Clubs in Barcelona

Bars in Barcelona

Restaurants in Barcelona

Agut d'Avignon C/Trinitat 3/Avinyo 8 (93 302 60 34) Metro Liceu/ bus 14, 38, 59, 91, N9, N12. Open 1-3.30pm, 9-11.30pm, daily. Average 4,000-4,500ptas. Credit AmEx, DC, EC, JCB, MC, TC, V. Air-conditioning. Booking essential. In a small alleyway, one of Barcelona's most prestigious restaurants offers comfort and service belying the shabbiness of much of the surrounding area. Menus are based on classic Catalan dishes (excellent farcellets de col, stuffed cabbage leaves), with others from various Spanish regions, such as Castilian roasts, and creations of their own like wild boar with strawberry sauce, duck with figs, or oyster soup. La Llotja Museu Marítim, Avda Drassanes (93 302 64 02) Metro Drassanes/bus 14, 20, 36, 38, 57, 59, 64, 91, 157, N6, N9. Open Oct-June 2-3.45pm Mon-Thur, Sun; 2-3.45pm, 9pm-11.30pm, Fri, Sat. July-Sept 2-3.45pm Mon, Wed, Thur, Sun; 2-3.45pm, 9pm-11.30pm, Tue, Fri, Sat. Closed 25 Dec, 1 Jan. Average 3,000ptas. Set lunch 1,250ptas. Credit MC, V. Air-conditioning. Disabled: wheelchair access. The setting alone is wonderful: La Llotja, the recent creation of gourmet and food critic Josep Maria Blasi, sits beneath the lofty, perfectly rounded arches of the magnificent fourteenth-century Drassanes, home of the Museu Marítim. The excellent selection of Catalan food includes a medieval dish or two, such as roast chicken with saffron, in homage to the ancient stone edifice. At midday, there's an interesting two-course set menu. The restaurant and the equally-attractive café are entered from the garden beside the museum entrance, and are not very visible from the street. Ca l'Isidre C/les Flors 12 (93 441 11 39/93 442 57 20) Metro Paral.lel/bus 20, 36, 57, 64, 91, 157, N6. Open 1.30-4pm, 8.30-11.30pm, Mon-Sat. Closed public holidays, Easter, four weeks July/Aug. Average 6,000ptas. Credit AmEx, DC, MC, V.Air-conditioning. Booking essential. A small family-run restaurant near the Paral.lel that receives regular visits from King Juan Carlos. Chef César Pastor's regular dishes include artichoke hearts stuffed with wild mushrooms and duck liver, and loin of lamb broiled English-style. Desserts are made by the daughter of the family, master pastissera Núria Gironès. English and French are spoken. Amaya La Rambla 20-24 (93 302 10 37) Metro Liceu/bus 14, 38, 59, 91, N9, N12. Open 1-5pm, 8.30pm-midnight, daily. Average 4,000ptas. Set menu 950ptas Mon-Fri. Credit AmEx, DC, JCB, MC, V. Air-conditioning. Car park. Tables outdoors (Apr-Nov). A big, central Basque restaurant, traditionally popular with actors, writers, opera singers and politicians. Specialities include angulas (elvers, baby eels), lubina (sea bass) and besugo (sea bream), cooked several different ways. The extensive wine list includes Txakolí, a light and dry Basque white wine. Livelier for lunch than dinner. La Oficina Passeig Don Joan de Borbó 30 (93 221 40 05) Metro Barceloneta/bus 17, 39, 45, 57, 59, 64, 157, N8. Open 1-4.30pm, 8.30-11.30pm, Mon, Wed-Sun. Closed some weeks Aug-Sept, midday 25 Dec. Average 2,000ptas. Set menus 1,150ptas Mon-Sat; 1,300ptas Sun. Credit AmEx, DC, MC, V.Air-conditioning. Tables outdoors. With tables outside all year round, and views of the city and Port Vell, La Oficina provides one of the best deals on this harbourside strip. Set menus give a wide choice of dishes, usually including paella. Passadís del Pep Pla del Palau 2 (93 310 10 21) Metro Barceloneta/ bus all routes to Pla del Palau. Lunch served 1.30-3.30pm, 9-11.30pm, Mon-Sat. Closed public holidays, three weeks Aug. Average 9,500ptas (incl drink). Credit AmEx, DC, MC, V. Air-conditioning. Booking advisable. An eccentric restaurant that's impossible to find unless you know where to look (go down a long, unmarked corridor next door to a Caixa office). There is no menu, just some of the best seafood in Barcelona, with a superb first-course buffet and cava included in the price. Fideus amb llamàntol (noodles with lobster) are particularly recommended. Beltxenea C/Mallorca 275 (93 215 30 24) Metro Diagonal, Passeig de Gràcia/bus 7, 16, 17, 20, 22, 24, 28, 43, 44, N4, N6, N7. Open 1.30-3.30pm, 8.30-11.30pm, Mon-Fri; 8.30-11.30pm Sat. Closed four weeks Aug. Average 7,500ptas. Credit AmEx, DC, MC, V. Air-conditioning. Booking essential. Tables outdoors (interior patio). A first-floor Eixample flat with a pretty interior garden houses the foremost outpost of new Basque cuisine in Barcelona. It's very discreet; a small brass plaque is the only sign of the restaurant's existence from the street. As in all Basque cooking, the basis is seafood: specialities include a melon and lobster salad, and tronc de lluç Ondarroa (hake). Sushi & News C/Santa Mònica 2 bis (93 318 58 57) Metro Drassanes/bus 14, 38, 59, 91, N9, N12. Open 1.30-4.30pm, 8.30pm -12.30am, Tue-Sun. Closed Christmas. Average 2,500ptas. Set menus 1,350ptas, 1,750ptas, Tue-Fri. Gourmet menu 3,200ptas. Credit V. Disabled: wheelchair access. Stylish and relaxed, with bare brick walls and a sloping bar, Sushi & News is a 'Japanese tapas' restaurant serving very good maki, sushi and sashimi, as well as decent salads and soups. If that's not enough for you, there's great blackberry sorbet for dessert. Al Passatore Pla del Palau 8 (93 319 78 51) Metro Barceloneta/ bus all routes to Pla del Palau. Open 1pm-1am daily. Closed 25, 30, 31 Dec. Pizza 750-1,300ptas. Set lunch 975ptas Mon-Fri. Set dinner 1,500-2,000ptas. Credit MC, V. Branches: Al Passatore (Port Olímpic) Moll de Gregal 25 (93 225 00 47). Montello Via Laietana 42 (93 310 35 26). Air conditioning. Disabled: wheelchair access. Tables outdoors (Easter-Oct). An Italian restaurant very popular for its excellent, wood-fired oven pizzas, Al Passatore also offers a big choice of pasta dishes - linguini al cartoccio (linguini with a rich mix of seafood) is recommended - salads and meat and fish dishes. There's also a good lunch menu. Fu Li Yuan C/Viladomat 73 (93 325 10 48) Metro Sant Antoni/ bus 13, 20, 41, 55, 64, 91, 141, N6. Open noon-4.30pm, 8pm-midnight, daily. Average 1,500ptas. Set lunches 825ptas, 1,050ptas. Set dinner 1,500ptas. Credit MC, V. Air-conditioning. Booking advisable. One of the few good budget Chinese restaurants, with some dishes such as Beijing duck normally only found in more upmarket competitors. Popular with locals, and service is friendly and fast.