16 editor picks in Barcelona.
16 splurge places in Barcelona, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Barcelona. All Barcelona food.
Disfrutar in Barcelona's Eixample is the elBulli successor by Adria's old chefs Castro, Casanas and Xatruch. Voted World's Best Restaurant in 2024.
OrderThe two tasting menus rotate; trust the kitchen and the wine pairing.
TipReservations open 2 months ahead and burn within hours. Their easier sister room is Compartir BCN, walking distance away.
Disfrutar in Barcelona's Eixample is the three-star Castro-Xatruch-Casanas tasting room that elBulli alumni opened in 2014, World's 50 Best No. 1 in 2024.
Lasarte in Barcelona's Eixample is the three-star Berasategui-Casagrande Basque-Catalan tasting room inside Hotel Monument on Passeig de Gracia.
ABaC in Barcelona's uptown Tibidabo is Jordi Cruz's three-star tasting room with a tree-shaded garden terrace and the longest menu of the city's top tier.
Enigma in Barcelona's Sant Antoni is Albert Adria's two-star elBulli heir: a 25-course tasting through six stations across four hours, currently 34th.
OrderThere is only the chef's tasting menu; trust the kitchen.
TipReservations open 60 days ahead through enigmaconcept.es; you receive a code, the door opens by keypad. Closed Sun-Mon.
Enigma in Barcelona's Sant Antoni is Albert Adria's two-star tasting room where the 25-course seasonal menu tests the elBulli inheritance, promoted to two.
Moments in Barcelona's Eixample is Carme Ruscalleda and son Raul Balam's two-star tasting room inside the Mandarin Oriental on Passeig de Gracia.
Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona's Les Corts is the twin Torres brothers' three-star theatre-kitchen with three central pass islands and 24 cooks.
Koy Shunka in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter is Hideki Matsuhisa's one-star Japanese counter where the sashimi and nigiri arrive piece by piece from a U-shaped.
OrderThe Omakase tasting menu and the seaweed-and-yuzu starter.
TipCounter seats face the chef; book those over the back tables. Closed Sunday.
Come by Paco Mendez in Barcelona's Sant Antoni is the one-star Mexican fine-diner in the former Hoja Santa room: Mendez's COME Festival tasting bridges.
OrderThere is only the COME Festival tasting menu; trust the kitchen.
TipReservations 6 weeks ahead. Closed Sun-Mon. The wine pairing leans Mexican and Mediterranean.
Cinc Sentits in Barcelona's Eixample is Jordi Artal's one-star tasting room: a small dining room and the easiest top-tier reservation in town.
Via Veneto in Barcelona's Sant Gervasi has held a star since 1974: Belle Epoque dining rooms, classic Catalan carte and one of the city's deepest wine.
Caelis in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter is Romain Fornell's one-star French-Catalan room inside Hotel Ohla, with a chef-table-counter seating eight.
Hisop in Barcelona's Sant Gervasi is Oriol Ivern's one-star room since 2001, a minimalist contemporary Catalan kitchen named after the Mediterranean hyssop.
Els Pescadors in Barcelona's Poblenou is the historic plaça-de-Prim seafood room: arroz a banda, suquet, fresh catch from Vilanova fishermen direct.
Manairo in Barcelona's Eixample is Jordi Herrera's one-star room where the deconstructed paella in a tomato shell and live-flame fillet built the reputation.
OrderThe signature deconstructed paella and the live-flame fillet.
TipClosed Sunday. The 45 euro menu del dia at lunch is the entry; dinner doubles it.
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