Veggie for veggies. Veggie for non veggies.
THE GREEN SPOT
C/ de la Reina Cristina 12
Metro: Barceloneta
open: daily 13:00 - 24:00h (kitchen), Fridays & Saturdays until 2:00 (drinks)
see menu here
The GREEN SPOT is an elegant, fascinatingly modern decorated place, which is full of good looking people and good looking food.
The interior design of this place is amazing, if you wait for your table you can seat on amazing sofas right in the middle of the spacious restaurant and flick through expensive designer magzines.
Everything on their menu is vegetarian, and of course they offer also a lot of vegan, raw or gluten-free dishes. The food is without exception exotic, creative and off-beat. The platters are reasonably sized and a bit pricy and so are the drinks.
Food pictures: Japanese seaweed salad & Indian black pizza. Other pictures: from their website ©.
- total on bill: 30-35€ p.P. including wine
Straight From The Old Aztecs
OAXACA
C/ de Palau 19
Metro: Barceloneta
open: daily 13:00 - 16H and 19- 23:00h (kitchen), Fridays & Saturdays until 2:00 (drinks)
reservations here
This Mexican restaurant has been recomended to me so many times, before I finally tried it. For me, it was defineatly a special treat.
Oaxaca offers extraordinary Mexican cuisine, with a lot of fish & seafood and traditional dishes with Aztec roots.
The restaurant has two different entry doors and seperate dining rooms connected by the kitchen. The decor is tasteful and autentic and imediatly gets you in the mood for a cocktail.
The aguachile as a starter was an excellent choice and the vegetarian …. is defineatly something I would like to repeat.
- total on bill: 50-60€ per person including cocktail
Paella with a View
TERRAZA MARTINEZ
Carretera Miramar 38
Funicular: Mont Juic
open: daily 13:00 -23:00h (kitchen), Fridays & Saturdays until 2:00 (drinks)
menu and reservations here
This is a very special place: the location on top of Mont Juïc mountain and the view over the cruise harbour.
Terraza Martinez is very popular and a little bit posh, too. If you book a table you will have to leave a deposit from your credit card, which will be discounted from bill at the end.
The restaurant is famous for it’s paella. They offer it within a fixed menu (59€) or you can order á la carte. I tried several tapas to share and the seafood paella. The quality is very good and I enjoyed everything we tried.
I went back several times for events and cocktail parties up there and always enjoyed the atmosphere up there. Just make sure to call a taxi to go back down on a quick ride to the city.
- seafood paella 28€ p.P.
Cool drinks & hot beats
CACHITOS
Rambla Catalunya 33 (Eixample)
Metro: Plaza Catalunya
open every day: 10:00- 3:00h
CACHITOS is an elegant tapas restaurant and a cocktail bar in the very city centre of Barcelona, on Rambla Catalunya.
So far I never tried the food there but the gin tonics and mojitos are
spectacular. The atmosphere is léger-chic but cozy at the same time, since there is spare lightning and a lot of compfty sofas.
For the sophisticated drinks, gin tonics and cocktails you have to pay from 8-12€ ... but you get a free plate of jelly babies per table!
Every night at midnight a DJ begins spins popular eletro/pop music although you rarely will see people dance in here (the sofas are just too comfty!).
Peruvian Vibes
LA PICANTERÍA DE L'ESCRIBÀ
C/ Maria Agiló 59 (Poblenou)
Metro: Poblenou
open every day 13:00-01:00h
This is a real fusion: The famous ESCRIBÀ family, known for pastries & paellas at the beach opened this place in the heart of Poblenou to offers Peruvian dishes as well as Japanese, Brazilian and Mexican tapas.
The 'latino-catalán' lunch menu (12€) is a popular option among locals, and it might be tricky to get a table around that hour. The place is quiet small with a limited number of tables and few spots at the bar.
They offer sophisticated cocktails as well, which are generous but a bit pricy. The atmosphere inside LA PICANTERÍA is elegant but casual and the interior decoration is modern and fun. The staff is very friendly and happy to explain you about the exotic ingredients of each dish.
Must-try: Peruvian dish Ceviche Costeño
- total on bill: around 30-35€ p.P. for dinner with wine
An institution for Paella: 7 PORTES
7 PORTES
Paseig d'Isabel II 14
Metro: Barceloneta
open every day 13:00- 23:00h
One of Barcelona's oldest restaurants (anno 1836!!) and an institution when it comes to seafood & rices: The 7 PORTES is a classic place to go on the weekend for a paella lunch feast, for Catalonians & tourists equally. The big restaurant in an historic building between Via Laetana & Barceloneta has history: The menu and the place are very traditional, the staff old-school friendly.
The place is huge, has two stories and different rooms, when you call for a table reservation you might ask for a table in the more fancy ground floor main space or a quieter table upstairs.
You can chose between seasonal dishes and Catalán classics and of course, the signature dishes: the seafood rices. We tried the Arroz Caldoso with lobster and it was amazing, it cost 29€ each person but since the rations are huge, you can easily share a rice for two between 3 people, if you had starters.
When bringing the bill, it tells you which famous movie star, singer or poet has dinned on your table before!
-total on bill: 40-50€ per Person incl. wine & shared starters
Giant Gin Tonics
ELEPHANTA
C/ Torrent d'en Vidalet 37 (Gràcia)
Metro: Joanic
open Mondays to Saturdays 18:00 - 3:00, Sundays: 17:00 - 3:00h
I am not crazy about Gin Tonics, but a lot of friends of mine are. And I simply have to admit the this little cozy bar in Gràcia is just the perfect place to try exclusive and delicious Gins.
The drinks menu is so wide-ranging (40 types of gin) that you might need some time to figure out which one will be your drink tonight. Or you just go for a pack degustación, which includes 4 smaller glasses of different varieties.
The Gin Tonics cost between 9-14€ but are really worth it.
Kilometer Zero
RASOTERRA
C/del Palau 5 (Barrio Gótico)
Metro: Jaume I
open Tuesdays to Sundays: 13:00- 16:00h & 19:00 - 23:00h
Organic, seasonal and local.
The gastronomic experience at RASOTERRA is extraordinary: Slow food, seasonal vegetarian & vegan dishes in a really light and open space in a hidden street in the heart of Gótico neigborhood.
They prepare each dish with fresh and local ingredients with great attention to detail. "Km 0" stands for local production: most of the products are from producers in Catalunya and apparently they also keep a garden where they crop some of the fruits and vegetables.
The flavours are unique and the staff is very attentive and happy to help out with any further information or to recommend a bottle of wine (they have a quite impressive long wine list, even sorted by aromas).
If you have a moment, you should take time to read the 'manifest' on their website here where they explain the philosophy of the restaurant and why they are serving the food they do. And for example why they serve filtered tab water instead of mineral bottled water as it is a much more ecological option.
When having dinner you can chose if you want to try the vegetarian (or vegan) tasting menu (30€) or order separate tapas. Please note the tasting menu option only works if the entire table choses it.
- total on bill: á la carte around 30€ p.p. incl. wine
NEWS: The menu of RASOTERRA is 100% vegan now! They changed their dished to full cruelty-free after re-opening after Covid19-lockdown in June 2020!
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