janeos

I will be spending a few days in Barcelona on my own in early December. Anyone have suggestions for some nice restaurants?

kimhe

Many people have a solo lunch at l'Aribau next to the university from 1450, my favourite lunch restaurant in Barcelona. Almost exclusively locals.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...a.html#REVIEWS

Loads of fine tapas bars around, but Cal Pep is something very special and quite expensive. Line up some 15 mins before opening to get a seat at the bar where all the goodies are prepared right in front of you. Fabulous fish and seafood, but everything here is top notch. http://www.calpep.com/Ingles/index_ing.html
http://eatlikeagirl.com/2011/05/06/b...ch-at-cal-pep/

Close by you'll find the excellent and affordable Basque pintxos bar Txakolin: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...Catalonia.html

For some traditional Catalan Food, I can highly recommend intimate and Family owned Ca l'Estevet: http://www.restaurantestevet.com/EST...ienvenida.html
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...Catalonia.html

ekscrunchy

Call and book a seat at the counter at Pa Comer Algo, in the Eixample. The staff speaks very good English, and the food is very good. As at most tapas bar/restaurants, you can get the dishes in various sizes…tapas, half-raciones, raciones. They will explain this to you, and they have English menus. Open Sundays when many are closed.


http://www.restaurantpacomeralgo.com/en/


Here is my report about eating in the city; I was with a female friend on this trip.

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...inter-2011.cfm


If you go to Cal Pep, you have to get there before they open and stand on line with many other tourists. I like the place, but be sure to choose your own dishes, do not agree to let them give you a sampling of their own choice, as they offer for non-Spanish speakers.


If you want to have a moderately priced but very high quality sit-down meal, I would recommend the intimate Hisop; again, the staff speaks impeccable English (true of most Barcelona restaruants, in my experience). Tasting menus; advance booking essential.


http://www.hisop.net/eng/menueng.html

janeos

Thanks, good suggestions. Jane