My Favorite Restaurants in Barcelona

Barcelona is a fantastic place for food lovers. There is a wide variety of cuisines available to cater for all tastes and price points. Here are my favorites:

Japanese

• Tomoe – Excellent Japanese food.
• Minamo
• Usagui – Super tasty desserts and authentic Japanese food.

Healthy

• Les Tres a la Cuina – Healthy homemade food lunch set menu at 9 Euro.
• The Green Spot – Excellent cocktails and the best vegan pizza ever. Might be overpriced, but the ingredients are top quality.
• Arc Iris – Menu del dia €9.50
• Viridi Carlos III – They have two or three branches, fantastic staff and healthy food.

Fusion

• Miriot – Brazilian fusion restaurant with very innovative dishes and a menu del dia option at 12 Euro.
• Ziryab Fusion Tapas Bar – Great fusion tapas, recommended for a night out with friends as it gets noisy.

Arabic

• Iakni – Best Lebanese food in Barcelona.
• Karakala – Our go to lunch set menu during the weekend. Lebanese food.

Italian

• La Macchina Pasta Bar – Quick and tasty pasta at decent prices.
• Nonna Maria – Authentic Italian food.
• La Balmesina – Check out the menu del dia too.
• Via Margutta
• Acqua & Farina

Mediterranean

• Mastico
• 9 Nine – Fabulous place with set menu, one of my top favorites.

Catalan

• Can Cortada – Superb service and great local food in a very traditional location.

Asian

• Petit Bangkok – Thai food at its best. Book in advance.
• Boko

Greek

• La Taberna Griega

Polish

• Polka Bar

Russian

• Souvenir – Friendly owners and great Russian food.
• Ekaterina

Peruvian

• Totora
• Toma Ya

Scandinavian

• Pappa Sven

Vegetarian

• En Ville – Menu del dia €13.

Tapas

• Viana – My candidate for best tapas in Barcelona.
• Tosca – Really awesome tapas.

Local Food

• Casa Lolea – Take sangria and mushroom risotto.
• 9Nine – Amazing food and service especially if you for dinner.
• Nora BCN – Great menu del dia.

Burgers

• Bacoa – Epic burgers. Many branches around town.

Steak

• Arcano – Good for steaks.

Cafes

• Federal Cafe – Good food and coffee and excellent spot for working.

Take Away

• Las Muns Gracia – Delicious high-quality empanadas.
• La Fabrica (El Born) – Very good empanadas.

Brunch

• Cafe Godot – Good but limited selection of plates, kid-friendly.
• Enkel – Great brunch selection including sandwiches, eggs in different styles, shakshuka and arepas. Nice juices too.
• La Esquina
• Check this site for more brunch options

Fine Dining

• 130 Restaurant – Wagyu meat and fantastic service in La Bonanova
• Ekubo – Authentic Japanese in Eixample

Paella

• Barceloneta – A bit overpriced and service doesn’t feel homely, but paella is consistently good.
• El Raco del Aguir
• Taverna Hofmann
• Arroz i Peix

Sweets

• Pasteleria Arabe El Principe

When I’m looking for something new I look at the Plateselector or Barcelona Food Experience websites to find new ones. Traveler also has a great list of menus del dia in Gracia, my favorite barrio in Barcelona.

What are your favorite restaurants in Barcelona?