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Alexis Peñalver, creator of the restaurant La Pubilla, has transformed a stall at the Llibertat market, which he knew well as his primary source of ingredients, into a seafood bar. 
A griddle, two hobs and an oven, all in full view, are enough for Alejandro Serdà and Marta Flotats to handle the super-fresh fish and seafood with minimal intervention, serving generous portions at reasonable prices. Grilled prawns, clams, scallops with rockfish stock and glasswort or sardines stuffed with a classic Catalan mince with a hanging tomato dressing. In the display, oysters and “gildas” (olive, pepper and seafood skewer), like the octopus and prawn version. A surf and turf dish off the menu. And then there are the suquets (fish stews) from the Catalan, Balearic and Valencian coasts, sea bass ceviche, stewed cuttlefish, and the rice of the day. All in all, the menu effectively refers to the essence of Hermós, the nickname with which the writer Josep Pla refers to Sebastià Puig, an ungainly fisherman from Palafrugell, who caught squid and moixons in the cove of Aigua Xelida.

Eduard Colomé takes care of the still and sparkling wines and the service is top notch. And, as a bonus, there's that wonderful friendly, energetic vibe you get when you stay for a meal at a market.