| r of Spain | | | | grilled clam in thyme foam and blood orange emulsion |
| Although Catalan cuisine is considered world-class, | | | | with tuna will make you wonder how you’re |
| Spanish regional cooking is nothing to laugh at. And if | | | | paying less than €30. Finally, try Gresca, (c |
| you can’t make it to all the corners of the | | | | Provença, 230), where the simplest ingredients |
| country, try some of the regional centers throughout | | | | are transformed by amazing techniques. |
| Barcelona which let you sample the unique | | | | Just Desserts |
| gastronomy from north to south. The Casa Gallega | | | | If you’re the type to rush through a meal just to |
| (Galician House) on La Rambla, 35, serves up some of | | | | get to dessert, you’ll be in heaven at Espai |
| the regions finest shellfish with their famous | | | | Sucre (c/Princesa, 53). But be warned – these |
| Albariño wine, a chilled white that is quickly | | | | are not your typical cakes or ice creams. |
| become world-famous. Wines of a different hue take | | | | Here’s you’ll find three- and five-course |
| center stage at Casa de la Rioja, (c/Peu de la Creu, 8) | | | | tasting menus featuring everything from salty toffee |
| which also features specialties such as marinated | | | | cream with smoked whiskey; extra-virgin olive-oil cake |
| anchovies and broad beans with cuttlefish. Finally, for | | | | with white peaches and green olives or a combination |
| some world-class tapas without stepping foot in San | | | | of cold raspberry sorbet, hibiscus soup, rose ice, |
| Sebastian, head to the Centre Cultural Euskal Etxea | | | | tomato foam and red wine gel. “Salads” |
| (Placesta Montcada, 1) where you can find amazing | | | | include cubes of spicy milk pudding on green apple, |
| octopus, slabs of award-winning idiazabal cheese and | | | | lettuce and toffee. Each dish comes with a wine |
| eggs with prawns. | | | | recommendation, and there is a small menu with |
| Gourmet on a budget | | | | non-dessert items as well. Don’t be scared by |
| Barcelona is nothing if not über-trendy, but the | | | | the combinations; they might seem unusual at first, but |
| latest craze has less to do with gels and foams than | | | | your palate will thank you later. Be sure to call ahead |
| with pocket-friendly meals. “Bistronomia” | | | | for reservations, the place only seats 30 and is quite |
| is the newest sensation in the city, and it refers to | | | | popular. |
| “bistro” meals, which are traditional | | | | Being in the Catalan capital it seems only right that you |
| dishes, and “gastronomia,” which are the | | | | should try the local cuisine. The best examples you're |
| avant-garde techniques used to make them. And with | | | | likely to find can be found along Diagonal and the |
| highly trained chefs creating inventive dishes at half the | | | | Ramblas, although these tend to be quite pricey. |
| price of Michelin-starred restaurants, here’s | | | | For something a little more affordable you need to |
| hoping this trend is here to stay. Try Embat (c/Mallorca, | | | | veer off the beaten track. Our Barcelona restaurants |
| 304) where the décor is nonexistent but the | | | | guide, has been designed with your needs in mind, you |
| lunch menu, featuring fresh cheese ravioli with lemon | | | | can search for any restaurant by name, type of |
| and bacon, is divine. Or head to Hisop, (Passatge | | | | cuisine or specialty, area of Barcelona or price you |
| Marimón, 9) where the chefs seem right out of | | | | intend to spend. |
| Ferran Adrià’s kitchen. Dishes such as | | | | |