Top Restaurants Barcelona
One goes there to have dinner or for a drink, but above all to get a glimpse of another world. The setting can be Asian or Latin-American, old fashioned or contemporary, baroque or minimalist, in any case the décor is painstakingly stylized, often bearing the signature of one of the grand masters of design. Musical ambiance holds pride of place in these establishments: be it electronic music, energetic or Zen, Cuban music, jazz, rock… It’s frequently visited by celebrities and trendy youth, these places have become a “must” for the fashionable crowd. In terms of food, the menus vary as much as the décor: traditional, trendy, Asian, Mediterranean, South American, cuisine from all over the world… We are of course talking about the Fashionable restaurants in Barcelona. Pick and choose your favorite any of them from our list.
CDLC When celebrities visit the city this is where they go for dinner or just for drinks and then party all night long in the newly exotic decor.
Hotel Arts Whatever you want, whenever you want it. Great food & service and definitely celebrity spotting. The Barcelona By Us girls normally goes here, which is a good sign!
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Ten top restaurants in barcelona
These are my favourite Barcelona restaurants (in no particular order) if I want to celebrate. None of them are cheap, but in comparison with for instance London it’s laughable!
1. Abac: Rec 79-89 (opposite La Estació de Francia; near Barceloneta and El Born). One Michelin star. (www.epicurious.com/restaurants/erg/barcelona/highend)
2. Drolma: (in Hotel Majestic, Passeig de Gràcia 68; corner of Valencia). One Michelin star (www.frommers.com/destinations/barcelona/D55400.html)
3. Gaig: Aragon 214 www.epicurious.com/restaurants/erg/barcelona/highend)
4. Hofmann: Argenteria 74-78 (between Vía Laietana and Princesa; near El Born) One Michelin star (www.hofmann-bcn.com/
5. Neichel: Beltran i Rózpide 8 (in the most elegant part of Barcelona, near Avenida Pedralbes) 2 Michelin stars (www.dininginfrance.com/Neichel_Bown_review.htm)
6. El Racó dén Freixa: Sant Elies, 22/ C. Balmes. www.epicurious.com/restaurants/erg/barcelona/highend
7. Els Pescadors: Placa Prim 1 (in Poble Nou, near Port Olimpic) (www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/Article.aspx?TabID=2&MenuID=7&ArticleID=162)
8. Alkimia: Indústria 79 (between Sicilia and Sardenya in Gracia) (www.frommers.com/destinations/barcelona/D55401.html)
9. Jean Luc Figueras: Santa Teresa 10 (www.toptable.co.uk/details.cfm/qs/rid%7C2433/spos%7C5)
10. Caelis/ Hotel Palace: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 668 / Roger de Llúria
(www.toptable.co.uk/details.cfm?rid=2362)
I could easily make another Top 20 list, so enormous is the number of restaurants on offer in the city!
If you venture outside Barcelona, the three obvious choices (now that El Bulli is no more) are: Sant Pau in Sant Pol de Mar (three Michelin stars), El Raco de Can Fabes in San Celoni (three Michelin stars), and El Celler de Can Roca in Girona (two Michelin stars).
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Barcelona has a huge variety of restaurants offering all types of food. Spanish people have always loved going out for meals, and you will find some of the restaurants crowded. Lunch is served from 14.00h until 15.30h, although the typical lunch break for office workers is from 14.00h until 16.00h. For lunch most restaurants offer a fixed price menu with a starter and main course, as well as the standard menu. The average price for a fixed menu (lunch) is anything between 7.50-15 euros. depending on the restaurant. Otherwise an average restaurant bill including wine should be 20 - 30 euros per person.
If you are looking for Asian food, go up to Gracia where you can find lots of Indian, Chinese, Lebonese and different ethnic restaurants on Calle Verdi and in Placa del Sol. The Born area is very good for eating out alhtough the prices are slightly higher. Make sure you try dining the Basque way, which is in a basque bars and entails picking tapas dishes, each with a coctail stick, from the bar top. Beware - you pay for the number of cocktail sticks you have accumulated on your plate. Of course, how could your Barcelona experience be complete without sampling traditional Catalan cuisine? There are some excellent although expensive restaurants along Diagonal and on Ramblas de Catalunya. A cheaper selection can be found in the side streets off the Rambla, in the Gothic area.
Tipping is expected but normally the 7% IVA charge is included in the bill, so tips are usually no more than a euro or two at most.
Top restaurants Barcelona summer
CDLC When celebrities visit the city this is where they go for dinner or just for drinks and then party all night long in the newly exotic decor.
Hotel Arts Whatever you want, whenever you want it. Great food & service and definitely celebrity spotting. The Barcelona By Us girls normally goes here, which is a good sign!
Fashionable places & parties in Barcelona
Ten top restaurants in barcelona
These are my favourite Barcelona restaurants (in no particular order) if I want to celebrate. None of them are cheap, but in comparison with for instance London it’s laughable!
1. Abac: Rec 79-89 (opposite La Estació de Francia; near Barceloneta and El Born). One Michelin star. (www.epicurious.com/restaurants/erg/barcelona/highend)
2. Drolma: (in Hotel Majestic, Passeig de Gràcia 68; corner of Valencia). One Michelin star (www.frommers.com/destinations/barcelona/D55400.html)
3. Gaig: Aragon 214 www.epicurious.com/restaurants/erg/barcelona/highend)
4. Hofmann: Argenteria 74-78 (between Vía Laietana and Princesa; near El Born) One Michelin star (www.hofmann-bcn.com/
5. Neichel: Beltran i Rózpide 8 (in the most elegant part of Barcelona, near Avenida Pedralbes) 2 Michelin stars (www.dininginfrance.com/Neichel_Bown_review.htm)
6. El Racó dén Freixa: Sant Elies, 22/ C. Balmes. www.epicurious.com/restaurants/erg/barcelona/highend
7. Els Pescadors: Placa Prim 1 (in Poble Nou, near Port Olimpic) (www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/Article.aspx?TabID=2&MenuID=7&ArticleID=162)
8. Alkimia: Indústria 79 (between Sicilia and Sardenya in Gracia) (www.frommers.com/destinations/barcelona/D55401.html)
9. Jean Luc Figueras: Santa Teresa 10 (www.toptable.co.uk/details.cfm/qs/rid%7C2433/spos%7C5)
10. Caelis/ Hotel Palace: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 668 / Roger de Llúria
(www.toptable.co.uk/details.cfm?rid=2362)
I could easily make another Top 20 list, so enormous is the number of restaurants on offer in the city!
If you venture outside Barcelona, the three obvious choices (now that El Bulli is no more) are: Sant Pau in Sant Pol de Mar (three Michelin stars), El Raco de Can Fabes in San Celoni (three Michelin stars), and El Celler de Can Roca in Girona (two Michelin stars).
Find all top restaurants
Barcelona has a huge variety of restaurants offering all types of food. Spanish people have always loved going out for meals, and you will find some of the restaurants crowded. Lunch is served from 14.00h until 15.30h, although the typical lunch break for office workers is from 14.00h until 16.00h. For lunch most restaurants offer a fixed price menu with a starter and main course, as well as the standard menu. The average price for a fixed menu (lunch) is anything between 7.50-15 euros. depending on the restaurant. Otherwise an average restaurant bill including wine should be 20 - 30 euros per person.
If you are looking for Asian food, go up to Gracia where you can find lots of Indian, Chinese, Lebonese and different ethnic restaurants on Calle Verdi and in Placa del Sol. The Born area is very good for eating out alhtough the prices are slightly higher. Make sure you try dining the Basque way, which is in a basque bars and entails picking tapas dishes, each with a coctail stick, from the bar top. Beware - you pay for the number of cocktail sticks you have accumulated on your plate. Of course, how could your Barcelona experience be complete without sampling traditional Catalan cuisine? There are some excellent although expensive restaurants along Diagonal and on Ramblas de Catalunya. A cheaper selection can be found in the side streets off the Rambla, in the Gothic area.
Tipping is expected but normally the 7% IVA charge is included in the bill, so tips are usually no more than a euro or two at most.
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