11 editor picks in Barcelona.
Barcelona's street and market food centres on La Boqueria and the old quayside, where counters serve plates with no tablecloth in sight. Bar Pinotxo and El Quim de la Boqueria, both inside the Raval's market, are the city's reference market stalls. La Cova Fumada in Barceloneta and Conesa Entrepans in the Gotic carry the same hand-held, counter-eating tradition out into the neighbourhoods.
11 street food places in Barcelona we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Barcelona · Street Food across every city.
Try Catalan tapas counter
Bar Pinotxo inside Barcelona's Boqueria market has run since 1940: a 12-stool counter and the chickpea-and-blood-sausage breakfast that defines market food.
Try Bombas (potato fritters)
La Cova Fumada in Barcelona's Barceloneta invented the bomba (a potato fritter with meat and spicy sauce) in 1944.
Try Fried eggs with squid
El Quim de la Boqueria in Barcelona's market is the Quim Marquez counter where the fried-eggs-with-squid is the city's most photographed market plate.
Try Toasted bocadillos
Conesa Entrepans on Plaça Sant Jaume in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter has toasted bocadillos since 1951: 90+ fillings, Sant Jaume working classic.
Try Catalan canned tapas
Casa Amalia in Barcelona's Eixample runs a market-side counter with conserves and Catalan plates: a quick tapas stop at lunch hour for the working crowd.
Try Fresh seafood by the kilo
La Paradeta in Barcelona's Born is the pick-your-own-seafood counter where you choose by the kilo from ice trays, cooked grilled or boiled while you wait.
Try Patatas bravas
Bar Tomas in Barcelona's Sarria has fried patatas bravas since 1949: a single canonical recipe of double-fried potatoes with the two-sauce ali-oli and red.
Try Napolitan pizza by the slice
Can Pizza in Barcelona's Sant Antoni is the canonical Neapolitan pizza counter: AVPN-certified dough, San Marzano tomato, and a slice-shop window at lunch.
Try Salads and bowls
Honest Greens in Barcelona's Eixample is the all-day fast-casual counter for grain bowls, market salads and the rotating daily protein from a single open.
Try Beer-battered fish and chips
The Fish and Chips Shop counter in Barcelona's Eixample is the British-import takeaway window: beer-battered cod, chunky chips, mushy peas, ready to walk.
Try Market breakfast at the counter
Bar Pinotxo in Barcelona's Boqueria market does a market-breakfast counter from 06:30: chickpeas and blood sausage, a coffee and a glass for under 12 euros.
