13 spanish tapas rooms in Barcelona we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Barcelona | Spanish Tapas across every city.
Tapas in Barcelona run from the bare standing counter to the chef-led tasting bar, and the form is the city's most natural way to eat. Dos Palillos in the Raval pushes the format into Asian-influenced fine dining, while Mont Bar in the Eixample sets a polished modern standard. La Cova Fumada in Barceloneta, a budget back-street counter, holds the rough, traditional end of the same scene.
Dos Palillos ★ 4.6
raval · Carrer d'Elisabets 9, 08001 Barcelona
Dos Palillos in Barcelona's Raval is Albert Raurich's Asian-tapas counter behind a black curtain inside Casa Camper. Dim sum, yakitori, sushi-bar service.
Mont Bar ★ 4.6
eixample · Carrer de la Diputació 220, 08011 Barcelona
Mont Bar in Barcelona's Eixample is Iván Castro's tapas-counter-with-a-Michelin-star: tasting plates over a wooden bar with an obsessive natural-wine list.
La Pepita ★ 4.3
gracia · Carrer de Còrsega 343, 08037 Barcelona
La Pepita in Barcelona's Gracia is the writing-on-the-wall counter where the croquettes and the tuna tataki built a Friday queue that runs into Sunday.
Sagardi ★ 4.0
born · Carrer de l'Argenteria 62, 08003 Barcelona
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.
Euskal Etxea ★ 4.2
born · Plaçeta de Montcada 1, 08003 Barcelona
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.
Maitea ★ 4.0
gracia · Carrer de Casanova 155, 08036 Barcelona
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.
Tapas 24 (late-night) ★ 4.3
eixample · Carrer de la Diputació 269, 08007 Barcelona
Tapas 24 in Barcelona's Eixample runs its tapas kitchen until midnight: McFoie burger, bikini truffle sandwich, patatas bravas, all in the basement counter.
Vinitus (late-night) ★ 4.2
eixample · Carrer del Consell de Cent 333, 08007 Barcelona
Vinitus in Barcelona's Eixample runs the tapas counter until 23:30: 200 wines by the glass, late-night Catalan tapas service for the after-work.
Fabrica Moritz (late-night) ★ 4.0
sant-antoni · Ronda de Sant Antoni 39, 08011 Barcelona
Fabrica Moritz in Barcelona's Sant Antoni runs the brewery-and-brasserie until 01:00: 35 Catalan tapas, house Moritz lager. At Ronda de Sant Antoni 39.
Bar del Pla (hidden) ★ 4.5
born · Carrer de Montcada 2, 08003 Barcelona
Born tapas bar on Carrer Montcada since 2008, market-driven Catalan plates including ox-tail with foie; natural-leaning Catalan wine list, terrace nearby.
Morro Fi (hidden) ★ 4.4
eixample · Carrer del Consell de Cent 171, 08015 Barcelona
Morro Fi (hidden) in Barcelona: Vermouth-and-conserves bar on the quieter Eixample grid; the new-wave vermouth standard that older venues now copy.
La Cova Fumada (budget) ★ 4.5
barceloneta · Carrer del Baluard 56, 08003 Barcelona
La Cova Fumada in Barcelona's Barceloneta serves bombas and anchovies under 14 euros: cash-only, lunchtime weekday, the canonical pre-elBulli neighbourhood.
Can Paixano (budget) ★ 4.4
barceloneta · Carrer de la Reina Cristina 7, 08003 Barcelona
Can Paixano in Barcelona's Barceloneta pours pink cava at 1.50 euros and serves a chorizo bocadillo at 1.50: three cavas and a bocadillo is 8 euros total.