The Best Steakhouses in Barcelona, by the Record
The best steakhouses in Barcelona, by the professional record: World's 101 Best, Michelin Guide, and Eater have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Brabo comes out on top.
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Rank 1. Brabo
Grills
The bread arrives first, grilled in a pan over coals and served with smoked butter, and the chefs at this wood-fire steakhouse are the first to admit nobody forgets it. Open flames handle everything from Friesian chuletón to whole fish to seasonal vegetables, and the dry-aged beef programme takes provenance seriously enough to include rare Gascón pigs from France. The room is dim, warm, and close to the kitchen, which is the point.
- World's 101 Best #101 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Barcelona
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Rank 2. Carnal
Steakhouse
A wood-fired steakhouse on a pretty Eixample pedestrian street, Carnal brings a Uruguayan sensibility to the Spanish parrilla format. Dry-aged beef from Spain, South America, and Japan goes over oak embers, and the room, all dark tones and warm light around an open kitchen, matches the menu's intensity. The chef's background spans Montevideo and the Basque Country, which lands him somewhere between campfire and precision.