Restaurant in Barcelona, Spain
Michelin-starred Catalan cooking, hotel setting that earns it.
Quirat holds a Michelin star (2024) and sits at €€€ — a tier below most of Barcelona's fine dining leaders. Chef Víctor Torres brings a Michelin-starred track record from Les Magnòlies to a contemporary Catalan menu built around seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. Dinner-only, Tuesday to Saturday, with its own independent entrance and a format that works well for special occasions.
Most people assume hotel restaurants in Barcelona are a fallback option — a convenience rather than a destination. Quirat at the InterContinental Barcelona is a direct argument against that assumption. Holding a Michelin star since 2024, it runs a serious contemporary Catalan kitchen with an independent street entrance, seasonal menus built around its own kitchen garden, and a chef whose Michelin-starred track record at Les Magnòlies in Arbúcies gives real credibility to the cooking. If you are planning a special occasion dinner and want Michelin-level precision at €€€ rather than the €€€€ pricing that defines most of Barcelona's fine dining tier, Quirat earns a booking.
The expectation-reset starts at the door. Quirat has its own entrance on Av. de Rius i Taulet, separate from the hotel lobby, which immediately changes the dynamic: you are walking into a restaurant that happens to share a building with a hotel, not into a hotel dining room. Chef Víctor Torres, known for his work at the Michelin-starred Les Magnòlies, brings a philosophy grounded in Catalan terroir and seasonal discipline. The kitchen garden on the hotel property feeds directly into the menu, and the sourcing framework is genuinely local: Maresme peas, Mas Farró cheese, romesco, and sea cucumber from Catalan waters all appear in documented dishes.
The menu architecture reflects Torres's sensibility. The two tasting formats are named 18K and 24K — a nod to the idea that each dish is a small jewel, precise and considered rather than showy. The flavour profile across documented dishes runs toward depth over brightness: the cap i pota stew with sea cucumber is a traditional Catalan preparation given contemporary refinement, while the Maresme peas with onion soup and sea urchin shows a kitchen comfortable balancing land and sea in a single plate. These are not light, accessibly priced set menus , this is a kitchen cooking with intent, for diners who want to engage with Catalan ingredients seriously.
For a special occasion, the room and format work well. The restaurant is dinner-only, Tuesday through Saturday, with service beginning at 7:30 PM. That Tuesday-through-Saturday window, combined with the tasting menu format, makes this a natural choice for a celebration meal, a significant business dinner, or a date where the experience needs to carry the evening rather than just the conversation. The €€€ price positioning (one tier below the city's €€€€ fine dining leaders) means you get Michelin-starred cooking at a relative discount compared to Lasarte or Disfrutar, both of which sit at €€€€. That gap matters if you are budgeting for a week of serious eating in Spain and want to distribute spend across venues like Quique Dacosta in Dénia or El Celler de Can Roca in Girona.
If you are considering Quirat for a group or a private event, the hotel-restaurant format is an advantage here. Hotel restaurants at InterContinental properties typically maintain dedicated event infrastructure alongside the main dining room, and the combination of a credentialed kitchen and a formal hotel back-of-house gives Quirat a logistical capacity that standalone fine dining restaurants often cannot match. For a business dinner where you need a private space, consistent service standards, and food that will not embarrass the host, the structure works. The main room serves the intimate celebration well; a private arrangement scales up for larger groups without the friction that affects smaller independent restaurants. Contact the venue directly to confirm private dining availability, as specifics are not published.
Compare this to Angle or Aürt if you are looking at Barcelona's wider contemporary fine dining scene, or Fonda España if the occasion calls for something less formal. For group dining at a different register, Barra Alta Barcelona and Prodigi offer different formats worth considering.
Reservations: Book well in advance , Michelin-starred restaurants in Barcelona at this price tier fill quickly, particularly Thursday through Saturday. Booking difficulty is assessed as hard; do not assume availability within two weeks of your date. Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 7:30 PM to 10 PM only. Closed Sunday and Monday. Budget: €€€ per head; precise per-cover pricing is not published, but the 18K and 24K tasting menu naming implies a structured, multi-course commitment rather than à la carte flexibility. Dress: Not formally published, but a Michelin-starred hotel restaurant warrants smart dress as a baseline. Access: Independent entrance on Av. de Rius i Taulet, 1–3, Sants-Montjuïc, 08004 Barcelona; also accessible through the InterContinental lobby. Phone and website: Not publicly listed , book through the hotel or a reservation platform.
See the full comparison section below for how Quirat sits against Barcelona's other fine dining options, including Cocina Hermanos Torres, Cinc Sentits, and Enoteca Paco Pérez.
Planning a wider trip? See our full Barcelona restaurants guide, our full Barcelona hotels guide, our full Barcelona bars guide, our full Barcelona wineries guide, and our full Barcelona experiences guide. If you are building a Spanish fine dining itinerary beyond the city, consider Arzak in San Sebastián, Azurmendi in Larrabetzu, Martin Berasategui in Lasarte-Oria, and Aponiente in El Puerto de Santa María. For comparable modern cuisine at Michelin level in Europe, Frantzén in Stockholm and Maison Lameloise in Chagny offer useful reference points.
Yes, particularly at the €€€ price point. The 18K and 24K menus deliver Michelin-starred cooking grounded in seasonal Catalan ingredients at a tier below what Lasarte or Disfrutar charge. If you want serious tasting menu cooking in Barcelona without committing to €€€€ pricing, this is one of the stronger cases for it.
For a Michelin-starred tasting menu in Barcelona, €€€ is competitive. You are getting cooking from a chef with a documented Michelin track record, ingredients sourced from the hotel's own kitchen garden, and a room that works for formal occasions. Against the city's €€€€ leaders, it represents genuine value for the level of cooking delivered.
Yes , it is one of the better-structured options in Barcelona for exactly this. The dinner-only format, tasting menu architecture, Michelin star, and hotel infrastructure (private dining capacity, consistent service) all support celebration and business meal use. Book it for an anniversary, a significant birthday, or a client dinner where the food needs to make an impression.
Quirat is dinner-only, Tuesday through Saturday, starting at 7:30 PM. There is no lunch service. If you specifically want a fine dining lunch in Barcelona, consider Cinc Sentits or Cocina Hermanos Torres, both of which offer midday service options.
The hotel-restaurant format gives Quirat more infrastructure for groups than most standalone fine dining restaurants in Barcelona. Private dining is likely available given the InterContinental property setup, but you will need to contact the venue directly to confirm capacity and arrangements, as specifics are not published.
A kitchen operating at Michelin-star level with tasting menus built around seasonal sourcing will typically accommodate dietary requirements when notified at the time of booking. Contact the restaurant directly in advance , the more notice you give, the better the kitchen can adapt without compromising the menu structure.
Bar seating is not confirmed in available data. Quirat is structured as a tasting menu restaurant, which generally means the counter or bar experience, if available, would follow the same menu format rather than offering à la carte flexibility. Confirm directly with the restaurant before assuming a more casual drop-in option exists.
Technically yes , tasting menu restaurants can work well for solo diners, and a hotel restaurant often has counter or single-seat arrangements available. That said, at €€€ per head for a multi-course tasting menu, solo dining here is a considered commitment. If you are eating alone and want fine dining in Barcelona, it is worth checking availability directly and asking whether a counter seat is an option.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quirat | Modern Cuisine | The gourmet restaurant at the Intercontinental Barcelona is another example of a hotel keen to diversify its services for guests by transforming itself into a foodie destination in its own right. Quirat, which has its own independent entrance (as well as access via the lobby), represents, in its own words, “the purity and wealth of the elements that form the land”. Chef Víctor Torres, who is renowned for his cuisine at the Michelin-starred Les Magnòlies in Arbúcies, creates contemporary Catalan cuisine that always showcases locally sourced ingredients while at the same time fully respecting seasonality. Dishes here are full of depth and flavour, with simplicity only evident in his sauces and reductions. Highlights on the menu include Maresme peas with onion soup and sea urchin; artichoke, romesco sauce and Mas Farró cheese; and “cap i pota” stew with sea cucumber – dishes that Víctor Torres views as tiny jewels, hence the naming of his menus 18K and 24K. The hotel even has its own kitchen garden.; The gourmet restaurant at the Intercontinental Barcelona is another example of a hotel keen to diversify its services for guests by transforming itself into a foodie destination in its own right. Quirat, which has its own independent entrance (as well as access via the lobby), represents, in its own words, “the purity and wealth of the elements that form the land”. Chef Víctor Torres, who is renowned for his cuisine at the Michelin-starred Les Magnòlies in Arbúcies, creates contemporary Catalan cuisine that always showcases locally sourced ingredients while at the same time fully respecting seasonality. Dishes here are full of depth and flavour, with simplicity only evident in his sauces and reductions. Highlights on the menu include Maresme peas with onion soup and sea urchin; artichoke, romesco sauce and Mas Farró cheese; and “cap i pota” stew with sea cucumber – dishes that Víctor Torres views as tiny jewels, hence the naming of his menus 18K and 24K. The hotel even has its own kitchen garden.; Michelin 1 Star (2024) | Hard | — |
| Cocina Hermanos Torres | Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Disfrutar | Progressive, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Lasarte | Progressive Spanish, Creative | Michelin 3 Star | Unknown | — |
| Cinc Sentits | Modern Spanish, Creative | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Enoteca Paco Pérez | Modern Spanish, Modern Cuisine | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
A quick look at how Quirat measures up.
Yes, and the hotel-restaurant format works in your favour here. InterContinental properties typically offer private dining infrastructure that standalone restaurants at this price tier rarely have. check the venue's official channels to arrange group bookings or private event space, since Quirat operates within that setup. For groups of 6 or more, a private room arrangement is likely more practical than the main dining room.
Chef Víctor Torres builds his menus around seasonal Catalan ingredients and locally sourced produce, which means the kitchen works with what the land and season provide. At Michelin-starred level (Quirat earned its star in 2024), kitchens at this tier routinely accommodate dietary needs when notified at booking. Flag restrictions when you reserve, not on arrival.
Yes, if contemporary Catalan cooking is your format. Víctor Torres previously earned a Michelin star at Les Magnòlies in Arbúcies, and Quirat's 18K and 24K menus reflect that same precision-over-volume philosophy. Dishes like Maresme peas with sea urchin and cap i pota stew with sea cucumber show genuine range. At €€€ pricing, this is not the cheapest night in Barcelona, but the 2024 Michelin star confirms the kitchen is delivering at the level the price asks for.
The venue data does not confirm a bar-dining option at Quirat. Given the restaurant's tasting-menu format and dinner-only hours (7:30 PM to 10 PM, Tuesday through Saturday), the experience is structured around the full menu rather than a casual bar drop-in. If bar seating matters to you, Cinc Sentits or a Barcelona wine bar would be a more reliable option.
Yes, and it has practical advantages over other Barcelona Michelin options for this purpose. The hotel setting means access to private dining arrangements, and the independent street entrance on Av. de Rius i Taulet means it does not feel like a hotel dinner. Chef Torres frames each dish as a tiny jewel, which suits an occasion meal. Book well ahead, particularly Thursday to Saturday.
At €€€ with a 2024 Michelin star, Quirat sits in the same tier as Cinc Sentits and below Disfrutar or Lasarte on both price and prestige. The value case is clear if you want Michelin-level Catalan cooking without paying two-star prices. Chef Torres's track record at Les Magnòlies, combined with Quirat's kitchen garden and seasonal sourcing, means the ingredient quality justifies what you pay.
Dinner only. Quirat opens Tuesday through Saturday from 7:30 PM, with no lunch service listed. There is no decision to make on timing beyond which evening you book.
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