Restaurants
- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Restaurant Spectrum at Spectrum
A nice little touch on my way out of the door. Some very tasty little snow-persons(🤷🏼♂️) Dinner last week at ⭐️⭐️ @spectrum_amsterdam Several people recommended that I eat here, sighting it as THE restaurant to visit whilst in the city, and I am grateful that they did. It’s exciting when you visit restaurants that are... More
A nice little touch on my way out of the door. Some very tasty little snow-persons(🤷🏼♂️) Dinner last week at ⭐️⭐️ @spectrum_amsterdam Several people recommended that I eat here, sighting it as THE restaurant to visit whilst in the city, and I am grateful that they did. It’s exciting when you visit restaurants that are clearly pushing for that next accolade, wether that is a new young-gun shooting for her/his first Michelin star or an established two star that is reaching for the pinnacle. Spectrum feels like the latter. Maybe the chefs will say that they don’t care about such things but it certainly has an air of confidence and boldness that suggests otherwise. I say confidence because not all the dishes are pretty to look at, but they deliver on flavour. Meaning that the kitchen has made a conscious decision that any further prodding of tweezers will compromise the dish.
There are two menus here, one being a vegetarian menu. I was advised by more than one person to order the vegetarian menu as the cooking is apparently incredible. Not being psychotic, I decided to order the regular menu containing delicious meat and seafood but to ask them very nicely to add a couple of dishes from the vegetarian menu as well. They were more than happy to oblige. I recommend you do the same, it’s certainly not too much food.
There were certainly echoes of the excellent restaurant De Librije in Zwolle, where chef @sidney_schutte and restaurant manager @saschaspeckemeier worked together over a decade ago.
Overall it was a great meal and I look forward to them being awarded a third ⭐️. It’s only a matter of time.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️⭐️
OAD - 122
W50Best - ‘Discovery’
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Restaurant Spectrum at Spectrum
Marinated Watermelon, Dried Lemongrass, Tomato, Horseradish, Pistachio & Mint (from the vegetarian menu)
Dinner last week at ⭐️⭐️ @spectrum_amsterdam Several people recommended that I eat here, sighting it as THE restaurant to visit whilst in the city, and I am grateful that they did. It’s exciting when you visit restaurants that... More
Marinated Watermelon, Dried Lemongrass, Tomato, Horseradish, Pistachio & Mint (from the vegetarian menu)
Dinner last week at ⭐️⭐️ @spectrum_amsterdam Several people recommended that I eat here, sighting it as THE restaurant to visit whilst in the city, and I am grateful that they did. It’s exciting when you visit restaurants that are clearly pushing for that next accolade, wether that is a new young-gun shooting for her/his first Michelin star or an established two star that is reaching for the pinnacle. Spectrum feels like the latter. Maybe the chefs will say that they don’t care about such things but it certainly has an air of confidence and boldness that suggests otherwise. I say confidence because not all the dishes are pretty to look at, but they deliver on flavour. Meaning that the kitchen has made a conscious decision that any further prodding of tweezers will compromise the dish.
There are two menus here, one being a vegetarian menu. I was advised by more than one person to order the vegetarian menu as the cooking is apparently incredible. Not being psychotic, I decided to order the regular menu containing delicious meat and seafood but to ask them very nicely to add a couple of dishes from the vegetarian menu as well. They were more than happy to oblige. I recommend you do the same, it’s certainly not too much food.
There were certainly echoes of the excellent restaurant De Librije in Zwolle, where chef @sidney_schutte and restaurant manager @saschaspeckemeier worked together over a decade ago.
Overall it was a great meal and I look forward to them being awarded a third ⭐️. It’s only a matter of time.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️⭐️
OAD - 122
W50Best - ‘Discovery’
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Sala de Despiece at Sala de Despiece
Can’t wait to return to @saladedespiece .
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Can’t wait to return to @saladedespiece .
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Direkte Boqueria at DIREKTE Boqueria
Smoked cheese cake with green tea
Recently featured in Forbes magazine as one of the 10 coolest places (whatever that means 🤷🏼♂️) to eat in 2020, @direkte_boqueria is a tiny 9 seat counter in Barcelona’s Boqueria market. Bag one of these seats and you could be forgiven for thinking you were sitting in an intimate kaiseki restaurant... More
Smoked cheese cake with green tea
Recently featured in Forbes magazine as one of the 10 coolest places (whatever that means 🤷🏼♂️) to eat in 2020, @direkte_boqueria is a tiny 9 seat counter in Barcelona’s Boqueria market. Bag one of these seats and you could be forgiven for thinking you were sitting in an intimate kaiseki restaurant in a Tokyo back street rather than in the bustling Boquería.
An ever changing tasting menu featuring the best of Catalonia’s produce prepared with Japanese technique awaits if you can bag one of these highly prized seats. Top tip: after your first visit, pester chef Arnau Muñío to give you a heads up if a seat becomes available. Then when someone foolishly no-shows and you get a WhatsApp from Arnau at 1.30 in the afternoon, do as I did and drop what ever you are doing and whomever you are doing it with and sprint across town to put your bum on that seat. You won’t regret it. .
Michelin Guide - 🍽
OAD - coming soon I’m sure
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at El Barri restaurants - Tickets at Tickets
Last but not least, the famous Tickets cheese cake 😋
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Another visit to @ticketsbar A must visit when in Barcelona for it’s never ending creativity
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️
OAD - 32
W50Best - 20
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Last but not least, the famous Tickets cheese cake 😋
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Another visit to @ticketsbar A must visit when in Barcelona for it’s never ending creativity
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️
OAD - 32
W50Best - 20
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Tickets at Tickets
Avocado pizza with king crab and chipotle mayonnaise 🦀 🥑 🍕 🌶 .
Another visit to @ticketsbar A must visit when in Barcelona for it’s never ending creativity
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️
OAD - 32
W50Best - 20
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Avocado pizza with king crab and chipotle mayonnaise 🦀 🥑 🍕 🌶 .
Another visit to @ticketsbar A must visit when in Barcelona for it’s never ending creativity
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️
OAD - 32
W50Best - 20
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at AÜRT at Aürt
And finally we come to the desserts at Aürt
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Citrus, sheep's milk yogurt,
and vodka
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Fig leaf ice cream
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Sweet potato, cocoa and
Olorosco
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Dinner a few weeks ago at @aurtrestaurant Aürt, located in the Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona. As best as I can describe it (and with the help of their own literature), the philosophy of the cooking... More
And finally we come to the desserts at Aürt
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Citrus, sheep's milk yogurt,
and vodka
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Fig leaf ice cream
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Sweet potato, cocoa and
Olorosco
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Dinner a few weeks ago at @aurtrestaurant Aürt, located in the Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona. As best as I can describe it (and with the help of their own literature), the philosophy of the cooking here revolves around the use of a minimal amount of ingredients in each dish but treated with effective technique. Clear, pure, natural dishes are created with minimal intervention from the chefs. That is to say that they don’t fuck around with the food just for the sake of making a pretty plate or trying to impress with an overcomplicated dish that detracts from the core ingredients. This is a very tricky balance to maintain so effectively, as they do here. In my mind it is a very Japanese way of thinking. Certainly worth a look when in Barcelona. @arturmartinez_aurt .
Michelin Guide - ⭐️
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Disfrutar Barcelona at Disfrutar
I was lucky enough to visit ⭐️⭐️ @disfrutarbcn in Barcelona a couple more times before Christmas within the space of just a couple of weeks (full review with all pics & wine is up on my Facebook now, link in bio ☝🏻) So this post covers both meals. It really blows my mind the level of creativity at this restaurant. I mean, the... More
I was lucky enough to visit ⭐️⭐️ @disfrutarbcn in Barcelona a couple more times before Christmas within the space of just a couple of weeks (full review with all pics & wine is up on my Facebook now, link in bio ☝🏻) So this post covers both meals. It really blows my mind the level of creativity at this restaurant. I mean, the chefs are ex-El Bulli so maybe I shouldn’t be that surprised. But bare in mind that they run two menus, one consisting of their more classic signature dishes (between 30 and 40 by the way) and the other more forward thinking menu of dishes that are developing as the seasons pass and as the ideas are perfected by the team to a point where they are put on the menu (also 30 to 40 servings). So on any given day when you walk into the restaurant, they will have in the region of 80 different dishes coming out of that kitchen. And that doesn’t include all the tweaking that they must have to do in order to pander to the multitude of dietary requirements that are now so common place.
Pretty amazing right? Then consider this, I have been quite a few times now because I love the place, and sometimes, like this post, I have been and returned within a week or two. They keep track of this and so the result is that they produce a menu that has maybe 50% different dishes than the last time you came. That’s around 15-20 new dishes or dishes from the repertoire that they will call upon because they don’t want you to become bored of the menu. This is the true test of ambition and drive in a restaurant. As my friend @jeffrey_merrihue said, the El Bulli flame shines brightly at Disfrutar
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️⭐️
OAD - 12 (2019)
W50Best - 9 (2019)
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Estimar at Estimar
Last post about Estimar I promise (for now anyway 😐). Monkfish, sea anemones and of course don’t forget desserts of flan and cheesecake 😍
My next stop in Barcelona was to one of (if not the) best seafood restaurant in the city, @estimarzafra Estimar. And I have to express my gratitude to @the.hungry.tourist for first introducing... More
Last post about Estimar I promise (for now anyway 😐). Monkfish, sea anemones and of course don’t forget desserts of flan and cheesecake 😍
My next stop in Barcelona was to one of (if not the) best seafood restaurant in the city, @estimarzafra Estimar. And I have to express my gratitude to @the.hungry.tourist for first introducing me to this incredible restaurant 3 years ago. Here, @rafazafra_ brings in the very best of the day’s catch, lays it out in front of the small open kitchen and then works his magic. Having visited a few times now, my advice is to go with a small group and just let Rafa and his team cook what ever they want for you. Never say stop! Just keep eating! It might be a while until you have it this good again 😉
Now open in Madrid
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Michelin Guide - 🍽
OAD - 1 (gourmet casual)
W50Best - ‘Discovery’
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Enigma at Enigma
Soya, soya, soya
Another visit a few weeks ago to @enigmaconcept in Barcelona where chefs @albert.adria.acosta and @oliverpenyaluque have created an experience like no other. A 30 to 40 course meal where you move through the restaurant stopping at various ‘stations’ along the way to enjoy inventive, ground breaking,... More
Soya, soya, soya
Another visit a few weeks ago to @enigmaconcept in Barcelona where chefs @albert.adria.acosta and @oliverpenyaluque have created an experience like no other. A 30 to 40 course meal where you move through the restaurant stopping at various ‘stations’ along the way to enjoy inventive, ground breaking, but most of all incredibly tasty dishes.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️
OAD - 29
W50Best - 82
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