Restaurant in Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's top-ranked wine bar, low booking effort.
Suru Bar in Eixample holds consecutive Star Wine List #1 rankings (2024 and 2025) and an Opinionated About Dining Casual Europe 2025 nod — serious credentials for a wine bar that opened only in December 2022. Chef Carles Morote's Mediterranean cooking matches the ambition of the list. Booking is easy relative to Barcelona's top tables, making this the most accessible high-quality wine experience in the neighbourhood.
Getting a table at Suru Bar is easier than you might expect given its credentials. It opened in December 2022 on Carrer de Casanova in Eixample, and within two years had collected consecutive Star Wine List #1 rankings for 2024 and 2025, plus a spot on the Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe 2025 list. For a wine-forward Mediterranean spot that's still in its early years, that's a meaningful signal. Book a week or two out to be safe, but this is not the kind of place that requires three-month planning.
Suru Bar sits at the quieter, residential stretch of Eixample, the grid-plan neighbourhood that houses most of Barcelona's serious eating and drinking. The name is a deliberate play on two languages: in Catalan, "suro" means cork — the essential material of wine culture , and in Japanese, the same sound carries its own meaning. That duality sets the tone. This is a place where the wine list is the main event, but the Mediterranean kitchen behind chef Carles Morote keeps pace.
The atmosphere leans intimate and focused rather than loud and social. Eixample bars often divide into two camps: the high-energy aperitivo crowd and the quieter, more considered rooms where the conversation stays at the table. Suru is firmly in the second camp. If you want a room that rewards arrival before the late-night rush, come between 7:30 and 9 PM, when the energy is present but the volume is still manageable. After 10 PM the bar fills and the room shifts accordingly.
For the food-and-wine explorer, the dual Star Wine List #1 recognition is the most useful framing. That award measures depth and curation of wine programs, not just bottle count. Suru earned it twice in a row, which positions it above most of its Eixample peers on that specific dimension. Pair that with OAD Casual Europe recognition , a list that prizes precision and cooking quality over ceremony , and the picture is clear: this is a kitchen that takes the plate as seriously as the glass.
Chef Carles Morote's Mediterranean approach fits the Eixample neighbourhood well. The area has long been where Barcelona's middle-serious dining happens: not the destination-tasting-menu circuit of Disfrutar or Cocina Hermanos Torres, but the places where locals eat well without theatre. Suru Bar slots into that role with more wine ambition than most of its neighbours.
For visitors staying nearby, Restaurant Bonay is a reasonable alternative in the same area for a different kind of evening, and Barcelona's wider offer includes heavyweights like Lasarte and ABaC for those wanting a full tasting menu experience. But Suru occupies a different register entirely , it is the choice when you want serious wine, competent Mediterranean cooking, and a room that lets you talk.
Spain's broader dining geography is worth contextualising for first-timers. Suru is a Barcelona-specific proposition. For comparison, the country's most decorated tables sit in Girona (El Celler de Can Roca), San Sebastián (Arzak, Martin Berasategui), and Madrid (DiverXO). Suru Bar is not competing in that category. It competes as a neighbourhood anchor , the place an Eixample resident would take a well-travelled friend who knows wine.
If you're building a Barcelona trip around food and drink, Suru Bar belongs in the itinerary as your mid-week, lower-effort evening. Save the harder-to-book tables for the big-ticket destinations. Suru rewards a relaxed, unhurried visit where the wine list gets proper attention.
Address: Carrer de Casanova, 134, Eixample, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. Booking difficulty is low , a week to ten days advance notice is typically sufficient. No price range data is available in our current records; verify directly before budgeting. Bar seating is likely available given the format, but confirm when booking if that's your preference. Dress is smart-casual: Eixample's standard register, not formal. For more on what's happening in Barcelona's wine and dining scene, see our full Barcelona bars guide, our full Barcelona wineries guide, and our full Barcelona experiences guide.
Quick reference: Eixample | Mediterranean | Chef Carles Morote | Star Wine List #1 (2024, 2025) | OAD Casual Europe (2025) | Google 4.6/5 (407 reviews) | Easy to book.
One to two weeks is generally enough. Suru Bar's booking difficulty is rated easy compared to Barcelona's harder tables like Disfrutar or Lasarte, where you may need months. That said, its award profile means weekend evenings can fill. If you're visiting on a Friday or Saturday, book closer to two weeks out. Weeknights are more forgiving.
Bar seating is consistent with Suru's format as a wine bar, and it's a reasonable way to experience the wine list without a full reservation. That said, specific bar-seating policy is not confirmed in our current data , call or check directly when you arrive. For a venue of this style and size in Eixample, walk-in bar spots tend to be more available earlier in the evening.
The wine list is the primary reason to visit , Suru Bar has held the Star Wine List #1 ranking in Barcelona for both 2024 and 2025, which means the selection and curation are the kitchen's strongest credential. The food is Mediterranean under chef Carles Morote and has earned OAD Casual Europe recognition, so the cooking is serious. Specific dish recommendations aren't something we can confirm without current menu data , ask your server what's moving well that week.
Come with wine curiosity. Suru Bar is not a standard restaurant with a wine list , it's a wine-forward space where the list shapes the experience. The Mediterranean food is good enough to anchor a meal, but if wine isn't a priority for your evening, a broader Barcelona option like Restaurant Bonay might suit you better. Also worth knowing: this is an Eixample neighbourhood bar, not a tourist-circuit destination. The atmosphere is more local than international.
No specific dietary restriction policy is available in our current data. The Mediterranean format is generally adaptable , it skews towards vegetables, seafood, and smaller plates , but confirm with the venue directly before booking if you have specific requirements. Phone and website details are not currently in our records; reach out via the reservation platform you use to book.
Smart-casual is the right call. Eixample operates at a polished-but-relaxed register: not jeans-and-trainers, but not jacket-required either. Think the kind of outfit you'd wear to a good neighbourhood restaurant in any major European city. Suru's OAD Casual Europe listing reinforces that this is a serious-but-informal room. Overdressing will feel out of place; underdressing will feel slightly off.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suru Bar | Mediterranean | Of the wave of exquisite places that have opened in Barcelona, Suru is one of the most recent. It opened in December 2022 and with a very special name. In Catalan, “suro” means cork. In Japanese, it i...; Star Wine List #1 (2025); Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe (2025); Star Wine List #1 (2024) | Easy | — |
| 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 | — |
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A week to ten days ahead is typically enough. Suru Bar has strong credentials — Star Wine List #1 in both 2024 and 2025 — but it opened only in December 2022 and has not yet built the reservation backlog of older Barcelona institutions. Friday and Saturday evenings fill fastest, so book those further out. Weekday slots are usually more available.
Bar seating is available and worth taking if you want a more informal visit. It suits parties of two particularly well and gives you a direct view of the operation. If you have a group of three or more, a table will be more comfortable. Either way, the wine list is the same.
The wine list is the main event — Suru Bar has held the Star Wine List #1 ranking for two consecutive years, so trust the selection and ask for a recommendation from the floor. On the food side, the kitchen runs Mediterranean, so expect produce-led plates that pair well with the wine rather than compete with it. Let the staff guide the pairing rather than ordering blind.
Suru opened in December 2022, so it is still relatively young for Barcelona, but the wine credentials are already serious: Star Wine List #1 twice running and an Opinionated About Dining Casual Europe listing in 2025. Chef Carles Morote runs the kitchen. The address is Carrer de Casanova, 134 in Eixample — a quieter residential stretch rather than a tourist corridor, which is part of the appeal.
The venue data does not confirm specific dietary accommodation policies. Given the Mediterranean format and the wine-bar structure, the kitchen likely has flexibility on fish, vegetarian, and lighter requests, but confirm directly when booking. Do not assume the menu can accommodate complex requirements without checking in advance.
The venue sits in a residential part of Eixample and opened in 2022 with a wine-bar format rather than a fine-dining one — neat casual is a reasonable read. You do not need to dress for a Michelin room. Think the kind of outfit you would wear to a serious independent wine bar: put-together but not formal.
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