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Three-star elBulli alumni at the creative peak of Spanish gastronomy
Cerdà's elegant grid lined with Modernisme landmarks and a steady residential rhythm.
Ildefons Cerdà's nineteenth-century grid gives Eixample its unmistakable rhythm: wide avenues, chamfered corners and long blocks that make the district feel airy and orderly. This is where Modernisme reaches full pitch, from Gaudí's Casa Batlló and La Pedrera along Passeig de Gràcia to the Sagrada Família a few blocks east. Beyond the famous façades it is a working residential quarter, with everyday markets, neighbourhood cafés and the lively bar scene of the so-called Gaixample. The scale is grander than the old town, but the pleasures are still found at street level.
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Three-star elBulli alumni at the creative peak of Spanish gastronomy
Martin Berasategui's three-star Basque temple inside the Monument Hotel
Two-star cooking served at a counter, not a white-tablecloth room
Two-star modern Catalan from Canadian-Catalan chef Jordi Artal
Where Barcelona's top chefs eat on their night off
Dani Lechuga's meat-obsessed counter bistro
Miquel Pardo's fun, value-driven modern-Catalan rice and tapas
The benchmark all-day tapas bar of the Eixample
Albert Adria's 25-course labyrinth, the El Bulli idea reborn
The Istanbul Anatolian grill, transplanted to the Eixample
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