It's easy to be won over by this good-natured Galician place, set within the stone walls of a century-old building, furnished with eccentric touches like old alarm clocks and soundtracked by '80s bangers. Diners devour tastily modernised mains such as sea bass en papillote, Galician-style octopus and confit pork shoulder, with stellar cocktails including blackberry mojitos.
Cera 23
El Raval
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