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DINING
Barcelona Tavern YYZ
Barcelona Tavern is a two-level restaurant and bar now in Toronto that actually
has origins in Calgary.
The Mediterranean-inspired menu is loosely based on the concept of Spanish shar-
ing-style tapas, but instead of jamon and manchego you might get hefty full appies like
ribs and lobster ravioli.
Downstairs is a more intimate affair with a ca-
pacity of 36, a six-seat bar facing an open kitch-
en, a wall of doors imported from Barcelona and
two TVs.
Upstairs, the “Cava Room,” is more party cen-
tral with seven TVs and windows and a roof that
open completely to the sky. A dumbwaiter the
staff have nicknamed Francesca transports or-
ders between the restaurant’s levels.
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