Dos Palillos
El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Dos Palillos is a firmly established Barcelona restaurant rather than a generic fusion stop. Its own site places it at Carrer Elisabets 9 in El Raval, within Casa Camper Barcelona, and describes a cooking style rooted in Asian cuisines, especially Japan, China and South-East Asia, interpreted through the team’s creative approach. MICHELIN currently lists Dos Palillos in Barcelona with one star and categorises it as fusion, which supports both its current operation and its standing in the city’s upper tier. The restaurant explains its identity through the meeting of Asian chopstick culture and the Spanish tapa, a useful shorthand for what diners are actually booking. The format is also unusually specific. The official restaurant page describes an Asian counter in front of the kitchen with just 20 places, a private indoor table for groups and an outdoor terrace adapted for winter. Its current page lists tasting menus at 140€ and 175€, plus a terrace menu, while the FAQ says reservations are important because of demand. Opening hours published on the official site show service from Wednesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner, with Sunday to Tuesday closed. It ranks ninth here because its point of view is distinctive and serious, but more specialised than broader-appeal fine-dining choices above it.