With indoor seating for a maximum of 20 diners, it can be hard to get a table at Palosanto – it doesn’t help that it only offers 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.
Rambla del Raval, 26
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The first restaurant in the area by the people behind Arume, Cera 23 is a slightly less popular destination, with a more straightforward menu. Solid work from the kitchen and efficient wait staff. Go hungry though – the serves are big.
Book ahead.
Carrer de la Cera, 23
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A bit of a favourite this one, and not just because it is close to home. Almost every dish on the menu delivers on its promise, and most are fairly imaginative too, without going over the top.
The service is spot-on, and the pricing is too low for what they deliver. No wonder it is always full from ‘tourist hour’ at 7pm until late. (That, and the fact that TripAdvisor rates it the best paella in town. The paella is fine, but there are others that are better – TripAdvisor is hardly a reliable arbiter.) Book ahead.
Calle Botella, 11-13
Tel: 933 154 872
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