Restaurant
Disfrutar
Three-Michelin-star restaurant in the Eixample run by former elBulli chefs Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch and Mateu Casañas, serving long, playful tasting menus.
Bar La Plata
A tiny tiled bar near the port that has served the same short menu since 1945: fried small fish, anchovies, butifarra sausage and salad.
At a glance
- Type
- Classic tapas bar
- Area
- Barri Gòtic, Barcelona, Spain
- Price
- $ · Budget
- Official site
- barlaplata.com
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026
Why we recommend it
Bar La Plata has opened its doors onto Carrer de la Mercè since 1945, and its approach has barely changed. The menu is famously short: pescadito (small fried fish), anchovies, grilled butifarra sausage and a simple tomato salad, and little else.
It is a standing, elbow-to-elbow sort of place, cheap and cheerful, and part of a lane of old-school bars in the lower Gothic Quarter that are good for hopping between. Come at aperitivo time or early in the evening. It closes on Sundays and for a break in the afternoon.
Reviewed by Lifestylemetro · Details checked October 23, 2026
Bar La Plata FAQs
What should you order at Bar La Plata?
The fried pescadito is the signature tapa, alongside anchovies, butifarra and salad.
When is it open?
Monday to Saturday, 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 11pm. It is closed on Sundays.