Melo-Jia

Chinese Cooking With a Sense of Balance

Melo-Jia is a Chinese restaurant on Carrer de Còrsega in Barcelona. Its founders describe the restaurant’s approach through the idea of yin and yang, using balance in flavors, temperatures, colors, and textures as a guide to the menu.

Regional Dishes and House Favorites

The current menu moves well beyond the familiar takeout staples. It includes spiced edamame, Sichuan-style beef salad with peanuts and cilantro, handmade dim sum, Peking duck, seafood dishes, and rice and noodle preparations. Several desserts, including matcha and sesame options, give the meal a sweet finish.

Melo-Jia’s focus is home-style Chinese cooking and regional variety, with its website offering menus in Spanish and Catalan and a separate allergen guide. The restaurant’s own story centers on the founders’ interest in sharing Chinese culinary traditions through a neighborhood dining room.