El Xampanyet is a catalan tapas restaurant in Born, Barcelona.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Carrer de Montcada 22, 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 €€.
OrderThe beef carpaccio with truffle and the slow-cooked Iberico cheeks.
TipOpen daily lunch and dinner; book the bar over the back room. Walk-up after 22:30 is the easier slot.
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.
OrderThe salmon-yoghurt-truffle-honey montadito and a flight of tinned mussels.
TipOpen Mon-Sat lunch and early dinner only; closed Sunday. Arrive before 19:30 for a hope of a corner.
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.
OrderThe full Asian tasting menu; sit at the counter to watch.
TipClosed Sun-Tue. Counter seats book up two weeks ahead; the back dining room is easier.
Koy Shunka in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter is Hideki Matsuhisa's one-star Japanese counter where the sashimi and nigiri arrive piece by piece from a U-shaped.
OrderThe Omakase tasting menu and the seaweed-and-yuzu starter.
TipCounter seats face the chef; book those over the back tables. Closed Sunday.
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 €€.
OrderThe beef carpaccio with truffle and the slow-cooked Iberico cheeks.
TipOpen daily lunch and dinner; book the bar over the back room. Walk-up after 22:30 is the easier slot.
Tapas 24 in Barcelona's Eixample is Carles Abellan's basement counter where the bikini truffle sandwich and the McFoie burger redefined Catalan tapas in 2006.
OrderThe bikini truffle sandwich and the patatas bravas.
TipOpen 09:00-midnight daily; no reservations. Aim for 12:30 lunch or 19:30 dinner.
Cerveseria Catalana in Barcelona's Eixample is the all-day tapas counter where every plate sits on the bar in glass cases. Order by pointing at sight.
OrderThe patatas bravas, the pulpo, the seared foie montadito.
TipNo reservations; queue forms at 13:00. Get there at 12:30 for a counter seat or skip to 16:30 service.
