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soup, tuna sashimi on pizza). Prices are high
(around €70–80 a head), although you can
have a cheaper, less formal meal at Abellan’s
Eixample tapas bar,
TapaÇ24
, where the
food has something of the same panache.
Tues–Sat 1.30–3.30pm & 8.30pm–12.30am;
closed two weeks in Aug.
La Ribera
For locations, see map, p.78.
Inexpensive
Bar Salvador
c/dels Canvis Nous 8
T
933
101 041;
M
Jaume I/Barceloneta.
Almost
everything in this simple workers’ café costs
between €4 and €7 which is why tables are
packed at lunch, but you shouldn’t have to
wait in line long. Fillets of fish in egg batter,
grilled steak with potato wedges, chickpeas
with sausage, or garlic chicken are
examples from a changing menu of six or
seven starters and mains plus a few classic
puds. Lunch starts at 1.30pm – before that,
it’s filled crusty sandwiches for Catalan
breakfast. Mon–Fri 9am–5pm.
Casa Delfin
Pg. del Born 36
T
933 195 088;
M
Jaume I/Barceloneta.
On the Born’s main
drag, and rather out of place among the
boutiques and delis, this old-school paper-
tablecloth bar-restaurant packs in the locals
for a cheap-and-cheerful
menú del dia
.
Choose from up to ten fish and meat
choices, from grills to stews, topped off by
home-made desserts or fruit. Add a coffee
and the whole blowout shouldn’t top €12 per
person. Mon–Sat 8am–5pm; closed Aug.
Moderate
Al Passatore
Pl. del Palau 8
T
933 197 851;
M
Barceloneta.
The pizzas are immense, and
definitely the main event as other dishes can
be disappointing. In good weather you’ll
need to get your name on the list if you
want an outdoor table – but the fast
turnover means there’s usually space here,
or in the bigger branch across the square
(enter at Pl. de les Olles), or at one of the
other city locations (including Port Olímpic).
Mon–Thurs 1pm–12.30am, Fri–Sun
1pm–1am.
Mar de la Ribera
c/Sombrerers 7
T
933 151
336;
M
Jaume I.
A cosy little place around
the back of Santa Maria del Mar serving
simple Galician-style seafood at decent
prices (dishes €6–12). Try any of the steaks
and fillets – hake, salmon, tuna, sole,
calamari – dressed with oil, garlic and
chopped parsley, accompanied by tasty
platters of grilled vegetables. Mixed fried fish
and paella are also highly recommended.
Mon 8–11.30pm, Tues–Sat 1–4pm &
8–11.30pm.
Salero
c/Rec 60
T
933 198 022;
M
Barceloneta.
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, such as an aubergine,
coconut and pumpkin curry or a
mee goreng
(fried noodle) of the day, with most dishes
costing €10–17. Mon–Wed 1.30–4pm &
8.30pm–midnight, Thurs–Sun 1.30–4pm &
8.30pm–1am; closed 2 weeks in Aug.
Senyor Parellada
c/Argenteria 37
T
933
105 094;
M
Jaume I.
An utterly
gorgeous renovation of an eighteenth-
century building has kept the arcaded
interior and splashed the walls yellow. Food
is Catalan through and through – cuttlefish
and cod, home-style cabbage rolls, duck
with figs, a
papillote
of beans with herbs –
served from a long menu that doesn’t
bother dividing starters from mains. Most
dishes cost between €8 and €15, while
more than a dozen puds await those who
struggle through. Daily 1–4pm &
8.30pm–midnight.
Wushu
Avgda. del Marquès de
l’Argentera 1
T
933 107 313,
W
www
.wushu-restaurant.com;
M
Barceloneta.
If
you’re only going to eat one non-Catalan
meal in Barcelona, this is where you should
come – Aussie-chef Bradley’s cool Asian
wok bar, turning out super-authentic
pad
Thais
, Malaysian
laksas
, Vietnamese rice
paper rolls, red and green curries, Chinese
lo mein
noodles and the like. You can eat
really well for around €25 or so, and the
kitchen is always open during the adver-
tised hours so it’s one place in Barcelona
where you don’t have to wait until 10pm
for your dinner. Tues–Sat 1pm–midnight,
Sun 1–4pm.
Expensive
Set Portes
Pg. d’Isabel II 14
T
933 192 950 or
933 193 033,
W
www.grup7portes.com;
M
Barceloneta.
A wood-panelled classic with
the names of its famous clientele much to
the fore – they’ve all eaten here, Errol Flynn
to Yoko Ono. The decor in the “Seven
Doors” has barely changed in almost 200
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