Granja La Pallaresa

La Rambla & Barri Gòtic


An old-school cafe filled with both locals and visitors, La Pallaresa specialises in crispy xurros for dipping in thick hot chocolate and whipped cream, and dates back to the 1940s. It also does impossible-to-resist pastries and ensaïmades (sweet pastry swirls dusted with icing sugar) from Mallorca.


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