La Balabusta
Middle Eastern Fusion · Eixample, Barcelona · €€€
Open since 2022
Israeli chef Ronit Stern — Barcelona-based for over twenty years — opened La Balabusta on Carrer del Rosselló 180 around 2022, bringing Sephardic, North African, and Levantine cooking to Eixample without softening it for local tastes.
The Delekta Review
Israeli + diaspora cooking with Mediterranean inflection — Sephardic, North African, and Levantine flavours on Catalan produce Open kitchen on a chef's counter; house-made bread program; midday menu plus a la carte; weekend brunch Extensive natural-wine list; vegetarian-friendly orientation
Bureka — phyllo pastry with house-made cheese, spinach, spices Chicken schnitzel (€20); bone-in brisket (€28) Cauliflower shawarma with tahini and preserved lemon Eggplant fritters with honey and dates; fried feta millefeuille with chili honey Hake kebab; cod tempura; fried anchovies Challah bread with tahini
Chef Ronit Stern (Israeli) has lived in Barcelona for over twenty years Stern's wider Barcelona portfolio includes Auto Rosellón (across the street), Toto, and Crustó bakery Frequented by FC Barcelona's Dani Olmo and partner Laura Abla
Corner location at Rosselló and Enric Granados, with two entrances; bright, modern, light-filled room Industrial-informal décor; plates arrive on parchment-lined aluminium trays
Quoted in
“Their chicken schnitzel arrives the size of a baby's blanket.” — Foodie in Barcelona
What the critics say
- La Balabusta, Israeli Food, Eixample - Foodie in Barcelona
- La Balabusta – Macarfi
- La Balabusta – TimeOut Barcelona (ES)
- El restaurante del centro de Barcelona que frecuentan Dani Olmo y su novia: cocina árabe y 20 años de historia
Visit
- Address
- Carrer del Rosselló, 180, Eixample, 08008 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 648 12 41 79
- Website
- grupolabalabusta.com/es/balabusta
- Reservations
- Book a table
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