If there were such a thing as haute chocolat, this establishment would be the Christian Dior. Using only the finest cacao available, a mind-boggling selection of sweetmeats is categorized into "collections": "flowers and herbs," "liquors and digestives," "gastronomic innovations," and "spices of the Americas" to name just a few. The sleek packaging turns them into true objects of desire, and there is a bar/cafe where you can enjoy a cup of creamy hot chocolate, pastries, and high-cholesterol sandwiches, all made of the highest quality ingredients at prices not dissimilar to those found in more pedestrian places.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Barcelona, 3rd Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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