Actual Restaurant & Café

Alkimia

”Alkimia offers the best glimpse of where post-Adrià cooking is headed. At this Michelin-starred mecca, alchemist Jordi Vilà balances comforting...”  More

Alta Taberna Paco Meralgo

Arola

”Having earned two Michelin macaroons and rock-star status for his conceptual cuisine at La Broche in Madrid, the Catalan-born, El...”  More

Bar Central

Bohèmic

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...”  More

Bomba Bar Cova Fumada

”The past lives on at this historic haunt where actual fishermen order up salt-cod croquettes at a tatty old marble...”  More

Cacao Sampaka

”Hot cocoa goes haute at this sleek shop and café part-owned by Ferran Adrià’s pastry-chef brother, Albert. Dark and dense...”  More

Caelis

”Young Frenchman Romain Fornell may be relatively restrained compared with many of his competitors in Barcelona, but he’s an expert...”  More

Cal Pep

”Though the dining bar is more mobbed than Ibiza in August, those who wait by the entrance before 1 p.m...”  More

Camper FoodBALL

”The stadium-style seating at this celadon-colored space is prime for people-watching....”  More

Can Maj

”This beloved stalwart delivers traditional mariner’s fare at waterfront tables in Barceloneta. Follow the old-timers and order the fideuá (pasta...”  More

Cinc Sentits

”Chef Jordi Artal’s cooking style has one main goal: to create texture, temperature and flavor surprises. He found enthusiastic accomplices...”  More

Comerç 24

”In this hip, stylish, and cavernous boîte in the city's El Born district (Barcelona's SoHo), Carles Abellán—protégé of legendary chef...”  More

Cuines Santa Caterina

”Standouts include grilled clams strewn with rosemary sprigs, gambas al ajillo (giant prawns in garlicky olive oil), and caramelized baked...”  More

Dos Palillos

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...”  More

Drolma

”In the age of liquid nitrogen and other high-tech gimmickry, chef Fermí Puig remains a master of grand neoclassical cooking...”  More

El Quim de la Boqueria

Els Fogons

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...”  More

El Vaso de Oro

El Xampanyet

Espai Sucre

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...”  More

Evo

”The dining room, designed by Richard Rogers, may resemble a spaceship, but the food is firmly planted on earth: chestnut...”  More

Fonda Gaig

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...”  More

Gresca

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...”  More

Hisop

”From the slender vases with lipstick-red roses hung on stark white walls to the cooling watermelon-tomato soup, everything here is...”  More

Il Giardinetto

”A favorite haunt of the literary set, this retro 1970's-era restaurant and bar - note the fantasy-forest décor - prides...”  More

Inopia Classic Bar

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...”  More

Kiosko Universal

La Báscula

”Part industrial-looking art gallery, part cooperatively run, vegetarian-friendly café (try the house-made spinach ravioli), La Báscula has one of the...”  More

La Mifanera

”El Bulli–trained chef Roger Martínez takes rice on a global adventure at his Eixample spot. Can’t choose between the classic...”  More

Lasarte

”When nothing but Spain’s wildly creative alta cocina will do, we book at Lasarte...”  More

La Taverna del Clínic

La Vinya del Senyor

”Given this bar's location, with tables on Barcelona's prettiest and most touristy square, it's hard to believe the quality and...”  More

Me

”The quiet dining room in L’Eixample experiments with a cuisine at the intersection of Vietnam, New Orleans, and Catalonia. The...”  More

Medas

Mercat de Santa Caterina

Mondo

”Worshipped by cognoscenti as the source for the best seafood in town....”  More

Moo

”The ever-creative Roca brothers have made the Zen-like restaurant in the Hotel Omm a local favorite for haute Catalan cuisine...”  More

Ovic

”Chef Pablo Castillo has come up with ingenious twists on Mediterranean and Catalan cuisines. And the desserts, like the “liquid”...”  More

Patxoca

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...”  More

Pinotxo

”Barcelona's best breakfast is found right here, by the entrance to the legendary Boqueria market, where Juanito Bayen, sporting his...”  More

Quimet & Quimet

”This cult-favorite tapas bar specializes in high-quality canned goods—some cans are even aged like wine—served on bread rusks with imaginative...”  More

Ravell

”Hidden on the third floor of a lavish food shop, this secret restaurant is a place where big shots seal deals...”  More

Restaurant Embat

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...”  More

Restaurant Gaig

”Carles Gaig—the sixtysomething founding father of modern Catalan cuisine—has a new, ultraslick black-and-red venue for his luxurious meals....”  More

Santa Caterina Market

”a theatrically undulating roof with 200,000 colored tiles are dozens of stalls run by Spain’s finest purveyors...”  More

Saüc

”The tastiest among Barcelona's new breed of intimate chef-driven restaurants, Saüc proves that you don't need El Bulli—style pyrotechnics....”  More

Speakeasy

Suquet de l’Almirall

Tapaç 24

Tapaç 24

”Just off Passeig de Gracia, the city’s Art Nouveau shopping street, Tapaç 24 is great for a breakfast of bocadillos...”  More

Taverna Can Margarit

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...”  More

Taverna del Clinic

Vinotinto Parilla