(9 Carrer d'Avinyó in Barcelona, Spain)

A longtime favourite of Barcelonans, from the 1920s until the next century, probably, El Gran Cafè r...estaurant feels every bit like a Parisian Art Nouveau brasserie. The Modernista style is glamourous, with red velvet curtains, original paintings, statuettes, grand brass chandeliers, soaring pillars, live piano in the evenings and a balcony from which to survey the scene. You'll feel as if you're on a movie set. The menu is a careful selection of traditional Catalan dishes like Paella Costa Brava and French ones like steak tartare. People tend to return again and again, not least because the prices are moderate and the service superb. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. A credit card is required to reserve a table, if there is availability - this is simply to secure your booking, absolutely no money will be charged to the card except in the case of late cancellations. Late cancellations (within 48 hours of the reservation) and no-shows will incur a charge of 15 euros per person. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 12pm - 4:30pm & 7:30pm - 1:30am [moreless]

(17 Cardenal Casanas in Barcelona, Spain)

Just off the leafy Ramblas, Spain's most famous street, and its heaving throngs of humanity, you'll ...find Irati Taverna Basca, a bastion of authentic cooking. You'll be greeted by a mile-long bar with belting ambience, piled with pintxas, a smorgasbord of tapas-style bits. You take a plate and munch away, charged by the number of toothpicks you've amassed. In the rustic dining room with its half-timbered and brick walls, there's proper table service. Try dishes like seabass filled with ratatouille, wrapped in a crepe, then grilled and baked. The txacoli wines are poured from above the waiters' heads to aerate properly. Enjoy the show. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 1pm - 4pm & 8:30pm - 12am [moreless]

(10 C/ La Boquería in Barcelona, Spain)

The Opera Garden restaurant just off Barcelona’s Las Ramblas is a strikingly modern restaurant set i...n a traditional building and serving typical cuisine. A short walk from every major tourist point of interest, including the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Opera Garden honours the great divas of Spain, male and female, who have appeared on stage. The menu offers inventive Catalan dishes in beautiful presentations, like veal with martini reduction, pulpo (octopus) a feira with typical potatoes with onions, and unmissable home-made desserts. As for private dining, there are several rooms with capacities up to 70, and the central location cannot be bettered. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 1pm - 4pm & 8pm - 11pm [moreless]