The Best Casual Restaurants in Barcelona

Definitely my kind of place That’s the ideal place for me: mouthwatering food, excellent wine list with tons of hidden gems, friendly atmosphere and great vibe. Food is simple but the best ingredients used and everything cooked à la minute.

Market Inspired seafood and more! Very friendly ambience with fun and engaging serving. Food is as delicious as it can get! Very fresh seafood. Our favourite was Gamba Vermrlla.

One of my favourite seafood tapas bars, without the tourist crowds, in Gracia.Lluritu is that seafood tapas bar we all dream of for our Barcelona trip, with a marble counter, and a menu on the wall with daily specials written on the tiles. Excellent fresh seafood, order the grilled calamar, shrimp, scallops, clams and the tomato and smoked eel salad. Also fish grilled or fried on the plancha. And those olives with anchovy filling with a glass of ice cold sherry, beer or white wine! Nice service, too. The other restaurant, Lluritu 2, is a few blocks away and has a similar menu but a modern interior.

Fantastic authentic Catalan classic. Not to be missed for tapas and more.A classic institution with a wonderful ambience. From excellent tapas to Catalan dishes both from the sea and land. If you want to choose one casual Catalan restaurant or tapas bar this would be my choice. Very affordable considering what you get.

Iconic tapas bar in El Born with great mix of locals and tourists.El Xampanyet is a tapas bar in the El Born district named after the homemade sparkling wine that it serves. Good tapas, both funky and traditional vibes. Great mix of locals and tourist all day long. No reservations.

Since it’s opening as a complement to Alkimia, Al Kostat has grow into one of the best catalan restaurants in Barcelona. Now it features an extended menu that goes from simple Anchovies, one of the best omelettes in Barcelona to more cooked and gourmand dishes like filled Pig Trotters or Game dishes when in season. Some of the best in the city are also their rices, like the red Mullet one or a classic taken from Alkimia with crayfish. Recently added to their menu is the Picasso chicken, one of the best roasted chickens I have tried.They also had a good wine list as it’s shared with Alkimia.

Fresh, innovative and never the same - Atlantic and Mediterranean influenced dishes with amazing service! Friendly and knowledgeable service. Interesting wine list with beautiful Atlantic whites and Catalonian reds. A mix of dining formats - counter dining, large tables and high stools. Warm and casual interior. Perfect for an occasion or date night

Buzzy local tapas and seafood bar - this place is a must when in BarcelonaLively and great atmosphere, funny waitstaff with great local knowledge and attitudeUser friendly beverage offering with great local favouritesOrder anything with a shell - clams, razor clams, prawns, eggs

Seasonal and high-standard pizzería from locals who think about the planet. Chefs Rafa Pannatiere, who worked for seven years at Celler de Can Roca, and his partner Jorge highlight a new dimension of each product, and incorporate them using their haute cuisine techniques and knowledge of traditions from all corners of the globe. They are also producing all sausages and cheeses used at Sartoria Panatieri.

On point Catalan cookingPart of Barcelona’s burgeoning trend for owner-chefs’ small restaurants, where the cooking, and seasonal ingredients, really shine, and the price is accessible. Maleducat is right next to Sant Antoni Market, which informs dishes like confit of leeks with hazelnut vinaigrette and mato cheese, and Maresme peas with cod tripe, egg yolk and blood sausage. Shout out to the crunchy ‘spring roll’ of hare royale and chocolate sauce too, which was an utter delight.

Traditional family Catalan tapas bar in Mercado de la Boqueria.Traditional family Catalan tapas bar in Mercado de la Boqueria.Such a cool street food bar, sit down and ask the chefs to cook for you. 3 generations of family, with personality and passion for delicious, fresh food.

Here you can eat the most fantastic vegetable dishes in a relaxed atmosphere. The concept is to serve healthy food so it’s not a vegetarian restaurant, they also have fish and meat on the menu.

Long-standing market restaurant serving inventive TAPAS. Located in the middle of Barcelona's emblematic BOQUERIASince 1987. Extraordinary traditional market cuisine in the heart of one of the most emblematic markets in the world. El Quim is one of those places that you should always visit and for which you don't need an excuse. Local produce, traditional cuisine and authentic service. Quim is the name of the restaurant and the name of its owner who you will find at the helm of the stall day in and day out.

Classic - Revisited Tapas Gastro Bar Perfect for sharing as a good Tapas bar, in this case, the atmosphere is quite eclectic Art Deco and modern with a big Bar and open kitchen. Chef Fran Agudo after 8 years working at TICKETS with Albert Adria is in charge of the best Tapas in town. Be sure to have a spot to try la Torrija for dessert.

New-old school tapas Bar how to fill a sandwich with a classic recipeGood food and excellent service as an old school tapas bar. The highlights for sure are all the signature sandwiches as the meaning of the name of the place Entrepanes (in between bread)

Fashioned from a disused carpark this stunning location is a chef's dream!Napoli style pizzas using stunningly fresh ingredients, simple environment and sleek design, achingly cool while being unpretentious is a very difficult art to master. These guys have nailed it.

Italian restaurant, with special focus on the region of Venice, and natural wines.This was our first visit to Xemei, but we had visited Osteria Il Colombo (Xemei’s brother in Madrid) previously and had a fantastic meal. We loved the area where it’s located, a bit more calm and great to disconnect from the city a little bit. A part from that, we of course also enjoyed the meal, very casual, not overcomplicating things, just nice pasta and a nice wine menu.On this occasion we were several people and ordered the following:* Strozzapreti Cacio e Pepe.* Burrata and tomato salad.* Pappardelle with Ossobuco ragout.* Tiramisú.We especially loved the pastas, but generally speaking all dishes we had were very enjoyable. The strozzapreti had the perfect al dente bite, and on the other side, the ragu was packed with flavor and the pappardelle completely absorbs the sauce, just lovely!Together with the food we had Ageno 2016 from Le Coste.Definitely a place we recommend and will go back in the future.

Peruvian street food restaurant in the Poble Nou neighborhood.Warike was one of the new restaurants we tried on our last trip to Barcelona, and let us tell you, it was also one of our favorite restaurants of the trip. The food is inspired by the everyday dishes of Perú, most of them new to us, and after tasting them, we want to visit Perú even more than before. The food looks simple, and it is, like the chicken for example, but it’s just perfectly cooked, and this applies to every dish.Focusing on what we had, our dishes were the following:* Cebiche carretillero.* Mackerel causa.* Pork belly “al cilindro”.* Veal sweetbreads anticucho.* Grilled corn.* Chicken “al cilindro”.We enjoyed every dish, the cebiche had it’s personal twist and we enjoyed a lot the crunchy contrast, but what we enjoyed most was the pork belly “al cilindro”, it was just perfect. It reminded us of some char sius we’ve eaten in Hong Kong, and that’s not surprising given the Chinese influence in Perú up to the point where they have a kitchen style called chifa, which is a cross of Chinese and Peruvian cuisine.To sum up, this is one of the places we’ve most enjoyed in recent times in Barcelona and we highly recommend it.

Incredible soulful Catalan cooking. Exquisite produce and groovy tunes.The kind of place you almost hate to recommend - Barcelona’s open secret, Haddock, features Chef Franc Monraba’s incredible soulful Catalan cooking. Exquisite produce and groovy tunes.