Yes, it’s that time of year. You’ve probably noticed it because your agenda has started to fill up with Christmas dinners. From the company dinner to the Secret Santa dinner, through the dinner with friends from college that you see once a year to, of course, family and Christmas dinners or, why not, an intimate dinner that you can give as a holiday gift to your trusted foodie.
And if you have not received an invitation yet, it is because you are the organizer of this dinner, and you have to choose a restaurant for groups where the whole troop fits, where you can make reservations, where they have a Christmas menu in conditions and where, in general, the food is good so that the celebration goes as well as possible.
That’s why today we bring you a very exhaustive list of restaurants with first class group and Christmas menus (or restaurants that are really good, plain and simple), so you can have the best dinner this holiday season.
Molino de Pez
Molino de Pez offers two types of menus: the group menu (which works for the holidays) and the New Year’s Eve special. The group menu offers two options, the 75€ menu and the 85€ menu. Both include starters to share, a meat dish, a fish dish and desserts. Drinks included are soft drinks and mineral water.
The New Year’s Eve is adorned with 5 steps, the first being some succulent appetizers at the table as the scorpion fish cake and mayonnaise of its collagen or sourdough bread with smoked butter. Hits of the house as the Tatin of shrimp enlisted proximity seasoned with lemon oil and oloroso or grilled turbot with fried elver and saffron are not missing, ending with a dessert that reflects the essence of Molino de Pez (to combine the cuisine of tradition, product and flavor of Madrid and Barcelona): Flan sheep’s milk ripollesa, black truffle, honey and walnuts. It is offered for 180€ (pairing included, as well as wafers and nougat). On New Year’s Eve, Molino de Pez will have live music.
🍽 Menu: For groups on holidays and New Year’s Eve .
💸 Price: 75 €/85 € (groups) | 180 € (New Year’s Eve).
Insolent
At Insolent you can find a unique menu to enjoy before the celebrations on December 24, 25 or 31, because on those dates, Insolent is closed. This menu gathers the hits of the season: it consists of 3 starters (its famous anchovy toast with smoked butter, grilled mussels and cod brandade fritter).
In addition, two main courses with extra flavor (low temperature egg with truffled parmentier, mushrooms and Iberian jowl and Girona veal fillet with Perigordine sauce) and a dessert that is iconic, the xuixo, this time filled with nougat with wafer ice cream.
The RRP is 48€/pax, with the option to include drinks (water and bottle of wine) and coffee for an extra 15€/pax.
🍽 Menu: Menu for groups in parties
💸 Price:48 €/pax (without drinks).
Fismuler
Fismuler has prepared two options of group menus for this holiday season: the one for 63€ includes 3 snacks, two starters in the middle, two mains and dessert, including two wines from their cellar. The second one is offered for 70€ and includes a starter and a dessert more than the 63€ menu. Those who fell in love with dishes such as Escalope San Román, gilthead bream with almonds and red grapes or cheesecake, will enjoy these menus because they are included in them.
For New Year’s Eve, the price is 200€/pax and includes 5 assorted snacks, two festive mains (such as grilled sea bass with homemade kimchi cabbage or veal cheek strogonoff with Osetra Imperial caviar) and two iconic desserts, cheesecake and chocolate with chantilly. The wine cellar includes three references of white wine, red wine and champagne. On New Year’s Eve, Fismuler will have live music.
🍽 Menu: Menu for groups in parties
💸 Price: 63 €: 3 snacks, 2 starters, 2 mains and dessert. Includes two wines/ 70 €: An additional starter and dessert compared to the menu of 63 €/ | 200 € (New Year’s Eve).
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Palo Verde
Palo Verde can be the ideal option if the group that gathers to enjoy is between 10 and 18 people, due to the small kitchen of the restaurant and its small dining room that, more than an impediment, are responsible for so much gastronomic revelry. It is available from now on, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Fridays and Saturdays at noon. The restaurant closes on December 22 and returns with the Three Kings.
This group menu includes some of the dishes that have earned Palo Verde and its chef Ludwig Amable a reputation, such as the red bell pepper escalivada, the gnocchi with truffle, sage and Parmesan or the house dessert, the Paris-Brest with almond and hazelnut. It consists of 6 courses and two desserts.
Menu: Group menu for parties, available on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, and Friday and Saturday at noon.
Price: 78 €/pax.
Rooster & Bubbles
Tradition in the key of pollo a l’ast is part of the secret of the success of this modern “rustidoría” in El Born. Run by the third generation, this Christmas the novelty is the cochinillo al ast. From November 20 to January 7, Christmas at Rooster is celebrated with 5 special dishes in the Christmas menu format: duck salad with kale, cannelloni of pork and foie gras, stuffed chicken Catalan style (with prunes, raisins, pine nuts, sausage and dried apricots), roast suckling pig with apple compote and a panettone torrija with hazelnut ice cream.
🍽 Menu: Group holiday menu. From November 20th to January 7th.
💸 Price: A la carte Christmas dishes.
Arume
Right in the heart of the Raval, Arume combines the charm of this vibrant neighborhood with authentic Galician cuisine. Perfect for group dinners that end with drinks, we highlight: their crispy octopus with yuzu parmentier, an icon of a beautiful establishment that has a history behind it: it was once the home of writer Manuel Vázquez Montalbán. Group lunch menus are available upon request.
🍽 Menu: Group menu available at noon upon request.
💸 Price: On request
🚩 Bottle, 11.
Louro
The people at Arume themselves are clear about one thing: a luxury Christmas menu in La Rambla is a must. Their Galician cuisine, in the heart of Barcelona’s Casa Galega, does not fail. From the traditional octopus to a delicious tataki of flame-grilled sea bass, here seafood meets the best meats and Galician wines that take your breath away. Everything is authentic and delicious. Group lunch menus are available upon request.
🍽 Menu: Group menu available at noon on request.
💸 Price: On request
🚩 Rambla dels Caputxins, 37.
Viana
Located in the Gòtic neighborhood, a stone’s throw from Las Ramblas, Viana is the perfect place for group dinners looking for snacks, cocktails and delicious dishes to share in an informal atmosphere in a menu that has options for everyone.
🍽 Menu: Group menu available at noon upon request.
💸 Price: On request
🚩 Vidre, 7.
Los Tortíllez
For fun dinners with a nostalgic touch, Los Tortíllez, which has just opened a new establishment in Sant Antoni, has that seventies and eighties atmosphere that makes it unique. Its creative tortillas, like the one with sobrasada and brie, are ideal for sharing with friends, although there is no shortage of traditional tapas that will remind us more than ever of the homes of mothers and grandmothers: from a cap i pota that is among the best in the city to a codfish that will make your mouth water. It is obligatory to sink your teeth into one of the novelties of the season: the fantastic tortilla de pollo a l’ast.
Be careful because Christmas dinners are made in their local Manso (careful, not in Consell de Cent) they have a Christmas menu perfect for groups.
🍽 Menu: Group menu available at noon on request.
💸 Price: On request
🚩 Consell de Cent, 308.
Vibra
Located on the first floor of the Room Mate Anna hotel, a speakeasy-like restaurant where you know how you’re going in but never how you’re going to get out. Their caramelized bacon bao is just the beginning of a great night in a clandestine space where tapas and barrel-aged cocktails are mixed in a unique setting.
Keep an eye out because they also have a New Year’s Eve menu.
Can you imagine spending New Year’s Eve at Vibra? You are right, because they have created a special menu at 148 € that includes several passes and a good selection of wines. They also have a Christmas menu at 40 €, which can be enjoyed from December 24 to 28.
🍽 Menu: Christmas Menu: Appetizers, escudella with pilota, suckling pig lingote or salmon Wellington style, and crema catalana for dessert/ New Year’s Eve Menu: Includes several passes and a selection of wines.
💸 Price: Christmas menu (40 €) – New Year’s Eve menu (148 €)
🚩Address: Llacuna, 23.
La Terraza de Anna
With stunning views of Passeig de Gràcia, La Terraza de Anna is perfect for a Christmas get-together outdoors enjoying its exquisite atmosphere, always relaxed and informal. Here, snacks and tapas to share are the order of the day, which are paired with extraordinary cocktails. All of them are original, although we also find a wine list, beers and vermouths. To toast to Christmas enjoying sensational views of the Casa Batlló itself!
💸 Price: A la carte
🚩Address:Passeig de Gràcia, 84
Cerveceria La Barcelonesa
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La Barcelonesa has just opened and has three attractions: home-style Catalan cuisine, a lunch menu at 10.5€ and a beer fountain in its garden. Take your pick. Although they don’t have a Christmas menu at the moment, for now you can have a free beer in the fountain if you go for lunch or dinner. It has a nice and spacious place, perfect for celebrations, so it becomes a pretty successful place for your group dinners this Christmas.
💸 Price: A la carte
🚩Address: Pg. de St. Joan, 77, L’Eixample, 08009 Barcelona
Pendulo Beach Club
Just a few steps from the beach in Castelldefels, Péndulo Beach Club is the perfect destination for an elegant and nocturnal Christmas dinner. Spending Christmas on a beach may seem like an oxymoron, but the improvement in beach bar cuisine is inviting.
Here lovers of good food can dress up in their best clothes and enjoy a group menu (Christmas at 80 € and New Year’s Eve at 150 €, with more affordable options of children’s menu in both cases), and ensure an unforgettable evening that in the New Year will end with dancing until the body endures. On weekends (Friday and Saturday) there is also a DJ session.
🍽 Menu: Group menu for parties. From November 20th to January 7th. Elegant group dinner for 80 €/full meal for 150 €, including dancing and DJ. Children’s menu options in both cases.
💸 Price: Elegant dinner for groups for €80/full portion for €150, including dancing and DJ.
Address: Passeig del Ferrocarril, 31, Castelldefels.
Imprevisto
Elegant, cozy and perfect for the most intimate Christmas dinners in the Eixample, Imprevisto stands out for its refined Mediterranean cuisine and the surprise effect of a menu unknown to the customer until he sits at the table. A perfect place for families or small groups looking for a sophisticated and elegant atmosphere in the heart of the city.
🍽 Menu: Surprise menu, unveiled to the customer when sitting at the table.
💸 Price: On request.
🚩Address: Aribau, 191.
Restaurant Windsor
For the holidays of December 25 and 26 and January 1, Windsor proposes a special menu that highlights the best of Catalan cuisine with renewed touches. Appetizers include Ye-Ye olives au naturel and tupinambur crunchies, followed by fresh options such as tuna dice with almond and mango cream and beet cream with oil caviar and txangurro. On New Year’s Eve, Windsor offers an elegant menu that fuses Catalan tradition with modern touches.
Menu: Options such as tuna dice with almond and mango cream, beet cream with oil caviar and spider crab, Sant Carles prawn ravioli, wild sea bass loin or Black Angus rib-eye steak. New Year’s Eve: Elegant menu with seasonal highlights and desserts with chocolate textures.
💸 Price: Upon request.
🚩Address: : Còrsega, 286.
Solraig
This restaurant in Castelldefels offers incredible rice dishes right on the beach, perfect for those who want to give a warm touch to winter. What better option than sharing a black rice with cuttlefish and aioli, to give just one example of their delicious paellas, with beautiful sea views?
For Christmas they have pulled out all the stops by preparing a rice menu that will take your breath away. Those who want to end the year by the sea and, who knows, take a dip (or at least put their feet in) just when the last bell rings, nothing better than booking now at Solraig.
Menu:(80 €): Recital of elaborated dishes culminating with a truffled mellow rice with red shrimp and piparra (130 €): Complete options with noble ingredients.
💸 Price: 80 € (Christmas) | 130 € (New Year’s Eve).
🚩Address: : Passeig Marítim, 50, Castelldefels.
Tibu-Ron Tavern
Located in Castelldefels , Taberna Tibu-Ron is ideal for a carefree and lively Christmas by the sea. With a fun atmosphere and perfect dishes to share, it is the ideal choice for informal celebrations in good company, as it is prepared to accommodate large groups (and eager to give it all).
Menu: (55 €): Appetizers (Iberian ham and squid croquette), starters such as free-range chicken cannelloni or galets soup, and main courses such as monkfish suquet or suckling pig.
💸 Price: 55 €.
Address: Passeig Marítim, 296, Castelldefels.
Bendito Fuoco
Enjoy an authentic Italian experience for only 35 € at Bendito Fuoco, ideal for group dinners in a cozy and artisanal atmosphere. This menu includes classic starters to share, such as bruschettas and beef carpaccio, followed by main courses with choices of pasta and artisan pizzas. To finish, a sweet touch with traditional Italian desserts such as tiramisu or red fruit panna cotta.
🍽 Menu: Bruschettas, veal carpaccio, homemade lasagna or prosciutto and arugula pizza.
💸 Price: 35 €.
Address: Passeig Marítim, 296, Castelldefels.