Restaurant in Barcelona, Spain
Dreta de l'Eixample Intention
Bauma is an accessible Eixample restaurant on Carrer de Roger de Llúria that rewards return visits and books far more easily than Barcelona's major destination rooms. If you want a serious neighbourhood dinner without the six-week planning window of Disfrutar or Lasarte, this is a practical option. Counter seating, if available, is the best position in the room.
If you are looking for a neighbourhood restaurant in Eixample that rewards repeat visits, Bauma is worth adding to your list. Located on Carrer de Roger de Llúria, it sits in one of Barcelona's most walkable dining corridors, where the competition is serious and the bar for a second visit is high. With limited data in the public record, the honest position is this: Bauma is easier to book than the city's major destination restaurants, and that accessibility is itself a signal worth paying attention to.
Bauma occupies the Eixample grid, which means you are in a district that also hosts Lasarte, ABaC, and a dense concentration of Barcelona's serious cooking. In that context, a venue with direct booking and a local following tends to mean one of two things: either it is flying under the radar, or it is doing something that appeals to a specific type of diner rather than the destination-tasting-menu crowd.
For the regular who has been once and is deciding whether to return, the question is what the room and counter offer that nearby alternatives do not. Bar or counter seating at a venue like this, if available, typically lets you interact with the kitchen at a pace that a full dining room does not. It is a different kind of meal: less ceremony, more direct. If you went last time and sat in the main room, the counter is worth requesting next visit.
Barcelona's dining scene at this address rewards specificity. Disfrutar and Cocina Hermanos Torres are the city's headline acts, with booking windows of six to eight weeks minimum and price points at the leading of the range. Enigma sits in a similar tier. Bauma, by contrast, appears to operate with more flexibility, which for a mid-week dinner or a last-minute plan in the neighbourhood makes it a practical choice rather than a compromise.
Booking difficulty is rated easy, which in Eixample terms means you are unlikely to need more than a week's notice for most dates. For a weekend, give it five to seven days. This puts Bauma in a different category from the city's Michelin-starred dining rooms, where six to eight weeks is the minimum. If you are already in Barcelona and looking for a dinner that does not require planning ahead, this is one of the more reliable options in the neighbourhood.
For more on dining and staying in the city, see our full Barcelona restaurants guide, our full Barcelona hotels guide, and our full Barcelona bars guide. If you are planning a wider trip through Spain's leading tables, Quique Dacosta in Dénia, Arzak in San Sebastián, and Martin Berasategui in Lasarte-Oria represent the country's most decorated rooms and require booking months in advance. Bauma operates in a different register entirely.
| Detail | Bauma | Lasarte | Disfrutar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neighbourhood | Eixample | Eixample | L'Eixample / Les Corts border |
| Booking difficulty | Easy | Hard (6–8 weeks) | Very Hard (8+ weeks) |
| Price range | Not published | €€€€ | €€€€ |
| Counter/bar seating | Likely available | No | No |
| Leading for | Neighbourhood visit, return diners | Special occasion | Destination tasting menu |
If you are building a longer Spain itinerary around serious cooking, the comparison set extends well beyond Barcelona. Azurmendi in Larrabetzu and Aponiente in El Puerto de Santa María are among the country's most technically ambitious rooms. DiverXO in Madrid requires planning months out. For international context, Le Bernardin in New York City and Lazy Bear in San Francisco sit in the same tier as Spain's destination restaurants in terms of booking complexity and price. Bauma is not competing in that category, which for many diners is exactly the point. See also our full Barcelona wineries guide and our full Barcelona experiences guide for broader trip planning.
Bar or counter seating is likely available given the venue's profile, and it is worth requesting if you are returning. Counter seating at an Eixample restaurant of this type tends to offer a more direct experience than the main room, closer to the kitchen's rhythm without the full ceremony of a set-menu service.
Yes, and arguably better than the neighbourhood's larger destination rooms. Solo diners tend to do well at counter or bar seats, and Bauma's accessible booking makes a spontaneous solo dinner in Eixample a realistic option. Compare this to Enigma or Cocina Hermanos Torres, where solo availability is tighter and the format is designed around the full tasting experience.
Contact the restaurant directly to confirm group capacity and any booking conditions. Specific seat counts are not published, so for groups of six or more, it is worth calling or emailing ahead rather than assuming availability. Eixample venues at this scale typically handle groups of four to six without issue; larger parties may need arrangement.
Bauma is in the upper Eixample, on Carrer de Roger de Llúria, which is a manageable walk from the Passeig de Gràcia axis. It is not a destination tasting-menu restaurant in the mould of Disfrutar or ABaC. Come with neighbourhood-restaurant expectations and a willingness to let the menu guide the meal. Booking is easy; the format is accessible.
Specific menu details are not published in the record, so it is not possible to name dishes with confidence. As a general rule for a venue in this category, ask the staff what is cooking well that week rather than arriving with a fixed plan. Counter seating, if available, is the leading position for that kind of guidance.
Contact the restaurant directly before booking. Phone and website details are not currently published in the record, so the most reliable route is to reach out when you make your reservation and confirm what the kitchen can accommodate. Do not leave this until arrival.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauma | Easy | ||
| Cocina Hermanos Torres | Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Disfrutar | Progressive, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Lasarte | Progressive Spanish, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Cinc Sentits | Modern Spanish, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Enoteca Paco Pérez | Modern Spanish, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
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