37 spanish rooms in Barcelona we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Barcelona | Spanish across every city.
Spanish cooking in Barcelona covers the full span, from the standing vermouth bar to some of the country's most decorated dining rooms. Quimet i Quimet in Poble Sec and 7 Portes in the Born hold the traditional end, while Disfrutar in the Eixample and Lasarte on Carrer de Mallorca sit at the avant-garde and fine-dining peak. Casa Amalia and Casa Julia in the Eixample keep the everyday neighbourhood table in the same picture.
Disfrutar ★ 4.9
eixample · Carrer de Villarroel 163, 08036 Barcelona
Disfrutar in Barcelona's Eixample is the elBulli successor by Adria's old chefs Castro, Casanas and Xatruch. Voted World's Best Restaurant in 2024.
Bar Mut ★ 4.6
eixample · Carrer de Pau Claris 192, 08037 Barcelona
Bar Mut in Barcelona's Eixample is the marble-counter standard for natural-wine-and-market-produce dining. The Iberico steak tartare is the dish.
Quimet i Quimet ★ 4.7
poble-sec · Carrer del Poeta Cabanyes 25, 08004 Barcelona
Quimet i Quimet in Barcelona's Poble-sec is the four-generations standing bar where bottles line the wall and the cook builds montaditos on demand.
Bar del Pla ★ 4.5
born · Carrer de Montcada 2, 08003 Barcelona
Bar del Pla in Barcelona's Born is the locals' counter on Montcada that draws the chef trade for the modernised tapas and natural-wine. Priced at €€.
Casa Leopoldo ★ 4.4
raval · Carrer de Sant Rafael 24, 08001 Barcelona
Casa Leopoldo in Barcelona's Raval, founded 1929 and revived by Romain Fornell, holds the canonical version of cap i pota and the Catalan suquet.
Elsa y Fred ★ 4.2
born · Carrer del Rec Comtal 11, 08003 Barcelona
Elsa y Fred in Barcelona's Born is the neighbourhood bistro on Rec Comtal that runs Catalan tapas with a vermouth list and a weekend brunch carte.
Montiel ★ 4.4
born · Carrer de Flassaders 19, 08003 Barcelona
Montiel in Barcelona's Born is a small-room tasting kitchen with Nabil Benhammou in the kitchen and Marcos Eiras in the dining room: a market-led menu.
Manairo ★ 4.4
eixample · Carrer de la Diputació 424, 08013 Barcelona
Manairo in Barcelona's Eixample is Jordi Herrera's one-star room where the deconstructed paella in a tomato shell and live-flame fillet built the reputation.
7 Portes ★ 4.3
born · Passeig d'Isabel II 14, 08003 Barcelona
7 Portes in Barcelona's Born has run since 1836: arched rooms, brass plaques on regulars' tables, a paella for each day of the week. Priced at €€€.
Casa Amalia ★ 4.2
eixample · Passatge del Mercat 4, 08009 Barcelona
Casa Amalia in Barcelona's Eixample is a 1950s neighbourhood dining room where bacallà a la llauna and esqueixada sit on the carte every weekday lunch.
Can Sole ★ 4.5
barceloneta · Carrer de Sant Carles 4, 08003 Barcelona
Can Sole in Barcelona's Barceloneta has run since 1903, now in the fourth generation: marinera cuisine, lobster paella with socarrat, suquet de peix.
Bar Bodega Quimet ★ 4.1
gracia · Carrer Vic 23, 08006 Barcelona
Bar Bodega Quimet in Barcelona's Gracia is a corner-bodega vermouth bar with tin sardines, anchovy boquerones and house draught vermouth poured cold.
El Nacional ★ 4.0
eixample · Passeig de Gracia 24, 08007 Barcelona
El Nacional in Barcelona's Eixample is the Passeig de Gracia food hall: four kitchens around a single bar, all Spanish, all open midday to 01:00.
Can Paixano (La Xampanyeria) ★ 4.4
barceloneta · Carrer de la Reina Cristina 7, 08003 Barcelona
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.
Casa Julia ★ 4.0
eixample · Carrer del Comerç 36, 08003 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.
Can Vilaro ★ 4.1
sant-antoni · Carrer del Comte Borrell 86, 08015 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.
Casa Fernandez ★ 4.0
sant-antoni · Carrer del Comte d'Urgell 100, 08011 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.
Vinitus ★ 4.2
eixample · Carrer del Consell de Cent 333, 08007 Barcelona
Vinitus in Barcelona's Eixample is the long-counter Catalan tapas room two blocks off Passeig de Gracia: honey cod, grilled prawns, calamari.
Bormuth ★ 4.3
born · Carrer del Rec 31, 08003 Barcelona
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.
Semproniana ★ 4.1
eixample · Carrer del Rosselló 148, 08036 Barcelona
Semproniana in Barcelona's Eixample is Ada Parellada's family-run Catalan creative room since 1993: the crema catalana sandwich and Iberian carpaccio.
Cera 23 ★ 4.2
raval · Carrer de la Cera 23, 08001 Barcelona
Cera 23 in Barcelona's Raval is the locals' modern-Catalan room: the volcano black rice arrives at the table flaming, the tuna tartare is the back-up order.
Els Tres Tombs ★ 4.1
sant-antoni · Ronda de Sant Antoni 2, 08015 Barcelona
Els Tres Tombs in Barcelona's Sant Antoni is the canonical neighbourhood vermouth-and-tapas counter, named for the Sant Antoni Three Kings procession.
Fabrica Moritz ★ 4.0
sant-antoni · Ronda de Sant Antoni 39, 08011 Barcelona
Fabrica Moritz in Barcelona's Sant Antoni is the Jean-Nouvel-restored brewery-brasserie with house Moritz on tap and a 35-strong tapas list.
Lasarte ★ 4.8
Carrer de Mallorca 259, 08008 Barcelona
Lasarte in Barcelona's Eixample is the three-star Berasategui-Casagrande Basque-Catalan tasting room inside Hotel Monument on Passeig de Gracia.
Moments ★ 4.7
Passeig de Gracia 38, 08007 Barcelona
Moments in Barcelona's Eixample is Carme Ruscalleda and son Raul Balam's two-star tasting room inside the Mandarin Oriental on Passeig de Gracia.
Via Veneto ★ 4.5
Carrer de Ganduxer 10, 08021 Barcelona
Via Veneto in Barcelona's Sant Gervasi has held a star since 1974: Belle Epoque dining rooms, classic Catalan carte and one of the city's deepest wine.
Caelis ★ 4.5
Via Laietana 49, 08003 Barcelona
Caelis in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter is Romain Fornell's one-star French-Catalan room inside Hotel Ohla, with a chef-table-counter seating eight.
Hisop ★ 4.5
Passatge de Marimon 9, 08021 Barcelona
Hisop in Barcelona's Sant Gervasi is Oriol Ivern's one-star room since 2001, a minimalist contemporary Catalan kitchen named after the Mediterranean hyssop.
Casa Fernandez (late-night) ★ 4.0
sant-antoni · Carrer del Comte d'Urgell 100, 08011 Barcelona
Casa Fernandez in Barcelona's Sant Antoni runs its full Catalan kitchen until 01:00 every day: steak frites, fried squid, paella, the late-night menu.
Bar Bodega Quimet (hidden) ★ 4.2
gracia · Carrer Vic 23, 08006 Barcelona
Bar Bodega Quimet (hidden) is old catalan vermouth bodega on a gracia side street; locals lunch here, tourists walk past on the way to the plaça de la vila.
Casa Amalia (hidden) ★ 4.2
eixample · Passatge del Mercat 4, 08009 Barcelona
Casa Amalia (hidden) in Barcelona: 1950s Catalan dining room on a Passatge nobody walks; bacalla a la llauna and weekday menu del dia for 19 euros.
Casa Fernandez (hidden) ★ 4.0
sant-antoni · Carrer del Comte d'Urgell 100, 08011 Barcelona
Casa Fernandez (hidden) in Barcelona: Open kitchen running until 01:00 every night; one of the rare late-night Catalan rooms not in a hotel.
Granja M. Viader (hidden) ★ 4.5
raval · Carrer d'En Xucla 4, 08001 Barcelona
Granja M. Viader (hidden) is open since 1870 just off the rambla; the canonical catalan dairy bar that locals still treat as the standard chocolate milk stop.
Conesa Entrepans (budget) ★ 4.4
gotic · Carrer de la Llibreteria 1, 08002 Barcelona
Conesa Entrepans on Plaça Sant Jaume in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter has run toasted bocadillos since 1951: 90+ fillings, 5 euro sandwich, a lunchtime steal.
Can Vilaro (menu del dia) ★ 4.2
sant-antoni · Carrer del Comte Borrell 86, 08015 Barcelona
Can Vilaro in Barcelona's Sant Antoni runs a 13 euro menu del dia Mon-Sat lunch: three courses with bread, water, glass of wine and dessert.
Casa Julia (budget lunch) ★ 4.0
born · Carrer del Comerç 36, 08003 Barcelona
Casa Julia in Barcelona's Born runs a 13 euro three-course Catalan menu del dia Mon-Sat lunch: bread, water, glass of red, dessert, all part of the price.
Casa Fernandez (budget late-night) ★ 4.0
sant-antoni · Carrer del Comte d'Urgell 100, 08011 Barcelona
Casa Fernandez in Barcelona's Sant Antoni runs an open-late kitchen with main courses under 14 euros: steak frites, fried squid, every day until 01:00.