Barcelona Restaurant Recomendations...

I heartily recommend an eatery near the bottom of Las Ramblas, just off the Passeig De Colom - "El Paraguayo".

Very small, just off the beaten track and a genuine hidden gem. Naturally being South American, steaks are their speciality. Go for the large slab of meat which is literally cooked on a griddle on your table - You and your partner simply slice off meat as it cooks to your liking. It was something like 23 euros and easily enough to fill 2-3 people. Also, if you select a steak just for yourself, go for a cooking style above what you may be used to. For example, if you like it rare, select medium; basically with the steaks being so huge, even the well done steaks have quite a bit of pink in the middle!

Barcelona is a city where it's so easy to be ripped off for substandard food near a main tourist hotspot, but this is quite different and brilliant value for money.

Here's a link to where it is.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&q=el+paraguayo+restaurant+barcelona&ie=UTF8&ll=41.377521,2.178667&spn=0.00287,0.004823&t=h&z=18&iwloc=A

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