Lasarte is the Barcelona outpost of the Basque chef Martín Berasategui, and the kitchen is run by Paolo Casagrande. The restaurant is spaciously laid out, and the tiles on the walls replicate the Gaudi tiles on the Paseo de Gracia – a nice touch.
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Spain
Moments, Barcelona
Enoteca, Barcelona
I’m in Barcelona, it’s 20ºC on the terrace, and Femme D’Argent is blasting on my headphones – what’s not to love? Add to that an agenda that includes three 2* Michelin restaurants, and one 3*, and you know my mood is going to be relaxed, expansive, and happy…
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Blanc Brasserie, Barcelona
The Blanc Brasserie is the main restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental in Barcelona, though they also have the Michelin starred Moments.
Food is well executed, and the kitchen turn out a wide variety of Catalan, Spanish and Oriental dishes. We particularly enjoyed the miso octopus, which was succulent and tender, and I loved the inclusion of pink peppercorns in the yakitori which gave it a piquancy not usually found.
It forms a quiet oasis in the centre of the city.
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| Chicken yakitori |
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| Seasonal vegetables, Iberian ham, fresh herbs and flowers |
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| Octopus in miso, with shitake mushrooms and vegetables |
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| Brushcetta of tomato and smoked eel |
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| Crispy suckling pig, vermouth and shallots |
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| Roasted fillet of sea bass, wild Venere rice, trout roe |
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| Cardamom chocolate fondant, with yoghurt ice-cream |
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| Peanut parfait, with raspberry and lemon thyme compote |
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| Petit Fours |
Blanc Brasserie
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Passeig de Gràcia, 38-40,
08007 Barcelona
+34 93 151 87 83