Casa Julia is a spanish restaurant in Eixample, Barcelona.
Casa Julia in Barcelona's Born is a family-run dining room cooking the Catalan canon, founded in 1907 and still selling the 13 euro menu del dia weekdays.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Catalan stew, Croquetes
Must order: The Catalan stew if it's on the chalkboard, plus the cigarrillo croquetes.
Tip: Open lunch only Mon-Sat; the 13 euro three-course menu is the value pick.
Address: Carrer del Comerç 36, 08003 Barcelona
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.
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.
Signature: Cap i pota, Botifarra amb mongetes
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.
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.
