About
The only restaurant ranking predicated exclusively on peer-to-peer professional recognition.
Analysis of Excellence
Moving beyond the subjective lens of critics and diners, Barcelona byChefs represents a definitive rating driven by the collective expertise of the city’s leading culinary minds. We have convened an assembly of the industry’s elite, the masters who command the kitchen, to identify the venues where technical precision, soul, and service meet the most rigorous benchmarks of the craft.
Our Mission
Our mandate is to provide discerning individuals with a direct link to establishments of impeccable culinary standards. Barcelona byChefs is not merely a directory; it is a strategic roadmap to the city’s gastronomic landscape, validated by those at the absolute pinnacle of the trade. It is designed for those who prioritise authentic craft over fleeting trends.
The Methodology: A Meritocratic Framework
To ensure total objectivity and professional integrity, the Barcelona byChefs ranking is governed by a transparent mathematical model that isolates pure excellence from commercial influence.
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The Weighted Ballot
Our ranking is led by chefs' votes. Each juror nominates ten establishments, ranked from 1st to 10th place. Points are distributed on a descending scale: a 1st-place nomination earns 10 points, while a 10th-place nomination earns 1 point.
02
Self-Nomination Restrictions
To maintain the highest standards of impartiality, if a juror chooses to include their own establishment, it is restricted exclusively to the 10th position (1 point).
03
Institutional Safeguards
To prevent corporate or group bias, no more than 20% of a juror’s ballot may consist of establishments within their own hospitality group. Furthermore, these internal nominations are permitted only at the 9th and 10th positions, ensuring the upper echelons of the ranking remain a reflection of pure peer recognition.
04
A Jury of Peers
The jury comprises over 60 active executive chefs and culinary directors, selected for their tenure, technical mastery, and contribution to the global gastronomic dialogue.
The Professional Seal
Whether you are seeking a hidden gem for a discerning breakfast or an exceptional venue for a high-stakes dinner, the byChefs rankings serve as the ultimate industry endorsement. Every recommendation is a testament to professional respect, ensuring your next experience is backed by the consensus of the masters themselves.
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Baixas
Mapa
Suru
Masil
La Roseta
Fishh
Bodega Puntual
Brew Coffee
Piedra
Molino de pez
Fan Dim Sum
Kresala
Boadas
Owens
Taberna Noroeste
La Venta
Bar Iberia
Bera
Balzac
Berbena
Paco Meralgo
Casa Xica
Teòric
Pècora
La Graciosa
Maresme Brewery
Gat Blau
Casa Petra
Sagardi 1881
Ideal
Brew Coffee
El japonés de Tragaluz
Sartoria Panatieri
El Celler de Can Roca
La fabrique
Umo
Amauta
Suru
Vivanda
Casa Petra
Barceloneta
Dry Martini
Belvedere
Pimentel
Tapas 24
El Celler de Can Roca
Jaç
Pur
Bar Veracruz
Pinotxo Bar
Sirvent
Magma
Can Jubany
Turris
Enigma
Margarit
L’olive
Marmot
Paradiso
Bar El mercat de la Marina
Tapas 24
L’Atelier
Gelida
Takashi Oshiai
Disfrutar
Mosquito
Federal
Mont Bar
Arraval
Tandem
Roig Rubí
ORIOL BALAGUER
Bar Remei
Hidden Coffee Roasters
Teresa Carles
Colmado Wilmot
Shunka
Caribbean club
Ochiai
22:22 cultura dulce
Tram-Tram
Can Vallés
Suru
Hofmann
Little Fern
Xiringuito Escribà
El Doble
Vilaviniteca
Semon
Bar Donzell
Casa Luz
Dole Cafè
Torre Rosa
Forn Bertran Mar
Via Veneto
Superauto
Sagardi 1881
Granja Viader
Kyara
Egglab
La Clara
Origo Bakery
Can Pineda
La Balmesina
Âme
Dry Martini
La central del Raval
Fiskebar
Balzac
La Cala
Teòric
Dos Palillos
La Bonaigua
Bar La Bota
Ca La Nuri
Paradiso
Granja Elena
Mescladís al Teatre LLiure
GATS
Parada Torres
Onis Coffee
El Racó de l'Agüir
14 de la Rosa
Mae
Pastisseria Lis
Chok gluten free
Direkte
Forn Sant Josep
Paradero
Roma & Sants
Colmado Wilmot
22:22 cultura dulce
Bacaro
Bodega Montferry
Hotel Mandarin
El Provisional
Cruix
Petitbo
Morreig
El Velódromo
Malparit
Oz Bakery
Barcelona Milano
Bodega Carol
Dos Palillos
Mantequerías Pirenaicas
Bar Tamae
Soluna
Sagás
Besta
Casa Pepe
Alkimia
Satan’s
Vila Viniteca
Bar Torpedo
Forno Bomba
Enigma
Three Marks Coffee
Prima Salvaje
Hidden Coffee Roasters
Forn Mistral
Bar Torpedo
Santa Catalina
Muticlub
Dolç
XII
Semproniana
XII
Mantequerías Pirenaicas
Fishh
Nomad Coffee Bar
Lady Babka
Bar Pietro
Yashima
Jon cake
Oz Bakery
Osteria Borbotta
Bar Central
SlowMov
Cafés El Magnífico
Origin Specialty Coffee
Parking Sótano
Santa Catalina
Sips
Hemingway
Casa Taos
Suru
Sensorial
La Medusa 73
Marmot
Norte
Bar Donzell
Can Marlau
Cafè Chico
Da zhong
Yakumanca
Sana & Sans
Passadis del Pep
Especiarium
La Pepita
Bar La Plata
Mineral
Maresme Brewery
Racó d'en Binu
Lasarte
Gresca
Three Marks Coffee
El japonés de Tragaluz
La Medusa 73
Caribbean club
Ultramarinos Marín
Barna brew
Osteria Borbotta
Can Marlau
Lasarte
Direkte
BAR LOBO
Bonanova
L’Atelier
Cafès Roure
Sense Pressa
Vilaviniteca
La Cova Fumada
Bar Salvatge
Bar La Rovira
Brunells
Magma
Jazminos
Bar Alamo
Bar Universal
Bar Brutal
La Sosenga
La Medusa 73
La Barra del Coure
Taos
Monk
Cuines Santa Caterina
Somnia
Bar Veracruz
Café Caracas
Gelida
Alkimia
Belvedere
Nuts
Demasié
Nairod
Taberna Nardi
Pècora
Kiosko Universal
Nomo
Il Caffè di Francesco
La Pastisseria
BODEGA JOSEFA
Bar Tío Pepe
Dry Martini
Granja Elena
Cresta colorada
L’olive
La farga
Bar Canyí
Terraza Nobu hotel
A La Par
Bar Iberia
Caelis
Santornemi
LA FLAUTA
Alkimia
Taos
TRU
Bodega sepulveda
Piedra
Amar
Balzac
La Mundana
Mantis
Santa Catalina
Paradero
Tátele
Can Ros
Aeroplano
Restaurant Arturo
Âme
Achaar bar
Caua cacao roasters
Somnia
La Clara
La Vinya del Senyor
Tragaluz Barcelona
Alkostat
Bar Torpedo
Brunells
Suto
Balius
Forn Gil
Frutas Selectas
Xavier Pellicer
Achaar bar
Taverna del Clínic
Baluard
Raw studio
Pècora
La Pepita
Especiarium
Maxime Petit Pâtisserie
Cafés El Magnífico
Taverna del Clínic
LA FLAUTA
Bar Tomás
Bar Cañete
Al Grano
Nomad frutas selectas
Obelisc
Barra Perelló 1898
La Mundana
Tostao
Bar But
Monvinic Store
La Balabusta
El Velódromo
Mineral
Umo
La Pubilla
Bar del Pla
Dos Palillos
Come
Vila Viniteca
La font del gat
Agreste
Dos Palillos
Salts
La fabrique
Bar Bodega Gol
Ramen Ya-HIRO
El Copetin
Verbena
Disfrutar
Piedra
Paradiso
Tátele
Libertine
Xuba Tacos
Dolç
Table by Ona
Fan Dim Sum
Caribbean club
La Camila
A vol a vol
Monvínic
Fishiology
Pulpería A gudiña
Otro romero brasa
Muticlub
Focacha
Syra coffee
Bo de Bernat
Mervier
Ølgod
Masil
Moments
Terraza Martínez
Onis Coffee
Bar Coral
Demasié
ORIOL BALAGUER
Syra coffee
Focacha
La Greca
La bullanga
Contracorrent
Casa Amàlia
Glug
Sin Amor, No
la chana
Focacha
Can Jubany
Dry Martini
Terraza Martínez
Mediamanga
Daniel Jordà
Can Saia
La Greca
Dr. Stravinsky
Sips
Jardín del Alma
Lasarte
Taulat 44
Kresala
Taktika Berri
Bodega quimet
Salts
Hotel Mandarin
Morrow Coffee
Cocina Hermanos Torres
Granja Elena
Disfrutar
Jardín del Alma
Glass
Dr. Stravinsky
Velissima
Bosco De Lobos Barcelona
Glass
Achaar bar
Colmado Wilmot
Terraza Nobu hotel
Restaurant Amposta
Enigma
Sirvent
Ca l’isidre
SlowMov
Somos Sitio
Restaurant Amposta
Paco Meralgo
Taktika Berri
Tátele
Origin Specialty Coffee
Capricho del Cafè
Bar Tamae
Via Veneto
Ramen Ya-HIRO
Café Local
El Vaso de Oro
Caribbean Club & 14 de la rosa
Sensorial
Bar Bartolí
A La Par
Cafè Chico
Dr. Stravinsky
V de Vermut
Tostao
Bar La Bota
Piropo Bistro
The miners coffee
Pulpería A gudiña
Morreig
Ripa coffee
Costa Pacífico
Otro romero brasa
Bracafé
Bar Súper
Seis cuarenta
Seis cuarenta
Petitbo
Bar La Plata
La Mar Salada
Mosquito
Table by Ona
Casa Luz
Jardín del Alma
Café Dore
Vint-i-quatre
El Xampanyet
Margarit
Vidrios y Cristales. Bodega
Glug
El Quim de La Boqueria
Pinotxo Bar
La font del gat
Ochiai
Hofmann
Colmado Wilmot
Ideal
Magma
Bar Salvatge
LALANS
Oss Kaffe
The coffee
L’Atelier
Rraza piscina de salts
Granja Elena
Lasarte
Cinc Sentits
Torre Rosa
LALANS
Mineral
Flax&kale
COHETE BARCELONA
Lombo
Forn Gil
Fino bar
Café Local
Caldeni
Mesa Lobo
Little Fern
Paradero
Aleia
Paradiso
Salts
The miners coffee
Teatro griego
Raw studio
Hisop
Norte
Tragaluz Barcelona
Koy Shunka
Sartoria Panatieri
Cuines Santa Caterina
Pa de kilo
Cinc Sentits
Miguelitos
Pècora
Bodega Montferry
Morreig
Bar Central
BODEGA MONFERRY
Focacha
Bar Omar
Foix de Sarrià
El Vaso de Oro
Granja Viader
Tandem
garage bar
Casa Pepe
Petitbo
Martinet
Paco Meralgo
Roast club cafe
Bar Omar
Aürt
Sin Amor, No
El Racó de l'Agüir
La Whiskeria
Bar Bodega Gol
L’Atelier
D-Origen
La Cova Fumada
La Mundana
Casa Amàlia
22:22 cultura dulce
Cresta colorada
L’Artesana
Forno Bomba
Ultramarinos Marín
Artesana
Mantis
Amar
Daniel Jordà
Onyva Coffee
Ultramarinos Marín
El Vaso de Oro
Maleducat
Café Dore
Oz
Hidden Coffee Roasters
Bar Tamae
Bodega Carol
Turris
Gresca
Pulpería A gudiña
GATS
Cafè Virreina
La Dramerie
Ultramarinos Marín
Madness coffee
Cafés El Magnífico
Satan’s
Amaica
Ca l’isidre
Alkimia
Fishh
Arraval
Cafè Brasilia
Orval
Bar Mut
Forn Bertran Mar
Compartir Barcelona
Albé Barcelona
Foix de Sarrià
A vol a vol
Owens
El Doble
Dos Billares
Velissima
Cafè Virreina
Casa Xica
L'Ànima Del Vi
El Vaso de Oro
Miguelitos
Central Aceitera
Wet Bar
Vivanda
Bar bodega nulles
Bodega sepulveda
Nomo
BODEGA MONFERRY
Café Local
Lombo
Sin Amor, No
Lasarte
Escribà
La marlene
Café Turó
Frutas Selectas
Les filles
Quimet & Quimet
Bacaro
Oz Bakery
Bracafé
SlowMov
Bandinis
Mapa
Fat veggies
Bar Salvatge
Caelis
Ikenocha
El Copetin
Casa Fiero
El Velódromo
Bar Brutal
Passadis del Pep
Koy Shunka
Oz Bakery
Pez Vela Chiringuito
Bar Roma
Les filles
Dole Cafè
Avenir
La Medusa 73
Brabo
Especiarium
Bar bodega nulles
Maymanta
TRU
Forn Sant Josep
Albé Barcelona
Hijos de Javier
Escribà
Bar Treze
Glug
Agullers
El Xampanyet
Piedra
Monvinic Store
Ølgod
Taulat 44
Miguelitos
Bodega Bonay
Cocina Hermanos Torres
Enoteca Paco Pérez
Nomad Coffee Bar
Alkimia
Parada Torres
Can Culleres
Forn de Pa Serra
Vereda Bar
Taverna del Clínic
Cafè Chico
Foix de Sarrià
Bar Bocata
Bar Torpedo
Aleia
Rias kru
Sra. Dolores
Molino de pez
Direkte
Aürt
Little Fern
Origo Bakery
Frutas Selectas
Berbena
El Palace Barcelona
La Balabusta
la chana
Escribà
Piropo Bistro
Monvínic
Caribbean Club & 14 de la rosa
Enigma
Teatro griego
Cocina Hermanos Torres
Direkte
Shanghai
Luz de Gas
Café Caracas
Bodega Cal Pep
Melós
Shunka
Nairod
Bar Alamo
Roast club cafe
Barra Oso
Right side coffee bar
Gresca
Espai Kru
Brabo
Dos Pebrots
LOT Roasters
Dos Pebrots
Kyara
Tapas 24
Paco Meralgo
Bar La Bota
Pampa
Maxime Petit Pâtisserie
Fast Eddie’s
Boadas
Nomad Coffee Bar
Café de Paris
Bar la Camila
Shoronpo
Central Aceitera
Chandighar café
La Bonaigua
Mervier
Bar Mut
Escribà
Estimar
Bar But
Chandighar café
Two Schmucks
Balius
Maymanta
LOT Roasters
ABaC
Federal
Gresca
L'Ànima Del Vi
Tetere
Masil
Disfrutar
Bar Chiqui
Amauta
Magma
El Palace Barcelona
La Vinya del Senyor
Cafés El Magnífico
El Copetin
Koy Shunka
Glug
Quimet & Quimet
Vilaviniteca
Bodega solera
La Mundana
Marisquería Balmes
Ripa coffee
Bodega quimet
Bar Bartolí
Canal
Otro romero brasa
Boca Chica
Enigma
Santa Magdalena
Bodega Bonay
Sartoria Panatieri
Mont Bar
Bar Calders
Vereda Bar
Semon
Agullers
Cal’Estevet
Direkte
COHETE BARCELONA
Caribbean club
Cresta colorada
Orval
Hemingway
Monvinic Store
Kyara
Santornemi
La Pastisseria
L’Atelier
La Balabusta
Three Marks Coffee
Taberna Nardi
Brew Coffee
Cafe Austral
La Dramerie
Escribà
Caribbean club
Shunka
La Barra del Coure
Pimentel
Yakumanca
La marlene
Roma & Sants
Via Veneto
Gignan
Sra. Dolores
La Whiskeria
Taberna Noroeste
Mineral
La Graciosa
La central del Raval
Origin Specialty Coffee
L’Artesana
Hisop
Lluerna
Pastisseria Mauri
Dr. Stravinsky
V de Vermut
Mapa
Bar Súper
Cuines Santa Caterina
Oz
Home dels nassos
LOT Roasters
Hofmann
Kiosko Universal
Sartoria Panatieri
Gaig
Artesana
Xavier Pellicer
Balzac
SAGARDI. Born
Estimar
Hidden Coffee Roasters
Martinet
Cafès Roure
Sin Amor, No
Cafè Brasilia
Shunka
Avenir
Dolç
La Greca
Dr. Stravinsky
Nomad frutas selectas
Cinc Sentits
Terraza Martínez
El Racó de l'Agüir
Cocina Hermanos Torres
Velissima
Xemei
Maitea Taberna
Gresca
El Xampanyet
Pastisseria Lis
Madness coffee
Wet Bar
Aüc bar
Bodega Cal Pep
Agreste
Marlowe
Mesa Lobo
LOT Roasters
El Xampanyet
Bar Coral
Hofmann
Xemei
SlowMov
Bar Omar
Can Paixano
Restaurant Amposta
Xiringuito Escribà
Ikenocha
Mapa
Central Aceitera
Masa Vins
Alquimia
Bar Tío Pepe
Gaig
Espai Kru
Tetere
Jara Sushi
Bera
Caldeni
El Velódromo
Via Veneto
El Provisional
Dalston Coffee Roasters
Hidden Coffee Roasters
Cafés El Magnífico
Dalston Coffee Roasters
Bar Alegria
Bar Pietro
Morrow Coffee
Jiribilla
Capricho del Cafè
Dos Palillos
V de Vermut
Menudo Bar
Bar But
Libertine
Brew Coffee
Lluritu
Two Schmucks
Mineral
Bonanova
Baluard
Maitea Taberna
Bar del Pla
Jara Sushi
Brunells
Monocrom
Bar Calders
Luz de Gas
Al marge
Pompa
Cuines Santa Caterina
El Gorria
Bacaro
Boca Chica
Shanghai
Yakumanca
Restaurant Arturo
Forn de Pa Serra
Bar Tomás
Bardeni
La farga
Nomad Coffee Bar
SlowMov
Monk
Cruix
Glug
Sagás
Mantequerías Pirenaicas
Sips
Flying Monkey
El Xampanyet
Dos Billares
Quimet & Quimet
Alquimia
Solange
Compartir Barcelona
Sip Coffee Roasters
Shunka
Da zhong
Santa Catalina
Sana & Sans
Yashima
Oaxaca Barcelona
Ultramarinos Marín
Monocrom
Raw studio
Sips
Bar El mercat de la Marina
Quimet & Quimet
Gringa
Three Marks Coffee
Petit comité
Nomad Coffee Bar
Mantequerías Pirenaicas
Bar Salvatge
Mikan
Hofmann
Disfrutar
Tapas 24
Dry Martini
Jaç
Taulat 44
ET
Koy Shunka
Flax&kale
Casa Taos
Alkostat
El Quim de La Boqueria
Prima Salvaje
El Gorria
Oaxaca Barcelona
Cinc Sentits
Fino bar
El Copetin
Somos Sitio
Paco Meralgo
Bond
Bar Treze
Santornemi
Bar la Camila
Gat Blau
Quimet & Quimet
LOT Roasters
Jardín del Alma
Contracorrent
D-Origen
Mediamanga
Menudo Bar
Origo Bakery
Suru
Morreig
Melós
La Camila
Fishiology
Egglab
Morreig
Bardeni
Brunells
Café Turó
Marlowe
Pur
Flying Monkey
Bodega Montferry
Monvinic Store
Colmado Wilmot
Never
Xuba Tacos
Paradiso
Brunells
Cafe Austral
Franca
Bar Treze
Bar Treze
Barcelona Milano
Bar But
Musical Maria
Pompa
Bar Torpedo
Cal’Estevet
Gignan
Suculent
Bar Remei
Fat veggies
Can Ros
La Sosenga
Suronosur
Clarete
14 de la Rosa
Via Veneto
El Doble
Il Caffè di Francesco
Tandoor
Three Marks Coffee
Parking Sótano
Gringa
Koy Shunka
Maresme Brewery
L’artesana de santa Eulalia
Marmot
Bar Calders
Casa Fiero
Superauto
Bandinis
La Roseta
Taos
Semproniana
Costa Pacífico
Wet Bar
Granja Elena
Bar Roma
Tierra Trágame
Cocina Hermanos Torres
Suculent
Sips
Origo Bakery
Aeroplano
El Vaso de Oro
Fiskebar
Mantequerías Pirenaicas
BODEGA JOSEFA
Origo Bakery
Mikan
Bacaro
La bullanga
Little Fern
Bo de Bernat
Sip Coffee Roasters
Can Vilaró
Verbena
Fan Dim Sum
Petit comité
Superauto
Bar Omar