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Top 50 Local Restaurants in Barcelona [2025]
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7 Portes
4.4
/5
66 reviews
Western-style
From HK$486.00
El Born | 888m from downtown
Address: Pg. d'Isabel II, 14, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Featured in 2025 Global 100 - Local Restaurants
Highlights:
Authentic Catalan seafood paella
An old restaurant with over 100 years of history
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Recommended: Charcoal grilled cheese crispy naan, you can smell the fragrant cheese when it is served, and you can even pull it into strings when you break it open. Cheese lovers will love it. The texture of naan is very crispy and soft, a bit like pizza. Eat it while it is hot and it has a rich milky flavor~
Dinner was a standard French meal, with a classic Caesar salad with smoked chicken breast, boiled egg, Parmesan cheese slices, cream of mushroom soup, veal lasagna, and a main course of low-temperature charcoal grilled rib-eye steak with seasonal vegetables and lasagna potatoes.
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Vinitus
4.4
/5
16 reviews
Western-style
From HK$243.00
Barcelona City Centre | 953m from downtown
Address: C/ del Consell de Cent, 333, L'Eixample, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Traditional paella with authentic flavor
Popular Spanish restaurant with 40 years of history
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We ate here twice when we were in Barcelona, and it suited our taste very well. The fried potatoes looked ordinary, but the sauce was very delicious. So we ordered it both times. The Sangaria prepared by the store was very delicious. If there were two people, 1/2 would be enough. If you don't know what to drink, you can also order housewine directly. The seafood was very fresh, and you can watch the chef cooking on the iron plate when you sit at the bar.
For dinner on the second day in Barcelona, I chose this Vinitus restaurant. It was already late when we arrived at the restaurant, but the dinner time for Europeans is later than that in China. There was still a queue at the door. After waiting for about 40 minutes, we were finally led in.
At first, we were arranged with long tables with high stools, and we had to share tables. I saw a table in the corner where a customer had just left, and I talked to the waiter, and he agreed to re-arrange us to that table. Barcelona is quite friendly.
This restaurant also mainly serves Spanish tapas.
I ordered fried squid, grilled prawns, grilled swordfish, grilled green peppers, grilled mushrooms and asparagus, all of which were good and delicious. The mussels were relatively plump, the bamboo clams were also good, and there was ham, which was very fragrant. The regret of this restaurant is that the foie gras steak actually has a fishy smell, which is a bit disappointing. Everything else is quite good. The consumption of three people is 99.1 euros, which is a good value for money.
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Cerveceria Catalana
4.7
/5
55 reviews
Western-style
From HK$156.00
Barcelona City Centre | 1.3 km from downtown
Address: C/ de Mallorca, 236, L'Eixample, 08008 Barcelona, Spain
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Authentic Catalan cuisine
A classic restaurant established in 1995
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A tapas restaurant in Barcelona, you need to wait for a table. The foie gras and beef are the signature, tender and smooth, the beef is medium-rare, with rich foie gras, full of juice, and coarse sea salt on the foie gras, delicate with a hint of roughness, with tomato sauce and crispy baguette as the base, rich in layers, very delicious. But the foie gras is too fat and greasy, so I had to slice it and spread it between the beef and baguette, leaving most of it....
The paella is very suitable for one person to enjoy, the rice grains are all cooked, the saltiness is moderate, but the sourness and fragrance of the tomatoes are a little masked by the sauce, so it's just average. Sangria cannot be ordered by the glass, only a large bunch, and I was a little drunk by the end. This one does not have bubbles, the red wine flavor is more prominent, and it is seasoned with two fruits, lemon and orange, which is smooth and greasy. Today's fat has been signed for~
All tapas ingredients are directly presented on the bar, you can order whatever you want, and it's cooked to order
It is said to be a famous local online celebrity restaurant. When I went there, it was almost full. The business was really hot. Fortunately, there were seats, otherwise I would have to wait in line. You have to be patient and wait for the waiter to greet you. The foie gras tapas is a must-order. It is really delicious. To be honest, almost all Spanish food is delicious. Sangria is also a must-order. I took a shot as soon as it came. It was so refreshing.
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Colom Restaurant
5.0
/5
5 reviews
Western-style
From HK$260.00
Barri Gotic | 639m from downtown
Address: Carrer dels Escudellers, 33, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Seafood paella (Recommended by 49) | Recommended by many bloggers
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The prices are reasonable for the quality of the food, the service and the pleasant atmosphere. Highly recommend eating here.
The theme restaurant has a great atmosphere, the seafood dishes are of high quality and delicious
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5
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La Flauta
4.6
/5
12 reviews
Western-style
From HK$286.00
Barcelona City Centre | 1 km from downtown
Address: C/ d'Aribau, 23, 08011 Barcelona, Spain
No.4 of Must-Visit Restaurants in Barcelona
Highlights:
Famous for its Spanish seafood cuisine, with unique and mouth-watering flavors
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This restaurant in Barcelona mainly sells fried chicken and other products. I recommend the bacon pizza. You can try it. There are a lot of small ingredients in it, but the taste is very good. The boss is a person who loves food very much and is very easy to communicate with.
If you like sour food, you must try the Provence tomato soup, which is so sour and refreshing that you will doubt your life! Turkish Chicken Lula, Middle Eastern cuisine is also unique. The super large skewers of chicken are roasted very dry and fragrant.
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Taverna El Glop
4.5
/5
11 reviews
Western-style
From HK$269.00
2.5 km from downtown
Address: C/ de Sant Lluís, 24, 08012 Barcelona, Spain
Featured in Must-Visit Restaurants
Highlights:
Authentic Catalan cuisine
Established in 1978
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Taverna El Glop Restaurant
I was so lonely that I went out to eat to kill time... We were really shocked to see the dishes served over and over again on the table next to us!
A different version of paella from the ones we had before, it was our favorite version among the several meals we had in Barcelona! The taste was actually somewhat similar to rissotto, because there was a lot of sauce, and the rice absorbed a lot of sauce, and it tasted really fresh. The amount of rice in Spanish paella was really big. Before I had paella, I didn't know I could eat so much rice. The amount of seafood was also very large, and now I miss their paella so much! When I was in Barcelona, I actually felt happy to eat every day because there were many eating habits and cooking methods there, which were actually very suitable for Chinese stomachs. This dish, which I called fish stew, cured me because I hadn't eaten such hard dishes for a long time before I was there. In addition, the sauce of this dish was very delicious, but there was no white rice for us to mix with it, hahaha.
They also had a roasted green onion dish that many people ordered, and we actually wanted to order it, but we didn't dare to order it at first because we didn't know what it was. We will definitely have the opportunity to eat it in the future!
I was amazed by the combination of honeydew melon and Iberian ham. It’s a perfect match of sweet and salty. I highly recommend it!
No.
7
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La Pepita
4.7
/5
9 reviews
Western-style
From HK$173.00
1.8 km from downtown
Address: Carrer de Còrsega, 343, Gràcia, 08037 Barcelona, Spain
No.6 of Must-Visit Restaurants in Barcelona
Highlights:
Informal tapas restaurant with distinctive graffiti walls
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I hurriedly selected three tapas before the last call (12pm): sea bass + strawberry + spinach, grilled octopus + mashed potatoes + dried green pepper strips, foie gras + white chocolate. I personally think they are all very delicious, and the super greasy combination of foie gras and white chocolate sauce also surprised me. The dessert is corn ice cream + popcorn + raspberry sauce, which is not too sweet and you can taste the texture of corn.
My friends told me that any roadside restaurant in Spain is delicious. Sure enough, the tapas bar I found on the first night was better than any recommended one🤔
I hurriedly selected three tapas before the last call (12 o'clock in the evening): sea bass + strawberry + spinach, grilled octopus + mashed potatoes + dried green pepper strips, foie gras + white chocolate. I personally think they are all very delicious, and the super greasy combination of foie gras and white chocolate sauce also unexpectedly made me like it. The dessert is corn ice cream + popcorn + raspberry sauce, which is not too sweet and you can taste the taste of corn.
The walls of the store are full of messages from customers. They really give customers markers to write, and there are even traces on the ceiling. Although it is midnight, there are still many people drinking and chatting here. Small meals like tapas are really wonderful.
No.
8
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Tapeo
5.0
/5
1 reviews
Western-style
From HK$208.00
El Born | 699m from downtown
Address: Carrer de Montcada, 29, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Highlights:
A popular tapas bar preparing a wide variety of snacks
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It's really delicious, especially the veal, and the wine is also very good
No.
9
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fismuler barcelona
5.0
/5
6 reviews
Western-style
From HK$565.00
Barcelona City Centre | 772m from downtown
Address: Carrer del Rec Comtal, 17, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Featured in Must-Visit Restaurants
Highlights:
Local-flavored Spanish cuisine prepared with natural and organic products
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🇪🇸Part ❶ Barcelona must-eat specialties|||This issue recommends some must-eat specialties in Barcelona~
1. Collonut P2 🦑
Chain snack bar~Spanish special fried squid rings, mainly a kind of fresh and chewy squid, the batter is very thin and not very crispy. I feel that many fried seafood in Spain follow this route, including another seafood fried platter in P3.
The special Sobrasada is also amazing, especially for wine and bread🥖😌It is a very salty ham, drizzled with spicy oil and honey. I personally like this salty, sweet and spicy combination.
2. Tapas+Sangria P3 🍸
When you come to Spain, just find a tapas on the roadside, order a bunch of sangria, eat and drink slowly~
3. Fismuler P4 🍰
A must-eat grilled razor clams! Baked with cheese + herbs.
The shrimp tartare is very fresh and sweet.
The Basque cake has a very rich cheese flavor and is super runny.
4. El Farolito P5🦞
Best Paella!
5. Bread with ham🥖+Cortado☕️ P6
It's delicious no matter which one you choose! This baguette is also very fragrant
Spanish people seem to like drinking Cortado very much! I like it too! It's richer than flat white, a small cup every day, quickly refreshes the mind during travel.
6. Oggi Gelato🍦P7
It tastes pretty good~ I feel that it doesn't have the taste suitable for Chinese babies in Shanghai
7. Jon Cakes & Wine✨🌟P8
This is a very popular store! But I must recommend the branch that is not in the Gothic Quarter! No need to queue at all, you can eat in, the attitude is super good! There is also a mini set that can finish 5 flavors at once!
The limited coffee flavor is very fragrant, it feels like it is the Top 1 Basque I have eaten
8. Kefir in the British Palace!!! 🥛P9
Please everyone go to the supermarket to buy Kefir yogurt! I just bought this brand randomly, and then I had a bottle every day~ I bought it at the supermarket downstairs of the British Palace, and I can also buy some souvenirs, snacks, and ham.
It is worthy of being the champagne of yogurt🍾, the bubble feeling is very strong, super refreshing.
#Spanish food #Barcelona food #Spanish travel #holiday travel
🌟Highlights:
A popular dating restaurant recommended by locals, very cost-effective!
💰Per capita consumption:
Four people plus drinks only spent more than 200 euros
👍Most recommended:
Must-order dishes: buffalo cheese salad (sweet and sour), black truffle risotto
(the rice is super chewy)
It should be possible to win a Michelin next year, it's really great!
No.
10
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La Triunfal cerveseria
5.0
/5
2 reviews
Western-style
From HK$330.00
938m from downtown
Highlights:
Authentic Mediterranean cuisine, using fresh ingredients to ensure an authentic flavor
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The steak here is very delicious. After eating, they also gave us a dessert, which tasted very good.
In fact, I think Boqueria Market is the local vegetable market.
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