Carles Abellan trained under Ferran Adrià but now ploughs his own, very successful, furrow in this urbane and sexy restaurant. A selection of tiny playful dishes changes...

It's not as dazzling as it was when it opened in 2005, with higher prices and a slightly more lax attitude to quality control, but CSC still has its charms. The menu holds a...

Low ceilings, Gothic arches, subtle lighting and handsome flower arrangements make eating in this former stables a cosy affair, perfect for a date. The menu is almost as...

Opened in 2008, El Atril's handful of tables already require a reservation on most nights of the week thanks to some reliably good cooking traversing a broad range of cuisines....

A small, lively tapas bar specialising in excellent cheese and charcuterie from the small Catalan village of Oix, along with more outré fare such as salmon sashimi with a...

A Basque cultural centre and the best of the city's many pintxo bars. Help yourself to dainty jamón serrano croissants, chicken tempura with saffron mayonnaise, melted...

Habana Vieja's most popular dishes are ropa vieja (shredded beef); picadillo habanera (minced meat with spices) and tasajo (shredded horsemeat with green peppers), optionally...

Fortify yourself in the interminable queue for entry to the Picasso Museum with a takeaway chicken burrito from this nearby Mexican snack bar. Keenly priced around the €3.50...

Superb seafood, served refectory-style. Choose from glistening mounds of clams, mussels, squid, spider crabs and other fresh treats, decide how you'd like it cooked (grilled,...

Rehoused in a bigger, post-industrial space with an expanded menu to match, Mosquito continues to turn out affordable, shareable, Asian 'tapas', and has now added some...

Since 1925, this venerable family establishment has been dishing up no-frills platters of seafood, cheeses and the odd slice of cured meat. Colourful tiles add charm to the...

The stunning new look at this longtime favourite is halfway between a French bistro and tapas bar; the emphasis is now less on the tables and more on sitting up at the new...

Still in the Born, but now in bigger premises, Wushu has managed to maintain its quality while serving three times as many people. Brad Ainsworth learned his trade under Sydney...