Had a great dinner at our first Barcelona restaurant, although since Madrid has pretty much been taken over by Barcelona culinarily speaking, there wasn't much of a difference in the two cities. The restaurant is sleek minimalist, and very serious. There are only a dozen or so tables, very widely spaced, and the numerous staff glide about the room noiselessly but with great professionalism. The overall effect is more of a temple than a restaurant, which I really hadn't expected, because it was a pretty new restaurant in a fairly funky part of town. The chef is a local celebrity, and he's famous for making very challenging food combinations, and for creating a different menu from scratch every night. Typically that approach puts a lot of strain on the kitchen and waitstaff, but it felt like everyone was old pros at serving the evening's menu. Unfortunately I don't remember what we had so I'll have to leave this with just these general comments. Oh, and a news flash, that two months ago (November '07) Abac received its second Michelin star. (Food-18, Decor-17, Service-17)