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They fill up every night thanks to an infallible formula: vermouth and creative tapas for the daring diner who wants something a bit more adventurous than croquettes. The charming space in a prime location in the Sants neighbourhood has a small dining area, tall tables near the entrance and a couple of small bars.

It should be noted that if you’d said to La Mundana chef and co-owner Alain Guiard when he opened Santa Burg that C/ Vallespir would become a prime location, he’d have laughed – or cried – himself silly. He must have been told in a thousand different ways that his gourmet hamburger restaurant would fail because it was beyond the geographical borders of gastronomical success in Barcelona. ‘And not only did it not fail,’ explains Guiard’s business partner Marc, who joined the Santa Burg team a year after it opened, ‘but it’s done so well that La Mundana has become its natural evolution.’

In fact, things have gone so well in Santa Burg that they were doing ‘very elaborate things – too elaborate for a burger joint’, says Marc. ‘And we wanted to develop this creativity further.’ So they found a space next door and built La Mundana. The restaurant gets its name from a series of dishes from around the world that you’ll find on the menu, and which are all adapted with imagination and respect, with a talent that you’d find between Mano Rota and Volátil: the daring to play with textures and flavours without damaging the essence of the raw materials.

For example, the fresh and fun tuna tataki with Asian aromas; octopus with Iberian ‘tocino’ (bacon fat) in thin slices, and saffron rouille sauce; or the skewer of Duroc pork and hummus with turmeric. Meats and fish, like the octopus, are cooked on the grill.

If you love more typical tapas you’ll also find cold tapas and the usual tinned accompaniments, along with croquettes, calamari and patatas bravas. From other corners of the world, there are even a pair of curries, some ‘buns’ (those on-trend Asian sandwiches made with steamed bread) with oxtail, and a recommeded egg Parmentier with carbonar that you can get with a bit of truffle if you like. And you’ll find a good selection of meats that are smoked in-house.

Gastronomic macro projects with big investors are also part of Barcelona, but they’ll never match these small places with a lot of heart and soul, built brick by brick with care.

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Laura Conde

Thursday 9 February 2017

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Patatas bravas: the best in Barcelona – Food & Drink

Where to get the best patatas bravas in Barcelona, from the classic recipes that never fail to the most creative in town

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We dare to pick the 20 best places in Barcelona to get this popular tapa of thickly cut and fried-to-perfection potatoes piled high and served with a spicy (by Spanish standards) sauce. Purists will opt for recipes passed down from generation to generation, while many will discover new and innovative formulas that are just as delicious in their own right.

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The creatives

Pan & Oli

Bars and pubs
Tapas bars
Sants
price 1 of 4

The best ideas sometimes spring from need. Carlos Ortiz, chef of this little bar/restaurant with very serious intentions, had to prepare a meal for 400 people one day. Salvation came with this idea: patatas bravas whipped up and served in a glass, a tasty potato confit slow-cooked for five hours at 60° C, and then topped with a sauce made of garlic, chilli and paprika. A small yet great variation.

El 58

Bars and pubs
Tapas bars
El Poblenou
price 1 of 4

This tapas spot – with a ‘do it yourself’ charm that’s hard to explain in words – is a step in the right direction of solving the modern-tapas crisis in Poblenou. Amos Martínez mentions that ‘Bohemian bravas’, a tribute to his friend and former classmate Mandu Gimeno of Bohèmic. The bravas at El 58 are similar, but different. Try one of the generous portions, covered with two sauces: mayonnaise made from garlic confit, shallots, chives and black pepper, and the other from dried tomatoes, black pepper and cloves. A baroque and tasty rainbow, where, in addition to the spicy punch, you can also enjoy the subtle flavours.

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La Taverna del Clínic

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Haute cuisine
Eixample
price 3 of 4

Paradox: this example of creativity applied to patatas bravas is already a classic, a paradigm of modern bravas – cylinders of golden brown spuds, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, served with a tasty red sauce, and topped with black sesame seeds, chives and Maldon salt. A flavour explosion that, according to chef Toni Simoes, they haven’t changed since they opened. Every week they serve about 250 portions, and even more delicious, in all those years, the price has gone up by only one euro.

Foto: Cristina Reche

Vivanda

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Sarrià – Sant Gervasi
price 3 of 4

In the old part Sarrià with a terrace full of trees sits Vivanda, where chef Jordi Vilà has cooked up a recipe for patatas bravas that are quite different from those he came up with for the Fàbrica Moritz – and carry on his tradition of innovation. This is a potato that is more roasted than fried, with a creamy texture, where the ‘alioli’ (garlic mayonnaise) meets with the oil from a cooked spicy ‘sobrasada’ sausage. On the side you get a bottle of spicy oil, so that hardened bravas junkies can really feel the burn. You’ll get a good, generous portion of bravas that once again proves the strength of a Vilà kitchen.

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Senyor Vermut

Restaurants
La Nova Esquerra de l’Eixample
price 1 of 4

Senyor Vermut is a neighbourhood place, in the Eixample Esquerre to be precise, a fact that’s far from irrelevant. As Raimon, the great Valencian protest singer of the ’60s, said, ‘lose your origins and you lose your identity’. And now that Bohèmic has closed, this is the place where you can get patatas bravas that are heirs to that legendary ‘bohemian’ variety, with a touch of sweetness that’s got to be thanks to the ‘ñora’ peppers in the sauce.

Biercab

Bars and pubs
L’Antiga Esquerra de l’Eixample
price 1 of 4

There are plenty of reasons this brewery is a haven for beer lovers: 30 taps pouring craft beers, unusual brews such as the 60-proof beer, a tapas menu, sandwiches, burgers and Peruvian specialtiies, and a waiter (and partner) called Manolo who makes you want to shout out when you walk in, ‘Manolo, an order of bravas!’ Square-cut, symmetrical, well presented and served with a mild sauce, the bravas go great with, for example, a couple of ZZ Naparbier beers.

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Ten’s

Restaurants
Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera
price 2 of 4

Jordi Cruz isn’t just another pretty face on the telly. His career in prestigious kitchens and his collection of Michelin stars make him one of the most renowned chefs in the country. The bravas at Ten’s (Cruz’s low-cost option in the Born with prices much more suitable to us average joes than his other baby, the more upscale Àbac) are served with a foam alioli and a bravas sauce created from high-quality tomatoes. The rest of the menu, from the squid to the barbecues, is also wonderful.

Somorrostro

Restaurants
Mediterranean
La Barceloneta
price 2 of 4

Somorrostro doesn’t follow rules that oblige so many restaurants to mix ingredients without rhyme or reason or to get in line with global trends that kill any diversity of tastes and likes; instead, with all their cards on the table in the heart of Barceloneta, they want to make clear their philosophy of working with local products and the natural rhythm of the seasons. That goes for their Tuber Bravas as well, where turnips and parsnips take the place of the potato. If you fancy that combination, the creative update makes for a delicious and satisfying autumn treat.

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Bar Andorra

Bars and pubs
Tapas bars
Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera

Bar Andorra is one of these places with faux leather easy chairs and friendly wait staff, with the bonus that they cook up outstanding patatas bravas with rosemary and a perfect pinch of spiciness.

Casa de Tapes Cañota

Restaurants
El Poble-sec
price 2 of 4

The story of these bravas dates back to the summer of 2010, when co-owner Juan Carlos Iglesias took home some baked potatos left over in the kitchen. He liked them so much he decided to put them on the menu accompanied by ‘alioli’ and none other than the bravas sauce made by his partner Albert Adrià. Now these are the star tapa of the place, ranked number 1 by the customers themselves. Mild, lovely, nothing excessive, these are undoubtedly the most different type of bravas on this list. When you go, make sure to try the beef oxtail burger and the croquettes. You’ll be back.

Elsa y Fred

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Their bravas are deservedly among the best if not the best, in the city. They’re served with a smooth and creamy ‘alioli’ that grabs you by the taste buds and has you wondering why they’re so phenomenally different until Ramón, owner and chef, tells you it’s that the garlic is roasted. They also come with just the right amount of bravas sauce and a touch of black pepper. The ambience is sophisticated and trendy, in a place where its classic tapas (don’t pass over the mushroom croquettes) live happily alongside sandwiches and more creative tapas.

Restaurants
Eixample
price 2 of 4

A word of advice from chef Jordi Vilà: when it comes to patatas bravas, half the texture battle is won when potato and fridge are never introduced, otherwise the starch will change the texture. In the Fàbrica Moritz they’ve developed two kinds of bravas: ‘ours’ and ‘theirs’. Ours, Catalan-style, are topped with alioli and spicy oil; theirs, Madrid-style, come with the classic combo of mayonnaise and spicy tomato sauce. Not to play favourites, but going by taste alone, we have to say we prefer the texture and the smooth contrast of ours.

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Bar Tomás

Restaurants
Sarrià – Sant Gervasi
price 1 of 4

They’re legendary, but disputed, they generate love and hate, their fans constantly defending them. .. This is the charm of a place that for years has had a reputation for making the best bravas in Barcelona and that, in fairness, out of respect for the legend and despite the controversy, we can’t leave off the list. Far from the lovely contemporary bravas that are taking the tapa to a new level, Bar Tomás serves up a portion of asymmetric, oily potatoes, perfect to combine with a dish from this spot with undeniable charisma.

Bar Mandri

Bars and pubs
Tapas bars

The Pujado Massana family opened this bar in 1966, with credentials that still attract their loyal customers, such as old-school bravas that plenty of gourmets will defend to the end as being better than those at Bar Tomás (above), and a singular recipe for fried chicken. The battered and fried artichokes are also a star dish on the menu, but the bravas get the standing ovation. Oily, chunky, well-cooked and topped with a majestic alioli, these bravas are made exclusively in the Mandri, and once you try them, you’ll know why so many punters make the pilgrimage just to gobble them up.

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Louise Se Va

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Sandwich shop
Horta – Guinardó
price 1 of 4

Paradise is in Horta and it’s called Guns N’ Roses (a sandwich with onion and cheese), patatas bravas and a beer. Always busy, Louise Se Va has a menu of items named after rock bands, a nice neighbourhood feel, sandwiches, salads, good vibes, and bravas that, like all good things in life, are adorably imperfect.

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Burgers
Les Tres Torres

This burger joint, big sister to the popular El Filete Ruso, opened with the aim of offering quality 100% beef burgers in New York–style environs and out-of-this-world sides. Enter the punch-packing bravas, which are subjected to three different cooking stages (sear-boil-sear) and are accompanied by a spicy tomato sauce with a thousand nuances, from Tabasco to cayenne, and a very reliable alioli. For those who aren’t afraid to show their feelings in public.

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Bar Marín

Bars and pubs
Tapas bars
Sant Andreu
price 1 of 4

This Sant Andreu classic has been in business for more than 70 years, and has been owned and operated by the same family for over three decades. Since their patatas bravas are so popular in the neighbourhood, we head in hoping (in vain, it turns out) to leave with the recipe in our pocket. The potato is sweet, not oily at all, and it’s fried and served with a secret bravas sauce that’s quite mild, and a lovely creamy alioli. They also have an endless menu of meat, fish, ‘tostadas’ (open-faced toasted sandwiches), and salads.

Bars and pubs
Tapas bars
Camp d’en Grassot i Gràcia Nova
price 1 of 4

Diced potatoes that are a bit smaller and more roasted than the norm – they use Monalisa potatoes, which result in a sweeter flavour – fill your plate with a very generous serving. On the side are two bowls with different sauces in each one – a mild alioli and a spicy tomato sauce, with a hint of green pepper – that invite you to dip your potatoes at will. Owner Albert Santos is so generous that he has no problem revealing the secrets of his home-made salsa, which also includes perfect amounts of almond and chilli.

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Cervecería La Gamba

Bars and pubs
Tapas bars
El Congrés i els Indians
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Together with sister bar Obon, La Gamba is the paradigm of a tapas bar anchored in time, and all the good and the bad that goes along with that: a long bar-fridge shows off their arsenal of tempting tapas, and a general grunginess and dilapidated air hangs about the place. The bravas are very good: tender on the inside and crispy on the outside, the mixture of mayonnaise and spicy tomato sauce very well balanced. Your best bet is dining on the terrace: in the heart of the Congrés neighbourhood, far from the city centre, you’re guaranteed an entertaining show of the local customs.

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Spanish
Nou Barris
price 1 of 4

Think of it not as a trek to the less-than-central neighbourhood of Nou Barris, but as a quest; queues outside are testament to the great value of the tapas. On especially busy nights you’ll be asked to take a number, supermarket-style. If you’re confused, the pleasant wait staff will advise first-timers to start with ‘chocos’ (tender battered squid rings), ‘llonganissa’ sausage, ‘tigres’ (stuffed mussels), and their patatas bravas with alioli – which are some of the best in town.

Patatas d’Olot

Restaurants
price 1 of 4

The best thing that can happen to a potato is that it gets turned into an Olot potato: cut fine and covered with minced beef, this is an over-the-top and gorgeous tapa that you can easily become addicted to. The Olot potatoes kitchen wizard Juanjo Martínez makes are sublime, served with a metal mesh that he says evokes the mountains of the Garrotxa, and with a tomato confit made with oil over charcoal to evoke the volcanic region of Olot.

Papas arrugadas

Restaurants
Sant Antoni
price 1 of 4

A direct relative of the patata brava is this Canarian speciality: boiled potatoes cooked and served with the skin on, and smothered in ‘mojo’ sauce, a reduction of green or red pepper, cilantro and parsley that also has a red version made with paprika. In Bar Ramon, a popular gastrobar in Poble-sec (owned by Canarians), you can try them with both sauces.

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Bomba

Restaurants
La Barceloneta
price 1 of 4

La Cova Fumada is said to be the birthplace of the spicy potato and mince meat ‘bomba’, and as Josep Maria tells us, it was here where, over 60 years ago, his grandmother Maria Pla invented this local delight. It was later popularized by Magí, Josep Maria’s father, who added a touch of charisma, a dash of fun, and a powerful spicy sauce to the secret recipe to create a legend.

Restaurants
Sandwich shop
Eixample
price 1 of 4

Forget that boring summer salad with tomato and cold potatoes: a real potato salad is what they make at Alt Heidelberg: prepared with a whole boiled and chopped potato, and mixed with mayonnaise, vinegar, salt, onion and spices. And if possible, the dish should be served lukewarm or at room temperature. It seems easy enough, but it can be tricky to get it right.

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Patatas a lo pobre

Restaurants
Sandwich shop
Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera
price 1 of 4

In its most basic form, we’re talking about a potato casserole made with onions, sauteed in plenty of oil, and sprinkled with parsley. Other versions are bulked up with a fried egg and bacon. That’s just how Restaurant-Bar Transatlàntic does these ‘poor-man’s potatoes’. They often show up on the set lunch menu at Transatlàntic, which is a great spot for local workers and retirees to get an affordable meal in their neighbourhood that can otherwise fill up with tourists in high season.

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Tapas in Barcelona • Where to go and what to try

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Elena Lipatova
January 10, 2023

Residents of Barcelona do not spend evenings at home, but meet friends in cafes, bars, restaurants. Communication takes place over a glass of beer or sangria, small tapas sandwiches for a snack. Addresses of tapas bars in the trendy Poble Sec district of Barcelona. When to come, what to choose, how to pay?

Tapas in Barcelona

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Where to eat tapas
Best Tapas Bars
Gastronomic tours

Tapas in Spain is a national feature and lifestyle. Tourists also fell in love with this tradition and the happy days of free snacks with drinks are over. But do not be upset, because tapas costs only €1, take as much as you want!

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Where to eat tapas in Barcelona, how to order?

Tapas (pintxos) is not a main dish or street food. Bite-sized sandwiches accompany drinks (aperitif) before dinner. In Barcelona, it is customary to go to several bars during the evening, trying different tapas.

If you want, you can get enough snacks, but this is not the goal. The main thing is the atmosphere and communication. The expression “ir de tapas” (go for tapas) means to have a good time with friends. The evening for the Spaniards starts late, tapas bars open at 18:00-19:00, close on weekdays at 23:00-24:00 (weekends at 1:00-3:00).

Tapas bar in Barcelona

Each bar has its own branded tapas, they are on display or on the bar counter. Information about special offers is posted on the street, for example, tapas + beer for € 2. If you are in a tapas bar for the first time, ask the waiter for advice or see what others are taking.

Tapas come in different price categories: small for €1, large for €1.5-2. With scrambled eggs, sausages, seafood, vegetables, sweet, cold, hot. The ingredients are held together with a skewer or toothpick. The amount of the order is calculated by the number of skewers.

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They take a bottle of wine, cava or a decanter of sangria to the company. In good weather, tables are put outside, it is crowded inside. Nobody rushes visitors – sit as long as you want, pay when you leave. Our €9 order at Blai Tonight: 4 large tapas and 2 0.3 ml beers.

There are tapas bars in all areas of Barcelona: central Barri Gotic, bohemian El Born, noisy Barceloneta. We lived in Poble Sec – “Little Paris”, where there are not many tourists and there is a whole pedestrian tapas street Carrer de Blai.

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The Poble Sec area is a 15 minute walk from Las Ramblas, you can take the metro to the Paral-Lel or Poble Sec stop. When compiling the list, I was guided by the recommendations of the owner of our apartments in Barcelona and reviews on the Internet. Choose any place you like, and the more there are, the better you will get to know Barcelona.

The best tapas bars in Poble Sec in Barcelona

Bodega Salto Carrer de Blesa 36
Blai Tonight Carrer de Blai 23
Koska Taverna Carrer de Blai 8
Bodegueta del Poble Sec Carrer de Blai 47
Quimet i Quimet Carrer del Poeta Cabanyes 25
Celler Cal Marino Carrer de Margarit 54
El Dinamic Passatge de Pere Calders 4
Sesamo Carrer de Sant Antoni Abat 52
Bar Calders Carrer del Parliament 25
Sirvent Carrer del Parliament 56
Vinito Carrer del Parliament 24

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If you love good food and want to get to know the culinary traditions of Catalonia and Spain, go on a gastronomic tour in Barcelona. An English-speaking guide will show you the best bars and restaurants in the city where locals dine and dine. You will discover Barcelona from a new side, taste food and drinks.

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Fun, easy and not forced. We took a tapas bar tour. If you want a friendly and fun evening walk, we definitely recommend it. Vladimir

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The best tapas bars in Barcelona – barcelona-excursii

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June 30, 2021

This article presents the best, in our opinion and taste, tapas bars and restaurants in Barcelona, which will offer you excellent tapas . Tapas (tapas – snacks (Spanish) in all of them
Infinite diversity could not but arise in Spain – a country whose inhabitants equally adore the two main pleasures in life: to eat and chat. Combining these
Spanish delights and gave rise to the phenomenon of “tapas” – this is the name in Spain of any snack served with beer or wine.

Thanks to the rapid popularity of tapas, the Spanish language has been enriched with such neologisms as tapear or ir de tapas – which means: take from
friends and slowly move from one bar to another, in each of them refreshing with another portion of tapas and alcohol and, of course, talking, talking, talking. Tapas today –
an integral part of Spanish culture, which every tourist who wants to better understand Spain from the inside should join. So, the best tapas bars in Barcelona!

Ciudad Condal is, without exaggeration, one of the best places in Barcelona for those who are not indifferent to beer, and, above all, to tapas (snacks) – and at the same time want both of them to be of excellent quality and at a good price.

The institution opened in 1997 and quickly gained popularity among local residents (there were far fewer tourists then), as one of the “canonical” places in Barcelona, where really
know how to cook tapas.

We should also mention the stylish, completely wood-lined interiors of the institution, made “antique” and adding additional charm to the place. Separately, we note the extensive terrace,
located in the center of the Rambla Catalunya – that is, in one of the most beautiful places in the city, located, moreover, a block from Plaza Catalunya.

Address: Rambla de Catalunya, 18, 08007 Barcelona, Spain

Opening hours: Monday – Sunday from 8:00 to 13:30.

Prices: from € 15

Phone: +34 933 181 997

Metro: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3 and L4)

In general, personally, I have always perceived El Nacional, located “in one breath” from Plaza Catalunya, not as one bar or restaurant, but rather as a complex of several restaurants. In a buiding
The former textile factory has enough space to house four bars and four restaurants, including:

La Braseria – fried and grilled meats

La Llotja – fish in all its shapes and forms

La Taperia – tapas and rice

La Paradeta – seafood.

The super-atmospheric design is also a feature of the four bars, which also offer tapas if you don’t want to fill up completely, but prefer to lightly snack and
drink something from the excellent selection of cocktails, beers, cava, wines that the establishment has.

Address: Passeig de Gràcia, 24, 08007 Barcelona, Spain

District: Eixample right

Email: [email protected]

Website: El
National – Barcelona

Opening hours: Daily, from 12:00 to 01:00 without a break.

Average price: 30€

Phone: +34 935 18 50 53

Bus/Metro: Passeig de Gràcia

Pinotxo bar, located at the famous Barcelona Boquería market , is in fact a bar counter and a dozen
chairs, and at the same time – a “living legend”, which is associated not only with the traditionally high quality of the food offered there (meat, fish, seafood, tortillas, croquettes, etc. ), but also with
charismatic figure of the owner of the establishment – Juanito Bayena, who, to put it mildly, is no longer young, but in terms of agility, the ability to constantly joke, not forgetting to serve customers, and that
the charisma itself, which we have already mentioned, will give odds to any young person!

Add a couple more factors to this: the products from which food is prepared in these bars, given their location, simply have to be the freshest (and they, in fact, they are), and the quality
should also be on top: after all, here, in addition to tourists, locals also have breakfast and lunch – workers of the same market, and, as you know, you can’t spend them on chaff!

Fine tortillas, beans with octopus and squid, or beans with butifara, croquettes are a traditional Catalan and Mediterranean set, but it is important how it is done and how it is served, and with
With this, as we have already said, in Pinotxo bar everything is at the highest level.

We recommend coming to Juanito’s establishment early, by eight o’clock in the morning – then it may be difficult to get free chairs. In a word, Pinotxo bar: delicious food, touch
a time-honored tradition to take a selfie with charming Juanito – indulge yourself in this pleasure!

Address: La Rambla, 91. Mercat de la Boqueria, locales 466-470

Metro: Liceu

Website: https://pinotxobar.com/index.html

Tel: +34 933 17 17 31

Schedule: 06:30 – 16:00, daily, closed on Sunday.

Quimet i quimet is one of the most famous tapas bars in Barcelona. “The bar of a lifetime” as the locals call it, a must visit place for all tapas fans!
This tapas bar has been delighting the people of Barcelona since 1914 with its cheeses, smoked meats, Mediterranean tapas and other creative combinations.

Its menu includes cod croquettes, foie gras with mushrooms, sturgeon with piquillo and a wide selection of montaditos : artichokes, cheese and caviar, swordfish montadito with dried tomatoes, salmon
with yogurt and truffle honey. ..

The wine list is another strong point of the establishment, some drinks are even produced on their own. And, to give the whole sacred effect “ Tapeo ” (this is the name of the process
eating tapas in the company of friends) an even more authentic look, eating tapas delicacies is done standing up, without any chairs invented later by aesthetic gourmets – so
experience the true tapas culture!

Address: Carrer del Poeta Cabanyes, 25, 08004 Barcelona

Opening hours: Monday to Saturday: 12:00 – 16:00; 18:00 – 22:30. Sunday is a day off.

Phone: +34 934 42 31 42

La Cova Fumada is a classic of Barcelona tapas culture and one of our all-time favorites. There isn’t even a sign on the door and the opening hours might seem a little odd, so reserve a seat
in advance is also impossible – but this is the special charm of this “delicious” corner of Barcelloneta, which in every possible way deserves a visit!

Excellent fresh tapas, friendly and attentive service, vintage interiors, low prices – all this is “La Cova Fumada!” Recommended to visit without fail!

Address: Carrer del Baluard 56 (Barceloneta).

Phone: +34 932 21 40

Opening hours: Monday to Saturday: 08:45 – 15:45. Sunday is a day off.

You just can’t help but recommend this Galician restaurant with great tapas. Warning: you need to come here hungry. “O retorno” is one of our favorite Galician restaurants in
Barcelona with excellent value for money.

As usual in all establishments of Galician cuisine, we recommend paying attention to the Galician octopus – here it is prepared in the most delicious way. Moreover, if there are not three or four of you,
We recommend ordering half a portion, because in this restaurant quantities are measured in Galician proportions (which means they are huge).

For example, a 40 euro seafood dish recommended for two is suitable for 3 or 4 people. In addition to the octopus, cuttlefish or pork dishes should not be missed, which in this
The restaurant cooks exclusively. And, of course, the amazing selection of the highest quality tapas is what defines this glorious establishment, which we highly recommend!

The place is very popular with both tourists and natives, so advance booking is recommended.

Address: Comte d’Urgell, 168. Barcelona

Phone: +34 934 53 11 04

Website: http://www.oretorno.es/o-retorno

Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday – 07:00 – 01:00. Sunday – 08:00 – 01:00. Monday is a day off.

Bodega Monumental has been delighting Barcelona residents and visitors to the Catalan capital since 1937 – moreover, it has gained the greatest fame as an institution where you can taste some of the best tapas in Barcelona! Place,
in a word, legendary, although located somewhat away from the center – on Marina Avenue, which, by the way, will lead you straight to Sagrada Familia !

This bar-restaurant knows how to properly prepare tapas classics: patatas bravas, eggs with potatoes and ham, “Russian salad” and “Barceloneta bombs”. Also strongly
recommended main dishes: beef tenderloin in sauce with foie gras and confiture or “Iaia María” cannelloni.

And please don’t miss their desserts, here we got to taste one of the most delicious cheese cakes (tarta de queso) in Barcelona. In summary, the Bodega Monumental is one of the best
tapas bars in Barcelona!

Address: Carrer de la Marina, 183, 08013 Barcelona

Opening hours: Monday to Saturday: 12:00 – 00:00. Sunday is a day off.

Phone: +34 935417345

Another gem of tapas culture in the Barceloneta area, where you can order wine straight from the barrel and enjoy classic tapas in a classic twist. It’s a piece of old Barcelona, eh
more precisely – Barceloneta: a district of the city located “by the very blue sea.”

No frills and ultra-modern design, no high-precision molecular cuisine – only traditions, only authenticity and only “for your own”. However, in “their” here they quickly write down everyone
wishing to join the Spanish gastroculture – the bar is famous for its excellent service and extremely friendly staff.

Address: Carrer de Sant Carles, 15, 08003 Barcelona

Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 08:00 – 22:30. Sunday: 08:00 – 17:00. Monday is a day off.

Phone: +34 932 21 50 17

Casa de Tapes Cañota is a real sensation in the Barcelona tapas world. The founders of the institution, the famous Iglesias brothers, are at the very peak of their professional careers: partly due to the stormy
to the success of Tickets and 41°, opened jointly with the Adria brothers. quality
tapas revolutionized the Barcelona gastronomic scene in an informal and carefree setting and inspired the Iglesias brothers to further culinary and gastronomic adventures… read in full

Located in the heart of Barcelona’s most picturesque, bourgeois-bohemian Gràcia district, Cafè Pagès is a charming bar-restaurant with a fresh and lively atmosphere that is ideal
suitable for couples or gatherings with friends, at lunchtime or in the evening, when, in addition to excellent tapas, you will also be offered a wide selection of excellent cocktails. .. read more

Restaurant Lata-Berna, located in the Gràcia district of Barcelona, has been surprising and delighting with its creative tapas, made from good ingredients and served in an original manner, for 10 years now.
Juanjo Martinez, the owner and highly experienced chef of this establishment, was able to create a relaxed tavern atmosphere in Lata-Berna, which is one of the absolute advantages of this
establishments… read in full

Vidrios y Cristales is a traditional Barcelona restaurant and tapas bar. La Bodega Vidrios y Cristales is a traditional Catalan style restaurant located in the Born area. It’s classic
This Barcelona establishment is ideal for enjoying a good vermouth accompanied by the best tapas, appetizers that have long been a part of the local gastronomy.
culture… read in full

The atmosphere and menu of this nice restaurant is inspired by traditional cuisine and authentic taverns of the Spanish north.

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Patatas bravas: the best in Barcelona – Food & Drink

The creatives

Pan & Oli

El 58

La Taverna del Clínic

Vivanda

Senyor Vermut

Biercab

Ten’s

Somorrostro

Bar Andorra

Casa de Tapes Cañota

The classics

Elsa y Fred

Fàbrica Moritz

Bar Tomás

Bar Mandri

Louise Se Va

La Burg

Bar Marín

Malabar Café

Cervecería La Gamba

La Esquinica

Other tapas made with potatoes

Patatas d’Olot

Papas arrugadas

Bomba

Kartofelsalad

Patatas a lo pobre

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Time Out says

Details

Patatas bravas: the best in Barcelona – Food & Drink

The creatives

Pan & Oli

El 58

La Taverna del Clínic

Vivanda

Senyor Vermut

Biercab

Ten’s

Somorrostro

Bar Andorra

Casa de Tapes Cañota

The classics

Elsa y Fred

Fàbrica Moritz

Bar Tomás

Bar Mandri

Louise Se Va

La Burg

Bar Marín

Malabar Café

Cervecería La Gamba

La Esquinica

Other tapas made with potatoes

Patatas d’Olot

Papas arrugadas

Bomba

Kartofelsalad

Patatas a lo pobre

Tapas in Barcelona • Where to go and what to try

Where to eat tapas in Barcelona, ​​how to order?

The best tapas bars in Poble Sec in Barcelona

Gastronomic tours in Barcelona

Recommended reading

Reader Interactions

The best tapas bars in Barcelona – barcelona-excursii

Where to eat tapas in Barcelona, how to order?