Benzina

Italian Pasta · Sant Antoni, Barcelona · €€

Awards: Repsol Solete

Open since 2018

Italian-New York pasta from chef Nicola Valle in a former Sant Antoni car-mechanic workshop since 2018 — named among Barcelona's best fresh pasta. Brooklyn-industrial room, vinyl on the speakers, cocktails programmed alongside.

The Delekta Review

Open since 2018 in a former Passatge de Pere Calders garage workshop — the name 'benzina' (Italian for gasoline) is a wink at the building's automotive past Chef Nicola Valle programs both the kitchen and the soundtrack; sister project Doppietta does hot brunches next door

Italian carta with fresh pasta made in-house, rotating roughly every two months on what's seasonal — and a parallel cocktail menu with a Brooklyn slant

Parmigiana d'alberginia with parmesan ice cream — a hot/cold riff on Italian eggplant parmigiana Sferamisu — tiramisù as a sphere Lobster linguine with cardamom oil and avocado (rotating) Spaghetti carbonara, the room's reliable order Artichoke tarte tatin from the seasonal rotation

Industrial-chic interior with exposed pipes, art-on-walls, Brooklyn aesthetic — bright in the day, candle-lit at night Vinyl on the speakers, soundtrack programmed by Valle himself Small terrace on the Passatge

Quoted in

“It's the kind of place that specifies that the Parmigiano Reggiano has been aged 36 months” — foodieinbarcelona.com

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Address
Passatge de Pere Calders, 6, Eixample, 08015 Barcelona, Spain
Phone
+34 936 59 55 83
Website
benzina.es
Reservations
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