Restaurants Barcelona: Els 4 Gats

Els 4 Gats is lovely restaurant located at Carrer Montsió, 3. It was originally established by a Modernist painter and was where other Modernist artists would hang-out during the early 1900s (including Picasso who had one of his first one-man shows there). The 4 Gats is in a building designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, an architect responsible for some of the most wonderful buildings in Barcelona. Inside, the restaurant walls are covered with Modernist paintings by artists such as Ramon Casas, one of the original owners. Both the interior and the exterior of this restaurant is beautiful.

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It is the beauty of the place that makes us excited about going to Els 4 Gats every time we are Barcelona. And it is the beauty of the place that makes us really want to like the food. But.... Unfortunately the food is not great. It's not bad but it doesn't seem that they put a lot of effort into preparing it. In a city like Barcelona where (outside of tourist areas) eating well is not difficult there is little reason for eating at Els 4 Gats. Go have a coffee or a drink, enjoy the very beautiful space but eat elsewhere.