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Restaurants in Barcelona: suggestions for a good meal

Some restaurant suggestions in Barcelona, with the kind of food and the address. It is not an official ranking.

A list put together with artificial intelligence and checked against the open map: each place was found on the map, but the choice is a suggestion, not a review. Check opening hours and prices before you go.

  1. Can Solé

    SeafoodCatalan

    Historic Barceloneta restaurant, open since 1903, known for rice dishes, black rice with squid, and classic Catalan seafood in a traditional dining room.

    Carrer de Sant Carles, Barcelona, Spain

  2. 7 Portes

    PaellaHistoric

    Grand 1836 dining room near the waterfront serving paella, fideuà and Catalan classics under arched ceilings with tuxedoed waiters.

    Passeig d'Isabel II, Barcelona, Spain

  3. Cal Pep

    TapasSeafood

    Standing-room tapas counter in El Born where the team serves fresh seafood, tortilla and fried baby squid straight from the plancha.

    Carrer d'Aribau 207, Barcelona, Spain

  4. Cervecería Catalana

    TapasClassic

    Eixample favourite for upscale tapas and montaditos, always buzzing with locals who queue for grilled seafood and jamón.

    Carrer de Mallorca 236, Barcelona, Spain

  5. Disfrutar

    Tasting menuCreative

    Creative tasting-menu restaurant from three ex-elBulli chefs, repeatedly ranked among the world's best; book far ahead.

    Carrer de Villarroel 163, Barcelona, Spain

  6. Quimet & Quimet

    MontaditosWine

    Tiny family-run Poble Sec bar famed for montaditos, preserved seafood and a superb wine selection, enjoyed standing at the counter.

    Carrer del Poeta Cabanyes 25, Barcelona, Spain

  7. Can Culleretes

    CatalanHistoric

    Barcelona's oldest restaurant, founded in 1786 in the Gothic Quarter, serving traditional Catalan dishes like canelons and escudella in a historic setting.

    Carrer d'en Quintana 5, Barcelona, Spain

  8. La Cova Fumada

    TapasBarceloneta

    Tiny, no-frills Barceloneta kitchen that invented the bomba; also order grilled sardines, artichokes and cuttlefish, then go early as it closes mid-afternoon.

    Carrer del Baluard 56, Barcelona, Spain

  9. Bar Bodega Quimet

    TapasWine

    Cozy Gràcia-area tapas stop focused on imaginative montaditos and fine local wines.

    Carrer de Vic 21, Barcelona, Spain

  10. Casa Leopoldo

    CatalanSeafood

    Long-running Raval restaurant loved by locals for classic Catalan cooking, especially seafood stews, oxtail and rice dishes in a traditional dining room.

    Carrer de Sant Rafael 24, Barcelona, Spain

Texts and photos come from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, generally under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license: the author and license of each text and photo are on the article page linked at each place. Place data from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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