This is the third post in the Hello Barcelona series. Other posts include Cafe Viena.
Dining out on Barcelona on a Sunday or Monday evening is brutal. Most nice restaurants - virtually every single one on my list of places I wanted to try - were not open on Sundays and Mondays.
Alas, my trip was short – arriving on Sunday and leaving on Wednesday afternoon. Worse yet, Bryan had a business dinner on Tuesday, which meant the only two days we had together were days when all the restaurants were closed.
Thankfully, there are a handful that are open. Most notably, ABaC, one of only four restaurants in Barcelona with two Michelin stars (there are no 3-Michelin starred restaurants in Barcelona), was open on Sunday evening. They are linked to a hotel, which might be part of the reason.
ABaC is not terribly far from Park Guell, one of the top tourist attractions that’s located a bit further north compared to many of the other sites which are closer to the center of the city.
ABaC only offer tasting menus, and there are two: a 12-course for €140 and a 16-course for €170. After looking at the tasting selections (which have a few overlapping dishes but are more different than similar), we both decided that the dishes on the 16-course side looked interesting, so we went wit that. Bryan also ordered the pairing (€85), while I just ordered a couple wines by the glass....