Area: Born- La Ribera. MAP IT
Booking tel.: 932 683 729
Price: From 30-45 Euros. (Precio medio 45 €)
Open: Wednesday to Monday from 13:30-16hr and from 20-23hr (Friday and Saturday until 23:30hr). Closed: Tuesday.
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TripAdvisor : 4.5/5 rank 9 / 4333 756 reviews
Yelp : 5/5 11 reviews Qype : 5/5 4 reviews
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Close to Museu Picasso, in Barcelona’s district of El Born, there is a small restaurant that feeds on high level artistic and gastronomic sources. With the creative hands of Ferran Bofarull and under the direction of attentive maître Marcos Eiras, Montiel Espai Gastronòmic leaves no one indifferent. The secret lies in the quality and fine selection of the ingredients, as well as in the service offered by the careful staff. It is not strange that every time we visit the restaurant we make new discoveries, not only because of the elaborate menu or the amazing wine cellar, but also because of the wine tastings they organise every now and then (we can actually buy the wines at the shop by the entrance).
Both tasting set menu and menu are a gastronomic journey around Spain. While visiting coasts and mountains, we will find dishes like Iberian suckling pig, veal carpaccio with Manchego cheese and toasted pine nuts, foie mi cuit salad with lentils, strawberries and Modena vinegar or tomatoes stuffed with cod “brandada” and basil oil, as well as delicious hand-made cheese and jams. In this journey we are accompanied by more than 80 wines selected in small Spanish cellars of limited production.
This rather humble place specialising in cured meats and sausages has evolved into a great eatery serving classics such as suckling pig (which they make very well here), or more daring dishes, like the surf’n’turf squid with Iberian pork cheek accompanied with creamy black rice.
Located just off the Passeig del Born, right behind the Picasso Museum, the ‘gastronomic space’ of Montiel is a favourite with foodies and tourists – at times you might not hear any Spanish spoken here – and you’d better book in advance if you want to secure one of its 40-something seats.
A proponent of the Slow Food movement, the small restaurant serves up traditional recipes using market fresh ingredients although there’s ambition well beyond the ‘local and organic’ ethos in Ferran Bofarull Olivés’s kitchen, with plenty of modern touches and elaborate presentation added to the mix.
The result is not quite haute cuisine and the service – friendly enough and with the best of intentions, just out of its depth at times – can be a let-down but the dishes are mostly excellent and sufficiently refined to impress most. For a true gastronomic experience, you’d be better off – and might spend less – at one of Barcelona’s bistronomics; for a solid meal in the Born area, it doesn’t get much better than this.
Nile Guide
Located in the posh and trendy Born neighborhood, Montiel is one of Barcelona's most delicious restaurants. Hard to locate if you don't know what you're looking for, this two storey, small and quaint local favourite, is a wonderful place to bring a date or to have an intimate meal with family and friends. The staff are attentive and friendly and the restaurant boasts the best variety of fresh fish, daily from the local market.
Barcelona Metropolitan
Chef Ferran Bofarull carefully selects the finest products to use in his creative menu. Expect the best Spanish cheeses and hams, foie gras and traditional cod all given an expert culinary twist.
10Best
There are few Barcelona restaurants able to beat the charm, elegance and eclectic menu found at Montiel. Hidden on one of the narrow side streets in the Born, this small, two-story restaurant has mouth watering tapas, meats, starters and above all they have an excellent selection of fresh fish daily. One of the only places in the city that has fish on Mondays (for the most part fish is not caught and sold on Sundays), this is a sure bet for dates, guests or an intimate evening out.
A proponent of the Slow Food movement, the small restaurant serves up traditional recipes using market fresh ingredients although there’s ambition well beyond the ‘local and organic’ ethos in Ferran Bofarull Olivés’s kitchen, with plenty of modern touches and elaborate presentation added to the mix.
The result is not quite haute cuisine and the service – friendly enough and with the best of intentions, just out of its depth at times – can be a let-down but the dishes are mostly excellent and sufficiently refined to impress most. For a true gastronomic experience, you’d be better off – and might spend less – at one of Barcelona’s bistronomics; for a solid meal in the Born area, it doesn’t get much better than this.
Located in the posh and trendy Born neighborhood, Montiel is one of Barcelona's most delicious restaurants. Hard to locate if you don't know what you're looking for, this two storey, small and quaint local favourite, is a wonderful place to bring a date or to have an intimate meal with family and friends. The staff are attentive and friendly and the restaurant boasts the best variety of fresh fish, daily from the local market.
Barcelona Metropolitan
Chef Ferran Bofarull carefully selects the finest products to use in his creative menu. Expect the best Spanish cheeses and hams, foie gras and traditional cod all given an expert culinary twist.
10Best
There are few Barcelona restaurants able to beat the charm, elegance and eclectic menu found at Montiel. Hidden on one of the narrow side streets in the Born, this small, two-story restaurant has mouth watering tapas, meats, starters and above all they have an excellent selection of fresh fish daily. One of the only places in the city that has fish on Mondays (for the most part fish is not caught and sold on Sundays), this is a sure bet for dates, guests or an intimate evening out.
