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Frommer's Recommended

Founded in 1786 as a pastelería (pastry shop) in the Barri Gòtic, Barcelona's oldest restaurant retains many original architectural features. All three dining rooms are decorated with tile dadoes and wrought-iron chandeliers. The well-prepared food features authentic dishes of northeastern Spain, including sole Roman style, zarzuela a la marinera (shellfish medley), cannelloni, and paella and special game dishes, including perdiz (partridge). The service is old-fashioned, and sometimes it's filled more with tourists than with locals, but it retains enough authentic touches to make it feel like the real McCoy. Signed photographs of celebrities, flamenco artists, and bullfighters who have visited decorate the walls.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Barcelona, 2nd Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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