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Caelum
From all corners of the country arrive the carefully prepared sweets and other goods that have been the pride of Spanish convents through the centuries. Tempting and traditional items such as sticky marzipan (made in closed-order convents) and olive oil with thyme find their way into this specialist store. Head downstairs to the cavernous café area, once a medieval Jewish bathhouse. You can also take a seat at a huddle of tables upstairs.
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Casa Gispert
Nuts and coffee are roasted in an antique 19th-century wood-fired oven at this wonderfully aromatic wholesaler. Hazelnuts and almonds are the specialities, complemented by piles of dried fruit and a host of artisanal products, such as mustards and preserves.
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El Magnífico
Take a veritable tour of world coffee with the friendly Sans family. They had so much fun with their beans and blends that they opened another store across the street, Sans & Sans (D5; Carrer de l'Argenteria 59), devoted to more than 200 types of tea.
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Escribà
Chocolates, dainty pastries and mouthwatering cakes can all be lapped up behind the attractive Modernista mosaic façade here. This Barcelona favourite is owned by the Escribà family, a name synonymous with sinfully good sweet things.
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Joan Murrià
Classic inside and out, this superb traditional-style grocer-delicatessen has been run by the same family since the early 1900s and continues to showcase the culinary wonders of Catalonia, Spain and beyond. Inspect the eye-catching façade featuring original designs by celebrated Modernista painter Ramon Casas.
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La Botifarreria
As they say, 'sausages with imagination'! Although this delightful deli sells all sorts of cheeses, hams, fresh hamburger patties, snacks and other goodies, the mainstay is an astounding variety of handcrafted sausages. Not just the pork variety, but those stuffed with anything from orange and onion to apple curry!
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La Portorriqueña
Forget Starbucks, this is coffee. Beans from around the world are freshly ground before your eyes in the combination of your choice. They've been in the coffee business here since 1902. They also purvey all sorts of chocolate goodies.
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Mas Bacus
Bacus is the name and Bacchus is the game. This is one of several fine wine stores in this part of town. They can advise on your choice of local tipples and out the back they have a little gourmet tasting section with snacks to accompany the wine.
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Papabubble
They really make the boiled sweets here in front of your eyes! Sample the wares and try to resist walking away without a big jar of humbugs and other multicoloured wonders, or a house speciality, life-size candy phalluses.
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Sans & Sans
Take a veritable tour of world coffee with the friendly Sans family. They had so much fun with their beans and blends that they opened another store across the street, Sans & Sans, devoted to more than 200 types of tea.
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Tot Formatge
Some gifts can be a little cheesy, and none more than the olfactory offerings in this All Cheese locale. Little platters with samples of their products are scattered about the store. A powerful assembly of the best in Spanish and European cheeses is on display.
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Xocoa
Shield your eyes from the ultra-bright rose-and-white decor and prepare yourself for a different kind of choc. Carefully arranged inside this den of dental devilry are rows and rows of original chocolate bars, chocolates stuffed with sweet stuff, gooey pastries and more.
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