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Spain 17480
Tel: 34 97 215 0457
Concierge.com's insider take:
Star chef Ferran Adrià's restaurant, an upscale eatery set in a renovated seaside farmhouse, is two hours' drive north of Barcelona. The dining room overlooks a quiet bay and is decorated like a Catalan grandmother's parlor, with old-fashioned prints on the walls and floral-patterned curtains hanging from the windows; cutting-edge cuisine is the last thing you'd expect to be served here. The food, however, is as weird and wonderful as all the hype suggests, with unexpected combinations of flavors and textures, such as white asparagus with lemon-flavored marshmallows, scallops topped with diced watermelon and saffron, or monkfish liver fondue with a side of white sesame-flavored kumquat. Eating here can be a complicated business, and waiters often instruct diners in exactly how to eat a dish, telling them what to eat first or how many bites to take to best appreciate its nuances. The price tag—about $250 per person—is expensive, but not prohibitively so (those really looking to splurge can do so to their heart's content with the extensive wine list). Be warned, getting a table is no easy task: The restaurant is only open April through September (Adrià spends the rest of the year in Barcelona, experimenting with new dishes), and foodies from California to Kazakhstan are calling in reservations. Book as early as possible in January to nab a table sometime that year.
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