Artkuisine's French credentials do not leap out sporting berets and strings of onions. Instead, they make themselves known in other, more subtle ways: the buttermilk Regency...
C/Madrazo 137This three-level mall at the sea end of Avda Diagonal has an airy marine theme and a sea-facing roof terrace filled with cafés and restaurants of the fast-food variety. As well...
Avda Diagonal 3In a forgotten, almost rustic square of Poblenou lies this first-rate fish restaurant, with tables under the canopy formed by two huge and ancient ombú trees. Suspend your...
Plaça Prim 1Run by two young, enthusiastic and talented chefs, Hisop aims to bring serious dining to the non-expense-account masses by keeping its prices on the low side and its service...
Passatge Marimon 9In a coolly designed space under the NH Constanza, Icho (in Japanese it means gingko tree - of which three graceful examples sit outside) fuses Japanese with Spanish cooking....
C/Deu i Mata 69-95Think of it not as a trek, but as a quest; queues outside are testament to the great value of the tapas. On especially busy nights you'll be asked to take a number,...
Passeig Fabra i Puig 296A charming converted 19th-century coaching inn with a shady vine-covered terrace. The open wood grill sizzles with various parts of goat, pig, rabbit and cow, as well as a few...
C/Joanot Martorell 3La Venta's pretty Moorish-influenced interior plays second fiddle to the terrace during every season: shaded by day and uncovered by night in summer, sealed and warmed with a...
Plaça Doctor AndreuTime stands still in this quiet little spot, with its quaint old-fashioned decor, swathes of lace and brown table linen. Time often stands still, in fact, between placing an...
C/Julián Romea 18Sadly, Juanito the house parrot has gone to the great perch in the sky (though his image remains on the menu), but the same regulars have been coming to Quimet for decades, to...
Plaça Eivissa 10Recently transplanted here from a space in its associated cookery school in the Born, Hofmann puts its pupils to good use in its top-class kitchens and dining room. The...
C/Granada del Penedès 14-16