4 Carreteres restaurant has been offering traditional Catalan cuisine for over 50 years by using local produce. This has helped turn it into a family meeting point.

Las Monjas is the restaurant of the Bremon hotel. It is situated in a historical building, an old school and convent of the Carmelite order, and in the old town of Cardona. It has been adapted into a hotel and restaurant. The establishment honours this past with a harmonious transformation of its tables and lounges, although the original ambience can still be felt.

Ca l'Isidre is one of the great restaurants of Barcelona, with a permanent focus on quality cuisine and products that Montse Salvó and Isidre Gironès find at the La Boqueria market. Now, with the addition of their daughter, Nuria Girones, the restaurant just keeps on growing. Celebrities have dined at their tables and enjoyed their cooking.

The Restaurant Hostal de la Plaça, in Cabrils, is an emblematic establishment with over 50 years of history, run by the third generation of the same family. The cuisine, an updated and open-minded version of Mediterranean cuisine, which always follows the seasons, comes alive in an old 17th century restored farmhouse.

The new team at Amarena, led by Rafael Montero in the dining room and Maxi Severo in the kitchen, began a new stage in June 2014. This restaurant is based around seasonal cuisine, and its speciality is the foie gras with Pedro Ximenez sherry.

Rigour, careful selection of produce, exquisite preparation, good customer service and a warm climate make up the house policy of Santa Marta. Located in a place of great beauty in Cabrera de Mar, this establishment has enjoyed a long tradition of restaurateurs since it opened in 1955, and has always championed traditional cuisine and a menu on which game and fish enjoy pride of place.

From the first floor of the Ciutat de Tarragona hotel, this restaurant offers up Mediterranean cuisine made with authentic local produce which is seasonal and carefully selected. The menu is cutting edge with a basis in tradition. Other kinds of menu are also available, including one for children. The wine menu includes more than ten Designation of Origin varieties. It is an elegant and modern place with an appealing atmosphere.

The Calçotada manor house: that is how Masia Bou is presented and known. It is an absolute institution in the Catalan restaurant world and has been in operation since 1929.

This eatery with its modern decor offers fusion cuisine with Mediterranean roots. The menu is simple but well balanced, with dishes that are well presented and have a creative touch. The name of this restaurant, in Venezuelan slang, means something like “I feel fine”. It is also the name of a very famous racehorse in that Latin American country.