Fodor's Expert Review Blau BCN

Despite its name, there's nothing about Marc Roca's restaurant that will give you the blues; its stylish interior featuring black-and-white photos sets an elegant stage for jazzed-up versions of rustic Catalan dishes that attract discerning local diners. Slow-cooked beef cheeks, a salad of tomatoes picked the same day, and wild-mushroom-studded cannelloni all impress, but the menu is ruled by a mighty alpha-cheesecake that combines an iron fist of Roquefort in a velvet Brie glove. It's not a dessert to be skipped.