Even before Alkimia was awarded its Michelin star it was notoriously tricky to get a table and these days it hasn't got any easier. Chef Jordi Vilà is...
C/Indústria 79
An assured approach to the classics of Catalan cuisine, combined with sunny tables on the pretty Plaça Sant Just, make this one of the best-value...
C/Lledó 1
The rambling dining rooms at the 'house of teaspoons' have been packing 'em in since 1786. The secret to this restaurant's longevity is a straightforward...
C/Quintana 5An ancient rambling farmhouse clad in bougainvillea, perched high above the city, Can Travi Nou offers wonderfully rustic dining rooms with roaring log...
C/Jorge Manrique s/nCasa Calvet allows the time-strapped visitor to sample some excellent cooking and appreciate the master of Modernisme at the same time. One of Gaudí's more...
C/Casp 48
Locals were heartbroken when the old, beloved Casa Delfín served its last plate of fried sardines, but it has scrubbed up very nicely indeed in its new...
Passeig del Born 36
Talented Canadian-Catalan chef Jordi Artal shows respect for local classics (flat coca bread with foie gras and crispy leeks, duck magret with apple), while...
C/Aribau 58Carles Abellan trained under Ferran Adrià, and ploughs his own, very successful furrow in this urbane and sexy restaurant. A selection of tiny, playful...
C/Comerç 24
Also open in the mornings for breakfast, and late night for drinking at the bar, Elisabets maintains a sociable local feel, despite the recent...
C/Elisabets 2-4Dazzling in its design, Els Quatre Gats is an unmissable stop for those interested in Modernista architecture and indeed the art of the period, being the...
C/Montsió 3
Most regions of Spain are represented at this deeply traditional restaurant. There is a particular emphasis on Galicia (caldeirada gallega is a hearty fish...
Plaça del Sol 13It's currently all the rage for Barna's top chefs to set up more affordable offshoots, and this one is under the guiding hand of Carles Gaig. The Fonda Gaig...
C/Còrsega 200In 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...
C/Deu i Mata 69-95La Font del Gat is a welcome watering hole high on Montjuïc, between the Miró and ethnological museums. The small, informal-looking restaurant has a...
Passeig Santa Madrona 28A 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...
C/Joanot Martorell 3