Can Vilaro is a catalan classic restaurant in Sant Antoni, Barcelona.
Can Vilaro in Barcelona's Sant Antoni has cooked Catalan working-class plates since 1948: cap i pota, botifarra amb mongetes, daily off-the-bone fish stew.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Cap i pota, Botifarra amb mongetes
Must order: The botifarra amb mongetes and a glass of house red.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Cash easier than card. Lunch menu del dia is 13 euros.
Address: Carrer del Comte Borrell 86, 08015 Barcelona
Casa Fernandez in Barcelona's Sant Antoni is the all-day kitchen open 13:00-01:00 every day. Steak frites, fried squid, Catalan rice on the chalkboard.
Signature: Steak frites, Fried squid
Order: The steak frites in pepper sauce and a side of fried squid.
Tip: Open until 01:00 every day. Late-night kitchen is the rare slot in the city.
Casa Fernandez in Barcelona's Sant Antoni is the all-day kitchen open 13:00-01:00 every day. Steak frites, fried squid, Catalan rice on the chalkboard.
Signature: Steak frites, Fried squid
Order: The steak frites in pepper sauce and a side of fried squid.
Tip: Open until 01:00 every day. Late-night kitchen is the rare slot in the city.
Elsa y Fred in Barcelona's Born doubles as a weekday tapas counter and weekend brunch room with eggs benedict and a 22 euro Saturday brunch set.
Signature: Brunch eggs benedict, Croquetes
Order: Eggs benedict at brunch; the croquetes on weeknight tapas.
Tip: Brunch is Sat-Sun only; book the weekday 19:00 sitting for tapas seats.
Vinitus in Barcelona's Eixample is the long-counter Catalan tapas room two blocks off Passeig de Gracia: honey cod, grilled prawns, calamari.
Signature: Honey cod, Grilled prawns
Order: The honey cod and grilled prawns, plus a glass of Catalan vermouth.
Tip: No reservations; queue forms at 13:00 and 20:30. The Carrer d'Arago branch is the easier walk-up.
Maitea in Barcelona's Gracia is the long-running Basque pintxos counter with a back-room txuleta-fire grill, popular for the after-work tapeo turn.
Signature: Pintxos counter, Txuleton
Order: Six pintxos and a Rioja Crianza by the glass.
Tip: Bar pintxos walk-up; book the grill room ahead. Closed Sunday and bank holidays.
Bormuth in Barcelona's Born is the marble-counter tapas-and-vermouth room on Placa Comercial by Mercat del Born: classic patatas bravas, tortilla, croquetas.
Signature: Patatas bravas, Tortilla espanola
Order: The patatas bravas and the tortilla espanola, with a vermouth on tap.
Tip: Open daily lunch and dinner. Walk-in only; aim for 13:00 or 19:30 for a counter seat.
Semproniana in Barcelona's Eixample is Ada Parellada's family-run Catalan creative room since 1993: the crema catalana sandwich and Iberian carpaccio.
Signature: Crema catalana sandwich, Iberian carpaccio
Order: The crema catalana sandwich for dessert; Iberian carpaccio to start.
Tip: Lunch carte is the price point; book Friday or Saturday a week ahead.
