Restaurants in Spain

Over the past few decades, the reputation of Spanish cooking has gone from tapas-and-sangria clichés to gastronomic...

Barcelona

Xemei

Pg. de l'Exposició, 85, Sants-Montjuïc, 08004 Barcelona, Spain

Be aware, an Italian restaurant and a Venetian restaurant are very different things. The Colombo twins (‘xemei’ means ‘twins’ in Venetian) have...

Gresca

C/ de Provença, 230, L'Eixample, 08036 Barcelona, Spain

Gresca gained a reputation as the leader of the 'bistronomic' movement, where restaurants squeezed everything they could out of product quality and...

Disfrutar

C. de Villarroel, 163, L'Eixample, 08036 Barcelona, Spain

With El Bulli closed, what its former chefs Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch and Mateu Casañas offer in Disfrutar is pure techno-emotional cooking that's...

Alkimia

Rda. de Sant Antoni, 41, L'Eixample, 08011 Barcelona, Spain

Alkimia is divided into two parts: a modern gastro restaurant that's not so much an exclusive eatery but a comfortable one, and a kitchen that carries...

Cinc Sentits

C/ d'Entença, 60, L'Eixample, 08015 Barcelona, Spain

A lovely space with an imaginative cuisine that stimulates all five senses (hence the name).

Lasarte

C/ de Mallorca, 259, L'Eixample, 08008 Barcelona, Spain

Martín Berasategui's space in the Monument hotel has become a must among restaurants not only in the city but in all of Catalonia and Spain, where...

Seville

El Restaurante Cañabota

C. Orfila, 1, Casco Antiguo, 41003 Sevilla, Spain

Situated in the bustling heart of the city, the eatery opened its doors in 2016 and was recently awarded its first Michelin star. Seafood is the star...

Restaurante San Fernando

C. San Fernando, 2, Casco Antiguo, 41004 Sevilla, Spain

Located within Seville’s palatial hotel, El Hotel Alfonso XIII, Restaurante San Fernando is an especially elegant and enchanting space to dine within....

El Rinconcillo

C. Gerona, 40, Casco Antiguo, 41003 Sevilla, Spain

For the classic Seville tapas experience, there aren’t many places that can rival El Rinconcolli. Having been established in 1670, the tapas bar is...

Abades Triana Restaurante

C. Betis, 69, 41010 Sevilla, Spain

The restaurant Abades Triana is known for the scenic setting it provides as it takes in the historic surroundings through floor-to-ceiling windows,...

Abantal

C. Alcalde José de la Bandera, 7, y 9, 41003 Sevilla, Spain

Founded in 2004, the Michelin-starred restaurant Abantal bases its culinary philosophy on Andalusian cooking tradition and high quality fresh produce....

Madrid

Sacha Restaurant

Zona ajardinada, C. de Juan Hurtado de Mendoza, 11, Posterior, Chamartín, 28036 Madrid, Spain

Sacha, a twinkly candlelit bistro blissfully removed from the busy center, is the ultimate date-night spot with dim lighting and white tablecloths. At...

Dos Cielos Madrid by Hermanos Torres

Cuesta de Sto. Domingo, 5, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain

Awash with creams, taupes, and earth tones, Dos Cielos' subdued décor belies an ambitious Spanish-fusion menu with punchy, concentrated flavors...

El Cisne Azul Taberna

C. de Gravina, 17, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain

Ask local food writers and chefs where to try the city's best wild mushrooms, and they'll invariably point you to El Cisne Azul, an unsuspecting...

Sala de Despiece

C/ de Ponzano, 11, Chamberí, 28010 Madrid, Spain

Meat hooks, styrofoam butcher containers, and black-and-yellow barricade tape define the décor, which could be summed up as high-fashion abattoir. A...

Casa Dani

Cl. de Ayala, 28, Salamanca, 28001 Madrid, Spain

Casa Dani is the kind of no-frills neighborhood bar where napkins litter the floor, cafés con leche (more on coffee in Spain here) come in half-pint...

Cruz Blanca de Vallecas

C. de Carlos Martín Álvarez, 58, Puente de Vallecas, 28018 Madrid, Spain

Commanding a waitlist longer than most of Madrid's Michelin-starred restaurants—bank on at least three months—Cruz Blanca de Vallecas is a modest...