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Xiringuito Escribà
The Escribà family’s Bogatell-beach paella house, cooking over wood fires since 1992.
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Restaurants, bars and cafes in Barcelona – tapas, brunch, natural wine, craft beer and everything in between. Curated by locals.
Barcelona
food & drink
Restaurants, bars and cafes in Barcelona – tapas, brunch, natural wine, craft beer and everything in between. Curated by locals.
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Places
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Bar Cañete
Step inside it feels like traveling through time to Spain’s glory days.
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El Celler d’en Frank Peterssein
Armando pours house vermouth in a Raval bodega with old Singer-base tables.
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Kafenion
A Greek-rooted coffee house from the island of Salamina, by way of Amsterdam – specialty coffee and proper hospitality on a busy Eixample corner.
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Maná 75
A Barceloneta paella specialist – a dozen varieties, 19 open cooking stations.
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Bacaro
A low-key trattoria that balances warmth and charm in a way that only Italians can.
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Bristol Café
An elegant café with proper patisserie and a French-Catalan-Argentine streak, one of the center’s prettiest coffee stops.
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Can Majó
A family-run Barceloneta paella house since 1968, with a terrace on the beach.
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Elsa y Fred
The weekend brunch is a local fixture, offering staples like pancakes and Eggs Benedict.
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Ceviche 103
Bridging the gap between homely Peruvian eateries and upscale locales.
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Les Filles
Lovers of interiors will find nirvana here, as well as a breakfast menu of hipster greatest hits and a European lunch menu.
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Pikio Taco
This indie taqueria offers up straight-up Mexican fare.
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La Plata
This institution, which opened its doors in the 1920s, offers up just three tapas.
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Azimuth
Perched atop the glitzy Almanac – a five-star rooftop built for Manhattans by the pool and sunsets that flatter everyone in them.
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Bar Treze
This tapas bar sits among Sarrià’s burgeoning scene along its main street, Major de Sarrià.
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Betlem
A gastrobar based out of a locale with a history going to back to 1892.
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Bistrot Levante
A neo-bistro on one of the Gòtic’s quieter plazas – meze and a good wine list.
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Hula Poke
Hula Poke serves a range of the Native Hawaiian poke bowls with fresh fish and a selection of toppings.
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Mikan
This restaurant-cum-wine bar mixes cuisines from China, Japan and Korea.
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Ripa Coffee
A hugely popular Eixample microroastery – it roasts what it pours, from rotating single origins to flat whites and cult cinnamon rolls.
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Jaqueline
Mediterranean restaurant, jazz club, Japanese bar and clandestine cocktail bar in one.
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Abissínia
Take a journey to Ethiopia without leaving Barcelona.
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Bar La Ravala
Tapas at La Ravala are homemade daily and can be found traditionally displayed in a glass case on top of the bar.
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Casa Amàlia
Individual paellas from Mercat de la Concepció produce at this 1950 Eixample classic.
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Barkads Burgers
A Filipino family puts pork belly and liver sauce into a Blai smash burger.
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El Pachuco
Wash down generous portions of Mexican fare with peso-priced micheladas.
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Bar Castells
This tapas bar/restaurant dates back some hundred years.
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Cyclic Beer Farm
A factory and bar specializing in beer fermentation and natural wine making.
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La Mar Salada
Down towards Barceloneta’s beach, you’ll come across a place that serves what is arguably the best paella in the city: La Mar Salada.
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Entre Latas
A rich array of canned products from Spain, Portugal, France and other countries awaits.