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L'Ateneu Cafè Restaurant
L'Ateneu is our café-restaurant in the heart of Sant Just Desvern, on Carrer de l'Ateneu. On weekdays we open at 9 am for breakfast, and serve the full menu at lunch and dinner.
The menu has grilled meats with chimichurri, Uruguayan classics such as the chivito and milanesa, homemade-dough pizzas and Catalan favourites like xató, escalivada and salt cod a la llauna.
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Menu
Salads
6
- Green salad€10.50Tomato, onion, carrot, sweetcorn, tuna and boiled egg
- Warm salad€12.50Goat's cheese, serrano ham, honey vinaigrette and nuts
- Burrata salad€13.50Tomato, candied pine nuts, pesto and tomato jam
- Tomato and mozzarella€11.80
- Tomato, mozzarella and salmon€16.50
- Xató de Vilanova€11.50Catalan escarole salad with xató sauce
Cold starters
5
- Beef carpaccio€16.50Parmesan, truffle and rocket
- Marinated salmon€16.50
- Iberian ham platter€21.50
- Escalivada with anchovies€14.50Roasted peppers, aubergine and onion
- Esqueixada€13.50Shredded salt cod salad
Hot starters
15
- Tartlet with escalivada and caramelised foie gras€15.50
- Potatoes stuffed with ceps and foie gras sauce€15.30
- Baked escalivada with goat's cheese and olive tapenade€14.00
- Baked provolone€11.50
- Aubergine parmigiana€13.50Parmesan, pesto and Modena vinaigrette
- Breaded camembert with tomato jam€11.90
- Broken eggs with Iberian ham and foie gras shavings€14.80
- Empanada€4.00 eachBeef, ham and cheese, or spicy beef
- Potato millefeuille with caramelised foie gras and Pedro Ximénez reduction€15.50
- Mushrooms stuffed with salt cod brandade, au gratin€14.90
- Homemade nachos€11.50Wheat-flour nachos with pico de gallo, jalapeño and 3 dips: spicy, cheese and guacamole
- Patatas bravas€8.00
- Chicken fingers€10.50
- Snails a la llauna€16.90Oven-roasted on a tray, Catalan style
- Stew croquettes (6)€9.50
From the grill
15
- Beef entrecôte€24.50
- Beef tenderloin€29.50
- Uruguayan bife€29.50
- Beef vacío€19.80Flank cut, Uruguayan style
- Beef churrasco€19.30
- Chicken€14.50
- Rabbit (half)€16.90
- Butifarra sausage€12.80
- Pig's trotters€15.50
- Chorizo criollo (3)€13.50
- Sweet black pudding (2)€11.50
- Mixed grill for one€24.80
- Mixed grill for two€48.00
- Lamb€24.90
- Boneless Galician rib steak€65.00 /kg
Choice of side: ember-roasted potato, salad, chips, escalivada or rice. All meats are served with chimichurri.
Sauces and extras
8
- Roquefort sauce€4.50
- Foie gras sauce€4.50
- Cep sauce€4.50
- Pedro Ximénez reduction€4.50
- Caramelised foie gras€6.00
- Allioli€1.20
- Extra chimichurri€1.20
- Extra bread basket€1.30
Fish
4
- Salt cod a la llauna with white beans€18.50
- Baked salt cod with prawns€18.50With nuts and cheese sauce
- Biscay-style salt cod with ember-roasted potato€18.50
- Salt cod with gratinated allioli and ember-roasted potato€18.50
Uruguayan classics
7
- Chivito sandwich€16.90Chicken or beef. Lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, boiled egg, ham, bacon and cheese, with homemade chips
- Chivito platter€17.50Chicken or beef. Ham, bacon, cheese, fried egg, salad and homemade chips
- Chicken or beef milanesa€15.00
- Milanesa a caballo€17.00Beef or chicken, topped with two fried eggs, with homemade chips
- Milanesa napolitana€18.50Chicken or beef. Ham, bacon, cheese, fried egg and tomato sauce
- Charrúa burger€14.50Beef, lettuce, tomato, ham, cheese, bacon, fried egg and mayonnaise
- Red Gallega burger€16.70Aged Galician blond beef, sweet cecina sauce, spicy sauce and cheddar, on a red bun
Toasts and bread
6
- Escalivada toast with camembert€12.90
- Escalivada and anchovy toast€13.50
- Escalivada toast€11.50
- Anchovy toast€13.80
- Iberian ham toast€14.90
- Crystal bread with tomato€4.90
Pizzas
16
- Margherita€11.50
- Bacon€12.80
- Four cheeses€12.80Roquefort, parmesan, emmental and mozzarella
- Tuna€12.80Tuna and olives
- Anchovies€14.00
- Napolitana€12.80Italian tomato and cooked ham
- Escalivada€12.80Roasted pepper and aubergine
- House pizza€12.80Cooked ham, bacon and chorizo
- Mushroom€12.80Mushrooms and onion
- Tropical€12.80Pineapple, cooked ham and sweetcorn
- Ateneu€12.80Frankfurter, boiled egg and bacon
- Four seasons€12.80Mushrooms, cooked ham, tuna and olives
- Montevideo€14.00Beef, onion and egg
- Escalivada with goat's cheese€14.00
- Charrúa's€16.00Roasted pepper, cooked ham and beef vacío
- Sarandí€16.00Parmesan, cherry tomato, rocket, goat's cheese and serrano ham (no mozzarella)
Tomato and mozzarella base with oregano. Our dough is homemade; tell us when you order if you'd like to remove or swap an ingredient.
All prices include VAT. Large groups receive a single bill. Please tell our staff about any food intolerances. Ask for our wine and cava list.
Good to know
Opening hours
| Monday | 09:00–16:00 · 20:00–23:30 |
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| Tuesday | 09:00–16:00 · 20:00–23:30 |
| Wednesday | 09:00–16:00 · 20:00–23:30 |
| Thursday | 09:00–16:00 · 20:00–23:30 |
| Friday | 09:00–16:00 · 20:00–23:30 |
| Saturday | 13:00–16:00 · 20:00–23:30 |
| Sunday | 13:00–16:00 |
Monday to Friday: breakfast from 9:00, lunch from 13:00 to 16:00. Closed on Sunday evenings.
Location
L'Ateneu Cafè RestaurantCarrer de l'Ateneu, 3
08960 Sant Just Desvern (Barcelona)