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Exotic foods finding favour

New Japanese restaurants can be found all around the city, but the choice doesn't stop with Japanese. In Calle Comerc (Born) you can find the recently opened Wok Club, taking over the premises of the Idea Cafe, and the Thai Cafe has also appeared on the other side of the street heading towards the Estació de Franca.
Last year we enjoyed several meals at the Udon Cafe in Calle Princesa, and the Wok theme can also be found in other parts of the city. Asian food used to be limited to Indian, Chinese and Japanese, but as the city's population becomes more cosmopolitan, the demand for exotic food is on the rise and the mix of nationalities in the recent wave of immigration should see more variety.
We're waiting for the Santa Caterina market to open (I'm sure it was originally scheduled to be opened back in 2001 or 2002 .... but its finally beginning to look like the real thing). There's going to be a supermarket specialising in international foodstuffs, but there's already a good variety available in some of the food stores in the old city.

As for Catalan, Spanish and European food - don't worry. There's still a great choice, from the famed up and coming chefs from the Ferran Adria school of creative cuisine to more traditional fare.

And new bars emerge in the likeliest and the unlikeliest of places.

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posted by Vince @ 11:10 AM