Local Market (CLOSED)

This small shop selling local food products has also established itself in the catering sector, even though it's subject to fierce competition in Girona. The two partners behind Local Market explain that, as well as having the idea for a business based on communicating their love for quality products from Catalonia, they're united by the fact that they were born on the same day in the same year. And it has to be said that this small, inviting store has something magical about it - that may in part be down to the exquisitely tasteful packaging and the aroma of the mythical Can Xapa de Bordils chocolate, made artisanly with 85-percent cacao and candied dried fruits. The carefully selected range of products includes oil from the Empordà made from unusual species of olives, limited-edition wines such as the Còsmic from Agullana (which you'll basically only find in a few restaurants), and cheeses from local dairies. Oh, and sorry for keep going on about it, but the chocolate from Can Xapa is ridiculously good.