Venues similar to ABaC

Martin Berasategui's three-star Basque temple inside the Monument Hotel

Hideki Matsuhisa's Michelin-starred Japanese counter

Belle-epoque grand classic where moneyed Barcelona has dined since 1967

Two-star cooking served at a counter, not a white-tablecloth room

Three Michelin stars in a theatre of open kitchens

Albert Adria's 25-course labyrinth, the El Bulli idea reborn

Seasonal Catalan small plates with a coveted garden terrace in Sarria

Sarria's no-nonsense temple to the city's best patatas bravas

Dani Lechuga's meat-obsessed counter bistro

The benchmark all-day tapas bar of the Eixample

Legendary no-menu seafood counter run on the chef's whim