From the archive · Gourmet · 31 March 2011

Gourmet: Imagination applied to traditional flavors

Gastroniomía experts, those who have tried a multitude of dishes from the world who have traveled all contenintes in search of the best flavors, said that Avalon is one of the best restaurants in Barcelona. No wonder, the chef who runs it is Ramon Freixas and this cook has been set with a pair of Michelin stars twice.

Freixa, has a tradition of “good food”, his father was a cook, his great-grandfather innkeepers and bakers. A legacy that has been able to transcend history and times and today, make the protagonist of his delicacies. The cook, as he modestly-defined when the experts define their work as “art” – is the director of the Avalon restaurant, located in the Grand Central Hotel, a building constructed in 1929. Ávalonenjoys an excellent location, next to the Cathedral of Barcelona and has a modern style, is bright, cosmopolitan and friendly environment. Ideal to enjoy a relaxed lunch or dinner but with an excellent service that accompanies the dishes Freixa idealizes and brought to the table. A modern kitchen with Catalan and Mediterranean roots, in which the imagination premium applied to traditional flavors, seasonal products and recipes of her grandmother.

More information:

AVALON

Stop Gallifa, 3 – 08003 Barcelona
Tel 93 295 79 05

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