Located at the base of Barcelona’s Hotel Alexandra, Solomillo – according to its devotees – is currently serving up the finest sirloin in the city.
Helmed by chef Enrique Valentí, the steakhouse comprises a modern open plan brasserie on the mezzanine level, while the ground floor deli and bar entices diners in from the street with a delicious selection of cold cuts and cheeses.
Local studio Borell Jover has created an interior that is an ode to the Spanish design scene; from the black marble countertops sourced from quarries in Andalusia to the placemats by Navarra-based brand Delica, all components have been obtained through Reunión empresas de diseño (RED) an association that aims to protect and promote the values of the country’s best design output. ‘We wanted to create an interior that was timeless, but with a modern feel,’ explain the architects Maria Borrell and Jorge Jover, who have skilflully mixed classics such as Lluis Porqueras’ 1979 ‘Funiculí’ lamps for Marset with new pieces like Andreu World’s beech wood ‘Carola’ chairs.
INFORMATION
ADDRESS
Calle Mallorca, 251
-
The Lake House is a tree-inspired retreat making the most of Berlin’s natureThe Lake House by Sigurd Larsen is a nature-inspired retreat in west Berlin, surrounded by trees and drawing on their timber nature
-
The McLaren W1 is the latest in the sports car maker's tech-saturated Ultimate SeriesFirst F1, then P1 and now W1, McLaren Automotive reveals its latest limited-edition supercar to the world, a £2m concoction of hybrid power and active aero that is, unsurprisingly, already sold out
-
Paul Rudolph at The Met: ‘from Christmas lights to megastructures’‘Materialized Space: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph’ opens at the Met in New York, exploring the modernist master's work through a feast of an exhibition
-
Inside Hotel Ur Bare: a boutique surf retreat beside the Cantabrian seaHotel Ur Bare lies in Zarautz, a picturesque coastal town in Spain's Basque Country, and presents 13 modern rooms accented with local flair
-
Retreat to Casa Montelongo, a modern Fuertaventuran guest house filled with Canarian warmthCourtesy of Spanish architect Néstor Pérez Batista, Casa Montelongo is the perfect contemporary shelter to enjoy Fuerteventura
-
Soak up Barcelona vistas from the redesigned Grand Hotel Central's rooftop poolGrand Hotel Central, designed by Sagrada, opens its doors in the heart of Barcelona’s old town
-
Madrid bars: a local’s guide to sipping in styleDiscover the best design-led Madrid bars, as sampled by local travel and culture writer Agnish Ray
-
Tour the new Mondrian Ibiza, chic sophistication by the Balearic SeaMondrian opens in Ibiza with a bold and inventive design by Madrid-based Cuarto Interior
-
It’s a Paul & Shark summer at Juvia restaurant in FormenteraPaul & Shark dresses Formentera restaurant Juvia for the summer season, with suitably nautical nods
-
The free-spirited Hyde brand opens its first European outpost in IbizaHyde Ibiza is a laid-back, modern hideaway right by the locally-loved beaches of Cala Llonga Bay
-
Brutalist restaurant opens at The Cantabrian Maritime MuseumThe restaurant at The Cantabrian Maritime Museum is a concrete-garnished space designed by Zooco Estudio overlooking Santander Bay
