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A list of some of the best restaurants in Barcelona
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Restaurants and cafes in Barcelona - from budget to gourmet
Below you will find a list of some of the best restaurants in Barcelona. On the list you will find everything from cheap restaurants with good deals for less money to some of the top-gourmet restaurants in Barcelona, serving the best food and wine in the city.
When having lunch and dinner in Spain you will see that people eat later than in most other places. Lunch is served between 2 pm and 3 pm and dinner at 8.30 or 9 pm. at the earliest.
If you come to Barcelona with your family we can help you booking a restaurant in Barcelona. In several of the best restaurants in the city you will get a discount, and it is a way if saving you the trouble of trying to remember the Spanish words of the fish or meat you like.
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Economical restaurants (10-25 €)
Culleretes
Quintana 5
+34 933 173 022
www.culleretes.com
The oldest restaurant in Barcelona, from 1786!, and the second oldest in Spain (after the legendary Botin from 1725 in Madrid). Serves local dishes in a nice atmosphere.
Carmelitas
Doctor Dou 1/Carme 42.
08001 Barcelona
934124684
www.carmelitas.biz
Local Catalan food based on fresh fruit, meat and fish from the nearby market Boquería. A nice space and atmosphere makes this place a good choice for families and a group of friends.
Cuines De Santa Caterina
Avinguda Francesc Cambó 16
Barcelona, Spain
+34 932 689 918
www.cuinessantacaterina.com
Market food in one of the less known (and therefore very local) markets in Barcelona, The Santa Caterina Market not far away from the cathedral.
Noti
Roger de Lluria, 35-37
Barcelona, Spain
+34 933 426 673
www.noti-universal.com
Stily restaurant in the low part of the Eixample area. French inspired food mixed with local Catalan dishes.
Gresca
Provença 230
Barcelona, Spain
+34 934 516 193
www.gresca.net
Modern bistro run by Rafael Peña. Reasonable prices, yet very good quality.
Restaurante el Foro
Princesa nº 53
Barcelona, Spain
+34 93 310 10 20
www.restaurantembat.es
Lies at the end of Calle Princesa (the extension of Carrer FerranI). Good Argentinian restaurant with fair prices. If you like big Argentine steaks, this restaurant is a must. Nicely decorated, delicious food and fair prices. Order "Carne a la parilla" and you will get delicious meat on the grill.
Fonda Gaig
Còrsega 200
Barcelona, Spain
+34 934 532 020
www.fondagaig.com
Fair prices in this brasserie in the left side of the Eixample
Quimet y Quimet
Poeta Cabanyes, 25
Barcelona, Spain
+34 93 442 3142
No web page!
Small restaurant in the Poble Sec Area, right off the Parallel street. A great tapas bar with local dishes. The Quimet family still runs the place (now it's the 5th generation!). Good wine selection as well.
El Quim de la Boqueria
586-606 Mercat de la Boqueria
La Rambla 101
Barcelona, Spain
+34 93 301 98 10
No webpage!
Tapas bar inside the Boqueria market off La Ramblas with excellent tapas.
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Medium priced restaurants (25-40 €)
Kokoro
c/ Regàs, 35
08006 Barcelona
+34 93 501 93 40
www.wakogokoro.es
Restaurant with japanese food in Barcelona. Authentic japanese recipes and quality food.
Tapaç 24
Diputacio 269
Barcelona, Spain
+34 93 488 0977
www.comerc.com
Eixample neighborhood off Passeig de Gracia; owned by Carles Abellan (formerly of El Bulli) who started Comerç 24
Set Portes
Pasaje Isabel II, 14
Barcelona, Spain
+34 93 319 30 33
www.7portes.com
At this fine, old restaurant you will get the best paella in town! Big selection of seafood and good wine.
Taller de Tapas
Argentería 51 (Born)
Barcelona
+34 93 265 85 59
www.tallerdetapas.com
Tapas restaurant in the charming Argentería street in the Born-area in Barcelona. Great food and beautiful interior design.
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Gourmet restaurants (40-150 €)
Cinc Sentits
Aribau, 58
08011 Barcelona
+34 933 239 490
http://www.cincsentits.com/
Restaurant with 1 star in the Michelin guide.
Menu prices: 80-90 Euros
El Racó d'en Cesc
Diputació 201
Barcelona, Spain
+34 93 453 23 52
No Web page!
Has won the price as the best sommelier three years.
Special menu: 42 Euros. Recommended by the Michelin guide.
Comerç 24
C/Comerç 24
Barcelona, Spain
+34 933 192 102
http://www.projectes24.com
Restaurant with 1 star in the Michelin guide. Advanced tapas selection designed by Carles Abellán. Prices for a menu from 80 Euros.
Alkimia
Industria 79
Sant Just Desvern (Barcelona), Spanien
+34 932 076 115
www.alkimia.cat
Gourmet restaurant with very high quality and fair prices. Founded by one of Ferran Adrià's aprentices, Jordi Vilà, born in 1973. For no more than 35 Euros you are able to get a an increible 5 dish menu for lunch.
Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Enoteca
Marina 19
08005 Barcelona, Spanien
+34 932 21 10 00
www.hotelartsbarcelona.com
Restaurant in the Hotel Arts in the Olympic City of Barcelona. Menus for around 80 Euros. The specialities of the restaurant are truffles and fois-gras. The restaurant has one star in the Michelin Guide.
Lasarte
Mallorca 259
Barcelona, Spanien
+34 934 45 32 42
www.condesdebarcelona.com
Restaurant in one of the best hotels in Barcelona, Hotel Condes de Barcelona. Lunch menu for 65 Euros that in the evening rises to 100 Euros. The specialities are prawns, creme-brulé and doves. The restaurant has two stars in the Michelin-guide!
Gaig
Aragón 214
Barcelona
+34 934 29 70 02
www.restaurantgaig.com
Restaurant with one star in the Michelin Guide situated in the Eixample Quarter of Barcelona. Their menu cost 85 Euros, and an à la carte meal with drinks would be 65-85 Euros. The specialties are lam and tuna. The wine menu is excellent.
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The most expensive restaurants: Top Gourmet (150 € +)
Sant Pau
Nou 10
Sant Pol de Mar
www.ruscalleda.com
+34 937 600 662
One of the best restaurants in Spain and one of the few restaurants with 3 stars in the Michelin-guide - but even then it is possible to enjoy a meal without having to ask the bank for a loan. In the evening the restaurant has a menu with wine for 144 €.
The restaurant is led by the legendary cook Carme Ruscalleda, who startet her career 20 years ago as a TV cook on the Catalan TV channel TV3.
Remarks
On the Private Costa Brava Tour, City Tours Barcelona can book the restaurant for a lunch.
Celler de Can Roca
Can Sunyer, 48
Girona, Spain
www.callercanroca.com
+34 972 222 157
Restaurant with 3 stars in the Michelin-guide. The restaurant has had two starts for several years, but in November 2009 they got the third star. It is placed in Girona, 100 km. north of Barcelona.
El Bulli
Av. de Rhode 101
17480 Roses, Spain
www.elbulli.com
+34 902 103 636/972 257 331
En of the very best restaurants in the world. The chef is famous Ferran Adrià, suposedly the best cook in the world. Has (of course !) three stars in the Michelin-guide.
Can Fabes
C/ Sant Joan, 6
08470 Sant Celoni
+34 938 672 851
www.canfabes.com
Restaurant with 3 stars in the Michelin Guide. Has two rooms - one small and local, the other one more modern and minimalistic. Led by chef Santi Santamaría, well known for his critique of Ferran Adrià and his avanguardistic kitchen.
Menus: 145-195 €
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