El Nacional is a spanish restaurant in Eixample, Barcelona.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Paco Meralgo in Barcelona's Eixample is the long-marble-bar tapas room locals send out-of-towners to. Cantabrian anchovies and Iberico are the headlines.
OrderCantabrian anchovies on bread, plus the Iberico ham flight.
TipOpen daily; book the bar for solo dining, the back room for groups.
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.
OrderThe Catalan stew if it's on the chalkboard, plus the cigarrillo croquetes.
TipOpen lunch only Mon-Sat; the 13 euro three-course menu is the value pick.
Paco Meralgo in Barcelona's Eixample is the long-marble-bar tapas room locals send out-of-towners to. Cantabrian anchovies and Iberico are the headlines.
OrderCantabrian anchovies on bread, plus the Iberico ham flight.
TipOpen daily; book the bar for solo dining, the back room for groups.
Sagardi in Barcelona's Born is the Basque pintxos chain with a charcoal-fired txuleta room in the back: order pintxos by toothpick, count at the end.
OrderSix pintxos at the bar, then a shared txuleta in the back.
TipNo reservations for pintxos. The grill room books out Fri-Sat.
Euskal Etxea in Barcelona's Born is the cultural-centre pintxos bar where the Basque counter runs from 19:00 with cider, txakoli and tortilla toothpicks.
OrderFour pintxos and a glass of txakoli poured from height.
TipBar opens 19:00. Closed Sunday-Monday. Pay at the end by toothpick count.
Tapeo in Barcelona's Born is the smaller-room counter on Montcada with a sister to El Xampanyet's vibe and a chalkboard list of daily Catalan plates.
OrderWhatever is chalked as today, plus the sirloin tapa.
TipWalk-in for the bar.
Can Paixano in Barcelona's Barceloneta has poured pink cava out of bottle-lined tile walls since 1969. Priced at €. Kitchen leans cava and tapas.
OrderThree pink cavas and a chorizo bocadillo. Repeat.
TipNo reservations, no tables. Bar closes early; arrive before 22:00 to get a corner.
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.
OrderThe Catalan stew if it's on the chalkboard, plus the cigarrillo croquetes.
TipOpen lunch only Mon-Sat; the 13 euro three-course menu is the value pick.
