Besta
Seasonal Seafood Bistro · Eixample, Barcelona · €€€
Awards: Michelin Selection · 1 Sol Repsol
Open since 2021
Eixample seafood-tasting bistro from Galician chef Manu Núñez (ex-Arume) and Carles Ramón (ex-Brindisa), opened 2021. Two tasting menus (9 courses €78, 12 courses €95); Galician scallops, mackerel gilda, fermented butter and rye bread.
The Delekta Review
Two tasting menus: 9 courses €78, 12 courses €95 Catalan-Galician seafood — daily-shifting based on what arrives from market and lonja
Custom gilda with mackerel, slow-roasted tomato, and acidic green sauce Galician scallops; shrimp tortilla with wild asparagus Fish with seaweed and summer Spanish truffle Wild boar on filo pastry with algae; cabbage with béarnaise Homemade rye bread with fermented Galician butter; mini oyster gin & tonic
Opened 2021 by Manu Núñez (ex-Arume, ex-Ciudad Condal — Galician background) and Carles Ramón (ex-Brindisa group — Catalan) Sibling restaurant: Batea (also Eixample, also seafood-focused)
Eixample dining room with kitchen hidden behind green velvet curtains Chef's table at the back of the room
Quoted in
“The dishes are original without being frivolous or silly.” — Maria · Foodie in Barcelona
What the critics say
- Besta - Moves You to the Core - Barcelona Food Experience
- Besta - Review - Eixample - The Infatuation
- Besta – Barcelona - MICHELIN Guide
- Besta Restaurant, Seafood, Eixample - Foodie in Barcelona
- Besta – Macarfi
- Besta – TimeOut Barcelona (ES)
- Restaurante Besta (Barcelona): la mesa del chef
- Besta Barcelona
- Restaurante Besta (Barcelona): la mesa del chef
- Restaurante Besta: 2 cocineros, 2 mares, 1 cocina bestia
Visit
- Address
- Carrer d'Aribau, 106, Eixample, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 930 19 82 94
- Website
- bestabarcelona.com
- Reservations
- Book a table
Nearby restaurants in Eixample
- Batea — Seafood, €€€
- Mordisco — Modern Mediterranean, €€€
- Embat — Bistronomic Mediterranean, €€
- Topik — Japanese-Catalan Fusion Tapas, €€€
- Ramen-Ya Hiro — Japanese Ramen, €€
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