Rick Steves guide book is wrong, the food here is average at best.
For our first Catalan food, it was a disappointment.
We ordered Pan Tomate, Crqueta Jamon, Chiporones, Nestea, Canelones Bogavante & Huevos Fritos. Maybe the restaurant had a new owner or cook, whatever the case is the foods here was over-priced, greasy and not much flavor.
I also left Barcelona its food is so tasty and so many dishes were made in I love this dishes it is real very very very tasty don't take this joke okay it is really it is really really really show the sea so so so so so so so so so very very very very very very very very very very tasty tasty dishes really really very tasty and very helpful for us and the dishes was very energy
This is a great resto hidden at the back of the market. It has two levels, medium atmosphere. Service is great, and the food is traditional Catalan. The prices are quite good, and I fed two kids, four adults, with Sangria aplenty for 80 Euros. Also useful for some, they serve dinner earlier than most local restaurants. We ate there at 7PM....although somewhat lonely! It was filling up as we left.
One treat I like from the region is the "Pa amb tomaquet" toast with garlic, tomato, and olive oil. It's an appetizer you flavor yourself at the table by smearing the garlic on toast, then smashing the tomato, then drizzling on the oil.
