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BARCELONA - Business restaurants
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Botafumeiro
Founded in 1973 by Galician José Ramon Neira in the bohemian
barrio of Gràcia, Botafumeiro has acquired a solid reputation
as one of Barcelona's best seafood restaurants, specialising
in mariscos: lobster, langoustines, oysters and also fish and
meat stews. The Baroque-inspired dining room is spacious and
comfortable, decorated in peachy shades set off by sparkling
chandeliers and oil paintings. For the romantic, singers and
guitarists are on hand for serenading. An impressive team can
help plan business dinners in opulent private dining rooms.
Carrer Gran de Gràcia 81
Tel: (93) 218 4230 or 217 9642. Fax: (93) 415 5848.
Website: www.botafumeiro.es
Price: Pta6500/EUR39. Wine: Pta1500/EUR9.
Negro
Conveniently located in the heart of the city's financial nerve
centre, Negro encapsulates the 'less is more' philosophy embraced
by the new wave of Barcelona restauranteurs. Fashionably informal
and stylishly decorated in minimalist black and white, it is
a world away from traditional, somewhat 'folksy' Catalan restaurants.
With nary a pig's trotter in sight, Negro offers an eclectic
fusion of Mediterranean and Oriental cuisine, featuring sushi,
risottos and unusual salads, served in a cool, cosmopolitan
atmosphere. There is live music in the basement Thursday nights
and weekends.
Avinguda Diagonal 640 (Caja Madrid Building)
Tel: (93) 405 9444.
Price: Pta4500/EUR27. Wine: Pta1000/EUR6.
Neichel
Neichel is one of Barcelona's top restaurants, attracting a
Michelin star and a panoply of plaudits for proprietor and chef
Jean-Louis Neichel's highly original Alsace-Catalan cuisine.
Consommé of black truffles, deer in red wine and honey
and lavender ice cream are but a few of the opulent treats to
savour. Located in the affluent barrio of Pedralbes, the design
is modern and the ambience relaxing. The cool cream and white
dining room is tasteful and understated and overlooks a colourful
Mediterranean garden.
Carrer Beltrán i Rózpide 1-5 (before Avinguda
Pedralbes)
Tel: (93) 203 8408. Fax: (93) 205 6369.
E-mail: neichel@relaischateaux.com
Website: www.relaischateaux.fr/neichel
Price: Pta9000/EUR54 (à la carte); Pta7800-8800/EUR47-53
(set menus). Wine: Pta2000/EUR12.
Ruccula
Housed in the heart of the spanking new, ultra-smart World Trade
Centre, Ruccula has rapidly become a favourite among the Catalan
capital's rich and glamorous. The reasonably priced food, prepared
by top-class chefs, is Catalan-based with an ingenious Italian-Asiatic
twist. A generous selection of dishes includes fresh pasta salad
with langoustines in pesto or chicken yakitori with teriyaki
sauce. Designed to resemble a magnificent floating vessel, the
WTC is surrounded by sparkling sea views and makes for a luxurious
setting.
World Trade Centre, Port de Barcelona
Tel: (93) 508 8268. Fax: (93) 508 8269.
Price: Pta4500/EUR27. Wine: Pta1440/EUR9.
Via Veneto
Since opening in the late 1960s, Via Veneto has won a host of
awards for its high-class Catalan cuisine and exceptional wines.
Dishes include an exquisite fish soup, stuffed wild partridge
or potatoes with purée of butifarra sausage. Located
near the business district of Diagonal, it contains some of
the best private rooms in Barcelona, accommodating four to 100
diners. With its pretty Belle Epoque-style dining room, wonderful
food and welcoming staff, it is little wonder that it became
one of Dalí's regular haunts. A mirror, signed by the
painter, is still on display.
Carrer Ganduxer 10-12
Tel: (93) 200 7244. Fax: (93) 201 6095.
E-mail: pmonje@adam.es
Website: www.webs.adam.es/viaveneto
Price: Pta10,500/EUR63. Wine: Pta1500/EUR9. |
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