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Best Tasting Menus Under $200 in Barcelona 2026
Chef's tasting menus under $200 · Barcelona · 6 tables ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 20, 2026 · Updated June 23, 2026
Disfrutar, named the world's best restaurant, charges about €295 for its menu — but a few streets away, a serious tasting menu still comes in under $200. Cinc Sentits, a two-star room in the Eixample, serves its short menu for €159, about $172, and one-star kitchens from El Raval to Sant Gervasi feed you for €46 to €110 before wine. From Albert Raurich's Asian-Iberian counter to a bistro built on offal and game, here is who each table suits, what to order, and how to book it. Six, ranked on the cooking and the value rather than the price alone. Prices are food-only, normalized to dollars at June 2026 rates.
1.Cinc Sentits
Jordi Artal's two-star room. Its short menu at €159 is the most you can get for under $200 in the city.
Cinc Sentits is the two-Michelin-star room of self-taught chef-owner Jordi Artal and maître Amèlia Artal at Carrer d'Entença 60 in the Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample. The short tasting menu is €159 — about $172 — and every meal opens with the signature 'Cinc Sentits shot', a layer of rock salt, maple syrup, cream and cava sabayon that Artal calls his ode to Canada.
This is the booking for a guest who wants two-star cooking inside the $200 ceiling, in a sober, minimalist room. Reserve on the Cinc Sentits site two to three weeks ahead and take the short menu over the long one to stay under the line.
Book on the Cinc Sentits site; the short €159 menu keeps it under $200.
2.Dos Palillos
Albert Raurich's one-star counter. Book the Tokusen menu for elBulli technique aimed at Asian street food.
Dos Palillos is chef Albert Raurich's one-star counter at Carrer d'Elisabets 9 in El Raval, where the former elBulli head chef fuses Asian cooking with Iberian ingredients. The two tasting menus, Dos Palillos and the longer Tokusen, run €90 and €110 (about $119) across 21 to 28 courses, including a ramen gyoza, and you sit at a U-shaped counter around the open kitchen.
This is the booking for a guest who wants playful, technically sharp small plates rather than a formal sequence. Reserve on the Dos Palillos site two weeks ahead and take the longer Tokusen menu at the counter.
Book on the Dos Palillos site; take the Tokusen menu at the counter.
3.Hisop
Oriol Ivern's one-star room never repeats a dish. Book it for the grilled pigeon and a menu that turns over four times a year.
Hisop is chef Oriol Ivern's one-star room on Passatge de Marimon in Sant Gervasi, holder of a star since 2010 and known for a strict rule: in two decades it has never repeated a tasting menu. The menu of nine dishes runs €90 — about $97 — and the emblematic plate is a grilled pigeon, cooked simply on the bone and served with a pâté of its own livers.
This is the booking for a guest who wants creative Catalan cooking at a fair one-star price, with a kitchen that changes the menu four times a year. Reserve on the Hisop site a week or two ahead.
Book on the Hisop site; the grilled pigeon is the dish to ask about.
4.Nectari
Jordi Esteve's one-star room is the quiet value play. A nine-course menu for under $100.
Nectari is chef-owner Jordi Esteve's one-star room at Carrer de València 28 in the Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample, with a star since 2012. The tasting menu is €86 — about $93 — and the kitchen's signatures include a foie gras with eel and a sticky rice with lobster.
This is the table for a guest who wants a calm, classic one-star dinner under $100 rather than a high-concept tasting. Reserve on the Nectari site a week or two ahead and take the full menu.
Book on the Nectari site; the €86 menu is the quiet value pick.
5.Coure
Albert Ventura's room turned down a star on principle. Book it for the pularda canelon and pure cooking at a fair price.
Coure is chef Albert Ventura's room on Passatge de Marimon in Sant Gervasi, open since 2008, holder of two Repsol Suns and twice nominated for a Michelin star — which Ventura, on principle, declined to chase. The tasting menu runs around €60, about $65, and the canelon of pularda is the dish that defines the kitchen.
This is the booking for a guest who wants author Catalan cooking without the formality, split between a lively gastro-bar upstairs and a serious dining room below. Reserve on the Coure site a week ahead.
Book on the Coure site; the pularda canelon is the signature.
6.Gresca
Rafa Peña's bistro is the value end. A seasonal tasting around €46 built on offal, game and the market.
Gresca is chef-owner Rafa Peña's bistro at Carrer de Provença 230 in the Eixample, open since 2006 and holder of a Repsol Sun, with a kitchen built on offal, game and strict seasonality. The seasonal tasting menu runs about €46 — around $50, the lowest on this list — and a signature is the Iberian loin and Comté sandwich on day-old bread.
This is the table for a guest who wants serious cooking at bistro prices, from a chef respected across the city. Reserve on the Gresca site a few days ahead and let the seasonal menu lead.
Book on the Gresca site; the seasonal tasting is the city's value bar.
Over the line
Brilliant, but not under $200
Disfrutar, Lasarte, ABaC and Cocina Hermanos Torres. Barcelona's three-star and two-star names run €250 to €295 a head. Worth the splurge, but a different list from this one.
Enigma and Moments. Both sit just over the line — Enigma's tasting is about €230, Moments past €200.
How to book a Barcelona tasting menu
Book the two-star Cinc Sentits and the one-star rooms two to three weeks out on their own sites, with weekend tables going first. Prices below are food-only, normalized to dollars at June 2026 rates.
For value, Gresca and Nectari land well under the ceiling; Cinc Sentits is the splurge end. At Dos Palillos, take the longer Tokusen menu and sit at the kitchen counter; at Hisop, the pigeon is the dish to ask about.
Frequently asked
What is the best tasting menu under $200 in Barcelona?
Cinc Sentits holds our top spot. Chef Jordi Artal's two-Michelin-star room in the Eixample serves its short menu for €159, about $172, opening with the signature 'Cinc Sentits shot' of maple syrup, cream and cava sabayon. It is the most you can get for under $200 in the city. Book the short menu to stay under the line.
How much does a tasting menu cost in Barcelona?
On this list, a tasting menu runs from about €46 (~$50) at Gresca up to €159 (~$172) at the two-star Cinc Sentits, all food-only and normalized to June 2026 rates. The city's three-star and two-star names — Disfrutar, Lasarte, ABaC and Cocina Hermanos Torres — run €250 to €295.
Which Barcelona Michelin-starred restaurants have tasting menus under $200?
Cinc Sentits (two stars, short menu €159), Dos Palillos (€110), Hisop (€90) and Nectari (€86) each hold a Michelin star and keep a tasting menu under $200. Coure and Gresca carry Repsol Suns rather than stars and run €46 to €60, the value end of this list.
Do these Barcelona tasting menus require reservations?
Yes. All six take bookings on their own websites, two to three weeks ahead for Cinc Sentits and the one-star rooms, with weekend tables going first. Dos Palillos and Hisop are small counters and rooms, so plan furthest ahead for those and note any dietary needs when you book.
Which Barcelona tasting menu is the best value?
Gresca, where the seasonal tasting runs about €46 (~$50), is the clear value pick, with Nectari's €86 one-star menu close behind. Both deliver serious cooking well under $100, a fraction of the city's three-star names, which start around €250.
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