Speakeasy

No neon lights, no signs, no posters. Nothing hints at the existence of Speakeasy, the restaurant whose rear is camouflaged by one of the most well-known bars in Barcelona, the Dry Martini. The only way to get into the establishment is to ask the waiter for the password, following the spirit of clandestine joints in cities such as New York or Chicago that used this system to fight Prohibition laws. Once inside, the experience continues. Firstly, you go through the kitchen and then you enter the main dining room, fitted out in the style of an American store room in the 1930s. Backlit shelves of bottles and a long table where you sit to receive the house drink: a Dry Martini, of course. The menu is a collection of flavours blending Mediterranean and Oriental tastes without much ado. Starters include Puy lentils with ceps confit and fresh foie, oxtail ravioli infused with a cloud of Idiazabal cheese and spinach, the green leaf salad with pig's feet and cod or the fried eggs with baby vegetables and foie gras. The main courses also offer meat and fish to suit all palates. The meat dishes include recipes such as carré of venison with ragoût of shallots, wild mushrooms, green asparagus and pears; Argentinian tenderloin with fondant of smoked potatoes and foie cream; deboned Iberian suckling pig with tatin of red onions and millefeuille of artichokes, or entrecôte with oven-roasted vegetables. As far as fish is concerned, there's no lack of sea bass at 62 degrees with pickled vegetables and tender garlic shoots; grilled John Dory with risotto of courgette and mascarpone with vinaigrette of tomato, basil and lime; the tatin in tempura with avocado and emulsion of wasabi or the house Ebro Delta rice stew with lobster. After dinner, you've really got no excuse: it's time for a drink on the premises, serving one of the best cocktails in the country.
Average price
Medium
Location
City centre
Urban
City
Services
Credit cards accepted
Wine list
Air conditioned

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