A unique brewpub serving craft beers since 1996. The pub offers seven beers that are made following traditional English methods but with unusual local ingredients such as ceps (Catalan mushrooms). Leer más.
A great place to combine excellent house-made tapas with the beers. Try "Capricis de Mar i Muntanya" (cheese, anchovies & marmelade); cecina (cured horse meat); and chorizo & morcilla (blood sausage). Leer más.
A warm, cozy restaurant that has been making home-style breakfast and lunch since 1982. Offering a menú del día, dishes are based on natural and local ingredients. Leer más.
Great selection of drinks including craft beers, wine, and house vermouth. The venue is also well known for their high-quality embutidos (sausages) and conservas (tinned foods), particularly seafood. Leer más.
Great Mallorcan restaurant. We love the sobrassada amb mel (sausage with honey) and frit (fried lamb, liver, onions and potatoes). Save room to try the typical sweet, ensaïmada. Leer más.
We love to come here during the winter months for calçot (Catalan green onion) grilled over oak wood coals and served with romesco sauce made of dried red peppers, nuts, garlic, vinegar & olive oil. Leer más.
Specializes in one of the best meats in the world, the Iberian bull. During the winter months order the flame-grilled calçots (Catalan green onions) with homemade romesco sauce. Leer más.
Our favorite place for tortillas in a truly unique atmosphere. Serving 70 varieties, our favorite additions include morcilla (blood sausage), artichokes, black truffles and potato chips. Leer más.
Some of the best bread in the city. Choose from the 40 varieties ranging from simple baguettes to loaves of dense rye to breads with olives, dried fruit, and tomato & herbs. Leer más.
Great tapas bar run by the owners of the popular bakery, Barcelona Reykjavik. We love the top-quality ingredients and innovative twists on usual tapas fare. Leer más.
A great place specializing in market cuisine. There's no menu, so be prepared to eat whatever is being offered that day, always made from the finest ingredients. Leer más.
Barcelona’s first dessert-only restaurant. The flavor combinations in Chef Butrón’s tasting menu are both surprising and divine. Leer más.
A gourmet food & wine shop and the perfect place to stock up for a picnic on the beach. Try the Basque Idiazabal and Galician Tetilla cheeses, sobrassada (Majorcan sausage) and fuet (Catalan sausage). Leer más.
Offering some of the best turrón (nougat) in town since the 19th century. We recommend the Jijona soft turrón and turrón de yema tostada. Leer más.
A lovely little patisserie founded in 1850 with some of the best turrón (nougat) around made with top-quality ingredients including Marcona almonds and a delicious rosemary honey. Leer más.
The best place to come during mushroom season (autumn). Run by a husband-and-wife team, the restaurant has an ever changing, market-driven menu. Leer más.
Specializing in gourmet sandwiches, this restaurant embraces the farm-to-table philosophy, with a menu that is both distinctively Catalan and international in scope. The "Porchetta" is a must-try. Leer más.
An old-school bar and restaurant serving authentic food at fair prices. We love the torilla de patatas and "philosophical" sandwiches, but there's also a great selection of salads and tapas. Leer más.
Delicious homemade cakes, pastries, hot chocolates and savory snacks. A great place to take kids for a treat or to grab a light lunch. Try the tostadas, bocadillos, and magdalenas con piñones, Leer más.
This restaurant offers upscale, yet surprisingly affordable, Mediterranean market cuisine using regional and seasonal ingredients. We love the timbal, broad bean salad, and bacalao (cod). Leer más.
Hugely popular tapas bar serving 4 tapas: tomato, onion and Arbequina olive salad; butifarra (local sausage); fresh anchovies; and the house specialty, deep-fried sardines. Leer más.
A well-loved Greek doughnut shop offering a wide range of varieties including glaseado and azúcar, chocolate con chocolate, relleno de crema o mermelada, and the exotic crema de mastiha. Leer más.
The best place to try the well-loved drink, horchata (a unique and deliciously refreshing concoction made from tigernuts, water and sugar). Leer más.
The best Basque tapas in town. While the restaurant also serves great dishes, we prefer to sample the wide variety of pintxos at the bar. Leer más.
A Catalan fast-food joint with an Austrian twist serving sausages, hamburgers and one of our favorite sandwiches, flauta de jamón ibérico. Leer más.
An obligatory stop for anyone wanting to taste a slice of the real Barcelona. Come for the cava, bocadillos (sandwiches) and great atmosphere. Leer más.
A restaurant-cum-tapas-bar that goes long both on good taste and good value. Try the flautas (small sandwiches), great seafood, huevos cabreados (fried egg with French fries), and ice cream. Leer más.
Our go-to restaurant in Barcelona for a menú del día serving authentic Catalan market cuisine. Reservations are required during the week while on Saturdays the format changes from menú to à la carte. Leer más.
This cozy little bar specializes in draft sweet red vermouth and is one of the finest spots in town for an aperitif before lunch. Order some olives or fresh anchovies to tide you over until lunch. Leer más.
A great range of options all day including snacks, set lunch menu, dinner, weekend brunch and evening cocktails. The food is fusion-style, combining Spanish, Italian, Mexican & Asian cuisines. Leer más.
A great place to try creative tapas at an affordable price with a huge selection of wines. Try the macaroni with sobrassada and white chocolate, the “bikini” sandwich, and oxtail cannelloni. Leer más.
A combination delicatessen, butcher shop and tapas bar. We can't get enough of their Iberian acorn-fed ham (jamón ibérico de bellota)! Leer más.
An outdoor tapas bar featuring seasonal offerings of typical Spanish tapas with a few international options as well. A great place to bring kids. Leer más.
One of our favorite places for an excellent sit-down meal, serving classic Catalan food with creative twists. Every Saturday from 1:30-3:30 pm (Sept.- June) they offer a cooking workshop for kids. Leer más.
One of our favorite spots offering a contemporary tapas menu with unusual and imaginative combinations of ingredients. Take for example the montadito: smoked salmon, Greek yogurt and truffled honey. Leer más.
This restored family-run bar and restaurant serves classic dishes with delicious seafood and meat options. For something unusual, try the entraña de potro (horse stomach muscle). Leer más.
A cozy little venue serving vermouth and a great selection of tapas. Try the montaditos, tortilla de patatas and the best croquetas in town. Leer más.
There is no printed menu. The chef makes a number of traditional dishes, such as braised pork cheeks and callos, 15 cod dishes, and many delightful tapas. Great mushroom selection too. Leer más.