Food and Restaurants

A very good restaurant boasting new Catalan and Mediterranean cuisine under Ferran Adria. Its dacor is minimalist and ensures that you keep your attention towards the food, and is quite easily, one of the best restaurants in the city.

Ca l'Isidre is a traditional restaurant that serves a wide variety of dishes and Spanish wines. The restaurant is excellently decorated with lithographs and paintings by well-known Catalan artists and highlights Catalan culture very well.

The restaurant, very famous in the city, is named after Carles Gaig, who is an exceptionally skilled chef and combines traditional Catalan cuisine with his own innovative ideas. The atmosphere is superb as the hotel is housed in an old inn and is a great place to dine!

Set up inside a villa, the chef Jean-Luc treats you to a traditional Catalan menu with some customizations and innovations. An overall great place to eat where the atmosphere is very sober and modern.

Considered to be the best seafood restaurant in town, this is one of the best places for shellfish and fish dishes. The superb meat dishes are also worth a mention. The atmosphere is also superb and it's a great place to dine in.Great for a romantic meal or for a group celebration.

Arc Cafe is a great little cafe in the Gothic Quarter which is the best place to have some gastronomic selections with a strong Mediterranean influence. The atmosphere is tranquil and relaxed and it is an ideal place, especially for younger visitors.

A very lively restaurant with a great menu, it looks like an old guest house and modern art gallery rolled into one. The menu changes every season and is great for a younger clientele.

One of the more stylish restaurants, it has an open kitchen and excellent service! The food is simply superb and the salads are always fresh. It has an excellent atmosphere and is a great restaurant to dine in. Make reservations!

One of the best restaurants in the city, it's been around for over 40 years and boasts patrons such as politicians, writers, industrialists, artists and even the king and some visiting dignitaries. Overall, a great restaurant.

One of the best Mexican restaurants in the city, it is very, very hard to find an empty table as it is always crowded. They have an excellent array of Mexican fast food as well as lots of other goodies. The atmosphere is also fun.

The only Filipino restaurant in the city, it's a simple looking restaurant that serves excellent food and offers excellent value. They have a huge menu and it is a superb place for some quick meals.

One of the Lebanese restaurants in the city, Habibi is also one of the best! It has a wide range of dishes and serves superb Arab puddings and dishes and guarantees that all of their ingredients are the freshest available! Dining here is a wonderful experience.

La Fonda offers some of the best traditional Catalan cuisine in the city! La Fonda has a superb atmosphere with a lot of nature, plants and wood and the food is just superb, so it’s almost always very crowded. Lunch is the best time to be there and advanced reservations are necessary!

Maharaja is an Indian restaurant located in the Rambla area of Barcelona. The restaurant opened in 2001 and serves a variety of Indian delicacies, including tandoori chicken, daal, naan, samosas, pakoras and plenty more.

Cuisine: Middle Eastern Address: 18 Ronda de St Antoni, Barcelona, Spain Pricing: Budget Halal authenticity: Verbal assurance from staff

Cuisine: Pakistani Telephone: (93) 301 3467 Address: C/ARC De St Agustin, Barcelona, Spain Pricing: Moderate Halal authenticity: Verbal assurance from staff

Cuisine: Pakistani Telephone: (93) 441 9010 Address: C/Marques De Barbera, 26, Barcelona, Spain 08001 Pricing: Budget Halal authenticity: Owners are known Muslims

Cuisine: South Asian Address: La Ramblas, Barcelona, Spain Pricing: Budget Halal authenticity: Unverified

Cuisine: Middle Eastern Address: 30 Carrer de l'Hospital, Barcelona, Spain Pricing: Budget Halal authenticity: Verbal assurance from staff