Mantis
Catalan Fusion · Eixample, Barcelona · €€€
Awards: Michelin Selection · 1 Sol Repsol
Open since 2023
Eixample fusion room from chefs Romero (Koy Shunka, DiverXO) and Solans (Fäviken) — the Catalan recipe book stir-fried, steamed and wontoned. Tasting menu plus à la carte, two bars, an open kitchen with a built-in wok.
The Delekta Review
Two young chef-owners — Romero (formerly Koy Shunka, DiverXO) and Solans (formerly Fäviken) — running both kitchen and floor service themselves
Catalan and French cooking run through Asian technique — wok, steamer, wonton wrapper — rather than generic Asian fusion 10-course tasting menu (€71–96 depending on main course) or à la carte; à la carte average around €60 without drinks
Fricanwok — fricandó beef stew stir-fried Chinese-street-food style; escudella meat stuffed into wontons Grilled squid, butifarra-stuffed, dressed with XO sauce Har Gow dumpling of red prawn with its own jus and chilli oil; hare gyoza with chocolate, beetroot, and carrot Langoustine with a chicken-skin cracker and saffron mayonnaise; whole pigeon served Peking-duck style Sweet aguachile to close — raspberry, lychee, mezcal, beetroot
Industrial-minimalist room with green velvet curtains at the door, two bars (one facing the open kitchen and built-in wok station, one for cold dishes and desserts), few tables
Bar seating facing the wok is the front-row option for diners curious about the technique
Quoted in
“Well, not Asian. There are no Chinese chefs here, no Koreans… So you're Catalan.” — Solans · Foodie in Barcelona
“Where the chefs don't shy away from blending grandma's recipe book with what they ate on their last trip to Hong Kong.” — Isabelle Kliger · The Infatuation
What the critics say
- Mantis Restaurant, Fusion, Eixample - Foodie in Barcelona
- Mantis - Review - Eixample - Barcelona - The Infatuation
- Mantis – Macarfi
- Time Out Barcelona — Mantis
- BCN Foodie Guide — Mantis
- Mantis
- El Moll de la Fusta acoge la cita de primavera del All Those Food Market
- La cocina asiática del restaurante Mantis, en Barcelona
- El mejor restaurante abierto en 2023 en Barcelona es Mantis
- Restaurant Mantis: genis sense límit
Visit
- Address
- Carrer de París, 145, Eixample, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 690 27 10 57
- Website
- restaurantemantis.com
- Reservations
- Book a table
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