International restaurants in Barcelona
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Speakeasy
This clandestine restaurant lurks behind the Dry Martini (p). You will be shown a door through the open kitchen area to the ‘storeroom’, lined with hundreds of bottles of backlit, quality tipples. Dark decorative tones, a few works of art, low lighting, light jazz music and smooth service complete the setting. What’s on the menu depends on the markets and the cook’s whim. A tempting option is the creamy burrata di Puglia con yemas de espárragos blancos y jamón Joselito (a huge hunk of mozzarella from southern Italy with white asparagus hearts and strips of high-quality cured ham).
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Cinc Sentits
Enter this somewhat overlit realm of the ‘Five Senses’ to indulge in a tasting menu (from €49 to €69), consisting of a series of small, experimental dishes. What’s on offer changes from one day to the next, but think highly elaborate designer portions in a brief menu that balances fish and meat. A key is the use of fresh local product, such as fish landed on the Costa Brava and top-quality suckling pig from Extremadura. Less ambitious, but cheaper, is the set lunch at €30.
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Tapioles 53
A stylish place housed in a former umbrella factory, this barely lit gem has a limited yet constantly changing international menu. Ingredients are sourced daily from the city’s markets. Asian touches are sometimes present, but you might just as easily find yourself with a Moroccan-style tajine. Start at the bar and proceed to one of the stout wooden tables. Book ahead.
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Miramar
With several terraces and a cool designer main dining area, this restaurant’s key draw is the views it offers over Barcelona’s waterfront. Hovering just above the Transbordador Aeri cable-car station, you can linger over a coffee or tuck into an elegant meal with a creative Catalan and Mediterranean slant, or opt for an extensive Asian menu.
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La Flauta Mágica
The menus themselves are a talking point - which album cover is yours on? Neil Diamond Live? The Cars? But on to the food. A simple burned-orange décor and low lighting set a chilled ambience for a limited menu of veggie dishes, balanced by a limited selection of dishes for carnivores, all done with free-range products.
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Les Cuines de Santa Caterina
Peck at the sushi bar, tuck into classic rice dishes or go vegetarian in this busy market restaurant in the Mercat de Santa Caterina. A drawback is the speed with which they whisk barely finished plates away from you but the range of dishes and bustling atmosphere are fun. They don’t take reservations, so it’s first come first served.
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Comerç 24
The edgy black-red-yellow decor in the rear dining area lends this culinary cauldron a New York feel. Chef Carles Abellán whips up some eccentric dishes, inspired by everything from sushi to crostini. Plump for the tasting menu (€54) and leave it up to Abellán.
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Cometacinc
In this grand medieval space, the kitchen constantly produces a changing menu that criss-crosses all boundaries. The elegant candle-lit wooden tables over two floors set an intimate mood for, say, some tonyina vermella a la brasa amb confitura agre-dolça de albercoc (charcoal-grilled red tuna with chutney). It also has a fair range of tapas.
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