Tickets to the best restaurant in Barcelona!!

Number 77 in the list of the world's best restaurants sits this little gem we discovered in Barcelona, and what a night it was!! TICKETS is the creation of the Adrià brothers, well know for what was the worlds best restaurant - El Bulli - Ferran Adrià started planning for this one soon after its closure with his brother Albert.

It is a mixture of art, theatre, culinary delights, showmanship, service and absolutely amazing food, all rolled into one. The opening scene of the website captures a bit of this essence and is definitely worth a look!

As we arrived at TICKETS, the kids were as excited as we were! The bright lights, the "theatre -like" presentation of the restaurant as well as the crazy cut out caricatures at the entrance as we waited for the doors to open all added to the experience of going to a "show"!

Once inside, it did not disappoint. Along with the colourful interior, fantastic choices of different furniture and displays of the finest food art work you could hope to see, the service was impeccable. Firstly, if you are interested in the interior, it is perfectly explained on their website. We gladly put ourselves into the hands of our waiter, letting him choose all of our dishes for us, with the exception of saying a few of the dishes on the menu which were an absolute must.

For starters...

To start for the kids some tempura crusted pistachio nuts

and to start for the adults, sangria infused watermelon

And for some more starters...or perhaps these should be called the "nexts..."

A selection of Iberian ham perfectly cut by knife

Jamon stands became a favourite for all of us during our stay here in Barcelona, but especially Kayla, who took this photo specifically for the blog

Cantabrian anchovies

One of the dishes that Tickets is well known for is its Olive. I write that with a capital "O" on purpose, as it is like no other olive. It is explained to us by our waiter that to make each Olive, takes 3 normal olives. The juice is extracted and by the wonders of molecular gastronomy a skin is formed around this juice. The skin is so fragile that you carefully place the olive on your tongue and press it to the roof of your mouth...it hurts open and your entire mouth is filled with the amazing flavour of these locally grown olives. A true flavour sensation, and one which Kayla has relived over and over again...she loves describing the feeling as it burst inside her mouth!