Area: Born- La Ribera. MAP IT
Booking tel.: 933 192 102
Price: More 45 Euros. (Precio medio 70 €)
Open: Tuesday to Saturday from 13:30-15:30 hr and from 20:30-24 hr. Closed: Sunday. Monday.
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TripAdvisor : 4/5 rank 582 /4338 290 reviews
Yelp : 4/5 12 reviews Qype : 5/5 5 reviews
VipGourmet : 8/10 1 review Michelin : 1*
Comerç 24 stands for the name and number of the street of El Born in which we find this restaurant. Settled in an old warehouse that was completely refurbished, the restaurant is now full of light and colour.
Run by the young and yet experienced Carlos Abellán, trained in El Bulli, the restaurant is divided into three different but not separate atmospheres -dining room, fast food bar and kitchen- and has high ceilings and a quite industrial but warm atmosphere.
A dynamic modern restaurant with charm where we will be delighted with a creative and imaginative cuisine based on traditional dishes and suggestive flavours. The "tastets" (that’s how they call their small portions) are perfect because we will be able to enjoy some of the delicious dishes such as the personal version of the typical "escudella con pilota" or the fricassee.
There is a very recommendable tasting set menu for 50 euros approx. The wine list has been carefully selected, and some wines can be ordered in glasses.
Comerç 24 "One of the chic eateries in town". The "luxury tapas" concept is the same as in the "Santa Maria" across the street. All these new Spanish cuisine places are inspired by goodfather Ferran Adria (el Bulli).
The interior is quite a failure. A beautiful seventies landscape photograph in the middle of sad grey walls and a silly "drums" lightning system. Service is excellent.
Unfortunately, as in many other places, they serve their tiny portions with senseless "salsazigzag" drippings.
Try Coast sardines with grape and avocado (10€), Tuna pizza sashimi and wasabi vinaigrette sauce (9€), Artichoke hearts truffle and qauil eggs (12€) Murgules with cream (12€) Salmon with vanilla (12€)... Eating here can be fun tough. We had the "festival" menu (50 and 70€), a bit of everything. Don't miss the kinder surprise egg (6€) and the cappuccino dessert.
Make sure you have a reservation, not to sit near the doors on cold days. If you are hungry: the tapas are small but there are many of them.
The renowned chef at this avant-garde restaurant is Carles Abellán, a disciple of the famed Ferran Adriá of El Bulli. Abellán uses fresh seasonal ingredients, balanced sauces, and bold but never outrageous combinations, and he believes in split-second timing. Samples of his most imaginative dishes include freshly diced tuna marinated in ginger and soy sauce, and fresh salmon "perfumed" with vanilla and served with yogurt. His baked eggplant (aubergine) with Roquefort, pine nuts, and fresh mushrooms from the countryside is another treat. He also serves an old-fashioned snack that Catalan children ate when they came home from school -- a combination of chocolate, salt, and bread flavored with olive oil. It's surprisingly good!
The new school of inventive Catalan cuisine started with the master chef Ferran Adrià and his kitchen El Bulli on the coast of Rosas. Carles Abellan was once a disciple at Bulli, but today he has his own restaurant of new wave tapas, Comerç 24. The selection of tapas changes throughout the year, but is always surprisingly funny, different and amazingly good. Like the coast sardines with grape and avocado, Artichoke hearts truffle and qauil eggs and the Salmon with vanilla. A mix of flavours from Asia, America, Italy, The Mediterranean and Catalonia, beautifully presented, with the best service but in an environment, somewhat grey and cold.
This pride of the Born District is the business venture of Carles Abellan. A restaurant-cum-tapas bar, the venue also serves certain Asian, American and Italian specialties. There are three distinct seating areas, but the tall pillars, high ceiling, spotlights and yellow tone run through the whole interior. Besides delectable drinks, the bar with its individual table-space also features cold dishes prepared right in front of you. The dining section accommodates around 40 people and can be rented for private events. A visit here is a must; make sure to reserve a table in advance.
The renowned chef of this avant-garde restaurant is Carles Abellán, a disciple of the famed Ferran Adriá of El Bulli. Abellán uses fresh seasonal ingredients, balanced sauces, and bold but never outrageous combinations, and he believes in split-second timing. Samples of his most imaginative dishes include freshly diced tuna marinated in ginger and soy sauce, and fresh salmon "perfumed" with vanilla and served with yogurt. His baked eggplant with Roquefort, pine nuts, and fresh mushrooms from the countryside is another treat. Believe it or not, he serves that old-fashioned snack that Catalan children used to be offered when they came home from school, a combination of chocolate, salt, and bread flavored with olive oil. It's surprisingly good!
Enjoy a creative, glocal cuisine featuring tapas or mini-portions that make it possible to try various dishes... a global cuisine, a 21st century product without any barrier or boundary, but also making it from a most intimate, local and personal point of view.
Comerç 24 is located in an old salting house and preserves shop, totally renovated. The kitchen, dining area and bar are all in the same style but create three different ambiences for different needs.Carles Abellan succeeded in making Comerç 24 an unquestionable reference point in Barcelona, with a new, brave and surprising cuisine.
Carles Abellán forms part of a supergroup of young chefs who worked in el Bulli at the end of the 1990s, along with Oriol Balaguer, Marc Singla and Sergi Arola. As a chef he has proved that he has clear ideas about how his
gastronomic creations must be prepared and presented for these new times. His most important project to date is Comerç 24, a cosmopolitan restaurant serving creative tapas that could have come from El Bulli itself, with the most
demanding levels of quality and excellent service. It was conceived to be a total experience, from the moment you enter the restaurant to the moment you leave.
( Fri Dec 28 2012 )
“Every bite’s a spectacular celebration of flavor” at this “daring”, “popular” International tapas bar in El Born showcasing “surprising” “molecular preparations” by chef-owner Carles Abellán, a former “pupil” of Ferran Adrià; the “modern” space, “sublime” wines and “knowledgeable” service enhance the “awesome (but not cheap)” experience, so “even at the bar you feel like a king”; reserve ahead, “be prepared to dine for a few hours.”
