Where can we go for a calçotada? We suggest 10 places

Waiting for the city of Valls to organize as every year The great calçotada festival, which this year will be on Sunday, January 26, in which participants break records for eating calçots per minute, we recommend some of the places where you can go to eat with the sole aim of having a good time. There is probably no other meal that unites friends and family more in a delicacy in which it is necessary to look up to the sky, as the late director Bigas Luna said: "The calçot, the porrón and the castellers come out of the earth and make me look up to the sky." And finally, eating is Enjoy good nutritional properties, because calçots provide fiber and they are beneficial because they feed the bacteria, especially those that should be more present in the colon: lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. Be that as it may, here is a suggestion for restaurants to sit down at while looking at the sky.

Let's start with Valls:

El Esportell del Bou

Picamoixons, Valls

In the middle of Picamoixons, next to the church, we find L'Esportell del Bou. It is a rustic and spacious restaurant that makes a calçotada menu with everything it should have: unlimited food and unlimited time, because they do not take turns. The menu It consists of an appetizer, calçots, sauce, salami, black sausage, beans, artichoke, potato with embers, lamb... And its orange and cream. It is very important that you book in advance. And a curious fact: the restaurant is run by the sister-in-law of the chef Eduard Xatruch, from the best restaurant in the world, Disfrutar. He often goes there and it is also one of the restaurants he always recommends..

The Candles

Lille Neck, Valls

Many years ago, this restaurant was called Mirador del Alt Camp. As it had no electricity, it had to be lit with candles. Hence the current name and also why they are experts in the art of grilling. The calçotada menu has everything that a good traditional menu should have. If you reserve a table, as it is a viewing point, the views are spectacular. Ask for a table near the window and be recognized as an expert in front of the other diners.

Felix House

Valleys

They have been making calçotadas for over fifty years and, of course, they have a broken hand. They follow the pattern from menu traditional, for 44 euros per person. And they offer the children's version (up to 12 years) for 20. One of the advantages is that it is also the Hotel Fèlix. Ideal, then, if you are one of those who after the meal want to have a good night out.

Farmhouse of the Plan

The Santa Maria plain

In this restaurant they defend that they make the calçotadas"How families make them at Alt Camp". It costs 47.50 euros and you can take home a bib as a souvenir, which is a great idea. If you ask in advance, they can do a tasting of pre-calçotada vermouths. If there are more than 30 of you, they give you a discount, and they also have a children's menu. Of course, calçots. In the latter case, the menu costs 44 euros.

Grau Hostel

Saints Creus

He menu is foolproof: It consists of calçots cooked over a high flame, Alt Camp sausage, black pudding with haricot beans, grilled lamb with potato and artichoke over embers and burnt cream cake and, of course, orange, peeled and sugared. Its price is 49.50 euros. And the curious thing is that if you want to rest, you can also spend the night in the hostel. In fact, during the time of calçotadas you can book the pack of calçotada and rest, which includes hotel accommodation, dinner, breakfast and a calçotada menu. And all this in an emblematic place, Santes Creus!

Cal Mosso

Saints Creus

Next to the Santes Creus monastery, another emblematic restaurant, Cal Mosso, which claims to prepare the authentic calçotada of Valls. For 48 euros per person, you can eat a menu which consists of an appetizer (vermouth, olives and secallona); calçots in Vicenta calçots sauce; grilled meat with Sarral lamb and salami, black sausage, crochet beans, artichokes and aioli, and, for dessert, Catalan cream. The price also includes drinks and coffees.

Chestnut Restaurant

Saint Fost of Campsentelles

This establishment It is a simple place where they serve a set menu during the week and an a la carte menu at the weekend. They don't have a set menu of calçotada, they are simply specialists in grilled meat and calçots, and artichokes are the stars of this time of year. Checkered tablecloths, clay plates on the wall and lots of families are usually the usual tone of the place, which has good views. Before entering the dining room you will find the red-hot grill at the entrance, always fascinating to see. As there is no set menu, it is usually cheaper.

Belbo Terrenal (Hotel Me Barcelona)

Barcelona

The calçots, unlimited. Yes, you read that right. The calçots that you can eat without a limit on the exact number have entered five-star hotels. And with excellence. This is demonstrated by Belbo Terrenal, located on the first floor of the Hotel Me Barcelona, ​​​​on Caspe street. Every Saturday and Sunday, from February 1, and from 1 to 4 pm, on the terrace, spacious and bright, the grills cook the calçots, meat (ribs and sausages), artichokes and Santa Pau beans, which can be eaten with cooked garlic aioli. The calçots, as many as you want, are accompanied by romesco sauce, toasted bread and tomato for dipping. For dessert, Catalan cream. And, to drink, wine in a jug, a glass of cava and water. The price of all this is €55, including drink. The best part of the experience: the quality of the calçots eaten next to Passeig de Gràcia.

Can Cortada

Barcelona

Can Cortada is a farmhouse that will knock your socks off with its beauty. It is an artistic heritage site and a good option if you have visitors and want to eat calçotada, but you don't have the possibility of leaving Barcelona. calçotada menu It costs 48.90 euros per person and includes 20 calçots per person, grilled meat and cream. Apart from drinks, bread, coffees, infusions... It is important to remember that when you make the reservation you must say that you want to have the calçotada menu.

The nonsense

Barcelona

If you want to have a cheaper calçotada menu in Barcelona, ​​the option is El Disbarat, in the Gràcia neighborhood. They offer a menu for 34.5 euros that includes twelve calçots per person, a second course, dessert and a drink. The second courses are made with beans with bacon, potato and artichoke, and can be beef skirt steak, secret, trio of sausages, grilled rabbit or monkfish suquet with prawns. They have vegetarian options. And for dessert you will find many varieties. In addition to Catalan cream, there is egg flan, tiramisu, honey and cottage cheese and lemon ice cream. It is essential to go with a reservation.