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Modern Catalan cooking in Barcelona — a tight tasting menu in a bright, spare dining room.

RestaurantBarcelona24 photos
A small mound of diced pink seafood on a wide white plate beside a streak of pale green pureeLangoustine and prawn tartar A whole red pepper crowned with caviar standing in a glass, the printed menu and a spoon alongsideRed pepper with caviar The table between courses, spent shells and the printed menu beside a wooden-handled knife on white linenBetween courses The tasting menu on the table, ten courses running from red pepper flat bread to chocolate cake with pickled plum ice creamThe tasting menu Translucent slices and a peeled cherry tomato in a shallow pool of broth, set in a wide white bowlTuna with sherry tomato A dressed shellfish served in its shell on crushed ice, topped with herbs and shaved vegetablesOyster romesco A stuffed courgette flower with its blossom intact, set on a chunky herb sauceStuffed courgette flower A scored country loaf in a shallow white dish, resting on the printed menuBread A saffron-coloured rice under a lace crisp, a piece of fish laid across the centreRockfish rice A crisp-skinned fillet in a green herb oil with a charred vegetable, a glass of red wine on the table aboveGrilled wild fish A morel and sweetbreads in a dark glossy sauce on a white plate marked with a cobalt crescentSweetbreads with morel A loose pile of thick-cut fries scattered with herbs on a plain white plateFrench fries A long dark strip of glazed flat bread laid across a narrow oval plate, the menu beneathRed pepper flat bread A single filled pasta set inside a ring of dark sauce on a shallow white platePumpkin ravioli A charred fillet with a pale sauce and a dark garnish, the menu just in frame at the edge of the tableGrilled fish A small roasted leg and breast on a smear of dark sauce, with berries and beetroot scattered across the plateRoasted bird Sliced meat glazed in its own juices with herbs and peppers across a wide white plateStriploin A pale set cream under a crown of granita with cubes of fruit, in a silver-rimmed bowlMenjar blanc A quenelle of green sorbet with peeled cherry tomatoes in a broth, served in a blue-spotted bowlGreen sorbet with tomatoes A wedge of dark chocolate cake with a chocolate curl, the cleared table and menu around itChocolate cake A green quenelle resting on a crumb base in a small white bowlHerb sorbet An oval of cream and dark fruit under a heavy dusting of cocoa on a white plateCocoa-dusted dessert A wall of illuminated glass tubes lit blue and green, a figure standing in silhouette before itThe lit entrance wall A glazed red strip served on paper over an oval plate, a cocktail in a gilt glass behindOpening snack