L'artesana Poblenou

Honest wine pricing is nearly extinct in this city, so let me record, with mild astonishment, that L'Artesana pours a decent glass without punishing you for wanting a second. The list is short and plainly chosen by someone who drinks rather than collects, and the mark-ups stay on the polite side of the ledger, which tells you plenty about the whole operation. The cooking has the handmade, considered quality the name promises, from people who mind details without needing applause. Poblenou keeps it grounded; the bill keeps it defensible. Nothing dazzles, and I mean that kindly: I left quietly pleased, a rarer outcome than dazzled anyway. A few visits a year would do me nicely. A proper local find, and I remain in two minds about telling you.