5 splurge rooms in Barcelona, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Barcelona. All Barcelona food.
Disfrutar ★ 4.9
eixample · Carrer de Villarroel 163, 08036 Barcelona
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.
Tip: Reservations open 2 months ahead and burn within hours. Their easier sister room is Compartir BCN, walking distance away.
Tickets ★ 4.7
poble-sec · Avinguda del Paral·lel 164, 08015 Barcelona
Tickets in Barcelona's Poble-sec is Albert Adria's modernist tapas-bar tribute to elBulli. Reservations open three months ahead at 24-hour windows.
Tip: The window opens at midnight three months out; book the calendar reminder. Lunch is easier than dinner.
Koy Shunka ★ 4.6
gotic · Carrer d'En Copons 7, 08002 Barcelona
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 bar.
Tip: Counter seats face the chef; book those over the back tables. Closed Sunday.
Pakta ★ 4.5
poble-sec · Carrer de Lleida 5, 08004 Barcelona
Pakta in Barcelona's Poble-sec is the Adria brothers' Japanese-Peruvian Nikkei tasting room behind a sliding door near Tickets. Counter seating.
Tip: Reservations open 2 months out at midnight. Closed Sun-Mon. Counter is the only seating.
Manairo ★ 4.4
eixample · Carrer de la Diputació 424, 08013 Barcelona
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday. The 45 euro menu del dia at lunch is the entry; dinner doubles it.