Palosanto

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With seating for a maximum of 20 diners, it can be hard to get a table at Palosanto – it doesn’t help that they only have a couple of tables for more than two. What must be the world’s smallest kitchen turns out some pretty decent burgers, along with some more traditional tapas fare, alongside a few more unusual dishes such as the rather nice artichoke salad with tuna.

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Rambla del Raval, 26

 

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Federal Café

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An Australian-themed hipster café in Parliament street, that’s not too hampered by its coolness.

Good for coffees, cakes, sandwiches, brunch (have yet to do that, but the plates look pretty darned good), and lunch. I’d say it’s a lunch spot, but the smallish rooftop terrace may well make it a winner on a warm evening as well.

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The burgers are excellent, and while a kangaroo burger sounds completely out of place here, it is one of the best burgers I’ve had in Barcelona.

Apparently there are queues on the weekends. There’s another outlet in the Gothic quarter.

Carrer del Parlament, 39

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Caravelle

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Achingly hipster brunch/lunch joint. Waiters with beards and tattoos, naturally (okay – the males sport the former, while the females are adorned with the latter). It’s so hipster they have their own-label craft beer, their own smoked and cured pork products, and house-made pickles too. That means the burgers are pretty fabulous (though it’s a double cheeseburger, so go hungry).

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The quinoa croquettas are pretty good too. Plenty of eggy options for those slow-start days.

In the evenings it’s a taqueria, and the quality of the food equals what you get in the daylight hours – winner!

Carrer Pintor Fortuny, 31

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