Alkimia

Alkimia review

Even before Alkimia was awarded its Michelin star it was notoriously tricky to get a table. Chef Jordi Vilà is hugely respected, and turns out complex dishes that play with Spanish classics - for instance, liquid pa amb tomàquet with fuet sausage, wild rice with crayfish and strips of tuna on a bed of foamed mustard. There is also an enviably stocked wine cellar. What is lacking, however, is a great deal of warmth in either the minimalist dining room or from the occasionally tight-lipped waiting staff.