“Excelente atención!! La paella es muy buena, comimos dos y las dos riquísimas, la negra mi preferida. Sin dudas volveremos!!”
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Adrian Corso
September 2025
Rice, fideuá and risotto
Where to eat paella and rice dishes in Barcelona
At Mediterránea, the restaurant at Hotel Zenit on Carrer de Santaló in Sant Gervasi, the rice section of the menu has six dishes: three paellas, black rice, seafood fideuá and a mushroom risotto. Here's how they differ, which ones work if someone at the table doesn't eat seafood, and how to combine them for sharing.
How to choose
Seafood, vegetable or surf and turf rice
The quickest way to choose is by the main ingredient. For seafood there's the Paella Mediterránea, the Arroz negro con Mariscos (black rice with squid ink and seafood) and the Fideuá de Mariscos. With no fish or seafood, you have the Paella de Verduras de temporada and the Risotto cremoso de Setas. The Paella Mar y Montaña puts seafood and meat in the same pan, and it usually wins over a table where everyone wants something different.
Mediterránea's rice menu
The same section includes the Pasta del día, which changes daily: ask your waiter what's on when you sit down.
Mediterranean Paella
21.00 €
Mediterranean seafood paella
Sea and Mountain Paella
21.00 €
Paella with seafood and meat
Seasonal Vegetable Paella
21.00 €
Paella with seasonal vegetables
Black Rice with Seafood
21.00 €
Black rice with seafood
Seafood Fideuá
21.00 €
Seafood noodle paella
Creamy Mushroom Risotto
17.75 €
Creamy risotto with mushrooms
Black rice
Black rice or seafood paella: which to order
The Arroz negro con Mariscos and the Paella Mediterránea are two of the house favourites, and the difference lies in the stock. The black rice is made with squid ink, which gives it its colour and a deeper taste of the sea; the Mediterránea is the classic seafood paella, milder in flavour. One guest who ordered both for his table wrote that they were delicious and that the black one was his favourite. If there are a few of you, order one of each and see for yourselves.
More about the black riceSeafood fideuá and mushroom risotto
What fideuá is
It's cooked like a seafood paella, but with thin noodles instead of rice. The seafood flavour is similar and the texture changes, so it suits anyone who wants seafood without quite so much rice.
When to order it
It works as a second dish for the table when there's already a paella: you try both without doubling up. And if someone doesn't fancy rice, the fideuá lets them share the same dish as everyone else.
The mushroom risotto
The Risotto cremoso de Setas is the Italian-style rice dish on the menu: creamy, with mixed mushrooms and no seafood. It's a good pick for anyone who'd rather have a plate to themselves than share a paella.
Risotto or vegetable paella
Both are free of meat and fish, but you order them differently. The Paella de Verduras de temporada is shared in the middle of the table and changes with the season; the risotto is creamy and served as an individual dish.
Rice dishes: frequently asked questions
Ask when you order: your waiter will tell you how many each rice dish serves and how many to order, depending on how many of you there are and whether you're having starters. If you're coming as a group, call us on 932 411 800 beforehand.
Yes. Each rice dish is ordered separately from the menu, so you can combine, say, a seafood paella with a vegetable one, or a black rice with a fideuá, and share both.
Yes: the Paella de Verduras de temporada and the Risotto cremoso de Setas. If you're strictly vegetarian or vegan, ask the staff before ordering and they'll explain how each one is made.
Something light to share in the middle: Patatas Bravas, Calamares a la Andaluza or the Croquetas cremosas de Ibérico y Cocido. Two or three plates for the table are enough before a rice dish.
No. The restaurant is open to anyone who wants lunch or dinner. Book your table online, no room needed, and come straight to Carrer de Santaló, 8.
What guests say about our rice dishes
“Me he quedado en el Hotel Zenit 3 noches y he comido y cenado en este restaurante. Puedo decir que tanto los platos de la carta como los del menú están muy muy buenos!! Buena elaboración, presentación y sabor. La aten…”
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Lore Román
August 2025
“La verdad que da gusto encontrar lugares así,donde la fusión de comer bien,buen ambiente y excelente atención,a día de hoy es un privilegio encontrar,Candela es una profesional impresionante,siempre atenta,con una son…”
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Luis Chacha
August 2025
“Fuimos a cenar a Mediterránea y la experiencia fue fantástica de principio a fin. El ambiente del lugar es cálido, con una decoración que invita a relajarse y disfrutar. Perfecto para pasarla bien con buena compañía.…”
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Florencia Gonzalez
July 2025
“La atención es como la de la abuela nona. Me sentí en casa y encima me llenaron el termo con agua caliente para el mate.”
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lucas galgano
June 2025
Paella, black rice and good value
01
Just the paellas
If you already know you want paella, there we compare all three, how to order them for the table and what the reviews say.
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Black rice in depth
What goes into the Arroz negro con Mariscos, what to pair it with and what people who've tried it say.
03
Eating well from the menu
How to combine starters, salads, mains and daily dishes depending on what you're after, beyond the rice.
Book a table for paella in Sant Gervasi
Book online for lunch or dinner at Carrer de Santaló, 8, in Sant Gervasi. If you're coming as a group or have allergies, call us on 932 411 800.
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