Barcelona
For a cheap, filling snack, this corner empanaderia is a brilliant bet, serving scrumptious stuffed pasties. Each day, 20 different varieties are…
Must-see restaurants in Catalonia
Cadaqués
There may be roe-deer carpaccio and salt-sprinkled grilled asparagus on the menu, but the family behind Es Baluard clearly worships at the throne of…
El Raval
Catalan chef Teresa Carles' self-styled 'healthy flexitarian restaurant' is a chic, sprawling, palm-dotted world where 80% of the menu is plant-based (20%…
L'Eixample
Movie stills and posters, from Breakfast at Tiffany's to Pulp Fiction, line the walls at Charlot. Get a morning kick-start with a truffled tortilla …
Girona
Walls are draped in jasmine and tables spill out onto stairs climbing to a 17th-century church at this local favourite. The classic bistro-style menu…
L'Eixample
This stylish restaurant delivers on its promise of an Argentinian meat-fest. Start with empanades (meat-stuffed pastries), then head for a hearty main,…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Amid white stone walls and a beamed ceiling, this buzzing, easy-going place serves a broad selection of tapas as well as changing daily specials like…
Barcelona
Deliciously uncomplicated cuina de mercat (market cuisine) based on quality seasonal ingredients is the thing at Casa Dorita, which honours a long line of…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Peel back the centuries amid medieval walls, low ceilings, wooden floors and flickering candles in the heart of the old Jewish quarter. Grab a seat in the…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Black-and-white marble floors, a smattering of old wooden tables and ramshackle displays of musical instruments lend a bohemian charm to this warm…
El Raval
Regularly lauded as one of the best veggie restaurants in the city, fun and cosy Sésamo transforms fresh, local ingredients into artful tapas: goat's…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Mirilla is a great place to stumble upon, with excellent wines by the glass and well-executed cocktails, along with a range of smartly presented seasonal…
Catalonia
Original tiling and stonework adorn Boira's elegant multi-room interior, where tables are sprinkled across an atmospheric old-town house. It's the perfect…
Barcelona
Launched by neighbourhood chef Fran Manduley, this smartly updated Sant Antoni bodega with oversized mirrors, wine-barrel tables and bottle-lined walls…
Costa Brava
Seasonal, local ingredients fuel fun, imaginative, elegantly prepared degustation menus at this intimate, stone-walled, bodega-like eatery. Over five or…
Barcelona
Run by friendly English-speaking staff, this delightful independent cafe has earned a following for its delicious home-baked treats, including ricotta-and…
Barcelona
Occupying the 1913 Casa Roviralta, a striking Modernista creation by Joan Rubió i Bellver, with stained-glass windows, Moorish-style brick arches and…
Calella de Palafrugell
Barely a metre off the beach, with tables gazing out on the twinkling bay, this is the buzzy Calella branch of Barcelona's hugely successful Tragaluz…
Barcelona
A much-loved Sant Antoni haunt, Bar Ramón is a lively blues-filled joint opposite the market. Old photos of American musical R&B legends (and a few…
Barcelona
At this long-running altar to refined traditional cooking, the seasonally changing menu serves as a showcase for beautifully presented creations with…
Barcelona
Barcelona success story Timesburg has a raft of locations including this cavernous mezzanine in El Poblenou. Burger buns are stamped with its logo, and…
El Raval
You'll want to come here for the divine decor – dramatic bouquets, oil paintings and antique details all around, in a 19th-century building – as much as…
Barcelona
Black, white and burgundy dominate the decor at this elegant Michelin-starred restaurant just off the beaten path, with Catalan chef Oriol Ivern at the…
Barcelona
On Sant Antoni's main stretch, which now teems with cafes, Australian-founded Federal was the trailbazer, with its expertly crafted coffee (including flat…
Sitges
Indian-style pakoras with coconut curry, vegan cheeseburgers, shitake tempura with aioli, and delectable American-style vegan cheesecake: vegetarian Lady…
Barcelona
Both gorgeous design space and buzzing garden café-restaurant, Les Filles is adorned with pine-green booths, vases of fresh flowers and jazzy cushions and…
Barcelona
Pizza bases at .IT ('Italian Tradition') are made from Caputo flour and fermented for 35 hours before being baked in a 400°C wood-fired oven. There's a…
Barcelona
Hidden away just west of the Estació de França, this charming, slender brick-walled bodega wins over regulars with its thoughtfully prepared seasonal…
Tossa de Mar
This is the standout of a slew of restaurants hugging the old wall along Carrer del Portal. Within an 18th-century fisher’s stone house, Michelin-starred…
L'Eixample
High ceilings, battered leather armchairs, creative flower arrangements and soaring windows set the scene in this sunny little corner cafe, beloved of…
L'Eixample
Just far enough from La Sagrada Família to dodge the crowds, this simply decorated spot serves authentic Mexican fare. The menu includes 20 different…
Barcelona
The walls are scrawled with messages from past diners at this busy-busy place with a long marble bar, great G&Ts and vermouth on tap. The lightly creative…
El Raval
Three generations have kept this spick-and-span old-time classic in business since 1929. Beneath olive-green beams in the back dining room you can see the…
Catalonia
On a quiet night, it's all hush-hush in this old-town corner. But once you get buzzed in, it's as if you've entered a private club: excellent service,…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Tucked away in a narrow lane near the waterfront, tile-walled La Plata is a humble, well-loved bodega that has served just four simple, perfect plates…
Tarragona
At locally popular old-town wine and tapas bar Korxo, tables huddle under streetside umbrellas and there's no wine list. The on-the-ball all-female team…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Founded in 1786, Barcelona's oldest restaurant is still going strong, with visitors and locals alike flocking here for its rambling interior, old…
The Catalan Pyrenees
The elegant promise of the cream exterior and artful iron lamps is suitably fulfilled by this stylish, central restaurant. Volcanic and modern-European…
Barcelona
Founded in 1836 as a cafe, then converted into a restaurant in 1929, 7 Portes has a grand setting beneath arches, and exudes an old-world atmosphere with…
El Raval
This modern pizza joint is every bit as hip as its Raval location would suggest, with a dim, cavernous interior that's an eclectic mix of industrial…
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