Visiting Ferran Adria's Fast Good was high on our list of things to do in Barcelona. Several books recommended it and the website looked great: a reasonably priced restaurant with an appealing menu and recipes devised by the chef often dubbed the world's best. An address in l'Eixample guaranteed that we'd want to walk there: The district is full of amazing Art Nouveau-flavored moderniste architecture by Gaudi, Puig i Cadafalch and others. We schlepped up there, taking lots of pix and oohhing and aahhing to our hearts' content.
But Fast Good was gone. Closed. Empty storefront. "For rent" sign in the window closed. We double-checked on the Blackberry, we were at the right address as posted on the very much alive Fast Good website.
We considered going to Tapas 24, another highly recommended cafe, but their website wisely provided the information that it's closed on Sunday, as are many other businesses in Barcelona.
We ended up with an overpriced so-so bocadillo at a sidewalk cafe near la Pedrera and excellent ice cream from Farggi -- also kind of pricey but definitely worth it. I went for the fruit flavors, peach and strawberry, very rich, not too sweet. Since I love a research project, I had to try the brand again to make sure it wasn't a fluke. It wasn't -- Farggi ice cream was excellent, regardless of location or flavor.
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