Ceviche – that seaf00d 0r fish flavoured with citrus that leaves you with an aftertaste so good you can’t stop going back for more. We don’t know where it comes from, supposedly Latin America, but we don’t care because it’s so good. Now let’s cut the nonsense and enjoy a good ceviche in one of these restaurants.
Paulina Arochi, owner of Tlaxcal, discovered the tradition of breadmaking in Norway; after working for a while she decided to take it a step forther and learn the basics of cooking. This led to her creating an incredible tex-mex restaurant here in Barcelona with her partner Marc Duran. After a hard year they’ve had a lot of success, and the whole world is dying to try their menu.
Highlights include the tongue tacos (you can learn how to eat properly with your hands thanks to an illustration hanging on the wall), the roasted suckling pig (delicious pork cooked for 12 hours) and of course their dishes with ceviche, like the aguachile that’s made with shrimp or the ceviche taco. All are delicious and obligatory to try.
Photo: Tanit Parada Tur
The truth is there’s nothing better than eating ceviche in a place named after it.
Entering this restaurant is to taste Peruvian food in all its great tradition. The culture of the country invades the restaurant with popular phrases on the wall and of course with the dishes they serve.
The head of the bar, Juan Otivo, will prepare you a classic ceviche with fish and glazed sweet potato among other things, and Roberto Sihuay, the restaurant’s chef, focuses on giving dishes suitable for the most demanding palates. Prawns with yellow pepper aioli with a base of pressed potatoes, beef tenderloin with vegetables and seafood rice.
Vibrant colours, exotic flavours and textures that come directly from Peru to Barcelona.
Photo: Marta Parera
This restaurant brings us the best of the culture and gastronomy from all the cities that make up Peru, with its influences from Japan, China, Spain, Italy, Africa, France, the Incas and the Amazon.
The great team at The Market has created a menu full of classics like causa limena, ceviches, kebabs, Nikkei dishes and Chifa cuisine.
Ceviche with slices of sea bass marinated in lime juice and chili, cilantro and distinct types of corn; or the Japanese version with tuna and seaweed, ginger and sesame. All sprinkled with a broth called “tiger’s milk”, an essential component of ceviche that is steeped with the fish and is supposedly an aphrodisiac. With the flavour from all the ingredients of the dish, it’s irresistible.
Photo: Marta Parera
Oh Bo offers 100% healthy food, a project undertaken by Anton Brufau, the owner, who at one point in his life began to worry about eating delicious, good food that is also good for you.
In addition to their delicious juices and smoothies, they also have an organic and nutritious menu with things like the wild salmon tartar with avocado, apple and ginger and the organic roast beef with tartar sauce and cassava chips. One of their best dishes is the sea bass ceviche (accompanied by avocado and peppers) with a distinct taste of cilantro and citrus that melts in your mouth. They also have a ton of salads like the one with quinoa, carrot, pistachios, raisins and mint or the one with rice, grilled turkey, dried tomatoes and kamut. Whatever you choose is sure to be delicious.
Photo: Paula Belil
Artur Martínez, already with a Michelin star under his belt, wanted to open a “thug” tapas bar in Barcelona, so he joined forces with Nicolas di Paolo and Marc Ribas, the head chefs, and created Matis bar, a fun place where you can eat well at a good price.
Cheese and tomato bombón served in a spoon where you can taste each and every flavour. Skewered tuna and black garlic with a spreadable sauce. Fresh mussels in a vinaigrette. All with their tomato bread that’s thin, crunchy and delicious.
But this was only their cold dishes – now here come the hot: peppers stuffed with oxtail stew, kohlrabi stew, fresh garden meatballs, jowl with ginger and pickled garlic or mackerel with lemon, sage and artichokes. All that along with an ecological wine.
Photo: Mahala Marcet
Mikkio was born in Chile, with a Japanese father from Kyoto and a Chilean mother, and is an audiovisual artist and Nikkei chef, where his imagination and artistic projects come to life.
He shows his skill and passion for art in the kitchen with homemade dishes of popular cuisine. He’s also created a tasting menu that’s more than delicious – pickled vegetables with kimchi, followed by a seafood soup with a mix of dashi, Catalan fish stock and Chilean broth. Next, you could enjoy anything from a katsudón with eggplant tempura, marinated dogfish, artisan gyozas, Okinawa salad with strawberries, salmon nigiri, duck breast, a variety of sashimi and huramaki or their monkfish ceviche. To finish, a fantastic red bean ice cream.
Photo: Cecilia Díaz Betz
Text: Alba Llamazares
Translation: Annie MacDonald
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