re: Paris/Barcelona/Rome trip in mid-May...I need some recommendations

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The prices are astronomical at night but they have lunch specials.

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Just as an aside, I've always found going to 2 or 3 star Michelin spots for lunch is a better proposition. Couple of reasons:

1) Personally I prefer a leisurely lunch to a drawn out dinner. When traveling you will sometimes be exhausted by say 8 pm, right when you might be able to get a reservation at the same restaurant.

2) Its generally easier to get a lunch reservation than a dinner.

3) Its usually a little bit less expensive, but no less of an experience.

4) The restaurant is likely not trying to turn the table as they would be at dinner so the meal is more relaxed.

Come to think of it, pretty much every meal I'd put in the Best Ever Category have been lunches: l'Atelier, Cinq Sentits, Gramercy Tavern, Carme Ruscalleda's San Pau...