Granja M Viader

El Raval


For over a century, people have been coming to this classically Catalan milk bar for hot chocolate ladled out with whipped cream (ask for a suís). The interior is delightfully old fashioned, with marble-top tables and floor tiling. It also sells cheeses, cakes and charcuterie. In 1931, the Viader clan invented Cacaolat, a bottled chocolate milk drink with iconic label design.


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