Noti Restaurant

Glamour and style come naturally to Noti, one of Barcelona's unique restaurants. A visit there is a feast for the senses with the ambience, the crowd and the food providing a memorable time. The décor, which is inspired by 'El Toreo', the bullfight, the modern European cuisine on offer and a bar and DJ make it achingly hip. Gold panels, red upholstery, earthy carpets, low lighting and ambient jazz inspired tunes create a powerful atmosphere, while mirrors and brass reflecting panels provide an aid to celebrity spotting. They also have a dining area with a private roundtable of Makassar ebony for a maximum of fifteen people. And to cap it all, the service is informal and friendly.

Elena Barta and Christian Crespin offer their customers a modern menu motivated by a respect for the simplicity of classical cooking. Chef Christian Crespin who has established himself in Catalonia, strives to make lunch and dinner multi-sensory experiences and succeeds. His extraordinary creations never fail to surprise: duck foie gras with avocados, tenderloin beef fillet with Asian spices and potato; smoky hunks of seared tuna, a succulent lamb brochette with spicy couscous and spring vegetables are some of the specialities.

You could start with tuna fillet in sashimi with soy sauce, ricotta cheese ravioli and Iberian ham cream. Alternatively, green leaves salad, ginger and chilli marinated beef, peanuts, soy and honey vinaigrette accompanied with Indian bread, cake of marinated sardines and goat cheese with balsamic reduction or salad of strawberry, green onion, tomato, beetroot and ricotta cheese, mustard and echalotte vinaigrette can be appetizing options.

Fish preparations include cod confit with tomato concase in thyme, rosemary, black olives and fresh griddled fish from the Boqueria market, baby carrots and lemon butter and fresh sole 'a la meuniere', hazelnut and caper butter, lime and rata potatoes.

Meat dishes such as curried chicken with coconut milk, basmati rice and Granny Smith apple chutney; pan fried lamb burger with couscous of vegetables and raisins with Harissa and char grilled beef fillet, maracuyá and Szechuan pepper salsa and potato gratin dot the menu.

Desserts include the classic peach Melba and yoghurt ice cream with cherry tomato and aniseed jam.

Around midnight, the bar takes centre stage and you can enjoy yourself well into the early hours with a glass of wine or something stronger from their impressive selection.