Rio Dragon
Northern Chinese (Manchurian) · Horta-Guinardó, Barcelona · €
Northern Chinese (Manchurian) restaurant in Horta-Guinardó.
The Delekta Review
Northern Chinese cooking — Manchurian, specifically — in a residential corner of Horta-Guinardó, which makes it something of a unicorn in a city where Chinese restaurants default to Cantonese or generic pan-Chinese menus. Handmade dumplings, substantial noodle dishes, wheat-forward preparations with bolder, less-sweet flavour profiles than the Chinatown norm. The deep-local location keeps it firmly unfiltered: the clientele is largely Chinese and Horta regulars, the prices are accessible, the kitchen has no interest in softening flavours for anyone. For authentic northern Chinese in Barcelona this is among the very best options, and worth the ride up from the centre for anyone who has missed this cuisine since returning from Beijing.
What the critics say
- El restaurante de comida china más original de Barcelona – Metrópoli Abierta
- Rio Dragon – BCN Restaurantes
Visit
- Address
- Carrer de l'Oblit, 3, Horta-Guinardó, 08041 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 933 47 93 89
Nearby restaurants in Horta-Guinardó
- A Estrela Galega — Galician Seafood, €€€
- La Madurada — Steakhouse & Grill, €€