17 Postcards
Nestled in a stylish 1920s mansion, BCN Taste & Tradition offers an exquisite journey through Catalan cuisine, enriched by stunning art and vibrant gin and tonics.
"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
"BCN offers a two-course brunch with sunny-side-up eggs, chistorra sausage, and cured Spanish Iberico ham, as well as a three-course dinner with dishes like grilled salmon, beet-pistachio-raspberry salad, and flan with toffee sauce. Reservations are required." - Marcy de Luna
"Much like an Acqua Di Gio commercial or taking an everything shower, BCN radiates luxury and sensuality. Here, you’ll be eating silky slices of jamon Iberico beneath an actual Picasso. Nothing on the Spanish restaurant’s menu tastes revolutionary, but dishes like a grilled branzino with grapefruit or a grilled octopus will make you say, “Oh, this is tasty, right?” before boasting about getting your security deposit back (which you might need to pay for this meal)." - chelsea thomas, gianni greene
"Expect inventive takes on modern and classic Catalan cuisine in an elegant setting when dining at this premier Houston Spanish restaurant. Though paella technically didn’t make its menu, BCN serves fideua, a close, more textured cousin of paella that’s made with noodles that resemble risotto, plus seafood, including grilled lobster, and clams. Its bomba rice — a crispy, hearty rice dish cooked in squid ink and served with branzino, langoustines, and octopus — is also likely to scratch your paella itch." - Sean Hekmat
"Unlike MAD, its glitzy River Oaks District counterpart BCN Taste & Tradition is an elegant hideaway that serves as a quintessential date night spot. The restaurant’s name is a nod to Barcelona’s airport code, and its menu puts equal focus on traditional and modern Spanish cuisine. A small wraparound bar is the perfect spot to wet your palate with a gin and tonic before digging into tapas like anchovies, crispy baby artichokes, and Spanish Iberico ham." - Megha McSwain
