BEST RESTAURANT IN BARCELONA!…read more We know that's a bold claim, with so many good ones (and we've eaten at many of them at all price levels), but Petit Pau is the best of the them all. That statement may be well be true at an absolute level (although we love Disfrutar), but it is easily true on a quality/price metric. We have visited and re-visited Petit Pau over the years, because it was always very good, but Pau has taken his game to a new level. He charges 50 euros for an 8 course dinner, each one of which is complex, perfectly executed and with ingredients of the highest quality. If he were charging 125 euros instead, we wouldn't be surprised or call it a rip-off. You simply can't get food of this quality at anything close to this price. Petit Pau is a tiny space with 6 tables. Pau does all the cooking and has help with serving from a single, knowledgable waiter. He is extremely pleasant and comes around to explain the courses and answer any questions about the ingredients or cooking techniques. The menu changes regularly with the seasons. We also recommend the wine pairing. After the complementary glass of cava, we had a sequence of 8 half pours, one with each course, that paired perfectly and enhanced the meal. We almost never choose the wine pairing, as it is usually a high-profit-margin item for restaurants, but Pau's was only 20 euros. Pau offers a vegetarian option and a vegan option in addition to his standard menu with meat and fish. Go there, you won't be disappointed!

Great cosy romantic restaurant in Barcelona! It's a bit out of the way from the city center, but…read moreworth a little detour if you have the time. The restaurant is tiny (seats around 14 people) and it is almost always fully booked so making a reservation in advance is a must. Your dinner starts with a glass of champagne and bread with olive tapenade on the house. Then we had the grilled octupus salad (excellent) and the grilled aubergines (very tasty) as starters. Our mains were the monkfish with fennel and citrus and the fishermen's stew. Both excellent! The dishes were all very fresh and tasty. They have a little dessert trolley which they bring our after your mains so you can see the desserts and choose what you want. The options were cheesecake, lemon merengue tarte, chocolate biscuit tart or a cheese selection. All looked amazing. We had the cheesecake (jum) and the cheese selection. They also have a nice selection of whiskeys!

A lovely meal and a great experience. Yelp has been waiting a full year for me to finish this…read morereview, so here I go. We had an amazing multi-course vegan lunch and Montiel. With so many great places to eat, fitting this place in midday really helped us maximize the culinary tour de force that was our trip to Barcelona. Our waiter, Tomaso, was a delight. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and knew exactly when to come to our table and when to give us space. At the end of the meal we had a lovely conversation and he told us why Barcelona is such an international city and how easy it was to be a transplant from Italy. Almost as good as our meal was the environment. There was one other person dining there, someone my partner aptly described as an "international man of mystery." He was gregarious and clearly living his best life. Every dish, he would ask Tomaso to pick out a wine and each time he would say, "Money is no object!" or that the price did not matter. He loved everything Tomaso brought and it did not appear at thought Tomaso took advantage of this man's willingness to spend top dollar, even though the man asked it his name was, "To-mah-to." This place lives up to everything you hear about Barcelona being gastronomic paradise with more Michelin stars per capita than just about anywhere.

Permanently Closed :-(…read more Was looking forward to joining others who had raved about this tasting menu ... sad

Very very pleasantly surprised at how good the food is here…read more There are tons of prepared food places in Barcelona, but this one managed to sell me some of the best sushi I've had in a long time. They don't even sell sushi as a main dish or anything, but it was delicious. They have very traditional Catalan dishes, but also empanadas, and sushi (obviously :) ) The workers here are really nice. It's a really cool space too, really open and very modern looking seating area. In a great area in Gràcia too, near a plethora of beautiful plazas. Awesome.

Lovely people; a hard working family that makes world class tapas and provides exquisite service…read more Not just a restaurant but more like a gourmet experience in a home like setting. This is a local place with international flair, and Alba (Antonia) is omnipresent ensuring the perfect experience.

I loved the oxtail stew, the croquetas, and the potatoes. The service was nice even though we…read morearrived a bit into the lunch hour (15.30). It is nice and cozy inside with clean bathrooms

Barcelona has quite a few Michelin starred restaurants, and I'm slowly working my way through them…read more For my friend's birthday, I booked a lunch at aBaC. I'll be honest, the menu didn't immediately excite me and felt a bit underwhelming at first. That said, the execution completely won me over. Everything tasted far better than expected. Highlights/Memorable dishes: The onion, cheese, anchovy, and enzyme dish was deeply savory and full of umami. Their interpretation of onion soup was comforting yet refined, and the flavors worked perfectly together. The cured sea bream with mollusks, frozen hummus, and spring onion gazpachuelo with cilantro was another highlight. It was almost like a ceviche. The fish was incredibly tender, and I loved the mussels. Great! The squid with Roman style caviar was another hit! Think squid tartare topped with caviar. Simple and delicious! Naturally, my friend and I went all out and ordered a bottle of wine each. The service was exceptional, made even better by our attentive and very charming server (Mitsu?). He was funny and entertained our shenanigans lol. All in, I spent around $700 for two, including the $200 deposit required to secure the reservation. Overall, money well spent and a solid Michelin experience. I would definitely recommend it.

Magnificent! ABaC restored my faith in Michelin rankings for Barcelona…read more The space is well organized with a simple design with black, white, beige, and antiqued bronze colors. Plenty of space between tables. Service was perfect: polite, attentive, and plenty of people. The food was inspired. Every course was delicious and organized around regional influences. Several were fun, such as the deconstructed Caprese salad. An anchovy embedded in a thin slice of bread to resemble a fossil. The last dessert included a helium balloon. Other interesting touches included a candle made of butter, into which could be dipped the excellent rustic bread. The pacing of the courses was ideally timed. Wine pairings were excellent. I highly recommend ABaC. It's worth the expense.

If there is something I hate, it is giving money to a business that treats their clients poorly. We…read morewent and the food was dry and over cooked, especially the beans accompanying the butifarra and the conejo, and they were extremely rude to us because we moved the tables 4 inches (10 centimeters) so we could actually physically sit down. Also, the neighbors behind us were uncomfortable by how close we were when we try to sit down - the backs of the chairs were literally touching their table. Rather than kindly speak to us about the table, the larger bald waiter decided to come and confront us extremely rudely. I was a waitress for a long time, and I would never in my life treat customers the way he spoke to us. My friends and I (read again if you're the owner, because no - Alvaro is not my boyfriend as you insinuated) left thorough reviews on Google telling honestly how the experience was (bad) and they responded aggressively. The environment of the restaurant is really cute and they give you house wine when you first arrive. For us, the positive experience ended there. Maybe it will be different for you if you go there, but unfortunately we did not enjoy the food, nor the treatment from the two older, bald waiters. Our main waiter, who was young, was fantastic and did the best he could to de-escalate the poor behavior of his colleagues and provide us with the best experience possible after the negative interactions. It's unfortunate that the restaurant does not know how to take a review and improve their service, rather than resorting to bullying - especially of local customers who not only could provide further business, but could frequent more often. As the owner suggested, we won't be going back nor do we recommend this place. There are plenty of better restaurants nearby for typical Catalan food where they treat the clients kindly and with respect. I will provide screenshots for you in this post, as I think their responses speak for themselves.

We arrived to Barcelona late and when looking for a restaurant that was still open and close enough…read moreto walk to this place popped up. It's a hidden gem. From the outside you wouldn't think too much of it but when you walk in you're greeted by large casks of wine and beautiful candles that look like they've been burning for years. We didn't have a reservation and they seemed busy but they quickly walked us into the dining room and seated us. When you walk into the room you literally feel like your eating in a cross between a cave or a family's old home. Either way it was beautiful and immediately made me excited to try the food. It is a tapas place and they thankfully had a English menu. My large group of 6 people ordered about 6/7 dishes and neither of them disappointed, in fact it was the best meal we had in Spain! Everything was cooked to perfect, the portions were just right, they had a multitude of different dishes, and above all 6 people loved the food and left full! Definitely try the duck and get a few carafes of sangria! You'll definitely love not only the food and but your wallet will thank you as well

An amazing meal. It was conveniently located just a 5…read moreminute walk from my hotel. I opted for the wine pairing. If/when the option is available, I always opt in. The tasting was great. Most dishes are seafood based since it is Barcelona after all. The dishes were innovative and pleasing to the eyes. I loved the fish dishes. I also loved the citrusy dessert as it cleansed my palate for the last dish. The service was lovely. I feel like it's an advantage to do tasting menus solo cos you get more food, in my opinion. The rice dish was my favorite. I'd like to give a special shoutout to the oil they provide to the bread. Man, that was so good.

What I like about Hisop is that they are very flexible with the menu. They allow individuals in a…read morelarge table to choose whatever each wants; some could have a tasting menu, some could order a la carte, some could have a tasting menu with substitutions, etc. I chose the tasting menu among my group and enjoyed each course. The flavors were pretty unique. The plates were on the small side but I felt satisfied, though not full, at the end of the meal. My favorites were the fried squash blossom with pickled bonito, the aubergine and cuttlefish in Catalan green curry, the picanha and chanterelle mushrooms, and the watermelon and yogurt. 1 star off: Service was very cold. There were two women serving the dining room, and both had a snobbish demeanor. Every time we asked for more drinks, more water, more bread, etc., we felt like we were inconveniencing them. We never got most of the things we asked for, even after repeated requests. They would say, "I have not forgotten" but then off they go somewhere else. They clearly have forgotten or did not want to serve us. At the conclusion of our meal, as we are preparing to leave, they poured us more water. Thanks...

Jamie W and I are usually a bit wary of the restaurants on Sitges' main seafront promenade (Passeig…read morede la Ribera) because it usually signals a tourist trap. However, we got lucky when we ambled in here as a backup choice to Chiringuito, the popular seafood spot right on the beach. Google Maps misled us into thinking Chiringuito was open for dinner, but it was dark, so we just walked over here. We tried four dishes starting with the 8,8€ Fried Eggplant with Honey & Sesame (Photo 10). Sliced as thin as a ping pong paddle, the eggplant was a vessel for sweet and savory flavors. Next came the 6,6€ Tapa of Smoked Sardines, small open-faced sandwiches much like pizza squares topped with salty sardines (Photo 7). Our bigger plates followed with the 16,2€ Burrata Salad. It consisted of a nice size ball of soft cheese topping a bed of arugula and chopped, assorted tomatoes (Photo 6). The salad was also a refreshing transition to the 13,9€ Spaghetti Puttanesca Style. The pasta was pretty standard, but the sauce was definitely an authentic mix of tomatoes, olives, capers, anchovies, garlic, and chili flakes topped with grated Parmesan (Photo 9). Just a nice blend of flavors overall. FOOD - 4 stars...nice variety of tasty Mediterranean edibles AMBIANCE - 3.5 stars...spacious, a bit sparse SERVICE - 4 stars...pretty attentive during the early dinner hour TOTAL - 4 stars...you don't need to avoid this one on the main promenade RELATED - Exploring Sitges? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/klLsG8j_yo