by: Marc Garcia
Trusted friends do not come in a better form than what Marc Garcia embodied. I befriended him a few years ago on Instagram when I noticed that he posted from exactly the same restaurants that I did.
Since then we met on several occasions in Europe and Asia, always around a table, and I can tell you that there are very few people in the world who are as passionate and as knowledgeable about food as Mark.
The Hungry Tourist
TRUSTED FRIEND’S LIST
Marc’s list
(by Region, and type of Restaurant):
Barcelona
Gastronomic
Disfrutar ( Avant-Garde Cuisine )
Suculent ( Modern Spanish )
Alkimia( Updated Tradition )
Aürt ( Avant-Garde Cuisine )
Via Veneto ( Classical )
Casual
Gresca Bar ( Wine Bar )
Al Kostat ( Market Cuisine )
Monocrom bistró & wines ( Wine Bar )
Bisavis ( Market Cuisine )
Nairod ( Market Cuisine )
Ultramarinos Marin ( Market Cuisine)
Direkte ( Fusion – in a good way)
Tapas & Bars
Mont Bar ( Modern Tapas)
Sant Antoni Glorios ( Tapas )
Tapeo Gràcia ( Tapas )
El Xampanyet ( Tapas )
Fish & Seafood
Estimar ( Fish & Seafood )
Passadis del Pep (Seafood)
Martinez ( Rices )
Foreign Cuisines
Sensato (Sushi) Suto ( Japanese )
Jikasei ( Sushi )
Puhrez ( Themed Ramen Menus )
Sun Taka ( Izakaya )
Sato i Tanaka ( Sushi )
Yoi Yoi Gion ( Udon )
Daijiro Soba (Soba)
Dos Palillos ( Modern Asian )
Market Cuisine
Coure ( Mediterranean Cuisine )
Granja Elena ( Market Cuisine )
Bonanova
Can Pineda
Others Restaurants & Places
Bardeni ( Meat )
Maitea Taberna ( Basque Pintxos)
Xemei ( Italian )
Kote Sabadell ( Okonomiyaki & Yakisoba)
Arigato ( Healthy Fusion & Ice Creams )
Paral·lelo ( Ice Cream )
Delacrem ( Ice Cream )
Fat Schmucks ( All day dinner )
Two Schmucks ( Cocktails )
Sips ( Cocktails ) Solange ( Cocktails )
Wine Bars
Bar Brutal
L’ Anima del Vi
Bar Torpedo
Cuvee Bottleshop
La Vinya del Señor MonVinic
Rest of Catalunya
Gastronomic
Els Casals in Sagàs( Updated Tradition )
Ca l’ Enric in la Vall de Bianya( Updated Tradition )
Celler de Can Roca in Girona ( Modern Cuisine )
Tossal Gros in Prenafeta ( Natural Cuisine)
Can Jubany in Calldetenes ( Modern Tradition )
Traditional & Casual
Fonda Sala in Olost ( Traditional Cuisine )
Motel Empordà in Figueres ( Traditional Cuisine )
Can Ferran in Sant Quirze del Valles ( Traditional Cuisine )
Cal Carter in Mura ( Traditional Cuisine )
Restaurant Rubell in Monistrol de Calders ( Traditional Cuisine )
Basque Country, Navarra, Cantabria, Asturias & Galicia
Guipuzcoa
Zuberoa ( Traditional Fine Cuisine )
Martin Berasategui (Avant-Garde Cuisine )
Casa Urola ( Updated Traditional )
Amelia ( Modern Cuisine )
Mugaritz ( Avant-Garde Cuisine )
Vizcaya
Asador Etxebarri in Axpe ( Updated Asador )
Azurmendi in Larrabetzu ( Avant-Garde Cuisine )
Mina in Bilbao ( Creative Cuisine )
Nerua in Bilbao ( Avant-Garde Cuisine )
Horma Ondo in Larrabetzu ( Asador )
Rest of the North
Nublo in Haro ( Contemporany Cuisine )
Casa Marcial in Arriondas ( Updated Asturian Cuisine )
Casa Gerardo in Prendes ( Updated Asturian Cuisine )
Culler de Pau in O’ Grove ( Updated Galician )
Gunea in Aviles ( Updated Asturian )
Product Restaurants
Gueyu Mar in Ribadesella ( Fish & Seafood )
Elkano in Getaria ( Fish )
Kaia Kaipe in Getaria ( Fish )
D’Berto in O’ Grove ( Seafood )
Casual & Traditional
La Cuchara de San Telmo in San Sebastian ( Pintxos )
Ganbarra in San Senastian( Pintxos )
Cork in Bilbao ( wine bar )
Kasino in Lesaka ( Traditional Food / Omelette )
Bodega Cigaleña in Santander ( Wine & Market Cuisine)
Madrid & Central Spain
Diverxo ( Modern Fusion )
Tasquita de Enfrente ( Market Cuisine )
Sacha ( Bistró )
Picones de Maria ( Updated Tradition )
Lera in Castroverde de Campos ( Traditional Food )
El Cigarral del Angel in Toledo ( Updated Tradition )
Valencia, Alicante & Balearic Islands
Restaurants
Ricard Camarena in Valencia( Modern Mediterranean)
Askua in Valencia ( Market Cuisine )
Rausell in Valencia ( Market Food & Tapas )
L’ Escaleta in Cocentaina( Modern Mediterranean )
Traditional & Casual Places
El Nou Manolin in Alicante( Tapas )
El Farallo in Denia ( Red Prawns )
Casa Elias in Xinorlet ( Paellas )
Paco Gandia in Pinoso ( Paellas)
Es Torrent in Ibiza ( Rice & Fish )
ANDALUCIA
Gastronomic Restaurants
Aponiente in Puerto de Santa Maria( Progressive Sea Dishes )
Noor in Córdoba ( Progressive Cuisine)
Baga in Jaén ( Updated Tradition )
Bardal in Ronda ( Updated Tradition )
Kaleja in Málaga ( Updated Tapas )
Tohqa in Puerto de Santa Maria
Fish & Seafood
Cataria in Novo Santi Petri ( Fish / Seafood )
Los Marinos José in Fuengirola( Seafood )
Restaurante Antonio in Zahara de los Atunes ( Tuna / Seafood )
Las Rejas in Bolonia ( Fish / Seafood )
Bar FM in Granada ( Seafood )