Where to eat and drink in Barcelona? 4 top Spanish chefs reveal the places they go for tapas, Catalan cuisine and Michelin-star fine dining, and the world’s best bar

The Catalan capital has many great restaurants, cafes and bars, and Albert Adria, Eduard Xatruch, Sergio Torres and Jordi Roca each have their favourites

The chefs, who run some of Catalonia’s best restaurants, reveal where to find Barcelona’s best seafood, churros and hearty local breakfasts, and its best bar

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Sergio Torres (right) of Barcelona’s Cocina Hermanos Torres with his brother and co-owner Javier. Torres and other top Spanish chefs give their tips on where to eat and drink in the Catalan capital. Photo: Cocina Hermanos Torres

Evelyn Chen

Published: 6:15pm, 5 Jul 2023Updated: 7:55am, 6 Jul 2023

What comes to mind when you think of what to eat in Barcelona?

From tapas and churros to dinners that run into the wee hours and avant-garde gastronomy at Michelin-star restaurants, the capital of Spain’s Catalonia region bristles with restaurants that run the gamut from low- to high-end cuisine.

There is no shortage of tips about where to eat in the city, but where, we wondered, do some of Spain’s top chefs go when in Barcelona?

Four of them spill the beans.

Albert Adria is the chef behind one-Michelin-star restaurant Enigma, in Barcelona. Photo: Fabian Wester

1. Albert Adria of Enigma

The younger brother of Ferran Adria and formerly the pastry chef of legendary restaurant El Bulli, Albert Adria was behind various Michelin-star restaurants in Barcelona, most of which closed down for good during the Covid-19 pandemic.