Amaica
Catalan/Basque · Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, Barcelona · €
Awards: Solete Repsol
Amaica is a tiny casa de menjars in Sarrià run by Basque chef Carlos Salvador (Mugaritz, Alkimia, Gresca on his CV) — a sunken neighbourhood patio on his doorstep, a €14.20 menú del día that punches well above its weight, and a name that means 'eleven' in Basque (after the street number).
The Delekta Review
Carlos Salvador trained at Mugaritz, Alkimia, and Gresca, then opened a neighbourhood lunch spot in Sarrià — and the gap between those two facts is exactly what makes Amaica worth the trip. The menú del día runs €14.20 and earns every cent: a potato milhojas with curry-turmeric sauce that stays light where it could easily be leaden, a salmon fillet paired with dill and leek in a way that reads unmistakably Nordic, and a chocolate mousse cooked briefly in a water bath so the edges set into a distinct texture while the interior stays ethereally light. That mousse alone justifies the detour. Salvador's restraint is the whole point; nothing on the plate announces how much he knows, it just delivers. Repsol Solete recognised; à la carte hovers around €20. By 1pm on a busy day the mains are gone — arrive early, or accept whatever's left and trust the man.
What the critics say
- Amaica Casa de Menjars, Sarria – Foodie in Barcelona
- Restaurante Amaica – Guía Repsol (Solete)
- Un menú de alta cocina por 14,90 euros (y la mejor ensaladilla de Barcelona) – ElNacional.cat
- Amaica en Sarrià – Time Out Barcelona
Visit
- Address
- Carrer de Bertrand i Serra, 11, local 1, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, 08022 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 934 18 31 56
- Website
- amaica.es
- Reservations
- Book a table
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- El Pescadito de Mandri — Seafood / Fried Fish, €€€
- Barra Alta — Modern Spanish, €€€
- Bar Tomás — Tapas & Bravas, €€
- Tram-Tram — French-Catalan, €€€
- Vivanda — Fine Dining Catalan, €€€