellent wine list.
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C/Casal 8, Vila-
franca del Penedès • 938 90 37 41 • €€€
Established over 150 years
ago, Fonda Europa was the first
in a line of successful Catalan
restaurants. Ample portions in-
clude pig's trotters.
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Anselm Clavé
1, Granollers • 93 870 0312 • DA • €€€
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