MARE DE DEU DELS DESEMPARATS, 13

slow saturday mornings in gràcia have a particular rhythm, and carrer de la mare de déu dels desemparats fits right into it. the street sits in the upper part of the neighborhood, away from the tourist drag around plaça del sol, which means the people coming through here are mostly locals with somewhere to be or nowhere in particular. this is a roaster, so what ends up in your cup started with decisions made before the bag was ever opened. that specificity matters. the regulars here are consistent and vocal about it, which in a city with no shortage of specialty options says something. if you're in the area on a weekday morning, the cortado is the move.