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<\/p>\nThe Ramblas is a symbol of Barcelona. With flower stalls, portrait artists, living statues and the Christopher Columbus, it attracts an impressive number of visitors.<\/p>\n
For this reason, poor restaurants or tourist-trap cafés also flourish along the Avenue…<\/p>\n
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\nThis unusual bar is a great place for a quick and tasty meal. Its sandwiches are among the most popular in Barcelona<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n \nYou can order your sandwich from the bar that gives directly onto the street and eat it on the terrace or else enjoy it in the quiet room just next door. \nThe Cañete is divided into two parts: Cañete Barra and Cañete Mantel.<\/p>\n At Cañete Barra, most of the seating is at the bar and you can watch the kitchen staff with their superb chef’s hats, who look like they have just walked out of the cartoon Ratatouille, as well as the quick white-clad servers: it’s quite a spectacle!\n<\/p>\n \nWe have gone ahead and tested for you (yes, it’s a tough job), the weekday set lunch menu for around 16 euros. The price is a little higher than your average midday set menu, but this is really due to the quality and freshness of the ingredients. The portions are not huge but the dishes are very tasty.<\/p>\n Pear and cheese salad or seafood pasta, duck breast in pepper confit with spiced bread, or the fish of the day, seasonal fruits or home made crème catalane (photo below) were all on the menu we tried.<\/p>\n It is not possible to book a table if there are just two of you, but don’t try to sit at the bar if you are three. There is a long wooden table for groups of 14 and two small tables at the entrance that can be reserved for groups of three or four. You should book ahead if you can, as the bar is very popular.<\/p>\n Where?<\/strong> Carrer de la Unió, 17 Metro Liceu (L3)<\/p>\n When? <\/strong>Every day of the year from 1pm to midnight (closed on Sundays)<\/p>\n How much?<\/strong> Set lunch menu Monday to Friday: under 18 euros,<\/p>\n Telephone:<\/strong> +34 93 2 703 458. Reservation possible for 3 or more people\n<\/p>\n \nVictoria is a local restaurant 5 minutes walk from the Ramblas. It is unpretentious and has a nice terrace that fills up quickly. To get a table there, be sure to arrive around 1pm, when it opens. Inside it’s a pleasure to watch the regulars and the staff chatting and laughing together.\n<\/p>\n \nVictoria offers a daily set menu with generous portions for around 10 euros, with a huge choice of starters and main courses.<\/p>\n You can choose from rice dishes (like paella), pasta, gazpacho, or salads as a starter, and from various meat or fish options as a main. For dessert we advise you to go for the crème catalane. Bread and a drink are included in the price.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Where?<\/strong> Carrer dels Angels, 8 (Raval) Metro Liceu (L3)\n
\nHow much?<\/strong> Between 3.50 and 10 euros
\nWhen?<\/strong> Monday to Saturday from 8:30am to 1am
\nWhere?<\/strong> Junta de Comerç 2, Raval, metro Liceu (L3)\n<\/p>\nCañete Barra: the classiest<\/h2>\n
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The lunch menu<\/h3>\n
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Victoria: the most satisfying<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe place<\/h3>\n
Lunch menu<\/h3>\n
\nWhen? <\/strong>Every day from 10am to 11pm and until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays
\nHow much?<\/strong> Around 10 euros for the set lunch menu\n<\/p>\nEl cafetí: the most retro<\/h2>\n
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