Restaurants around

If you don’t want to wander too far, we can recommend the following restaurants.

These are in three broad categories: Tapas, traditional Menú del día and Other (more expensive) restaurants. Otherwise they are in no particular order.

Tapas restaurants

El Xampanyet: 
Borne district, C/Montcada 22 (near the Picasso museum) - one of the best traditional tapas bar in Barcelona - fantastic ambience - it’s a bit of a squeeze though! Try the anchoas and the house cava.

El Vaso de Oro:
Barceloneta district, C/Balboa 6 - very narrow bar with excellent tapas. Non smoking.

Tapaç24:
Eixample district, C/Diputacion 269. corner of Paseo de Gracia Great tapas in the sister restaurant of Comerc24.

De Tapa Madre:
Eixample district, C/Mallorca 301 (corner with C/Bruc) good tapas; more formal restaurant upstairs. House cava is always a good choice.

Txirimiri:
Ribera district, C/ Princesa 11; Really good Basque montaditas; try the sidra.

Xampu Xampany:
Eixample district, Gran Via 702, corner with C/Bailén; excellent embutidos and quesos; try the cava del día. Also have good delicatessen attached if you fancy a “takeaway”.

Casa Alfonso:
Eixample district, C/ Roger de Lluria 6 near Plaza Urquinaona. Really great jamón. You can also try the migas. Beautiful 1930’s style.

Cervecería Catalana:
Eixample district, C/ Mallorca 236, corner with La Rambla. We haven’t eaten here yet, but it has a good reputation and the prawns smell fantastic.

Paco Meralgo:
Eixample district, C/ Muntaner 171 corner with C/ Corsega. Fantastic sea food tapas.

Menú del día

The  menu del dia was an invention of the Franco era, designed to keep the workers near the factory at lunchtime rather than go home to eat and siesta with the wife.

Las cuatro encinas:
Eixample district, C/ Caspe 28, corner with Pau Claris. Good local fare. Menu del día around 10 Euros.

La Llossa: 
Eixample district, C/ Roger de Llúria 24, Good local fare. Menu del día around 10 Euros.

L’altra Llossa:
Eixample district, C/ Ausiás Marc 3, corner with Plaza Urquinaona. Good local fare. Menu del día around 10 Euros.

Other Restaurants

El Tragaluz:
Eixample district, Paseo de la Concepción 5 (between Rambla de Catalunya and Paseo de Gracia almost at the junction with Diagonal) - Modern Catalan menu and one of the better restaurants in Barcelona. You will need to book and the tables by the sloping glass roof are the best.

Casa Calvet:
Eixample district, C/Casp 48 (between C/Roger de Lluria and C/Bruc). Dine in a Gaudi building! Staff are excellent here. Catalan menu.

Thai Sabai Sabai:
Eixample district, C/Bruc corner with Gran Via; Very good Thai food.

La Gavina:
Porto Vello district, in the old red brick building that used to be the fish market. Very good quality seafood.

Comerç24:
Borne district, C/Comerç 24. Top notch (expensive) tapas menu - go for the menu festivál to get a terrific selection of exotic tapas.

Mayura Lounge Bar:
Eixample district, C/Girona 57 corner with Diputación. The best curry that we've found in Barcelona to date. Highly recommended.

Patagonia:
Eixample district, Gran Vía de Les Corts Catalanes 660. The best Argentinian beef & wine restaurant around the area. Highly recommended.

Siete Portes:
Barceloneta disticts, Pg. Isabel II, 14. Highly recommended by Joanne & friends.

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Restaurants around

Tapas restaurants

Menú del día

Other Restaurants

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