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This was a tricky choice as there are hundreds of restaurants where you can dine al-fresco, so we make no apologies for choosing three very different restaurants in three areas of the city:
Les Quinze Nits - an old town institution. Great value bistro style eating in the fabulous Placa Reial.
Bestial - wonderful food, in a superb beachside setting.
Tapa Tapa - Tapas for beginners in this traditional Eixample tapas bar. |
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Les
Quinze Nits
Plaça
Reial, 6
Open: Every day: 1pm - 3.45pm and 8.30pm - 11.30pm
Tel: 93-317 30 75
www.lesquinzenits.com
Price
guide: €
A Barcelona institution, Les Quinz Nits is the
jewel in the crown of a huge group of restaurants
across Barcelona that offer decent food, in fab
settings for unbelievably low prices.
Watch out - the fantastic location in Placa Reial
makes this one very popular and, like the others
in the chain, you can't book. So if you
go at a popular time (especially weekend nights)
the queue can be horrific. If you can stave off
the hunger until after 2.30pm, we'd recommend going
there for a late lunch, when you can usually get
a nice table in the sun pretty quickly.
If you can't stand the queue, try one of the others
in the same chain - La Rita, La Fonda (just around
the corner), Market et al - cards are all available
in the foyer.
Try the Black Rice (Arroz Negro) made with squid
ink and a some of the house red - not a vintage,
but for Eu 4.50 a litre a very drinkable bargain! |
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Bestial
Carrer de Ramon Trias Fargas 2-4
Tel: 93-224 04 07
Open: Mon - Fri: 1pm-3.45pm and 8pm - 11.30pm (12.30am Fri); Sat: 1pm - 4.30pm and 8pm to 12.30am; Sun: 1pm - 4.30pm and 8pm - 11.30pm
www.bestialdeltragaluz.com
Price guide: €€€
The fabulous beachside terrace along with the Italian fusion food really sets Bestial apart from others in this area.
This isn't going to be the cheapest meal you have in Barcelona, but for us it is worth the extra for the relaxed, stylish atmosphere, great service and excellent food. The lunchtime menu del dia, taken under a cooling umbrella on the terrace, of course, is one of the best value delights of Barcelona.
At night the bar is open for drinks if you prefer to just soak up the atmosphere without splashing out on the food. Reservations are recommended for busy lunchtimes and evenings. |
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Tapa Tapa
Passeig de Gracia, 44 (at Consell de Cent)
Tel: 93-488 33 69
Open: Mon - Fri 7.45am - 1.30am (Fri 2am); Sat 8.45am - 2am; Sun 10.45am - 1am
www.angrup.com
Price guide: €€
Tapa Tapa is one of the oldest restaurants on Passeig de Gracia, although you wouldn't know it from the modern exterior.
No prizes for guessing what they serve here. This is
tapas for the beginner and the tourist, but don't let
that put you off - its actually pretty good quality.
The menu is on your placemat and includes helpful, if
difficult to make out pictures of each dish, so if your
Catalan isn't quite up to scratch you can just choose
and point.
Grab a table in the cavernous interior, people watch at a table on Passeig de Gracia or, to kid yourself that you're in a real tapas bar, sit at the bar where you can point at and choose the actual food and the specials. |
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