b-served Gastronomy
Tapas Tomate / Fan Ho
From the Mediterranean to China in the latest journey of Grupo Tragaluz
Just turned thirty Grupo Tragaluz continues to imagine restaurants, with sober but suggestive interiors, comfortable and stylish, and always safe bets on the gastronomic. A concept that has managed to materialize again in Tapas Tomate / Fan Ho, a two in one restaurant that offers, respectively, the best of the Mediterranean gastronomy and authentic Chinese cuisine.
Located right in the heart of the Eixample, Tapas Tomate / Fan Ho brings together two distinct and independent concepts -both in gastronomy and interior design- in the same space, although divided into distinct areas. The result is a restaurant with a fun atmosphere where you can eat very well and try different dishes from the kitchens here and there, all prepared with fresh raw materials and quality.
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A new two in one restaurant, in the Eixample area
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Style and comfort, hallmark of Grupo Tragaluz restaurants. ©Olga Planas
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Fan Ho, the oriental tavern. ©Olga Planas
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Tapas Tomate, the tapas restaurant and Mediterranean cuisine. ©Olga Planas
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The 100% Mediterranean interior of Tapas Tomate. ©Olga Planas
Tapas Tomate brings an honest and uncomplicated formula adapted to the current times, offering every day from 12 to 12 original new versions of traditional dishes, perfect for sharing, such as Hummus with tomato and olives, the Prawn Tartare with tomato and cilantro, the sea bass tempura, the oxtail "bikini" (hot sandwich) with mozzarella, gorgonzola croquettes with corn, leek and spinach, or the duck egg with parmesan, black sausage, potato and truffle. The menu also includes salads and fresh dishes -cooked in the room, such as the smoked burrata with pesto, fennel and watercress-, pasta and rice -such as the truffled Rigatoni or the rice with cuttlefish, sausage and artichoke-, meat dishes -like the burguer with spinach, egg, asparagus, tomato and raclette or the Grilled sirloin beef- and fish -such as Salmon with peas, bimi and sweet potato-. To accompany, the wine menu includes a fine selection of mostly national D.O.s. And finally, irresistible homemade desserts such as tiramisu, chocolate coulant, lemon pie or cheesecake.
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All pictures ©Olga Planas
Por otro lado está la taberna oriental Fan Ho, bautizada con el nombre de un conocido fotógrafo chino, genio del claroscuro urbano. Sus instantáneas, a modo de ventanas, dan vida a las paredes. Imposible no recordar aquí La Xina, el restaurante chino que el Grupo tuvo en La Rambla, y cuyo jefe de cocina, Sufen Shi, dirige ahora la de Fan Ho. Desde una zona de barra con show cooking llegan a las mesas comunes recetas auténticas de lugares como Sichuan, Shanghai, Yunnan, Mongolia o Tíbet. Varios tipos de dim sum hechos a mano (al vapor, a la plancha y fritos), y otras especialidades asiáticas como el wok (de arroz, fideos o verduras), entrantes como el de Bok choi y shitake a la plancha con cacahuete, soja y aceite de sésamo, carnes -caso del Pato laqueado con pepino, cebolla tierna y salsa hoisin, la Ternera asada con jengibre, cilantro, soja y vinagre chino o del San choy bao de pollo y cerdo envueltos en hoja de lechuga-, y pescados –a destacar el Bacalao negro caramelizado con ligera cocción al vapor sobre berenjenas agridulces o el Medio bogavante crujiente al wok con especias–.
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Sufen Shi, Fan Ho's chef and kitchen director. ©Olga Planas
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all pictures ©Olga Planas
- Tapas Tomate / Fan Ho
- València, 225 08007 Barcelona
- T. +34 93 272 39 56
- From Monday to Friday and Sunday: 12:00h - 16:00h and 20:00h - 23.30h
- Saturday: 12:00h - 16:00h and 20:00h - 00:00h
- www.grupotragaluz.com