
I read about this restaurant on one of the food forums (egullet.org) and I've always wanted to go and try it. Its relatively new in the Barcelona restaurant scene (2-3 years) but has had lot of great reviews already.
The Restaurant is owned by Jordi Artal, who is also the Chef. He is a Canadian Born Catalan who once worked is SIlicon Valley as an executive. His passion for cooking brought him back to his homtown Barcelona and open his own restaurant, Cinc Sentits. He describes his cooking as 'Contemporary Catalan', following the trend of the famed Ferran Adria of El Bulli. We had lunch reservation and as soon as we got there we were welcomed by the mother of the Chef and his sister (who both work and run the restaurant). We decided to have the 'esencia' degustation menu so as to try as many dishes as we could.
We started off with his signature CS shot. Starting from the bottom up - warm maple syrup, chilled cream and cava sabayon, with a few crystals of maldon salt. Great way to start a meal.

Next was a deconstructed pan con tomate. Served in a big dish came a tomato sorbet on a bed of toasted bread, green tomato cubes,garlic foam and arbequina extra virgin olive oil. It also came with the typical fuet/llonganisa (typical Catalan salami). Another great way to start a meal.





For dessert, we had Strawberries from Maresme (a region in Catalunya), Milk Ice cream, fennel and rose.

Over all a great tasting experience and well worth it. I would like to go back soon to try the other signature dishes like the Coca de Foie Gras and Iberian Suckling Pig which I think is only served for dinner.
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I am loving your posts about your European culinary adventures, and at the same time so insanely jealous. I want to cry...
haha thanks....Barcelona is a great City and a great pl;ace to eat...I have more things to post just need time to finish them :)
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