Good traditional Catalan menu, meat cooked at the table on a hot stone, great atmosphere, nice restaurant. Medium price range.
Sister restaurant to Alba Granados, with more of a French touch to the Catalan menu. Busy and convivial atmosphere.
Book ahead, medium price range
Carles Abellan previously worked at El Bulli, and the trademark avant guarde approach to food, especially tapas is obvious. The miniature delectable looking and delicious tasting food has been awarded a Michelin star. This is a great place for the food aficionado.
Set in a modern funky restaurant, wonderful attention to service. It is necessary to book in advance.
Set in the district of El Poblenou, {a few stops away on the metro} Els Pescadores is located in the traditional Placa Prim, an historic square with a pleasant outdoor terrace-book ahead to get a table outside, highly recommended as a good place for Sunday lunch.
Excellant fish restaurant. Higher priced menu.
Superb chic interior design, attention to detail, and fantastic food!
It is possible to sit near the preparation area and watch the chefs at work. Set degustation menu is available.
Recommended as one of the best Japanese restaurants around, a bit pricey but apparently well worth it.
Gastronomic Michelin * restaurant at the stylish Hotel Omm offering Catalan cooking with a twist!
A modern restaurant offering tasting menus as well as Gourmet, seasonal, vegetarian and mid day menus-presentation and taste to the highest standard. It is advisable to book in advance.
Also in the Hotel is Moovida, a laid back café bar with more casual dishes, tapas, steaks, homemade pastries, special cheese, teas or cocktails.
Yes, we used the word bistronomic! and it aptly describes this minimalist wonderfully casual restaurant.
The chef provides imaginative dishes and salads to rave reviews at a reasonable price. Very friendly staff and good service.
Superb tapas tasting menu of up to 14 courses for under 30 euros-fantastic value!
Highly recommended by everyone we talk to. Some of the best, and most unusual tapas to try in a chilled out atmosphere.
They also do wonderful cocktails! Book in advance.
Fabulous fish restaurant, overlooking Marina Port Vell.
This is a very popular lunchtime venue, so book ahead for a table on the terrace.
Al Contadino Sotto Le Stelle is 100% Italian. Each one of the dishes in the menu is home-made, from pastas and focaccias to the bread. High quality ingredients imported from the country of the Apennines.
The menu changes every month.
Good home cooking.
A rather special café/restaurant with a classy interior. Not somewhere you will find many tourists-more suits and business lunches,
but a very nice place lunch or coffee and patisseries.
Carles Abellan worked at El Bulli and the trademark avant guarde approach to food, especially tapas is obvious. The miniature, delectable looking-and tasting food has been awarded a Michelin star. This is a great place for the food aficionado. Set in a modern funky restaurant, wonderful attention to service. It is necessary to book in advance. Michelin *
Michelin *
Hotel Me, Pere IV, 272-286, 08005, Barcelona
Michelin star restaurant owned by the Brazilian Torres brothers; offering fantastic but pricey tasting menus. Lots of rave reviews about the food, the service and great view over the city from the roof top bar. Book ahead.
Sophisticated sandwich shop-the little sister to Restaurant Vinic.
They pride themselves on being eco friendly and using sustainable local produce.
Probably the best sandwiches you will ever taste, and a great wine selection served by the glass-super sandwiches!
This group has about 11 venues around the city, well known good value and lovely settings-unfortunately too many to mention here but a few favourites are: Aqua, Bestial and Tragaluz
One of those must visit places in Barcelona. You have to walk past the roasting chickens, through the kitchen to get to the restaurant. It is an experience-rather than a culinary experience. Go see for yourself!
1000’s of wines, 100s by the glass-the choice is so varied that the wine list is brought to the table on an ipad! This is a paradise for wine lovers who want to sample worldwide flavours. Their cellar is extensive, as is their knowledge of food and wine pairings. They hold wine tasting events, conferences, can help to organise your own personal cellar-they even have a research library!
Wonderful daily menu.
A very trendy, busy restaurant and organic food market. Different areas within the restaurant cater to wok, pasta, pizza, sushi and bbq meat. The way the areas are set out gives a vibrant market feel to the place. Selling fresh organic produce and dried goods, olive oils and condiments.
Lots of history and atmosphere in this traditional Catalan restaurant.
Another venue that is on the places to visit list in Barcelona.
Quality food and good service.
Super cool Cat-themed craft beer bar with 9 taps and 30+ bottles of mainly local Catalan & BrewDog Beers. Serves a selection of vegan food mainly burgers plus wheat-free options. Limited table service. A piano is available for anyone who can play, and there are random passing guitarist and violinist playing. Kitchen is open Mon-Sat 18:30-23:30, but the bar stays open until 1:00-2:30. Free WiFi. No reservation. No air-con. Limited bicycle parking available. At busy time a waiting list might operate.