May 28, 2010

Prestigious Catalan restaurants serving up great tapas but renowned for their desserts.

Known for their dessert-making prowesse, these prestigious Catalan restaurants serve a wide range of tapas and bite-size sandwiches (flautas), as well as traditional salads, pastas and rices, fresh fish and meat entreés. Recommended are the “smashed” eggs, seafood paella, steamed rice with monkfish and green asparagus (Beethoven) and cod with tomato and cream (Gran Vía). They even offer gourmet hamburgers (Gran Vía and Beethoven). The interiors are classic yet fashionable. Or grab a seat on the outdoor terrace (available at all locations) and dine while you peoplewatch. Fixed-price weekday lunch menu available.

Farga Barcelona

630 Gran Via, Barcelona, Catalonia

93 342 44 32

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Mon–Fri 8pm–12am, Sat–Sun 9pm–12:30am (Additional locations on Diagonal, Beethoven and Rambla Catalunya)

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