While the name W Hotel rings of a thoroughly American hotel chain, its line-up of stellar Barcelona restaurants like its Bravo 24 are as native as they come. Located on the second floor of the W Hotel facing the peninsula-tip of the Barceloneta, this waterfront eatery offers a stylish dining room of rustic beach flair surrounded in slatted-teak walls and mid-century palette of furnishings that lend a rich and textured tone. In addition to the main dining room, an outdoor bar and terrace offers the idyllic summertime setting of cushy sofa, lounge chairs and open bar steps away from the sea with views of the Barcelona skyline.
The Food
Having worked under the watchful eye of El Bulli's Ferran Aria for more than 15-years, Carles Abellan earned his first Michelin Star at Comerç 24 prior to opening this showy, beachfront eatery at the front of the W Hotel. The all-day menu includes morning breakfast and weekend brunch of local traditional dishes leading into a more formal lunch service that takes on a beach club feel during summer high season. The menu is cooked mostly in an open oven utilized oak coals offering a selection of menu innovative tapas, seafood rice dishes, Marennes-Oleron oysters, fresh seafood and meat sourced from the La Barceloneta market.
Last Word
W Hotel is home to all-day, beach club style eatery by former El Bulli chef and current owner of 1-star Michelin Comerc 24 who does modern tapas-style cooking utilizing old-world cooking techniques.
