Capet

Contemporary Catalan · Barri Gòtic, Barcelona · €€€

Awards: Michelin Selection

Open since 2018

Armando Álvarez — Venezuelan, twenty years in Barcelona, came up at Albert Ventura's Coure and Xavier Codina's Panxa del Bisbe — opened Petit Capet in Gràcia in 2014 with his partner Núria, then moved to this narrow two-story room on Carrer del Cometa behind the Ajuntament in 2018.

The Delekta Review

Two tasting menus plus à la carte — five-course menu around €75, eight-course around €90, à la carte plates between €40 and €60 per person; ~100 mostly natural wine references behind the bar Bistronomic Catalan — three-and-four-ingredient plates with light French technique and the occasional global cue (kimchi on the croquetes, bottarga on the asparagus) Counter dining is the prized seating — Armando works in front of you and recommends from the pass; the upstairs room is the calmer, slower-paced option

Croquetes of roast chicken with kimchi — cross-cited across Time Out, Repsol, the house site and Ara as the dish that defines the room White asparagus with bottarga, fennel and dill — second-season version with ibérico, mustard, capers and arugula Squab — Time Out singled out Armando's pigeon as the star plate of the carte Stingray with black butter; lobster with sea-urchin suquet, potato and saffron-garlic aioli Hare and seasonal-mushroom ravioli; house-made tortellini with pheasant — the pasta half of the carte

Armando Álvarez — Venezuelan, hospitality family; came to Barcelona ~20 years ago and started front-of-house at Albert Ventura's Coure, then moved into the kitchen at Xavier Codina's Panxa del Bisbe, then back to Coure to lead the bar kitchen Opened Petit Capet in Gràcia in 2014 with his partner Núria (dining room and wine program); relocated the project to Carrer del Cometa 5 in the Gòtic in 2018 — same two-person operation, more room

Narrow two-story room on a quiet Gòtic side street behind the Ajuntament — ground floor is the open kitchen with bar seating where Armando works in view; upstairs a calmer dining room with high ceilings and large windows Rustic-contemporary, intimate — small total covers, designed to be run by Armando in the kitchen and Núria in the room

Address: Carrer del Cometa 5, Barri Gòtic — three minutes from L3 Liceu, five from L4 Jaume I Service Tue–Sat lunch 13:00–15:30 and dinner 20:00–23:00; closed Sunday and Monday Reservations via TheFork (canonical) or by phone +34 937 20 44 21 — the bar seats book first; book a week or two out at weekends. Do not confuse with Petit Capet (the old Gràcia address) or Cafè Cometa (Sant Antoni)

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Address
Carrer del Cometa, 5, Barri Gòtic, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
Phone
+34 937 20 44 21
Website
capetrestaurant.com
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