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.
01
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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Barcelona byChefs is designed for those who appreciate delicious food and experiences. Whether you're looking for the perfect place for breakfast, dinner, or a night out, the ratings will help you make the right choice.
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Xiringuito Escribà
El Copetin
Enigma
Brunells
Melós
Casa Taos
Shunka
Maitea Taberna
Quimet & Quimet
Little Fern
Escribà
Bar Bartolí
Bodega Carol
Disfrutar
Il Caffè di Francesco
Tátele
Tragaluz Barcelona
LOT Roasters
Café de Paris
Restaurant Amposta
Bar Treze
Superauto
El Vaso de Oro
LOT Roasters
Norte
Bar Bartolí
Flying Monkey
Taberna Noroeste
Jardín del Alma
Caua cacao roasters
La central del Raval
Can Saia
Lasarte
Gresca
Lombo
La Cova Fumada
La Bonaigua
Bar Central
Magma
Cafés El Magnífico
Muticlub
Caribbean club
Oss Kaffe
Ramen Ya-HIRO
Mantequerías Pirenaicas
Bar Torpedo
Shanghai
Mikan
Libertine
Bo de Bernat
Bond
Cinc Sentits
Baixas
Bar Alamo
Piedra
Cuines Santa Caterina
Oz Bakery
ORIOL BALAGUER
Koy Shunka
La Medusa 73
Kiosko Universal
Santornemi
Hemingway
Amauta
La font del gat
El Xampanyet
Cresta colorada
La Clara
El Xampanyet
Bar Iberia
Bo de Bernat
Lluritu
Aürt
Taulat 44
Suronosur
L’Atelier
Cuines Santa Caterina
Barcelona Milano
Teatro griego
Alquimia
Restaurant Arturo
Casa Pepe
Da zhong
Koy Shunka
Dry Martini
El Quim de La Boqueria
LOT Roasters
Paradiso
Fishh
Two Schmucks
Vilaviniteca
El Doble
El Doble
Bar Omar
Morreig
Magma
Dr. Stravinsky
Bar Salvatge
Lady Babka
La Clara
Dos Palillos
El Gorria
Via Veneto
Direkte
Bar But
Parking Sótano
El Vaso de Oro
Fishh
Franca
Monocrom
L’Artesana
SlowMov
Marmot
Gringa
Margarit
Amauta
Kyara
Koy Shunka
Terraza Nobu hotel
Arraval
Hofmann
Bar Canyí
Three Marks Coffee
Ochiai
Bodega Puntual
La Roseta
Mineral
Bar Pietro
Bar Cañete
Balius
Bar La Plata
Bar Torpedo
Mapa
Gresca
La Pepita
Bar But
Paradero
Cafès Roure
Bodega Carol
Suru
Fishh
Origo Bakery
Taberna Nardi
Mosquito
Direkte
Bandinis
L'Ànima Del Vi
Malparit
Nomo
Vilaviniteca
Suru
Mediamanga
Jardín del Alma
Yakumanca
Cafè Chico
Paco Meralgo
Can Jubany
Bar del Pla
Sartoria Panatieri
Luz de Gas
Hemingway
Agullers
La Dramerie
Ultramarinos Marín
Masil
Can Vilaró
Umo
Hofmann
Brew Coffee
Bar Omar
Hofmann
Rraza piscina de salts
Marmot
Caldeni
El Racó de l'Agüir
Petit comité
Bar Tamae
Origo Bakery
Colmado Wilmot
Gelida
Cafe Austral
GATS
Paradiso
La Vinya del Senyor
Paradero
Suru
Santa Catalina
Pur
Agreste
Paradero
Superauto
Martinet
La Cala
Yashima
Wet Bar
Dr. Stravinsky
Bar Veracruz
Café Turó
Xavier Pellicer
TRU
Enigma
Casa Amàlia
XII
Dalston Coffee Roasters
Fan Dim Sum
La Vinya del Senyor
Bar But
Bar Tamae
Casa Luz
Hisop
Aeroplano
El Doble
Mapa
Oaxaca Barcelona
Norte
Caribbean club
Table by Ona
Forn Mistral
La Dramerie
Avenir
Shunka
Mineral
La Mar Salada
Bacaro
Lasarte
Somnia
Al marge
Sirvent
Musical Maria
Balzac
Bar Mut
Via Veneto
Lasarte
Bar Calders
Café Local
Teresa Carles
Bar Remei
Forn Gil
Dole Cafè
Foix de Sarrià
Fan Dim Sum
Velissima
Glass
Mont Bar
TRU
Taktika Berri
Bar Omar
Santornemi
La Mundana
Marlowe
Taos
Pimentel
Oaxaca Barcelona
Caribbean club
Cresta colorada
Salts
Somos Sitio
La bullanga
Sensorial
El Celler de Can Roca
Pastisseria Lis
Mervier
El Celler de Can Roca
Taktika Berri
Ripa coffee
El Copetin
la chana
Lasarte
Oz Bakery
El Copetin
Cinc Sentits
Dr. Stravinsky
Gaig
Bar Torpedo
La Venta
Colmado Wilmot
Sips
Estimar
Albé Barcelona
Menudo Bar
Velissima
Central Aceitera
Sin Amor, No
Miguelitos
El Velódromo
Can Ros
Bar Brutal
Especiarium
LA FLAUTA
Berbena
Caribbean club
La font del gat
Monvinic Store
Ideal
Caldeni
Bar La Plata
El Copetin
Rias kru
Fan Dim Sum
La Pastisseria
Il Caffè di Francesco
Taos
Bar But
Seis cuarenta
Melós
Forno Bomba
La Balmesina
A La Par
Cinc Sentits
Ochiai
Seis cuarenta
El japonés de Tragaluz
Nomad Coffee Bar
SlowMov
Mervier
La Balabusta
Brunells
Otro romero brasa
Achaar bar
Pulpería A gudiña
Bar Bocata
Kresala
Vereda Bar
Moments
Quimet & Quimet
Bar Remei
Balzac
Bar Roma
Forn de Pa Serra
Wet Bar
Roma & Sants
XII
Soluna
Sartoria Panatieri
Verbena
Hotel Mandarin
Pastisseria Mauri
Piedra
Tostao
Tandem
Oz Bakery
Achaar bar
Bar Tío Pepe
A vol a vol
Aleia
Can Marlau
Enigma
Bar Tío Pepe
Table by Ona
Can Ros
Morreig
Bar Alamo
Ca l’isidre
Forn Sant Josep
Central Aceitera
Passadis del Pep
garage bar
Hofmann
Mesa Lobo
Semproniana
Paco Meralgo
Bar Súper
Margarit
Cafés El Magnífico
Demasié
BODEGA JOSEFA
Salts
COHETE BARCELONA
Dos Palillos
Granja Elena
Restaurant Arturo
Taulat 44
Alkostat
Tandoor
Mosquito
Bar Tamae
Monvinic Store
Bodega quimet
Shunka
Daniel Jordà
L’Atelier
Paradiso
Hidden Coffee Roasters
Origin Specialty Coffee
Yashima
Forno Bomba
Mantis
Bar Omar
Pur
El Provisional
Sin Amor, No
Mesa Lobo
A La Par
Central Aceitera
Molino de pez
Costa Pacífico
Semproniana
Direkte
Tragaluz Barcelona
Via Veneto
Dos Pebrots
Ultramarinos Marín
Granja Elena
Santornemi
Onyva Coffee
Ølgod
Petit comité
Ølgod
Passadis del Pep
L’olive
El Palace Barcelona
The coffee
Artesana
Sips
Chandighar café
Barra Oso
A vol a vol
Aürt
Brunells
Jiribilla
Xavier Pellicer
Roma & Sants
Santa Catalina
Obelisc
Piedra
Santa Catalina
Bar Donzell
Flax&kale
Belvedere
El Vaso de Oro
Barra Perelló 1898
Ca l’isidre
Parking Sótano
Bardeni
Bar bodega nulles
Bacaro
El japonés de Tragaluz
Bar Tomás
Mediamanga
Bar Donzell
Tetere
Café Caracas
Especiarium
Brew Coffee
Dry Martini
Morrow Coffee
Bar del Pla
Avenir
SlowMov
Yakumanca
Nomad frutas selectas
Clarete
Syra coffee
La bullanga
Cal’Estevet
Sartoria Panatieri
Sana & Sans
Boadas
Casa Luz
Bar Universal
Mont Bar
Dolç
Paco Meralgo
Jardín del Alma
Foix de Sarrià
Federal
Sra. Dolores
Hisop
Taulat 44
Tapas 24
Bacaro
V de Vermut
Barcelona Milano
Vila Viniteca
Paradiso
Sip Coffee Roasters
Paradiso
Vilaviniteca
Ramen Ya-HIRO
Cocina Hermanos Torres
Ripa coffee
L'Ànima Del Vi
Bar Treze
Caribbean Club & 14 de la rosa
Brew Coffee
Bonanova
14 de la Rosa
Osteria Borbotta
Masil
14 de la Rosa
La Barra del Coure
Bar bodega nulles
Enigma
Bar Pietro
Two Schmucks
La Mundana
Monvinic Store
Restaurant Amposta
Hidden Coffee Roasters
L’olive
Bodega Bonay
Sin Amor, No
Piropo Bistro
Pècora
Origin Specialty Coffee
Bracafé
Turris
Alkimia
Morrow Coffee
Bar La Rovira
Escribà
Glug
Cuines Santa Caterina
Cafè Chico
Bar Brutal
Amar
Baluard
Alkostat
Taverna del Clínic
Frutas Selectas
Escribà
Maresme Brewery
La fabrique
Via Veneto
Fat veggies
V de Vermut
Origo Bakery
La Greca
Casa Petra
Magma
La Balabusta
Forn Bertran Mar
Frutas Selectas
Taverna del Clínic
L’Artesana
Brabo
La marlene
COHETE BARCELONA
Morreig
La Sosenga
Umo
Capricho del Cafè
Vivanda
Alkimia
Pècora
Masil
Dos Pebrots
Suru
Gignan
Cocina Hermanos Torres
Fino bar
Tapas 24
Dolç
Three Marks Coffee
Madness coffee
La Roseta
Can Culleres
Madness coffee
Colmado Wilmot
Cafés El Magnífico
Shanghai
Glug
Cruix
Bar El mercat de la Marina
LALANS
Granja Viader
Bar Chiqui
Oz
Sips
Dr. Stravinsky
Bar Torpedo
Caelis
Sensorial
Suru
Morreig
Da zhong
Jon cake
El Racó de l'Agüir
La farga
Alquimia
Bar Calders
Yakumanca
Quimet & Quimet
Hidden Coffee Roasters
Tátele
Bar Central
Maxime Petit Pâtisserie
Café Dore
Boca Chica
Terraza Martínez
Mantequerías Pirenaicas
Marlowe
Nomad Coffee Bar
Dos Palillos
Libertine
El Xampanyet
Sartoria Panatieri
Colmado Wilmot
Direkte
Café Dore
El Racó de l'Agüir
Three Marks Coffee
Monvínic
Gresca
L’Atelier
Maleducat
Monk
Colmado Wilmot
Cocina Hermanos Torres
Glug
Morreig
Aeroplano
Bardeni
Maitea Taberna
Xuba Tacos
Marmot
Alkimia
BODEGA JOSEFA
Gresca
El Quim de La Boqueria
Satan’s
Escribà
Caelis
Owens
Bar Veracruz
Casa Amàlia
Pimentel
Ca La Nuri
Bar Salvatge
Fishiology
Bar Alegria
Bar Coral
Gresca
Dole Cafè
Bar Iberia
La Bonaigua
Monocrom
Masa Vins
SlowMov
Lasarte
Dry Martini
la chana
Paco Meralgo
Flax&kale
Prima Salvaje
Forn Bertran Mar
Pinotxo Bar
Somnia
Roig Rubí
Chok gluten free
Mantequerías Pirenaicas
Right side coffee bar
Chandighar café
Sagardi 1881
Jaç
La Pastisseria
Direkte
Canal
Balzac
Casa Xica
Contracorrent
Caribbean Club & 14 de la rosa
Bar Súper
Orval
Jara Sushi
Pinotxo Bar
Egglab
Petitbo
Jazminos
Café Caracas
Can Jubany
L’Atelier
Casa Pepe
Owens
Fiskebar
Bodega Montferry
Torre Rosa
Quimet & Quimet
Bodega solera
Martinet
La Medusa 73
Forn de Pa Serra
Glass
Suto
Raw studio
Can Pineda
Pampa
Aüc bar
Nomad Coffee Bar
Cal’Estevet
Casa Fiero
Tapas 24
Bar Salvatge
Jara Sushi
Lombo
Menudo Bar
Bodega Bonay
Molino de pez
Bar Mut
Compartir Barcelona
Koy Shunka
Egglab
Balius
Amaica
Cafè Brasilia
Pompa
Glug
La Camila
Cuines Santa Caterina
Onis Coffee
Pulpería A gudiña
La Greca
Barceloneta
Mikan
La marlene
Little Fern
Enigma
Muticlub
Miguelitos
Jardín del Alma
Amar
Les filles
Koy Shunka
Little Fern
LALANS
Taos
La fabrique
SlowMov
Cinc Sentits
Origo Bakery
Bar Bodega Gol
Belvedere
Cafe Austral
Onis Coffee
Teòric
Shunka
La Graciosa
Xiringuito Escribà
22:22 cultura dulce
Mineral
Tátele
Bacaro
Vint-i-quatre
Teatro griego
Gaig
LOT Roasters
La Whiskeria
Bar Roma
Mantequerías Pirenaicas
Miguelitos
Enoteca Paco Pérez
Maymanta
Terraza Martínez
Achaar bar
Kiosko Universal
Bracafé
Bar Tomás
Bonanova
Bar Coral
La Pepita
Dos Billares
Quimet & Quimet
Arraval
Foix de Sarrià
Albé Barcelona
Nuts
Parada Torres
Brabo
Boadas
Petitbo
Casa Petra
Baluard
Fino bar
Come
Bar la Camila
Cresta colorada
Sip Coffee Roasters
Restaurant Amposta
Dos Billares
Cafés El Magnífico
Flying Monkey
Bera
ABaC
Sagás
BODEGA MONFERRY
Forn Gil
Piedra
Bodega Montferry
La Mundana
Disfrutar
Café Local
Takashi Oshiai
Fiskebar
Espai Kru
Alkimia
El Gorria
Ikenocha
Bodega Cal Pep
Monvinic Store
Brew Coffee
El Provisional
Bar la Camila
Xemei
Hidden Coffee Roasters
Dalston Coffee Roasters
Focacha
Fat veggies
Focacha
Disfrutar
Vereda Bar
Santa Catalina
Gringa
Granja Viader
Nairod
22:22 cultura dulce
Kyara
Origo Bakery
Oz
Tram-Tram
Granja Elena
Mescladís al Teatre LLiure
Dry Martini
Pècora
Sense Pressa
Tetere
Hofmann
Bodega Montferry
Mantis
Somos Sitio
Taverna del Clínic
Roast club cafe
Mineral
El Vaso de Oro
Granja Elena
Sips
Otro romero brasa
Tierra Trágame
Bar La Bota
Caribbean club
22:22 cultura dulce
Fishiology
Bodega sepulveda
Gelida
Oz Bakery
Little Fern
Casa Fiero
Gat Blau
La Graciosa
El Velódromo
Bar Treze
Solange
Bandinis
Boca Chica
Turris
ORIOL BALAGUER
El Xampanyet
Barna brew
Orval
Cruix
Pastisseria Lis
Bar El mercat de la Marina
Never
Luz de Gas
Focacha
Ultramarinos Marín
Cocina Hermanos Torres
Alkimia
Kyara
El Palace Barcelona
Balzac
Pez Vela Chiringuito
Sagás
Bodega quimet
Terraza Nobu hotel
La Medusa 73
Compartir Barcelona
Racó d'en Binu
Demasié
Âme
El Velódromo
Paco Meralgo
La Cova Fumada
La Whiskeria
Sana & Sans
Cafés El Magnífico
Escribà
Superauto
Sra. Dolores
Fast Eddie’s
Federal
Bar La Bota
Bar La Bota
Bar Calders
Tostao
Focacha
Nomo
The miners coffee
Pècora
BAR LOBO
Prima Salvaje
Suculent
Pulpería A gudiña
Can Vallés
Dos Palillos
Glug
Monvínic
Can Paixano
Disfrutar
Bar Torpedo
El Xampanyet
D-Origen
Agreste
ET
L’Atelier
Dolç
La Barra del Coure
Nomad Coffee Bar
Gignan
Sagardi 1881
Capricho del Cafè
GATS
Via Veneto
Al Grano
Tapas 24
Bosco De Lobos Barcelona
Taberna Nardi
Jaç
Nomad Coffee Bar
Hotel Mandarin
Pa de kilo
Forn Sant Josep
Maymanta
Café Turó
Marisquería Balmes
La Pubilla
Cafè Virreina
Maresme Brewery
Xuba Tacos
Casa Xica
Shoronpo
Espai Kru
Dos Palillos
Ultramarinos Marín
LA FLAUTA
Bodega sepulveda
Three Marks Coffee
Tandem
Bodega Cal Pep
Brunells
Contracorrent
Mantequerías Pirenaicas
Origin Specialty Coffee
Brunells
La Camila
Semon
Besta
Les filles
Satan’s
Torre Rosa
Piropo Bistro
Berbena
La Sosenga
SAGARDI. Born
Cafè Chico
Lluerna
Xemei
Raw studio
Magma
Aleia
Parada Torres
Vivanda
Mapa
Especiarium
Hidden Coffee Roasters
La farga
Costa Pacífico
Terraza Martínez
Home dels nassos
Sin Amor, No
La central del Raval
Santa Magdalena
Bar Bodega Gol
Ikenocha
La Mundana
Shunka
Ideal
La Greca
Otro romero brasa
Frutas Selectas
Cafè Virreina
Suculent
Agullers
Nairod
Hijos de Javier
La Medusa 73
Estimar
Syra coffee
Taberna Noroeste
Petitbo
Mae
Kresala
Gat Blau
The miners coffee
Bera
Wet Bar
Mineral
Sips
Teòric
Âme
Vidrios y Cristales. Bodega
L’artesana de santa Eulalia
Osteria Borbotta
Vila Viniteca
Salts
Ultramarinos Marín
Dr. Stravinsky
Three Marks Coffee
Maxime Petit Pâtisserie
Verbena
Pompa
El Vaso de Oro
Daniel Jordà
Bar Treze
Velissima
Mapa
D-Origen
Cafès Roure
El Velódromo
Nomad frutas selectas
La Balabusta
V de Vermut
Maresme Brewery
Dry Martini
Disfrutar
Semon
Raw studio
Sirvent
Bar Salvatge
Can Marlau
Monk
Roast club cafe
LOT Roasters
Café Local
Cocina Hermanos Torres
Artesana
BODEGA MONFERRY