food & drink

Don’t be deceived by the name, the chefs behind Poble Sec bar/restaurant Mano Rota have complete control of their extremities and grasp of their art. Having met at the prestigious Hofmann cooking school and then passed through the kitchens of some of Spain’s and one of Peru’s best restaurants, Bernat Bermudo and Oswaldo Brito now bring all they have learned together for the enjoyment of Barcelona’s gourmands.

At the bar, leave it to them to excite your palate with their selections from one of two tasting menus. If you prefer to keep the decisions in your own hands then take a table and order from the menu – delights such as smoked sardine and roast tomato salad, croquettes of yucca and Italian Scamorza cheese with citrus mayonnaise, beef cheeks with apple and fennel or a more traditional plate of Spanish ham, red prawns on the grill or high-quality classic aperitivos.