Ca l’Isidre

The cuisine at this 50-year-old restaurant focuses on the Catalan recipe book, though it is laced with French and Italian influences. For starters, order some crayfish or perfectly cooked king-sea cucumber. Continue with Colmenilla mushrooms stuffed with smoked hollandaise, succulent veal tripes with chorizo and chickpeas or the exquisite roast baby goat with small onions from Figueres. The extensive and varied wine list emphasizes sparkling wines. Located in Barcelona's Raval neighborhood, it remains one of the city's most important culinary institutions.