Barcelona (E)
A delicious find with a personal note and the possibility to enjoy a delicious cuisine: Restaurant Uma (6. August 2022)
The Restaurant Uma is listed on the Guide Michelin, so I decided to give it a try. They have a standard “tasting menu” (EUR 110.00) which is not explained. You just get what you get. Which is a concept I like quite a bit – the fact that they would not share their menu with […]
Delicious breakfast selection: Restaurant Batuar @ Cotton House, Autograph Collection (7. August 2022)
When I’m in Barcelona, I like to stay at the Cotton House – it’s a lovely hotel with great rooms, a lovely rooftop pool, and extremely competent and friendly staff. On top of that, the Batuar has a small, but exquisite breakfast buffet which serves freshly cut ham as one of my favourite bites. On […]
An exquisite private club with delicious drinks: Nou Pipa Club (5. August 2022)
The Nou Pipa Club is a kind of ‘private club’ but it’s possible to enter without being a member or the like. You just have to know where and how you get in. Once that is sorted, you have to walk up a small stairway to the second floor where you find a door to […]
Truly local and interesting but far from mind-blowing: Restaurant Los Caracoles (5. August 2022)
The Los Caracoles has been on my recommendation list for quite a while. So, it was about time that I gave it a try and went to eat there. It’s highly recommended that you book a table in advance since it’s relatively crowded – even if you enter only at 9.30pm. I went for the […]
An great amazing lunch bargain: Restaurant Virens (5. August 2022)
While I have been in the vicinity of this area a couple of times, I somehow never realized the Virens – which might have been due to the fact that it is located in a hotel, and you don’t really grasp it from outside. However, since it was listed on the Guide Michelin app as […]
A good breakfast selection in a nice setting: Restaurant Batuar @ Cotton House, Autograph Collection (3. January 2022)
The breakfast selection at the Cotton House remains absolutely decent – you get everything from fresh juices … … to pastries and cakes … … as well as the more traditional Spanish dishes like Jamon Iberico and tomato. So, they breakfast buffet isn’t exhaustive but it’s definitely nice and of high quality. The place is […]
When you go to Michelin starred restaurants of the same enterprise, it becomes repetitive: Restaurant Angle (2. January 2022)
I was looking forward to trying another 2 Michelin stars restaurant and their “Menú Degustació” (EUR 185.00) with a “wine pairing” (EUR 100.00). As in the Atempo the first course is served at the bar downstairs and not in the restaurant. The first course being “welcome appetizers prepared by our chefs at the bar (mojito)” […]
Decent traditional dishes to be enjoyed outside in the cold: Restaurant Vivanda (2. January 2022)
The Vivanda is a Bib Gourmand restaurant recommended by the Guide Michelin and that’s okay. However, what you get isn’t really mind-blowing in my humble opinion. The “calamares a la andaluza con mayonesa cítrica” (EUR 16.00) were rather basic and the calamar was quite chewy. The “tarro elaborado en casa de sardines en escabeche con […]
