Lighting is also decisive in another new Michelin-star restaurantinterior in the Eixample district, where Catalan-Canadian chef Jordi Artal relaunched Cinq Sentis, his 8-year-old restaurant, last fall.
Located within an austere former meatpacking store, the restaurant has a rough-hewn chic interior and a dramatic cylinder-shaped aquarium in the centre that doubles as a raw bar, with stools around its diameter.
The industrial interior design in the airy restaurant pays respect to its neighbor, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, while rustic elements such as reclaimed barn boards and a two-sided fireplace keep it welcoming.
Seafood restaurant Corte Sconta is hard to find and its tiny entrance belies the generous, traditional interior but you get a lovely welcome from flame-haired owner Rita.