The 10 best traditional restaurants in Barcelona
This restaurant in the city centre serves Catalan cuisine par excellence. The selected dishes taste excellent, both the wine list and the menu are varied and the service is courteous. You dine in a classic ambience.
The Casa Amàlia restaurant is located in a quiet side street of the famous La Boqueria market. The food here is excellent. The menu features traditional and contemporary dishes, and the best produce available at the market is used in the cooking.
Granja Elena is not located in the city centre, but the contemporary and very down-to-earth local cuisine served here is worth the drive. Today, the restaurant is known far beyond the city limits, so you should make a reservation.
This restaurant in the city centre is one of the most popular restaurants in the city. Like few other places, Cañete is able to combine the modern with the traditional, be it in the decor or in the dishes that come out of the kitchen.
The Xampanyet has been around since 1929 and is one of the most legendary bars in the city. They serve litres of house flint wine and delicious tapas. It's worth arriving early so you don't have to wait too long for a table.
According to the Guinness Book of Records, Can Culleretes is the oldest restaurant in Catalonia. It was founded in 1786 and the Agut Manubens family has been serving guests since 1958. It serves traditional Catalan cuisine at its best.
Chef Josep "Pep" Manubens Figueres serves tapas in this restaurant, especially from the sea. His traditional tortilla is even considered one of the best in the city. The restaurant is very small, so you should make a reservation or arrive early.
This tapas bar is an institution in the working-class Barceloneta district. It has been serving delicacies from the sea and the land since 1945 and is particularly famous for its "bomba", a kind of croqueta with a savoury meat filling. Reservations are not accepted.
There has been a restaurant here since 1890 and it has been called Ca L'Estevet since 1940. Catalan cuisine has been celebrated here for over 130 years, and the experience is clear to see. The simple dishes taste excellent, the service is fast and friendly.
In 1835, the Bofarull family founded this restaurant as Can Bofarull. Over time, snails (caracoles) became the restaurant's signature dish and the name changed. To this day, these and other Catalan specialties are served here in a historic setting.