Covid forces closure of two of Barcelona's oldest restaurants

Restrictions in city contrast with those in Spanish capital as Agut and Can Soteras shut for good

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Two of Barcelona's oldest restaurants have been forced to close after hopes trade would recover over Easter were dashed when the regional government decided to maintain coronavirus restrictions over the holiday weekend.

For the past 97 years Agut has been serving traditional dishes in the city's Gothic Quarter while Can Soteras in the Passeig Sant Joan has been in business for 105 years.