ABaC Restaurant

Top 1% of restaurants in Barcelona
9/10

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Chef Jordi Cruz's avant-garde Catalan tasting menus make ABaC one of Barcelona's essential Michelin-starred experiences, set in a tranquil, chic hotel in Zona Alta—go all in on the tasting menu.

14 expert reviews

“One of the most exclusive gourmet restaurants in Barcelona, ABaC, with its brilliant revisionist Catalan cooking by chef Jordi Cruz remains a firm favorite with local and visiting gourmands.”

– Travel + Leisure

Tablet Tablet
19.0
"A restaurant of this quality doesn’t depend on walk-up business, and the slight remove contributes to the hotel’s atmosphere of privacy and exclusivity." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
99.6
"The chic and intimate ABaC sits on the Tibidabo hill at the north end of the city, on a street lined with fantastic (and fantastical) modernist mansions." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"Guests can partake of Cruz's singular cuisine: Options may include pigeon stuffed with foie gras and porcini mushrooms, milk-fed lamb infused with vanilla, and eel with Iberian ham ravioli."
Frommer's Frommer's
"This is the showcase of a personality chef, Xavier Pellicer, who creates a self-termed cuisine d'auteur, meaning a menu of completely original dishes." Full review
Zagat Zagat
4.3
"“Exceptional”, “imaginative” food by chef Jordi Cruz dazzles diners at this “unique” upper Sant Gervasi Catalan with a “chic”, “tranquil” hotel setting." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"At the foot of Tibidabo mountain, Abac offers French-Mediterranean cuisine prepared by award-winning chef, Xavier Pellicer."
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"A memorable gastronomic experience awaits at Abac, which occupies a contemporary building in the upper section of the city." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Jordi Cruz has regained Àbac’s second Michelin star, making his restaurant once again the essential haute cuisine establishment in Barcelona." Full review
Gayot Gayot
16.0
"Chef Jordi Cruz serves contemporary cuisine in an oasis of peace and tranquility in Zona Alta." Full review
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Fodor's Fodor's
"The tasting menu is the only reasonable choice here: trust this chef to give you the best he has." Full review
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