Vivanda occupies a renovated house in the Sarriá district of the city, where it boasts a contemporary interior featuring high tables for tapas, restaurant-style dining tables, plus a tree-shaded patio-terrace (with a retractable roof) that is understandably very popular during the summer months. Traditional Catalan cooking is to the fore here, making full use of market-fresh ingredients and modern techniques in its “platillos” (small plates) and “dishes of the month” that revive the flavours of the past. Make sure you order its legendary ham croquettes and the steak tartare.