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Virens – Barcelona – a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant

Virens

Gran Via de Les Corts Catalanes 619, Barcelona, 08007, Spain
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Contemporary, Mediterranean Cuisine

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Gran Via de Les Corts Catalanes 619, Barcelona, 08007, Spain
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Contemporary, Mediterranean Cuisine

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

The culinary outpost of chef Rodrigo de la Calle in Barcelona features an à la carte that is complemented by an “executive” menu at lunchtime and two tasting-style options in the evening (Barbecho and Gastrobotánica).

Facilities & Services

Air conditioning
Credit card / Debit card accepted
Mastercard credit card
Restaurant offering vegetarian menus
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+34 930 18 74 51

Opening hours

Monday

07:00-02:30

Tuesday

07:00-02:30

Wednesday

07:00-02:30

Thursday

07:00-02:30

Friday

07:00-02:30

Saturday

07:00-02:30

Sunday

07:00-02:30

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19 Michelin Star Restaurants in Barcelona

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Treat yourself, you deserve it. Dine on an award-winning meal at one of these Michelin star restaurants in Barcelona

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There’s a time for pinching pennies, and there’s a time for splashing out. You can do both in Barcelona, with plenty of free things to do and some seriously high culture, and it is in the latter that we find the city’s fine dining scene. There is no shortage of Michelin star restaurants in Barcelona, which means you can try some of the world’s most delicious food in one of the world’s most beautiful cities. Some of the spots detailed below have been greedy enough to gobble up two or three Michelin stars, so we’re talking about serious quality here. The best things to do in Barcelona are incredibly varied, and devouring divine food is right there at the top.

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Barcelona restaurants with three Michelin stars

Lasarte

Restaurants
Haute cuisine
Eixample
price 4 of 4

Martín Berasategui’s embassy at the Condes de Barcelona hotel has become one of the essential restaurants not only in the city but in all of Catalonia and Spain, where people flock to marvel at the chef’s creativity. The sampling menu is a treat that everyone should have the chance to enjoy, at least once in a lifetime, and if possible, once a year. Such excellence has earned Lasarte the top prize in the restaurant world, and the restaurant was the first in Barcelona to boast three Michelin stars. In addition to Berasategui, the man responsible for the day-to-day operations is Italian chef Paolo Casagrande. His elegance and creativity are seen in dishes such as apple millefeuille, foie gras, and European eel, and the surprising aesthetic of the dishes never surpasses the combination of amazing flavours.

Restaurants
Haute cuisine
Sarrià – Sant Gervasi
price 4 of 4

In 2017, Jordi Cruz won a third Michelin star for Àbac, confirming his restaurant once again as the essential haute cuisine establishment in Barcelona. He reached such heights by creating cuisine filled with expertise and sophistication. Take, for example, the egg with asparagus. Sounds simple enough, but Cruz has done a number on the egg that is something out of an R&D think tank. First the yolk is cooked at 62°C, then cured in salt water to give it just the exact subtle touch of salt. Served with white asparagus, a divinely thin slice of Serrano ham and a spoonful of caviar, it’s nothing less than spectacular.

Barcelona restaurants with two Michelin stars

Cocina Hermanos Torres

Restaurants
Haute cuisine
Les Corts
price 4 of 4

The Torres brothers’ rise in popularity and fame has not in any way changed their philosophy that so many customers – and the good folks from the Michelin guide – fell in love with during their time with the now-defunct Dos Cielos. The twins pride themselves on cooking ‘through memories’, with their cusine based on family recipes and made with seasonal garden-fresh products and using contemporary techniques.

Restaurants
Haute cuisine
Eixample
price 4 of 4

Raül Balam, son of Carme Ruscalleda, earned his second Michelin star in 2013 with this leading hotel restaurant. Like the original in Sant Pau, the concept is impeccable, innovative – and very Catalan – cuisine. On the menu, you’ll find dishes such as the veal ‘fricandó’ (beef fillet with mushrooms) with Scotch bonnet mushrooms and the Maresme shrimp with glazed tomato petals, a vegetable medley and toasted pine nuts.

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Enoteca Paco Pérez

Restaurants
Seafood
La Barceloneta
price 4 of 4

Chef Paco Pérez has earned two Michelin stars (2010 and 2013) for his Enoteca. No longer is it just another restaurant in the Hotel Arts, but a heavyweight in Barcelona in its own right. Few chefs can translate the flavour of the sea into haute cuisine the way he does, and his craft speaks to the imagination.

Disfrutar

Restaurants
Haute cuisine
Esquerra de l’Eixample
price 4 of 4

The dishes at Disfrutar are incredibly imaginative and made with tremendous precision, such as, for example, the famous macaroni à la carbonara made with ham jelly. Here you’ll find an explosion of the senses carried out at the perfect speed.

Barcelona restaurants with one Michelin star

Aürt

Restaurants
Haute cuisine
Diagonal Mar i el Front Marítim del Poblenou
price 3 of 4

Chef Artur Martínez and his Aürt in the Diagonal Mar Hotel, earned their first Michelin star in November 2019 with their stellar ‘posh street food’ or ‘lobby food’ where local products are the star. All the cooking is done before your eyes, as each table or bar area features an induction cooker, a griddle, oven, grill and a wood-burning stove (Martínez is a fan of sharing information with diners about the tasting menu being served). Another surprise is what’s on offer in the lobby, where Martínez has reinvented the concept of the hotel bar/restaurant with signature tapas, and a drinks menu light-years from the dull, overpriced, and just plain poor execution you often find in hotel bars (even luxury ones).

Restaurants
Japanese
El Gòtic
price 3 of 4

It’s an understatement to say their Michelin star is well-deserved. Everything on the menu is out of this world, but the nigiri really steals the show: they come directly from the hands of chef Hideki Matsuhisa and arrive on your plate with no change in temperature. And they practically melt in your mouth. It’s a ceremony where everything is done with precision and control: the cut of the fish, the amount of rice, and the texture. An absolute must for any lover of Japanese cuisine.

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Cinc Sentits

Restaurants
Haute cuisine
Eixample
price 3 of 4

A lovely space with an imaginative cuisine that stimulates all five senses (hence the name). You’ll be blown away by their range of superb, original dishes, such as their surf ’n’ turf platter with crispy pork cheeks, saffron aioli and grilled squid. Or try chef Jordi Artal’s ember-roasted sweet potato. After being roasted for a full hour, it’s then stuffed with the foam of its own pulp, herbal bread, butter and hazelnut cream. In the centre are two quail eggs cooked for exactly 100 seconds. And finally, an injection of oaky smoke.

Restaurants
Haute cuisine
El Raval
price 3 of 4

Albert Raurich creatively demonstrates the close links between Asian and Spanish tapas and does so at such a high level of quality and innovation that he earned Dos Palillos its first Michelin star. The restaurant is a perfect fusion of a blue-collar bar and haute-cuisine Asian restaurant, a place where there are no tables and where, if they don’t have the time, they’re not going to serve you wine. But consider this: part of the Michelin star is always based on service, so the fact that they still got one speaks volumes about their phenomenal Asian tapas.

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Via Veneto

Restaurants
Haute cuisine
Sarrià – Sant Gervasi
price 4 of 4

For over 40 years they’ve been turning acts as simple as peeling an orange into culinary art. This is a restaurant where true gourmet food lovers should dine – their truffles are peerless, while the service sets the standard for Spanish haute cuisine.

Restaurants
Haute cuisine
Sant Gervasi – Galvany
price 3 of 4

Hisop is a restaurant that mixes experience and innovation with a high level of quality. They specialise in contemporary Catalan cuisine using top-quality products to create new flavours, plus an original and sophisticated touch in the exquisite presentation of their dishes. Throughout the restaurant’s history, it has been awarded, among other prizes, with a Michelin star (in 2010), a Sol in the Repsol Guide (2009), and the award for the best young chef in 2007 by the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy.

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Caelis

Restaurants
French
Dreta de l’Eixample
price 4 of 4

Romain Fornell, a child prodigy of haute cuisine in Barcelona, has moved Caelis from the hotel El Palace, where it was for years, to the Hotel Ohla, where he has carried on with the work he’s done in this spot that earned its Michelin star in 2005. You’ll find a bold kitchen that’s willing to take risks but that also boasts an impeccable classic spirit, conveyed in two tasting menus.

Restaurants
Haute cuisine
Sarrià – Sant Gervasi
price 3 of 4

New haute cuisine with distinct Catalan influences and beautiful desserts, all with impeccable presentation. How does chef Mey Hofmann’s calamari with Catalan blood sausage and praline sauce sound? The late chef herself called it ‘simple and not overthought’, with the praline sauce making an unexpected appearance. The squid is stuffed with the sausage, which is previously heated to soften it up, the not-quite-boiled praline sauce is added, and then it’s grilled. The result is fantastically crunchy and quite the combination.

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Alkimia

Restaurants
Haute cuisine
Sant Antoni
price 4 of 4

For 13 years Alkimia operated from C/Indústria, 79, and after a year in the works, Jordi Vilà and Sonia Profitós reopened their restaurant in the Fábrica Moritz. On Indústria it was a good spot for getting to know the basic concept of a modern Barcelona restaurant, but for the reopening, from the first floor where the Mortiz family once lived, Vilà made a surprising announcement of the great offerings they’d have in minimal space. ‘Six tables for 18 people. We all know what they say about gastro restaurants not being profitable. If it’s not profitable, why make it bigger? We’ll make it better,’ he said. In fact, their move to the former flat in Sant Antoni wasn’t about expanding (though they do have a fantastic open kitchen) but rather about redefining.

Angle

Restaurants
Haute cuisine
L’Antiga Esquerra de l’Eixample
price 4 of 4

Jordi Cruz has taken Angle from Bages to C/Aragó. As he says, it’s a garden-variety restaurant with a Michelin star, meaning you can have a set lunch menu that gives you great value for money and features high-quality cuisine. They use good local produce, like roasted guinea fowl with foie gras, and Eastern touches as well. An example of Cruz’s imagination and undisputed creativity is the lemon fish ceviche with grated cucumber and cherries.

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Restaurants
Haute cuisine
Eixample
price 3 of 4

The Adrià brothers have triumphed again with this ambitious Barcelona-based round-up of their philosophy of tapas. With four different sections – seafood, the grill, sweet treats, and little inventive surprises – you’ll get El Bulli–style versions of tapas from all around Spain. Squid in its ink with almond paste or grilled watermelon are just a couple examples. Dishes such as crunchy octopus with kimchi mayonnaise or an air baguette with ‘rubia galega’ steak are already part of Barcelona’s haute-cuisine gastronomic heritage. Dining here means a trip through Ferran and Albert Adrià’s culinary wisdom, emphasizing the playful nature of eating.

Oria

Restaurants
Spanish
Dreta de l’Eixample
price 3 of 4

Oria brings back the traditions chef and restaurateur Martin Berasetegui first implemented in 1993. With more than a dozen restaurants to his name, Berasategui attributes his success to being someone who loves to enjoy himself and good food, as well as being a bit of a non-conformist. And he offers his clientele an unbeatable dining experience that combines those two sides of him.

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Xerta

Restaurants
Haute cuisine
Dreta de l’Eixample
price 3 of 4

In Xerta, the restaurant in the Ohla hotel, you’ll find the champion of Barcelona haute cuisine for delving into the great unknown of Catalan gastronomy by using raw materials and recipes from the Delta d’Ebre. Chef Fran López, who at age 25 won a Michelin star at his Villa Retiro restaurant in Xerta, a town in the Delta d’Ebre region, now offers dishes in Barcelona that combine the raw power of the sea with gastronomic creativity. As López himself explains, ‘We’re the only gastro restaurant with a Delta seal in Barcelona. And that’s what makes us so different and interesting in a city where there are great Peruvian, Mexican and Japanese restaurants, and also all sorts of Catalan cooking. But from the south there’s nothing. We’re from the Delta, we have access to all the raw materials from there, and we’re experts in regional cooking techniques. Here we’ve got a singular and little-known cuisine – European eels, baby eels, “cajitas”, Delta oysters, sea anemones in batter…’. It all sounds delicious to us, Fran.

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The Michelin Restaurant Guide includes the best restaurants in the world. The mention of a restaurant in a directory is already an indication of the high quality of its cuisine. If a restaurant has one Michelin star, this is a very serious award. Two stars – restaurant dishes can already be considered as works of art. Three stars have restaurants with the author’s cuisine of the greatest, often hereditary chefs – geniuses in their field.

Michelin stars are awarded every year. Distributed very sparingly. And are easily removed. Throughout the year, gourmet experts unknown to anyone travel and evaluate restaurants. But not the interior, not the service, not the price and not its relationship with quality, not the atmosphere – namely the kitchen. Therefore, the main person in the restaurant is the chef. It depends on him whether Michelin will mark the institution with his attention or not.

Experts of the Red Guide – that’s what the Michelin restaurant guide is called – come incognito, without warning, and report their visit only after, when everything is done. Return visits are possible. And not only contenders for stars are under observation, but also, of course, those who already have stars. The fact is that no restaurant can get a star forever. But he can quickly lose it if his kitchen ceases to correspond to the status.

When a chef leaves a restaurant, he can take the Michelin star with him – that is, transfer it to the restaurant where he will now work.

The cult of food has been reigning in Spain for a long time, there is an establishment on almost every corner where delicious food is prepared. But there is a huge difference between the concepts of “tasty” and “divinely delicious”, so we have prepared for you a list of the best, “star” restaurants in Barcelona. Everywhere you need to book a table in advance. Contact Happy in Spain, we will help you organize a visit to any of the establishments.

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Michelin Restaurants in Barcelona: Best Restaurants with

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1 Restaurant Sant Pau with 3 stars

2 Restaurants with two stars

2.1 ABaC

2.2 Enoteca

2.3 Lasarte

3 One star restaurants

3.1 Alkimia

3.2 Dos Cielos 1 0060
In Spain they know a lot about good food. The sun and the sea breeze are conducive to pleasant gatherings over a bottle of good wine, which is why it is in this country that you can find many establishments with stars of the famous Michelin rating. Michelin restaurants in Barcelona are small establishments that serve creative gourmet cuisine. Each of them has its own atmosphere, design and furnishings.

Restaurant Sant Pau with 3 stars

This is the first restaurant near Barcelona to receive this rating.

It is located 45 km from the city, but is available in all guidebooks of Catalonia. For over 20 years, it has been popular and received many positive reviews.

Chef – Carmen Ruscadella. Under her leadership, unimaginable culinary masterpieces are created. This is the only female chef in Spain who has achieved such success in her field. Ruscadella uses only fresh products for her dishes, while enhancing their taste with spices and seasonings.

The restaurant was opened in 1988, Carmen chose a 19th century building in the Sant Pol de Mar area for it. During its long existence, restaurant cuisine has undergone several changes, more and more new dishes are being introduced into it. All necessary products are purchased only from trusted small farms.

The restaurant has an excellent wine list, and the sommelier helps to choose the most accurate wine for any dish. The restaurant’s menu consists of traditional recipes created from fresh ingredients.

Carmen Ruscadella has expanded her cuisine and opened another restaurant in Tokyo.

Sitting in the two cozy rooms of Sant Pau, you can enjoy a view of the sea, and if you wish, take a walk in the garden. Tables are booked in advance by phone: +34 937600662.

Address: 08395 Sant Pol de Mar.

Open Tuesday to Saturday from 13:00 to 23:30, closed for lunch from 15:30 for 4 hours. Thursdays are for dinner only.

The restaurant has days off not only on Sunday and Monday, but also on the 21st of May and November.

The average bill of this institution is about 125 euros.

Restaurants with two stars

The best Michelin-rated restaurants in Barcelona are listed below.

ABaC

The restaurant was created in the year of the millennium and is housed in a five-star boutique and part-time ABaC hotel, which is located in the Tibidabo area.

The master chef of this institution is the youngest in the city and his innovative ideas resonated not only with local residents, but also with guests of the capital. Jordi Cruz – the chef received a Michelin star at the age of 25, in addition to this award, he has others.

The atmosphere of the restaurant is very cozy, but at the same time seasoned, the service can be said to be restrained, but getting here you can enjoy the masterpiece of culinary creations:

tartare with mustard and veal “snow”;

liquid gnocchi prepared with parmesan and served with bergamot oil;

spaghetti with lobster a la bolognese.

Any of the above dishes is served only on Versace dishes, everything around is filled with a certain atmosphere of a solemn event, one of the reasons for this is the play of lighting and shades used in the interior.

The hotel, where the restaurant is located, is located in an old noble mansion, a garden is planted inside its courtyard, when you sit at the tables and enjoy delicious dishes, you can feel connected with nature, watching the beautiful vegetation nearby.

The atmosphere of the restaurant is suitable for holding parties, romantic meetings and corporate events.

Address: Avenida Tibidabo, 1.

The restaurant welcomes guests: Tuesday-Saturday from 13:30, and then there is a break from 16:00 to 20:30, it closes at 23:00.

Average check – 190 euros.

Enoteca

Like the previous restaurant, this one is also located in the hotel. The latter belongs to the five-star establishments and is located in the Olympic village, its name is “Arts”. Enoteca was opened relatively recently – in 2008. It is located on the coastline, which is why it is loved by world “stars” who come to Barcelona and want to enjoy its unusual traditional cuisine.

Paco Pérez, the chef of the establishment, focuses on seafood and fish, which is bought in the ports of the Costa Brava.

The interior of the restaurant immediately sets you on a marine theme, it is made in warm colors, decorated with wood, and instead of chairs, white sofas are installed throughout the hall. If you book a table on the terrace, you can admire the sea views from it.

In addition to a varied seafood menu, this establishment has an extensive wine list, consisting of almost 250 items. Among the popular and unusual dishes that cannot be tasted in other restaurants are:

oysters with caviar and bone marrow;

flounder with flowers and honey “à la meniere”;

blue lobster with orange and other citrus fruits.

The atmosphere of the restaurant is suitable for business meetings and family gatherings, so the dress code is elegant.

Address: Hotel Arts, Marina, 19-21.

The restaurant is open all days except Sunday. On Monday and Tuesday from lunch 12:30 to 16:00, on other days from 19:30 to 00:00. It is closed from 13 to 28 August.

One person can eat for 120 euros.

Lasarte

Located next to the Condes de Bacrelona hotel, despite the fact that it is practically in the center of noisy Barcelona, getting into its penates, as if you are in a quiet oasis.

This Michelin-starred restaurant was founded in 2006 and is run by Chef Martín Berasategui, who owns not only this restaurant, but also the restaurant of the same name in Bilbao.

The interior of the institution is somewhat reminiscent of the architectural creations of Gaudí, it was designed by Thai designer Ou Baholydhin. In addition, it is worth noting the unusual table setting and serving dishes. They are made from fresh products grown in Catalonia, but the portions are small, which is typical for author’s cuisines, so you should immediately choose several options for yourself so as not to be left hungry.

The chef of the restaurant offers to taste such famous dishes as:

smoked eel and foie gras;

shrimp in partnership with sea urchins;

roasted pigeon with pig ears.

The restaurant has an excellent atmosphere for romantic evenings and business meetings.

Address: Mallorca, 259.

The institution is open from Tuesday to Saturday. Its opening hours start from half past two, followed by lunch from 15:30 to 20:30, and closing occurs until 23:00. Since August 11, it has been closed for a month.

One person can eat here for an average of 100 euros.

One star restaurants

These are quite decent establishments, but which are just beginning to gain their popularity and you can take the opportunity to visit them upon arrival in Barcelona.

Alkimia

This Michelin-starred restaurant is in close proximity to the Sagrada Familia, one of the city’s landmarks. It was opened in 2002. Chef Jordi Vilà is a well-deserved winner of various awards in the culinary arts, he simultaneously manages to work in five similar restaurants on a permanent basis at the same time.

The Alkimia menu contains original dishes from the Catalan menu, but their portions are quite voluminous and without newfangled excesses, their volume is enough to appreciate the efforts of all the chefs involved in its creation.

Popular dishes include:

truffle eggs;

rabbit meat with foie gras in chocolate sauce;

pineapple soup served with cheese pie.

Among the wines on offer are drinks from Catalan and French wineries.

The atmosphere of the establishment is conducive to meetings with friends and family, clothing is not specified.

Address: Industria 79.

From Monday to Saturday the restaurant is open, and works the same as the previous one. On Easter and Christmas days, it is closed, as well as almost all of August.