Barcelona's Best Restaurants: Where Dinner Runs Until Dawn

Barcelona's food scene keeps drawing hungry travelers from everywhere, and it's easy to see why. There's something for every palate and budget, from marble-topped bars stacked with tapas to neighborhood places dishing up local produce, plus some of the world's most in-demand fine dining. The scene is more multicultural than ever, with excellent Mexican, Peruvian, and Japanese spots appearing alongside the classics, while modern Catalan cooking shows off the region's farming and winemaking roots.

This is a city where lunch bleeds into dinner and dinner lasts until the next day, so take an afternoon siesta and wear your roomiest eating pants.

Among the standouts: Xuba in Eixample, a loud, bright Mexican spot where chef Antonio Sáez, who once led Martín Berasategui's two-Michelin-star Lasarte, turns out blue corn tortillas made in house and a sea bass taco worth ordering twice. Franca, also in Eixample, serves a sea-and-mountain bikini - a grilled cheese filled with tender squid and dipped in smoked pork sauce. Casa Fiero, from the team behind Maleducat, goes nostalgic with Catalan grandma cooking, including macaroni loaded with roasted meats and three cheeses.

Hermanos Torres in Les Corts holds three Michelin stars, one of only four Barcelona restaurants to do so, with dishes like squid tartare in chicken consommé topped with caviar. Akiro, which takes no bookings, covers both purist sashimi and decadent flambéed eel nigiri. Nuara near the beach serves rice from a family with six decades of experience. Fronda Pasaje in El Born offers a vegetarian tasting menu starring fermented watermelon sashimi. Quirat in Poble-sec revives old Catalan recipes, and Terraza Martinez, a hilltop favorite for a decade, is known for its fideuà and socarrat-style rice.

Every restaurant on this list was selected independently by Condé Nast Traveler editors and reviewed by a local contributor who visited in person.