Gaig Barcelona
Catalan · Les Corts, Barcelona · €€€
The Gaig family has fed Barcelona since 1869. Carles Gaig's Les Corts address — part gourmet counter, part dining room — serves the city's most storied canelons alongside a concise menu of French-accented Catalan classics.
The Delekta Review
Traditional Catalan with French technique; lunch only Tue–Sun (13:00–16:00); dinner is private events only À la carte plus a €95 Menú Tradicional; gourmet takeaway counter at street level
Canelons Gaig with truffle cream — the family recipe since 1869, made to order Macarrones del Cardenal; Palamós prawn carpaccio Wild sea bass with artichoke purée; squab rice with porcini mushrooms Fricandó with moixernons; braised pig's feet with seasonal mushrooms
Fourth generation: the family's first tavern opened in Horta in 1869; the Michelin star was held at the Eixample/Còrsega address 1993–2019 Nau Santa Maria is not in the current Michelin Guide; Gaig has publicly stated he no longer aspires to recover the star
Calm two-floor dining room with pale walls, wooden chairs, and plant installations; street-level gourmet counter alongside the dining room; private room available for groups of 11+
Nau Santa Maria, 5 (Les Corts); reservations by phone (+34 93 429 10 17) or email — no online booking widget
What the critics say
- Gaig Barcelona
- Gaig Barcelona | Macarfi
- Carles Gaig: 'Ja no aspiro a recuperar l'estrella Michelin'
- Gaig cierra en Barcelona y se traslada a la Cerdanya
Visit
- Address
- Carrer de la Nau Santa Maria, 5, Les Corts, 08017 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 93 429 10 17
- Website
- bcn.restaurantgaig.com
- Reservations
- Book a table
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- El Tap — Tapas, Craft Beer, €€
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