Barcelona Restaurant Notes

Cafe Viena: it's a damn good sandwich, but it's not the best I've ever had.

Taverna Basca Irati: Suggestion from friends, Lonely Planet, and the Michelin. We referred to this as the "toothpick place" and went back several times. Good tapas, good atmosphere, nice place.

Nou Candanchu: this was a suggestion from the Lonely Planet. We had a very pleasant (and cheap) lunch sitting outside on a nice square.

Txapela: Suggestion from multiple guidebooks. The atmosphere is incredibly hectic, but the tapas is good. We went back a second time.

Suquet de l'Amirall: suggestion from multiple guidebooks. We had a *very* nice mixed seafood dinner (the "menu pica-pica marinero"). About the only thing I would change is to include more fish in the menu.

Meson Cinco Jotas: We somehow had the impression that this was going to be a tapas place and it ended up being more of a white-tablecloth restaurant. It was pretty overpriced and with the exception of the ham, which was sublime, the couple of things we tried were not particularly interesting.

Restaurante Petra: We picked this based on a gut feeling and were not disappointed. The food was very good and the atmosphere was nice.