FRAGMENTS CAFé

Irony probably wasn’t on the owners’ minds when they named this perfect-for-a-date local favourite in the quiet, bourgeois neighbourhood of Les Corts, but ‘fragments’ are exactly what you’ll get here.

However, you’ll pay appropriate prices for the very tasty but tiny dishes at this Frenchified bistro haunt, meaning you can load up and try lots of different things on the menu without breaking the bank. Tuck into stuffed peppers, patatas bravas, revueltos (scrambled eggs), smoked salmon and cheesy bites drizzled with balsamic dressing.

The restaurant itself is also split into distinct spaces, so you can take your pick between the romantic back garden, the atmospheric dining room proper and the front terrace with views on the local church. Drink your vermut slowly and sedately into the evening, when the area’s elder residents wend their way home and give this charming square an old school air.