What a find! Large bar/restaurant, beautifully decorated with real imagination and character. There is a very New York feel to this bar. Cool, relaxed and totally beautiful. Cocktails to die for with a varied menu to suit all tastes and very nicely priced. Staff are friendly, this is a great place for a party. Got talking with one customer who will be holding her wedding here. Not to be missed.

Riera Alta 4-6, 08001 Barcelona
5 minutes from Las Ramblas

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Great environment. Excellent Cava selection. Even though there might be a queue the line moves quickly - we were out the door and it took us less than 20 minutes to sit down (can't book). I preferred it to the sister restaurant - the flagship Commerce 24 (too sterile for me).

tapaC24
diputacio, 269
08007 barcelona

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Great food, nice affordable lunch menu with top quality food, nice atmosphere and quite relaxed.

Stumbled into this place after visiting the Santa Maria del Mar church in the Born area of Barcelona.
Enjoyed it so much went back for dinner and surprisingly the menu was quite broad with various European dishes. Service was excellent which I found slightly lacking in other restaurants in Barcelona.

Carrer abaixadores 10, about 30 metres from the Santa Maria del mar church.

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Very good tapas in the best restaurant atmosphere. We really enjoyed it. The food was delicious. grilled king prawns, steamed mussels, roast lamb, fried and crispy artichokes, patatas bravas... The setting on Rambla Catalubya was beautiful. They have another very lively restaurant in the Born area which was very welcoming and fun. We didn't try the other two but have heard good things about them.

Taller de Tapas
Rambla Catalunya, 49 (Eixample)
93 487 4842

C/ Comtal, 28 8 (Via Laietana)
93 481 6233

c/ Argenteria, 51 (Born)
93 268 8559

Plaça Sant Josep Oriol, 9 (Plaza del Pi)
93 301 8020

www.tallerdetapas.com

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Best mojito cocktails on the planet. The restaurant was lively, great and unique atmosphere at a relatively affordable price and nice looking people too... Oh la la what a treat.

15 Banys vells Barcelona. The Borne barcelona.
www.lafianna.com

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If you are a carnivore, and like eating lamb, then go to Asador de Aranda. If you aren't a carnivore, and don't like eating lamb, then don't. It's as simple as that. Asador de Aranda serves only lamb. but wow - it's the best lamb you could ever imagine. They stick great big wodges of the meat in a wood stove, and it comes out crisp on the outside and melting in the middle. You don't need anything with it, because anything else would simply fill a hole in your tummy which could otherwise be filled with lamb, so don't waste that space. It's a local favourite, so you won't find tourists here, just local families celebrating birthdays, or just enjoying lamb! The staff are wonderful, and delighted in watching us tuck into the juicy meat. In fact two waiters were so thrilled by our reaction that they brought us complimentary dessert and liqueurs - we really made some friends that night! Ignore the Ramblas, go to Asador de Aranda!

Avinguda Tibidabo, 31, Barcelona 08080 Spain www.asadoraranda.com/

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A friendly, bohemian cafe-bar in the Gothic quarter, just off Carrer de Ferran. Expect to be sitting alongside writers and artists - writing and drawing, no less - during your stay. Food is reasonably priced (eg soup and a main - the 'combi of the day' - for 6 euros). Plus the staff all seem to know English, but avoid speaking it if possible - usually a good sign.

5 Calle de Arai

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The hotel Omm is one of the coolest in the city with a price tag to match. In the lobby is the restaurant Moo (equally expensive) and also brasserie Moovida.

Although having different names, the restaurant and brasserie tables are almost next to each other so there's not too much difference in atmosphere, the food and wines (try the rose) are delicious and it's a fraction of the price.

Perfect place for taking friends to impress them!

Lobby of Hotel Omm. Rosselló, 265, Barcelona, Barcelona 08008.

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Excellent and unusual vegetarian food and good local wine, served by friendly staff in congenial surroundings. The staff speak English, and are very friendly.

C. Sant Antoni 52, Raval. Phone: 93 441 64 11. Website (in English): www.sesamo-bcn.com. 10 minutes walk from La Rambla, nearest metro Sant Antoni.

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Very near MACBA (which is a must-visit). Simply fantastic food. Mains of cod poached in mint and grapefuit oil and seared tuna in wasabi and sesame were both gorgeous. Very relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

Carrer dels Angels, 8
08001 Barcelona

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Another ridiculously well designed restaurant in L'Eixample serving a Spanish/Chinese hybrid, which is actually a lot better than it sounds.

Muntaner, 100
08036 Barcelona
www.outofchinabarcelona.com

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A 70s-designed Tortilleria in Gracia straight out of a film set (think the milk bar in A Clockwork Orange and you are close).

All-white leather and black wall paintings with ridiculous variations on the humble tortilla. Fantastic place full of the pretty people.

C. La Granada del Penedès, 25
08006 Barcelona
www.flashflashtortilleria.com

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For a lovely meal that isn't too expensive, try Le Quinze Nits - lovely food in an atmospheric setting.

www.bcninternet.com/restaurant_details.php?contentid=791

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A terrific little Catalan bar that is practically an institution in the art of frying lightly battered fresh sardines. They are fried to perfection every time, and you can eat the whole thing, spine, head and tail!

Sardines are in season now and at their most delicious, and whats more, a plate of hot fish washed down with a glass of cold white won't cost you any more than 3 euros!

Mercé 28, 08002, Barcelona.
Tel: 933 151 009
Metro: Jaume 1/Barceloneta

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Origen 99'9% is a relatively new franchised chain of restaurants in Barcelona. They offer typical dishes from Catalonia cooked with local ingredients. The menu comes in the form of a magazine, a brochure you can take home. Each dish is described with a photograph and a short passage. The menu-magazine also has a few articles, recipes and background stories of some selected dishes.

The portions at Origen 99'9% are cheap and small, slightly larger than tapas. In a party of three, for instance, four or five main dishes would be recommended, so you can share and taste the different foods.

The dishes are cooked in a traditional, rustic way, and if you’ve got local friends and have eaten at their house you’ll recognise many of the dishes they may have cooked for you.
If you’ve never tried Catalan cuisine, you can be sure that at Origen you will get the real thing.

Amongst the favourites are toasted bread with tomato (pa amb tomàquet, similar to the Italian bruschetta), escalivada (roasted peppers and aubergine), meatballs with squid and stuffed calamari. There is a wide variety of dishes: meat, fish and seafood, and vegetarian. You will also have a wide choice of tasty desserts, these are of normal size.

Main web page: www.origen99.com/web
1) Passeig del Born, 4
08003 Barcelona
Phone: 93 295 66 90
(behind the church of Santa Maria del Mar)
Tube stations: Barceloneta or Jaume I, both L-3

2) c/ Enric Granados, 9
08007 Barcelona
Phone: 93 453 11 20
Fax: 93 453 11 20
Tube station: Universitat L-1

3) c/ Ramon y Cajal, 12
08012 Barcelona
Phone: 93 213 60 31
Fax: 93 241 17 86

4) c/ Muntaner, 409
08021 Barcelona
Phone: 93 201 45 79
Fax: 93 241 17 86

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We left a 50 euro note on the table in payment of our bill. As we left the restaurant we were accused of not paying, were assaulted by the staff and a few minutes later stopped by police. We had to pay twice under the threat of having our passports confiscated. DO NOT LEAVE MONEY ON THE TABLE.

Via Layetana
Barcelona

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This is a small restaurant, with good food and friendly service. There is a three course set menu at lunch time for 9.50 Euros, and they also do sandwiches and light meals. In the evening we ate well and it was not too expensive. And we loved the T-shirt.

Pt Santa Caterina 1,Tel 93 319 11 21.
It is behind the Santa Caterina market, not far from the Cathedral. Nearest Underground Jaime

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These are my favourite Barcelona restaurants (in no particular order) if I want to celebrate. None of them are cheap, but in comparison with for instance London it’s laughable!

1. Abac: Rec 79-89 (opposite La Estació de Francia; near Barceloneta and El Born). One Michelin star. (www.epicurious.com/restaurants/erg/barcelona/highend)

2. Drolma: (in Hotel Majestic, Passeig de Gràcia 68; corner of Valencia). One Michelin star (www.frommers.com/destinations/barcelona/D55400.html)

3. Gaig: Aragon 214 www.epicurious.com/restaurants/erg/barcelona/highend)

4. Hofmann: Argenteria 74-78 (between Vía Laietana and Princesa; near El Born) One Michelin star (www.hofmann-bcn.com/

5. Neichel: Beltran i Rózpide 8 (in the most elegant part of Barcelona, near Avenida Pedralbes) 2 Michelin stars (www.dininginfrance.com/Neichel_Bown_review.htm)

6. El Racó dén Freixa: Sant Elies, 22/ C. Balmes. www.epicurious.com/restaurants/erg/barcelona/highend

7. Els Pescadors: Placa Prim 1 (in Poble Nou, near Port Olimpic) (www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/Article.aspx?TabID=2&MenuID=7&ArticleID=162)

8. Alkimia: Indústria 79 (between Sicilia and Sardenya in Gracia) (www.frommers.com/destinations/barcelona/D55401.html)

9. Jean Luc Figueras: Santa Teresa 10 (www.toptable.co.uk/details.cfm/qs/rid%7C2433/spos%7C5)

10. Caelis/ Hotel Palace: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 668 / Roger de Llúria
(www.toptable.co.uk/details.cfm?rid=2362)

I could easily make another Top 20 list, so enormous is the number of restaurants on offer in the city!

If you venture outside Barcelona, the three obvious choices (now that El Bulli is no more) are: Sant Pau in Sant Pol de Mar (three Michelin stars), El Raco de Can Fabes in San Celoni (three Michelin stars), and El Celler de Can Roca in Girona (two Michelin stars).

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A lively, exciting part of town, where the trendy Catalans hang out and without the Brits abroad found chugging back cans of San Miguel as you will find on the Ramblas.

El Born has amazing bars and restaurants. Calle Banys Vells houses a great Cuban called Vieja Havana, and a cosy, romantic wine bar called Va da Vie. During the daytime El Born is home to great boutique clothes and shoe shops, although be warned, they close on Mondays.

Nearest metro station: Jaume II; main roads: Calle Argenteria, Calle Banys Vells and Passeig del Born

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A fantastic place to go for an unusual meal. The small restaurant only has desserts on its menu, containing exotic ingredients such as eucalyptus, tamarind and lots more. The portions might look small but believe me you're not going to feel hungry by the time you leave.

Espai Sucre, C/Princesa 53; tel: 93 268 1630; nearest metro: Jaume I

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