The Best Restaurants with 2 Falstaff Fork(s) in Catalunya

Jordi Esteve’s Nectari offers Mediterranean cuisine that is elegant, modern and imaginative, yet firmly grounded in authenticity. With a focus on seasonal and local ingredients, the menu often includes mushrooms and game, celebrating autumn’s finest flavours.

With a view of the Gaudì building "La Pedrera", you can enjoy an extensive aperitif, delicious Asian and international cuisine or an after-dinner drink on the rooftop terrace of the Condes de Barcelona Hotel, often with background music.

This bodega serves delicious, traditional Catalan cuisine. Much of it revolves around fish, as the restaurant took its inspiration for the interior and menu from old fishermen's taverns. There is also a good selection of wines to accompany the dishes.

Chef Josep "Pep" Manubens Figueres serves tapas in this restaurant, especially from the sea. His traditional tortilla is even considered one of the best in the city. The restaurant is very small, so you should make a reservation or arrive early.

The "Gresca" is a modern tapas bar that is always busy. Locals in particular appreciate the uncomplicated service and delicious food. There are simple appetisers that combine traditional Catalan cuisine with inspirations from further afield.

Everything here revolves around Latin American cuisine, sometimes with an Asian twist. The ceviche, which can be ordered in various incarnations, is particularly popular. One of the many pisco sour variations or natural wine is served in the glass.

This restaurant on Montjuïc offers a wonderful view over the city. The menu is Mediterranean-inspired with Catalan specialties such as paella and canelons, as well as many vegetarian options and dishes from Italian cuisine.

At the end of Avenida Tibidabo is the Mirabé restaurant with its large terrace overlooking the city. The menu features typical dishes from the region, as well as a number of vegetarian dishes made from organically grown local vegetables.

This bar on Bogatell beach is legendary. It has been serving delicious Catalan specialties since 1992. The paella is particularly popular and is excellent here. There are also other delicacies from the sea and a good selection of drinks.

The "Alapar" calls itself a "Mediterranean Izakaya". It is a Japanese-style bistro, but serves an exciting mix of Far Eastern and Catalan food. There are sandwiches, "montaditos", as well as delicious sushi.

This tapas bar is an institution in the working-class Barceloneta district. It has been serving delicacies from the sea and the land since 1945 and is particularly famous for its "bomba", a kind of croqueta with a savoury meat filling. Reservations are not accepted.

There has been a restaurant here since 1890 and it has been called Ca L'Estevet since 1940. Catalan cuisine has been celebrated here for over 130 years, and the experience is clear to see. The simple dishes taste excellent, the service is fast and friendly.

Carballeira in the Barceloneta district serves seafood from Galicia and wild-caught fish. The dishes are simple and traditional, but extremely tasty thanks to the excellent ingredients. The abundance of wood makes you feel like you're in the bow of a ship.

Guests can enjoy lunch or dinner in a luxurious atmosphere, accompanied by fine wines and Champagne. The restaurant offers a variety of specialities, including artfully prepared sushi and Mediterranean dishes such as first-class fish, seafood and meat.

The few seats at El Quim are fiercely contested, especially at weekends when half the city seems to gather at the Boqueria market. But it's worth joining the queue, because delicious, market-fresh tapas are served here.

A Llançà institution, Els Pescadors is devoted to seafood, with Cap de Creus lobster as its proud emblem. Siblings Lluís and Maria Àngels Fernández ensure each lobster is accompanied by its own numbered illustration—a detail that elevates dining into ritual. A celebration of the sea in all its richness.

This bar has been serving hungry guests Catalan breakfast and lunch since 1940. The institution recently moved from the Boqueria market to the Mercat Sant Antoni. Although it is a little quieter there, the Pinotxo bar is still very popular.

In 1835, the Bofarull family founded this restaurant as Can Bofarull. Over time, snails (caracoles) became the restaurant's signature dish and the name changed. To this day, these and other Catalan specialties are served here in a historic setting.

Thanks to its terraced location on Barcelona's local mountain, Montjuïc, the Terrassa Martínez offers sweeping views over the city. It serves classics of Catalan cuisine, with rice dishes being particularly popular and especially tasty.

At Sumac in Roses, chef Jordi Dalmau showcases his precision-driven cuisine, honed under the guidance of Santi Santamaría. Every dish is built upon carefully sourced local ingredients, highlighting the very best of the Empordà in an elegant, understated setting. A discreet yet essential stop for gourmets.