Top 4 typical Catalan cuisine restaurants
bread with tomato @Global Table Adventure
The good thing about traveling to another country or another city is to discover and enjoy one of the most delicious pleasures of life; food!
Being able to eat typical dishes of each place should be compulsory on each trip. There is no better way to know a place by learning its history and culinary culture. That’s why we want to share with you our list of the four most typical Catalan restaurants in the city of Barcelona.
If you have the opportunity to discover this city, you can not miss the opportunity to taste some of its characteristic dishes, such as bread with tomato, calçots, crema catalana or the famous escudella.
This is our list of the four Catalan restaurants
drawing @4gats
- Els Quatre Gats, located right in the center of Barcelona in Montsió street nº3. It is without a doubt an impressive place. Our advice for a full day is to visit the entire city center along with the Gothic quarter hand in hand with one of our tours, Free walking tour and end the day with a rich and tasty meal in this restaurant full of history. It was inaugurated in 1897 and perhaps because of that and because it brought together Picasso and his artist friends, it is so famous and renowned. Its decoration and cuisine go hand in hand and will make you enjoy typical Catalan cuisine. www.4gats.com
kitchen Restaurant @Gaig 4
- Gaig, located in the Eixample district, more specifically on Corsica street nº200, is a restaurant that deserves a Michelin star. This restaurant is run by the chef Carles Gaig, who every day goes to buy the ingredients at the Boquería market. That way, he always makes sure to have fresh and quality products. This restaurant was founded in 1869 and was called Taberna d’en Gaig. Generation after generation have made this restaurant a perfect place to eat and enjoy each of its dishes. www.restaurantgaig.com
ca_isidre_barcelona @Barcelona-home
- Ca l’isidro, is undoubtedly a familiar and elegant place where you can savor traditional Catalan and Mediterranean cuisine with touches of contemporary cuisine. In this restaurant they take care of every detail, that is why they emphasize the products of each season. The restaurant synchronizes its manu with the seasons.. Also, if you like art, you are in luck, since there are famous paintings decorating the restaurant. www.calisidre.com
wall frame @canculleretes
- Can Culleretes, is undoubtedly the oldest restaurant of all. If you want to transport yourself to the past and enjoy an impeccable cuisine, this is your place. It was founded in 1786 and according to the Guinness Book of Records, it was the first restaurant in Barcelona and the second oldest in the entire state. It’s walls have a memory and are already part of the history of Barcelona. www.culleretes.com
If you have the opportunity to enjoy local cuisine, traditional Catalan cuisine, you will take home a different memory, unusual and gastronomically rich in flavors and textures. Barcelona grows and modernizes day by day, but its traditional cuisine will last and always be part of its history. We only recommend you that if you plan to enjoy some of these restaurants it will be better to reserve a table beforehand.