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Best Restaurants in Barcelona (2026)

Barcelona eats late, with lunch from about 1.30pm and dinner rarely before 9pm, and many restaurants close on Sundays or Mondays, so check days before planning. At the top end, Disfrutar and Lasarte both hold three Michelin stars and need booking well in advance; Disfrutar's playful tasting menus come from three former elBulli chefs, while Lasarte offers more classic refinement. For a lively counter meal, Cal Pep in El Born and Bar Cañete beside the Liceu cook in full view, and a seat at the bar is part of the fun.

Traditional Catalan cooking has deep roots here. 7 Portes has served paellas and rice dishes since 1836, Can Culleretes dates its history to 1786, and Can Solé in Barceloneta has fed the neighbourhood since 1903. Els Quatre Gats adds Modernista history and a Picasso connection. For tapas, try La Pepita in Gràcia, the tinned-seafood montaditos at Quimet & Quimet in Poble Sec, or the fried fish at tiny Bar La Plata in the Barri Gòtic. Xemei, at the foot of Montjuïc, is the choice for Venetian cooking. Rice dishes are usually for two or more people, and booking ahead is wise at weekends almost everywhere.

12 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Barcelona

  1. Disfrutar Creative tasting menu, EixampleThree-Michelin-star restaurant in the Eixample run by former elBulli chefs Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch and Mateu Casañas, serving long, playful tasting menus.
  2. Lasarte Fine dining, Basque-influenced, EixampleMartín Berasategui's three-Michelin-star restaurant in the Monument Hotel, where head chef Paolo Casagrande cooks precise, seasonal tasting menus.
  3. Cal Pep Seafood tapas bar, El BornA lively El Born counter bar where cooks at the griddle send out a stream of seafood-led small plates to diners perched along the bar.

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1. Disfrutar

Creative tasting menu$$$$Eixample

Three-Michelin-star restaurant in the Eixample run by former elBulli chefs Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch and Mateu Casañas, serving long, playful tasting menus.

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2. Lasarte

Fine dining, Basque-influenced$$$$Eixample

Martín Berasategui's three-Michelin-star restaurant in the Monument Hotel, where head chef Paolo Casagrande cooks precise, seasonal tasting menus.

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3. Cal Pep

Seafood tapas bar$$$El Born

A lively El Born counter bar where cooks at the griddle send out a stream of seafood-led small plates to diners perched along the bar.

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4. 7 Portes

Catalan rice and paella$$$La Ribera

A grand Catalan restaurant near Port Vell, open since 1836 and known above all for its paellas and rice dishes, served daily from lunch until midnight.

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5. Can Solé

Seafood and rice$$$Barceloneta

A Barceloneta institution dating from 1903, serving fish, shellfish and rice dishes in an old-fashioned dining room a few streets back from the beach.

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6. Bar Cañete

Spanish tapas bar$$$El Raval

A buzzing tapas bar just off La Rambla serving traditional Spanish tapas built on Catalan market fish and seasonal vegetables, from a long counter and a dining room.

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7. Xemei

Venetian Italian$$$Poble Sec

A small Venetian restaurant at the foot of Montjuïc in Poble Sec, cooking the dishes of Venice's home kitchens and bàcari rather than generic Italian fare.

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8. Can Culleretes

Traditional Catalan$$Barri Gòtic

Barcelona's oldest restaurant, serving traditional Catalan dishes in the Gothic Quarter since 1786 amid tiled walls and framed portraits.

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9. Els Quatre Gats

Catalan café-restaurant$$Barri Gòtic

The Modernista café-restaurant in Casa Martí that opened in 1897 and hosted Picasso's first solo exhibition, now serving Catalan dishes in its period interior.

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10. Quimet & Quimet

Montaditos and conservas bar$$Poble Sec

A tiny, bottle-lined Poble Sec bar open since 1914, famous for montaditos topped with premium tinned seafood and assembled at the counter.

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11. La Pepita

Creative tapas bar$$Gràcia

A friendly Gràcia tapas bar mixing Spanish classics with reinvented small plates, open daily with a smaller sister bar, La MiniPepita, next door.

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12. Bar La Plata

Classic tapas bar$Barri Gòtic

A tiny tiled bar near the port that has served the same short menu since 1945: fried small fish, anchovies, butifarra sausage and salad.

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