A Tu Bola

El Raval


A snug brick-walled space with just a few benches overlooking an open kitchen, ATB delivers punchy street-food flair with its seasonal, local-produce menu of falafel-like bites. Enormous portions of sweet-potato, lentil or Caribbean-style chicken 'balls' arrive with zesty cabbage salad, grilled pineapple or thick hummus. The €9.50 dish-with-bread-and-drink deal is great value.


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