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LIL
CAFÉ-LIBRERÍA / BAR |
C/ Pou de la Cadena 8
Metro: Jaume I |
| Located near the Museu Picasso, just off Calle Princesa, at the corner of c/ Barra de Ferro, this unique café-restaurant is nestled in an old building in the web of small streets in the barrio known as El Born. They serve excellent coffees, incredible chocolate truffles, and a range of sandwiches, baguettes and salads, all of quality to the tastebuds of the regular clientele. Mix of locals and visitors, a cosmopolitan traffic due to location.
Peruse a wide variety of literary works and art books, from the most accessible and enjoyable collections by Spanish publishers. Buy what you like at the bar; also look for Casavaria's titles, now available at Lil.
On Wednesday evenings, starting at 8:30pm, they also show short films, adding to the mix of atmosphere and culture that makes this place different.
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The Neighborhood:
Some will say it's the stroll that best presents the Barri Gòtic, and so the Ribera and Born neighborhoods, to the visitor. Walk along cozy passageways, traced by centuries of footsteps and daily happenings, stop for tapas, una copa, un café or a North African dish, at one of the terrazas that burst into the street. Some will go there for champagne, for long afternoon talks, or to get a glimpse of the past.
El Born and the Barri Gòtic encapsulate what was once the thriving city itself, the enclosed, crowded marketplace, bustling with Mediterranean wares and inland foodstuffs, wary of outsiders but cosmopolitan even in feudal times, to the extent that is was useful, of course. While various barrios seem to overlap in this district, there is a wealth of textured and unexpected scenery to experience, ranging from the ancient to the medieval, even to the modernist flare of Picasso, right at the heart of it all, on the Carrer Montcada. [Keep reading ...] |
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