"Housed in a Spanish-style bungalow, the luxurious Spanish restaurant BCN Taste & Tradition shares a parking lot with an auto detailer, a gas station, and the club-combo-Greek-cafe Echoes. Driving past, you could mistake it for any other residence were it not for the line of luxury cars backed up at the valet. The place serves Catalan-specific cuisine, like plates of aged jamón Iberico, grilled branzino or octopus, gazpacho, and dessert pastries stuffed with crema catalana. The golden, modern dining room also makes a great backdrop for an anniversary celebration, or dinner with friends who are really into museum-quality art." - chelsea thomas, gianni greene