This 2026, Sant Jordi extends to the table, among books that change hands, glasses that are raised, and proposals designed to stretch the day. Barcelona has understood that April 23 can be much more than a stroll among roses and books. Restaurants, rooftops, and pastry shops appropriate the legend, reinterpret it, and turn it into menus, cocktails, and sweets, often with the rose as a common thread. This is a route to celebrate Sant Jordi from a gastronomic perspective, choosing well where to sit, what to order, and how to end the day.
With Montblanc in the heart
Marcel Pons is a free spirit and celebrates Sant Jordi with one of the most recommended menus of the day. From Incorrect, takes the legend, shakes it slightly, and turns it into a proposal with unexpected twists, technique, and a lot of personality. On the table parade Balfegó red tuna with watermelon and spicy marrow, wild chicken cannelloni, turbot with squid sauce, and, for dessert, a caramelized apple rose.Everything is accompanied by Montblanc wines,the town where tradition places Sant Jordi's fight against the dragon, in case a little more story was still needed. The final touch is a paper rose fromPaola de Fuerathat diners can take home. Menu of 88 euros per person, wine pairing included.Toast in exchange for reading
The imposing terrace ofNobujoins the day with one of the most literary proposals in this selection. The idea is clever: turn a book into a toast. To get their solidarity cocktail, inspired by the rose and made with pisco, lime, floral notes, and a well-tuned sweet touch, you have to hand in a book. It can be contemporary novel, philosophy, history, or children's literature.All collected copies will then be donated to Llegits, a local association that works to make reading more accessible. There will only be 100 cocktails, one per person, so it's advisable to arrive on time.Outdoor celebration
The Terrassa del Claris,one of therooftopsmost classic in Barcelona, celebrates Sant Jordi again from the heights, far from the hustle and bustle and with the city at its feet. Its 75-euro menu starts with a red tuna rose and continues with dishes such as mushroom tagliatelle, sole, and creamy veal.As is usual, they also present a special cocktail for the occasion. This year it is Aura, a blend with floral notes, spices and an unexpected tropical finish, served with a candied apple rose that provides the sweet counterpoint.Sant Jordi in 360 version
The Barcelona EDITIONcelebrates Sant Jordi with a program that crosses literature, floral art,guest bartendingand special dinners. InPunch Roomthere are literary punches and a proposal to share with two cocktails andsnacksfor 35 euros. InVerazan 80-euro menu signed by Álvaro Salazar, one of the most interesting in the city right now, is served, whileThe Roof adds its own celebration with a 75-euro menu and desserts inspired by the rose. On April 22, the hotel also presents a floral installation by Fabricio Giordano as a tribute to the florist's craft.A legendary courtyard
For April 23,Contrabandproposes a special menu in a hidden space in the heart of Barcelona. The journey combines local and international references naturally: cod fritters, duck croquette with saucehoisin, langoustine carpaccio with caviar, turbot with Priorat reduction and meat cannelloni with mushrooms. All for 90 euros per person, with welcome cocktail, dessert and wine included.And all of this in one of the most beautiful interior courtyards in the city,a scenario that fits very well with the imaginary of the legend.From the heights of the city
La Venta,at the foot of Tibidabo, is one of those restaurants that don't need to reinvent themselves. It's enough for them to keep doing well what they've been doing for years, also in a Sant Jordi key.Located in one of the areas with the best views of Barcelona, proposes a special menu of 69 euros with ham croquette,foie gras,eggonsenand grilled magret, finished with a cream mille-feuille. Also from the heights,1925 Vermutería, within the newMett Barcelona, celebrates the day with a special cocktail created for the occasion, with strawberry notes.Signature cuisine with an unbeatable terrace
InA Restaurant, of theHotel Neri, the proposal approaches a cosmopolitan celebration. Its special menu starts with its mythicalfougasseand a smoked cod croquette, continues with langoustine carpaccio, lobster cannelloni and squid casserole and finishes with oxtail in tatin version and a red fruit dessert with cheesecake. All for 85 euros, with a wine pairing option for 15 euros more. It's worth having dinner on the terrace,in Sant Felip Neri square, one of those corners that play directly in the league of romanticism.The most refined tradition
SOLC, the restaurant of theHotel Majestic, celebrates Sant Jordi without straying from what it does best: cooking good produce, refining tradition, and letting the experience flow without excesses.No need to overact here. Its special menu takes another, more direct and very appealing path, with Catalan-style broad beans with mint gel, artichokes with morels and botifarra, tuna belly with cauliflower, and a chicken terrine with crispy skin. The meal concludes with a Catalan cream millefeuille. All for 59 euros per person.Eating the rose
In the realm of sweets to go, Hofmann plays at home againwith an individual rose-shaped piece made with chocolate, lychee, and raspberry, where technique accompanies a very refined aesthetic.L'Atelier Barcelonamoves between thecroissantmascarpone and raspberry jam filling and its boxes of chocolates, with combinations such as dark chocolate withganacheof raspberry and rose water or milk chocolate, hazelnut praline and salted caramel. AlsoGrand Hyatt Barcelonaenter this record withThe Red Legend, amoussewith edible petals that reinterprets the history of the dragon in a sweet key and is served as a special cake in Philosofia.To this are added gift proposals such as Cudié Catanias in Catalan cream version, with toasted almond, white chocolate and cocoa powder; the fresh beer infused with rose petals from Moritz; or the chocolate roses from El Rosal, which this year collaborates with brands such as Domènio, Culinarium or TALKUAL and adds an important value: behind it there is a socio-labor insertion project linked to the Associació Alba. In the end, not everything in Sant Jordi fits between pages.