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

Healthy

• Les Tres a la Cuina – Healthy home made 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

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.
• La Piccolina – Tiny place open only for lunch, but worth it.

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.

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.

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.

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

• Timeline bar – Tiny place but a great brunch.
• Enkel – Great brunch selection including sandwiches, eggs in different styles, shakshuka and arepas. Nice juices too.
• La Esquina

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

Sweets

• Le Sucre Coeur

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?