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”Alkimia offers the best glimpse of where post-Adrià cooking is headed. At this Michelin-starred mecca, alchemist Jordi Vilà balances comforting...” MORE>> |
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”Having earned two Michelin macaroons and rock-star status for his conceptual cuisine at La Broche in Madrid, the Catalan-born, El...” MORE>> |
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”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...” MORE>> |
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”The past lives on at this historic haunt where actual fishermen order up salt-cod croquettes at a tatty old marble...” MORE>> |
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”Hot cocoa goes haute at this sleek shop and café part-owned by Ferran Adrià’s pastry-chef brother, Albert. Dark and dense...” MORE>> |
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”Young Frenchman Romain Fornell may be relatively restrained compared with many of his competitors in Barcelona, but he’s an expert...” MORE>> |
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”Though the dining bar is more mobbed than Ibiza in August, those who wait by the entrance before 1 p.m...” MORE>> |
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”The stadium-style seating at this celadon-colored space is prime for people-watching....” MORE>> |
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”This beloved stalwart delivers traditional mariner’s fare at waterfront tables in Barceloneta. Follow the old-timers and order the fideuá (pasta...” MORE>> |
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”Chef Jordi Artal’s cooking style has one main goal: to create texture, temperature and flavor surprises. He found enthusiastic accomplices...” MORE>> |
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”In this hip, stylish, and cavernous boîte in the city's El Born district (Barcelona's SoHo), Carles Abellán—protégé of legendary chef...” MORE>> |
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”Standouts include grilled clams strewn with rosemary sprigs, gambas al ajillo (giant prawns in garlicky olive oil), and caramelized baked...” MORE>> |
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”At his solo venture he serves stylish Asian dishes, from exceptional dim sum to Adrià-inspired snacks like a poached egg...” MORE>> |
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”In the age of liquid nitrogen and other high-tech gimmickry, chef Fermí Puig remains a master of grand neoclassical cooking...” MORE>> |
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”The city’s top chefs shop at La Boqueria Market, then congregate around Quim Márquez Durán’s tiny counter arrayed with incredible...” MORE>> |
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”Àngel Pascual’s casual spot has outdoor tables and a terrific $17 lunch prix fixe with...” MORE>> |
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”This tapas bar is famous for fast-talking counter-men who deliver crisp potatoes with...” MORE>> |
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”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...” MORE>> |
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”The dining room, designed by Richard Rogers, may resemble a spaceship, but the food is firmly planted on earth: chestnut...” MORE>> |
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”Carles Gaig is one of Barcelona’s most beloved food personalities, but his Michelin-starred flagship, Gaig, was pricey. So he opened...” MORE>> |
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”Chef Rafael Peña uses modern, but not too avant-garde, techniques to create dishes like “souffléed” egg with cured...” MORE>> |
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”From the slender vases with lipstick-red roses hung on stark white walls to the cooling watermelon-tomato soup, everything here is...” MORE>> |
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”A favorite haunt of the literary set, this retro 1970's-era restaurant and bar - note the fantasy-forest décor - prides...” MORE>> |
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”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...” MORE>> |
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”Part industrial-looking art gallery, part cooperatively run, vegetarian-friendly café (try the house-made spinach ravioli), La Báscula has one of the...” MORE>> |
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”Regulars line up at this historic, lunch-only tave...” MORE>> |
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”El Bulli–trained chef Roger Martínez takes rice on a global adventure at his Eixample spot. Can’t choose between the classic...” MORE>> |
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”When nothing but Spain’s wildly creative alta cocina will do, we book at Lasarte...” MORE>> |
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”Given this bar's location, with tables on Barcelona's prettiest and most touristy square, it's hard to believe the quality and...” MORE>> |
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”Pascual scored a Michelin star at his minimalist dining room in the market for such modern Catalan dishes as...” MORE>> |
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”The quiet dining room in L’Eixample experiments with a cuisine at the intersection of Vietnam, New Orleans, and Catalonia. The...” MORE>> |
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”Worshipped by cognoscenti as the source for the best seafood in town....” MORE>> |
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”In the dining room lined with communal tables, computer screens display the eclectic 3,500-label wine list, with bottles from Burgundy...” MORE>> |
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”The Rocas are obsessed with scents, matching haute Catalan cuisine like a heady curry made with lobster, rose and licorice...” MORE>> |
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”Chef Pablo Castillo has come up with ingenious twists on Mediterranean and Catalan cuisines. And the desserts, like the “liquid”...” MORE>> |
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”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...” MORE>> |
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”Barcelona's best breakfast is found right here, by the entrance to the legendary Boqueria market, where Juanito Bayen, sporting his...” MORE>> |
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”This cult-favorite tapas bar specializes in high-quality canned goods—some cans are even aged like wine—served on bread rusks with imaginative...” MORE>> |
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”Hidden on the third floor of a lavish food shop, this secret restaurant is a place where big shots seal deals...” MORE>> |
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”After working at visionary dessert restaurant Espaisucre, thirty-something owners Santiago Rebés and Fidel Puig recently opened ...” MORE>> |
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”Carles Gaig—the sixtysomething founding father of modern Catalan cuisine—has a new, ultraslick black-and-red venue for his luxurious meals....” MORE>> |
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”a theatrically undulating roof with 200,000 colored tiles are dozens of stalls run by Spain’s finest purveyors...” MORE>> |
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”The tastiest among Barcelona's new breed of intimate chef-driven restaurants, Saüc proves that you don't need El Bulli—style pyrotechnics....” MORE>> |
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”Just off Passeig de Gracia, the city’s Art Nouveau shopping street, Tapaç 24 is great for a breakfast of bocadillos...” MORE>> |
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