(Pg. Marítim de la Barceloneta, 30 in Barcelona, Spain)

This wonderful venue combines delicious food with live opera shows. You will be surrounded by antiqu...e furniture and singers dressed in period costume. Try fresh fish or vegetable soufflé for starters, Fricassee for main course and Profiteroles for dessert. You can enjoy the performances by accomplished singers. There are shows on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and you need to book in advance. Opening hours: Lunch: Monday-Friday 13:30-16:00 Saturday & Sunday 13:30-17:00 Dinner: Sunday-Thursday 20:30-00:00 Friday & Saturday 20:30-01:00 [moreless]

(Trinidad, 3 (Avinyo, 8) in Barcelona, Spain)

You'll find this sophisticated restaurant in the heart of the Gothic Quarter (Barri Gòtic), housed i...n a converted 19th-century mansion. The interior decor recreates the comfortable rustic style typical of the original period. Splitting the main area into several different levels has created a series of intimate dining spaces. As for the food, it's Catalan cuisine, with a mixture of regional dishes and Mediterranean specialities, such as Arroz Negro (rice cooked in squid's ink). The wine list offers a choice from Spain's important regions - Rioja, Catalunya and Castilla. Opening hours: Daily 1pm-4:30pm & 9pm-12:30am [moreless]

(Enrique Granados, 34 in Barcelona, Spain)

For some quality local cuisine, step into this warm venue. Earthy tones run through its interiors; y...ellow walls adorned with maroon frames, parquet flooring, and a yellow ceiling with suspended lamps are the design highlights. The widely spaced tables offer good privacy. Chef Carlota Claver treats you to old-time recipes, skillfully prepared using the freshest of ingredients. Begin your meal with a round of scrumptious appetizers or starters. Try the house specialty, "smashed" eggs; follow it up with an interesting meat or fish dish. The cellar stocks a good collection of rare, popular and quality wine. You can wind up with a plateful of cheddar, camembert, parmesan, or any other delicious cheese that your heart desires! Opening hours: Monday-Saturday 1pm-4pm & 8:30pm-1am Sample Dinner menu: APPETIZERS · Cured "güijuelo" ham 19.00 · Santoña' s anchovies in Modena?s vinager 10.70 · Poultry and Mushroom croquettes 9.70 · "Coca" bread with tomato 2.50 · Lodosa's redpepper with virgin olive oil 10.70 · Snails "Alba" 9.30 · Codfish doughnut in tomato and honey sauce 8.50 STARTERS · Tolosa's red beans with a side of hot peppers 9.80 · "Palamos" prawn creamy rice 20.50 · "Mid-cuit" foie-gras and medlar fruit 15.60 · Cold coliflower creme with parmentier and smocked bacon 7.40 · Our classic "smashed" eggs 7.50 · Spinach and warm goat cheese "mille feuille" 16.00 · Mixed grilled summer veggies 10.80 · Sardines and vegetable "lasagna" 12.30 · Warm codfish salad, quince and peanut cream 15.00 · Green pepper salad, tender tuna sirloin and young onions 11.00 · Rocket and spinach salad with pears and parmesan cheese 12.00 · "Raffe" tomate filled with "buratta" mozzarella cheese 15.90 · Avocado salad with anchovies, roasted corn and tomatoe 10.30 MEAT · Our "roxa" meat grilled by stone with potatoe or pepper company 20.50 · Ox sirloin steak with white truffle butter and roasted "lodosa" pepper 19.50 · Steamed oxtail in "toro's wine" sauce and apple pureé 11.90 · Duck breast in a bed of early bananas and grilled foie-gras all in mature rum 19.30 · Two ways cooked tender veal cheeck 11.50 · Boneless crunchy pork toe stuffed with spanish black sausage 9.50 FISH · Confited codfish in a spanish "gazpacho", eggplant over a garlic bread 18.60 · Sea bream with dried meat and wild asparragus. 22.50 · Tuna fish in an onion mermalade, confited tomatoe and soya sauce 17.80 · Hake fish in a "romesco" tempura in a toasted layer of tomatoe 21.20 · Daily fresh fish DESERTS · Soft spiced spongecake,white chocolate mousse and greek yoghurt ice cream 5.50 · Sweet red fruit salad with fried fresh cheese of "Ullastret" and pistacchio ice cream 5.40 · Tipical "crema catalana" caramelized with a pineapple carpaccio in a cold jivara lacteé chocolate 5.30 · Heavenly made egg pudding with grapefruit ice cream 5.60 · Cold cantaloup melon soup in a mint aroma, green tea sorbet and a crunchy homemade biscuit 6.20 · Fluid chocolate couland with iced "Olivares" and cinnamon sorbet 5.50 · Daily homemade cakes and pastries 5.10 · Cheese Assortment 8.00 [moreless]

(Ramón Trias Fargas 2-4 in Barcelona, Spain)

Bestial is part restaurant, part bar with a soothing location by the sea. Fresh Mediterranean cuisin...e is served at this sunny, modern and minimalist dining spot. Relax at the spacious terrace-garden and check out gorgeous views of the Mediterranean. Pasta, risotto, and pizza are popular items on the menu. Stay until 2a on the weekends and enjoy drinks, live music, video-art exhibitions, video-jockey sessions, open air projections and other various art and entertainment events. Opening hours: Lunch: Monday-Thursday 1:30pm-3:45pm, Friday 1pm-3:45pm, Dinner: Monday-Thursday 8pm-11:30pm, Friday-Saturday 8am-12:30am [moreless]

(Carrer del Mar 1 in Barcelona, Spain)

If you need to have the best focaccia in town, walk into Buenas Migas. Focaccia is traditionally enj...oyed by fishermen with wine, but now it is a local specialty in Spain. This place doles out just that with an Italian touch to it. They also serve up delicious home made breads along with cappuccinos, pastries and other Italian dishes. The place is very warm an inviting with a woody decor. The quality is high as everything is cooked at home. Come by and be part of tradition! [moreless]

(1 Plaza Pau Vila , Palau de Mar in Barcelona, Spain)

With amazing views of the Port Vell Marina, Cal Pinxo is decorated to be carefully informal in all t...he soft blues and aquas of the sea and sky. The restaurant has broad windows and a terrace directly looking out onto the Mediterranean. After postres, you can take a stroll on the marina or in the Barceloneta. The menu is classic Catalan with special emphasis on things that swim. Start with a plate of fresh clams then do not miss their paella, then maybe some creme catalana or egg flan. Service is professional and quick, and there's a children's menu, too. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 12:30pm - 4:30pm & 7:30pm - 11:30pm Tapas available Wed - Sun 4pm - 8pm [moreless]

(C/ Quintana, 5, (Between C/ Ferran y Boqueria) in Barcelona, Spain)

If you came here when it opened in 1780, you could have eaten lunch for 2 ptas, which doesn't even t...ranslate into euros anymore. Check the walls adorned with documents, photos and paintings that record its long and illustrious history and immortalize the famous guests. As for the food, it is 100 percent homemade, traditional Catalan fare, like Cannelloni, Potato Omelet, Meatballs with Cuttlefish, Duck with Plums and Fried Fish in generous portions. The restaurant fills up every day with regulars, curious tourists and students. Opening hours: Daily 1:30pm-4pm, Monday-Saturday 9pm-11pm Sample Dinner menu: Our recommended plate is a FISH AND SEAFOOD COMPLETE MEAL. It consists of three plates: mussels and cockles to the steam with prawns to garlic fried varied of fish and seafood (calamaries, shave and shrimps) varied barbecue (average lobster, chicharra, prawns?) [moreless]

(Carrer de la Reina Cristina, 7 in Barcelona, Spain)

Can Paixano is a small restaurant-cum-wine bar located in the midst of the busy Reina Christina area.... Despite its noisy and smoky atmosphere, this place attracts a huge crowd from all over the city. People queue up mainly to get a taste of the lovely rose cava (Spanish white wine). Bocadillos and sausages are available at very low prices. It's like getting into a brawl to get your order across, but then it's definitely worth every bit! Opening hours: Monday-Saturday 9am-10:30pm, Closed for 3 weeks between Aug-Sep 2007 [moreless]

(La Rambla, 96 in Barcelona, Spain)

Caruso smartly combines calm and rush. Situated on the busy Rambla Street just near the La Boqueria ...market, this restaurant maintains serenity and composure within. Made up of granite stones and white wood, the place exudes charm in its decor. You can relish delectable Italian fare here - salads, pastas, rice and fish. Opening hours: Daily: 09:00-02:00 [moreless]

(Pau Claris, 150 in Barcelona, Spain)

Located in the Claris Hotel, East 47 is a chic synthesis of both cuisines and spaces. A stylish cock...tail bar and restaurant welcome you with clean lines, good music and pieces of popular Andy Warhol art. Feast on contemporary Mediterranean and fusion fare like deer fillet or poached eggs with caviar. Tasty cocktails complete your experience here. Opening hours: Daily 1:30pm-4pm & 8:30pm-2am [moreless]