Nou Celler

A few days ago we felt like going out for dinner. With no particular place in mind, we walked around the Born district looking to find a restaurant that would catch our attention. After crossing a few narrow cobbled streets we walked by the Nou Celler. It is a small, cosy, old-fashioned restaurant, with wooden tables, white walls and old furniture, bottles and amphorae for decoration. The local old men having dinner in a table by the door told us this was the right place to stay for dinner. We went in and had:

Starter
Esqueixada

Main Course
Estofat de vedella a vi blanc
Pollastre a la catalana

Dessert
Crema catalana

Once again we chose esqueixada as a starter. This time we got a lot more fresh cod, delicious tomatoes and onions, instead of the pile of lettuce you sometimes get... A lot better like this. In fact this was the best esqueixada we've had so far!

Pollastre is Catalan for chicken. For this recipe, the chicken is cooked with dry fruits (prunes,raisins and pine seeds), which gives it a tasty, sweet flavour. You get 1/4 chicken in one piece covered with the sweet sauce and also a small sausage that honestly didn't really add much to the dish.
The other dish is a veal stew that was served together with chestnut purée. The meat was quite tasty and together with the chestnut flavour felt a bit exotic. Both dishes were very good and we most certainly recommend them. Only one complaint: our Portuguese stomachs tend to expect a bit more garnishing with the meat, we still have to get more used to Spanish/Catalan habits. Next time we order a side dish of patatas bravas!

For dessert we went for the typical crema catalana. This is simply a Catalan version of crème brûlée. Quite tasty. Overall, we were very happy with our dinner at Nou Celler, the food was good, the serving staff welcoming. Another very good experience with Catalan cuisine.

Price: 17 euros/person
Address: Carrer de la Barra de Ferro 3, 08003 Barcelona
Phone Number: +34 93 3104773


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