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The Escribà family’s Bogatell-beach paella house, cooking over wood fires since 1992.
The best restaurants in Barcelona – from local tapas joints to fine dining, curated by people who actually live here.

The Escribà family’s Bogatell-beach paella house, cooking over wood fires since 1992.

The manufacturer of organic vegetarian products also has several restaurants.

Fellow Italophiles rejoice – we can now enjoy authentic sourdough pizzas right here in Barcelona.

This gastrobar offering Catalan dishes with a genuine Lebanese touch.

Línia is a glamorous place to indulge in creative Catalan fare and quaff a few glasses of the good stuff.

The tacos, micheladas and margaritas leave no doubt this is a Mexican must.

Market-cuisine tapas named for the great-grandmother whose cooking started it.

Barcelona’s longest-standing vegetarian restaurant, serving fresh, unpretentious and guilt-free food.

The tapas are prepared raw, marinated, grilled or lightly blow-torched.

An open kitchen sends out mostly Catalan dishes, which display a sound background in classic French techniques.

The weekend brunch is a local fixture, offering staples like pancakes and Eggs Benedict.

With views of the Mediterranean sea, this modern specializes in traditional seafood and paella.

An intimate Italian-inspired restaurant serving up small plates and natural wines.

Bridging the gap between homely Peruvian eateries and upscale locales.

A modern Indian bar and restaurant in Eixample offering a light and healthy approach to Indian cuisine.

Authentic Greek dishes and atmosphere at this laid-back yet animated Raval restaurant.

Serving up paella and seafood dishes for over a hundred years.

Indulge in French delights at this lavish space.

This restaurant is housed within the walls of what was once Bar Torino, thought to have been Barcelona’s first vermouth bar.

A Gràcia rice specialist serving 25+ paellas made with bomba rice and seawater.

Catalan bistró serving up innovative, exquisite small dishes.

The 1836 institution where paella was invented for a dandy who wouldn’t peel shrimp.

Opened by the trailblazing team behind Marmalade, Milk and Firebug, GiGi’s is one of those places where every day feels like Sunday.

A café serving brunch to tapas, Pastrami to cheesecake, and great coffee.

Have your seafood grilled or fried up, Andalucía-style – you pay according to the weight of the product.

This Mexican restaurant offers “good food, good drinks and good reads.”

Artisan sangría and tapas near the Palau de la Música, far from the Ramblas pitchers.

Chef Miquel Pardo’s Bib Gourmand tasting menu runs through creative tapas and lands on a shared paella with socarrat in every serving.

The menu is full of delights like tapas, burgers, pasta dishes and wok-based treats – all sure to put a smile on the face of the fussiest of eaters.

Casa Lolea’s sister restaurant, in a converted century-old hardware store.