Booking tel.: 932 689 918
Price: From 20-30 Euros.
(Precio medio 25 €)
Open: Monday to Sunday from 13-16 hr and from 20-23:30 hr. Weekend until 24 hr. Tapas from 9-23:30 hr and weekend until 24:30 hr.
Closed: Bank holidays in Christmas.
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TripAdvisor : 4/5 rank 425 /4338 415 reviews Yelp : 4/5 17 reviews Qype : 4/5 3 reviews
VipGourmet : 4.8/10 2 reviews
Cuines Santa Caterina restaurant is located inside the Santa Caterina market, in Barcelona's district of El Born.
Grupo Tragaluz is in charge of this roomy and bright space that had to offer season cuisine by definition. The trees and wood in the decor make it a kind of organic and cosy place.
The original menu of Cuines Santa Caterina offers a mix of Mediterranean, vegetarian and Oriental dishes based on rice dishes, sushi and makis, pasta, traditional and creative dishes and excellent dishes of the day.
At the bar we can have breakfast or some tapas at any time of the day. There is food to take away. A more than wise choice for those who are looking for good season food at really affordable prices.
Cuines Santa Caterina is located in the brand new Santa Caterina's market - renovated by top architects Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue of EMBT - in El Born district. Cuines means kitchens in Catalan. Cuines with a S because this restaurant offers 4 different types of kitchens: Asian, Mediterranean, Italian and vegetarian…
Fusion food starts to be one of Barcelona’s restaurants trademarks since one year or two. At Cuines Santa-Catarina we are pleased to tell you that the bet is successful. No surprise Cuines is part of Tragaluz Group known for others refined places like: Omm hotel, Bestial, Negro, Tragaluz, Agua... We like very much the beautiful decoration which reminded Scandinavian interior design by its simplicity of the materials made of wood, stone, Ficus trees planted in between tables, columns of light and an entire wall composed of shelves stacked with stocks of wine, olive oil, vinegars, flours...
As we said food is very imaginative and of course coming directly from the market. Why not mix a bit of everything? Try delicious vegetarian salads like one with melted cheese, nuts and dates (6€), green asparagus perfectly grilled at la plancha with spicy Romesco sauce (7€), assortment of antipasto (11€). Then have perfect risotto like the one with langoustines (10€), suquet de rap (10€), gambas with garlic (12€) or head Japan and take not the best one but very fresh sushi and maki (from 10 to 20€).
At these prices you understand that Cuines Santa-Caterina became rapidly the hottest place in town appreciated by local’s business man as well as by well informed tourists ;-) The restaurant is non smoker but you can have tapas at the entrance bar where smoking is allowed and tapas very good!!. Perfect place at noon. Go there at 1pm because at 2pm it’s full.
This spacious spot adjoining the Santa Caterina market couldn't be better located for fresh local produce, with samples displayed enticingly along the large front windows. Designed by top architects Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue, the CSC -- as it's popularly known -- features an open kitchen, subtle back lighting, and ficus trees planted in between the long olive-wood tables. Lunch is particularly good value and the place is noisily packed as locals call out their choices from the chalkboard menu. Fusion, vegetarian, and down-to-earth dishes range from fresh sushi and green asparagus to baked potato with cheese and sausage. There's also a tapas bar with a fresh-juice section.
Fodor's
A lovingly restored market designed by the late Enric Miralles and completed by his widow Benedetta Tagliabue provides a spectacular setting for one of the city's most original dining operations. Under the undulating wooden superstructure of the market, the breakfast and tapas bar, open from dawn to midnight, offers a variety of culinary specialties cross-referenced by different cuisines (Mediterranean, Asian, vegetarian) and products (pasta, rice, fish, meat), all served on sleek counters and long wooden tables.
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How fresh can food be? In this restaurant, you will be seated literally inside the market -but in a kind of poshy style. According to their own words, they buy most of their produce under the same colorful roof. What is definitely true is that they have a good kitchen and a funny way to present it. Instead of a large regular menu, you’ll be given a grid according to the different open kitchens that you are able to see inside the restaurant.
It’s a quite busy place and no reservations are taken. But if you have the time to wait it is an interesting experience – they don’t usually serve firsts and seconds but you get your food on the table according to the amount of time it takes to prepare: Salad and sushi are quick, rice takes 20 minutes at least.
At the entrance they have a nice bar area where you can have tapas and also coffee. The feeling can sometimes be that everything is just going too fast, but the food is quite good and they have a good wine selection. They also have a nice open terrace for smokers, with warmers outside during winter time – now with sun coming back, is the perfect spot at midday.
My favorites dishes: grilled provolone, tuna tartar and the freshly pressed juices. For dessert, Mascarpone Maki. Ask for the “plate of the day”: they can be seen in the running lamps over the kitchen – usually large and extra fresh things.
It’s a quite busy place and no reservations are taken. But if you have the time to wait it is an interesting experience – they don’t usually serve firsts and seconds but you get your food on the table according to the amount of time it takes to prepare: Salad and sushi are quick, rice takes 20 minutes at least.
At the entrance they have a nice bar area where you can have tapas and also coffee. The feeling can sometimes be that everything is just going too fast, but the food is quite good and they have a good wine selection. They also have a nice open terrace for smokers, with warmers outside during winter time – now with sun coming back, is the perfect spot at midday.
My favorites dishes: grilled provolone, tuna tartar and the freshly pressed juices. For dessert, Mascarpone Maki. Ask for the “plate of the day”: they can be seen in the running lamps over the kitchen – usually large and extra fresh things.
