Barcelona’s meals scene provides always already been hot yet, this year, following a multitude of thrilling new openings, it is positively tantalizing.

From modern calls for on traditional tapas in order to fine-dining opulence, and everything in among, listed below are the most alluring new restaurants of 2022 to include to your Barcelona bucket list.

C ompartir Barcelona

This might be the year from the high-profile starting but not one has produced a bigger dash than Compartir : the latest business by the trio who have set up Disfrutar in 2014, and have since been honored two Michelin stars and, more recently, a coveted third spot on this particular year’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants rating. In 06, in addition they opened Compartir Barcelona. The menus here may be more accessible than Disfrutar’s, you could still expect to have your thoughts blown simply by dishes such as the tuna cannelloni, or beetroot salad with wealthy ajoblanco sorbet, and, designed for dessert, the mouthwatering fairly sweet take on caprese.

Batea

Don’t be misled by city-center location associated with this brand new opening simply by one associated with the most popular teams of restaurateurs in town. Like the outstanding sis restaurant, Besta , Batea is as far from a tourist trap as possible get. Billed because a modern marisqueria , or seafood joint, this is actually the place in order to go if you want your oysters fresh, your child squid sensitive and your own white shrimp tartare loaded with flavor. Add a fascinating wine checklist and excellent, personal company and you will know why Batea will be the name on every meals lover’s lip area right at this point.

Amar

The number of fresh seafood dining places that have sprung up this particular year is without a doubt impressive, also for the fish-forward town like Barcelona. None is certainly more exceptional, or stylish, than Amar . Within an opulent triggering the foyer of the superb Este Palace hotel, chefs Rafa Zafra and Gonzalo Hernández take their own love of seafood in order to a brand new level, with a sumptuous menus of fishy delicacies. You will feel such as a ruler or double feasting on everything from brioche topped with butter and fish, to El Bulli -style crawfish carpaccio—not to say eight various variations upon oysters.

Doppietta

Another much-anticipated new starting by among Barcelona’s most-loved restaurant teams is Benzina’s new baby sister Doppietta . This particular time, Uk restaurateur Badr Bennis plus Italian cooking Nicola Valle are back again with the fresh get on the particular classic Italian salumeria . Doppietta pays homage in order to Brescia’s legendary open road endurance competition, the Mille Miglia, and it’s already clear this one’s within it for the particular long carry. Italian cheeses and charcuteries take satisfaction of location on a lively menus that furthermore includes mouthwatering classics like eggplant parmigiana, carbonara mozzarella cheese ravioli, and tiramisù.

COME

ARRIVE is a good acronym of “cocina mexicana” (Mexican food), and furthermore means “eat” in The spanish language. How appropriate, then, that will this will be the spot to eat Mexican in Barcelona. This brand new solo enterprise by Philippine chef Paco Méndez (previously of Este Bulli plus one-star Michelin Hoja Santa) combines new produce from Spain with the richness associated with Mexican gastronomy to develop an distinctive take upon fine dining. But that will doesn’t mean it’s rigid. In fact , the service is so hot and pleasant you’ll feel right from home since you tuck into meals like the mango meringue “sandwich” and the tostada of wagyu beef tartare.

Alapar

You can’t shake the chopstick with no hitting the plate of sushi within Barcelona these types of days but the ones in Alapar have been in a little league of their own. This particular Mediterranean restaurant-come-Japanese-style izakaya, or tavern, stands out for its Michelin-starred pedigree: founders Jaume Marambio plus Vicky Maccarone have worked in the enjoys of Disfrutar, Pakta and Hoja Santa. No question, then, that will gourmands are usually champing on the little bit for dishes like mackerel sashimi along with hoisin, plus mushi-pan with tuna and wasabi emulsion, while the particular red shrimp nigiri laced with meat is good sufficient to order it twice.

Ikoya Izakaya

Food in Barcelona has never been varied, like evidenced simply by a current boom in top-notch Japanese eateries. Ikoya is a Japanese izakaya situated in front side of popular Santa Caterina Market. A joint venture simply by Japanese Michelin-starred chef Hideki Matsuhisa plus Spanish restaurateur Iñaki López de Viñaspre, fresh produce and genuine Japanese tastes take pride of location. Aficionados will certainly be amazed to find a lot more than fifty sake work references at the menus, while others gush over the melt-in-the-mouth seared tuna and eel nigiris.

Varela

Along with four dining places across Barcelona, Grupo Varela’s reputation can be built upon its commitment to unpretentiousness, authenticity and excellent produce. The eating place group’s newest outpost, Varela (set within the former Locuinta Varela), is no exception. The particular service is really as welcoming as always, while the interior offers been modernized, as has got the menu that will now consists of 24 different tapas intended for sharing. Order the deboned chicken wings with kimchi, the tangy patatas bravas and the particular rather fantastic ham croquettes.

Cool Bakers Eatery

In 2018, Seyma Ozkaya Erpul from Poultry burst onto the Barcelona food scene with the girl Funky Bakers bakery, where locals may tell you earning the particular best challah bread in town. This yr, the Funky Bakers have got expanded to the Eixample neighborhood with a deli and “eatery” . Top menu choices are the menemen , or Turkish scrambled eggs with tomato and pepper, and the particular Japanese-inspired Katsu sando along with halloumi dairy products, and, associated with course, that legendary challah, served along with Turkish mezes.

Este Japonés Escondido

This is the season Barcelona’s Japanese food picture has really come directly into its own—this list might testify in order to that. Even though serving fresh fish is a given amongst all the particular finer shops, with regards to ambiance, none can compete with El Japonés Escondido . Set in intensely tourist-trodden Barceloneta, this cool newbie from restaurant team Grupo Tragaluz has bucked the community trend in order to become quite the local favorite, with its late-night-bar vibe and upbeat assistance, combined with some astonishingly tender sushi.

Contraban

A boutique hotel as attractive as Barcelona’s superb Wittmore deserves the restaurant seeing that excellent as Contraban . Open this particular year as part of the hotel’s post-pandemic relaunch, Contraban by Alain Guiard is really a feast for all your senses. Don’t be surprised if you come for a romantic supper and find yourself staying breakfast every day, once a person discover this particular sultry room, using its dimmed lighting, luxurious materials, and strong cocktails, not forgetting dishes like melt-in-the mouth crayfish carpaccio and decadent macaroni smothered within parmesan béchamel.

FiskeBar

Barcelonins can’t get their fill of sea food, as is certainly apparent from the amount of new fishy eateries in the town. If you like yours with a side of sunlit outdoor patio and monster views, in that case FiskeBar when the location for you. Set instead unexpectedly at the foot of the particular Maremagnum buying center, this is the only eating place in town with views from the aged yachting slot (Port Vell), as well as the Gothic Quarter’s skyline across the water. Enjoy all of them with a few fresh sea bream sashimi in mi nombre es, pomegranate vinegar, lemon and tender walnuts, followed by a sizzling bowl of spaghetti with clams.