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Via
Veneto
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Price:
€65. Wine: €20 |
| Open
since the late 1960s, Via Veneto has
won a host of awards for its high-class Catalan cuisine
and exceptional wines. Dishes include exquisite fish
soup, stuffed wild partridge or potatoes with purée
of butifarra sausage. Located near the business district
of Diagonal, the restaurant contains some of the best
private dining rooms in Barcelona, accommodating from
four to 100 diners. With its pretty Belle Epoque-style,
wonderful food and welcoming staff, it is little wonder
that it became one of Dalí’s regular haunts.
A mirror, signed by the painter, is on display. |
Carrer
Ganduxer 10–12
Telephone number: (93) 200 7244. Fax number: (93) 201
6095 |
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Ruccula
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Price:
€30. Wine: €9.20 |
| Housed
in the heart of the spanking new, ultra-smart World
Trade Centre, Ruccula has rapidly become
a favourite among the Catalan capital’s rich and
glamorous. The reasonably priced food, prepared by top-class
chefs, is Catalan-based with an ingenious Italian–Asiatic
twist. A generous selection of dishes includes fresh
pasta salad with langoustines in pesto or chicken yakitori
with teriyaki sauce. Designed to resemble a magnificent
floating vessel, the WTC is surrounded by sparkling
sea views and makes for a luxurious setting. |
World
Trade Centre, Port de Barcelona
Telephone number: (93) 508 8268. Fax number: (93) 508
8269. |
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Neichel
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Price:
€50–70. Wine: €12. |
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Neichel is one of Barcelona’s top restaurants,
attracting two Michelin stars and panoply
of plaudits for proprietor and chef Jean-Louis Neichel’s
highly original Alsace–Catalan cuisine. Consommé
of black truffles, deer in red wine and honey and lavender
ice cream are but a few of the opulent treats to savour.
Located in the affluent barrio of Pedralbes, the design
is modern and the ambience relaxing. The cool cream
and white dining room is tasteful and understated and
overlooks a colourful Mediterranean garden. |
Carrer Beltrán i Rózpide 1–5 (before
Avenida Pedralbes)
Telephone number: (93) 203 8408. Fax number: (93) 205
6369.
E-mail: neichel@relaischateaux.com
Website: www.relaischateaux.fr/neichel |
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Negro
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€30. Wine: €6 |
| Conveniently
located in the heart of the city’s financial centre,
Negro encapsulates the ‘less
is more’ philosophy embraced by the new wave of
Barcelona restaurateurs. Fashionably informal and stylishly
decorated in minimalist black and white, it is a world
away from traditional, somewhat ‘folksy’
Catalan restaurants. Negro offers an eclectic fusion
of Mediterranean and Oriental cuisine, featuring sushi,
risotto and unusual salads, served in a cool, cosmopolitan
atmosphere. There is live music in the basement on Thursday
nights and at the weekend. |
Avenida Diagonal
640 (Caja Madrid Building)
Telephone number: (93) 405 9444. |
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Botafumeiro
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Price:
€40. Wine: €14. |
| Founded
in 1973, by Galician José Ramon Neira, in the
bohemian barrio of Gràcia, Botafumeiro has acquired
a solid reputation as one of Barcelona’s best
seafood restaurants, specialising in mariscos (lobster,
langoustines and oysters), as well as fish and meat
stews. The Baroque-inspired dining room is spacious
and comfortable, decorated in peachy shades set off
by sparkling chandeliers and oil paintings. For the
romantic, singers and guitarists are on hand for serenading.
An impressive team can help plan business dinners in
opulent private dining rooms. |
Carrer
Gran de Gràcia 81
Telephone number: (93) 218 4230. Fax number: (93) 415
5848 |
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