Tuesday, July 21, 2026

An independent guide to Barcelona’s best restaurants and wine bars

Ciutat Vella

The 10 restaurants and 10 wine bars we have reviewed in Ciutat Vella, Barcelona.

Dos Palillos — Restaurant in Ciutat Vella

Restaurant·Ciutat Vella · 180€

Dos Palillos

The scoreboard caught up with Dos Palillos this year: in February the Repsol guide bumped Albert Raurich's…

THE EXPERIENCE 9.5/10 · 2026

La Sosenga — Restaurant in Ciutat Vella

Restaurant·Ciutat Vella · 60€

La Sosenga

A year on, La Sosenga remains the most quietly persuasive argument in the Gòtic that ambition and modesty can…

THE EXPERIENCE 9/10 · 2026

Vila Viniteca — Wine Bar in Ciutat Vella

Wine Bar·Ciutat Vella · 140€

Vila Viniteca

There is nowhere else in Barcelona quite like the Agullers block on a busy evening: one of Spain's great…

THE EXPERIENCE 8.5/10 · 2026

L’Ànima del vi — Wine Bar in Ciutat Vella

Wine Bar·Ciutat Vella · 40€

L’Ànima del vi

The natural wine bar has a posture problem in this city, and L'Ànima del Vi is the standing refutation. On a…

THE EXPERIENCE 8.5/10 · 2026

Bellafilla — Restaurant in Ciutat Vella

Restaurant·Ciutat Vella · 45€

Bellafilla

Bellafilla now feels like it’s finally pulling in the same direction. After the latest changes, the lingering…

THE EXPERIENCE 8/10 · 2025

Bacaro — Restaurant in Ciutat Vella

Restaurant·Ciutat Vella · 50€

Bacaro

A year on, Bacaro keeps doing the thing that made us fall for it: cooking like a real bacaro — Venetian…

THE EXPERIENCE 8/10 · 2026

Dos Pebrots — Restaurant in Ciutat Vella

Restaurant·Ciutat Vella · 100€

Dos Pebrots

Dos Pebrots remains Albert Raurich's history seminar disguised as a Raval hangout: recipes excavated from the…

THE EXPERIENCE 8/10 · 2026

Grasa Wine Bar — Wine Bar in Ciutat Vella

Wine Bar·Ciutat Vella

Grasa Wine Bar

The most interesting new wine bar in Barcelona this year is a plant-based one near the beach, which is not a…

THE EXPERIENCE 8/10 · 2026

Zona d’Ombra — Wine Bar in Ciutat Vella

Wine Bar·Ciutat Vella · 15€

Zona d’Ombra

Two friends came back from Venice with the bacaro model in their heads and opened this narrow enoteca in the…

THE EXPERIENCE 8/10 · 2026

Assalto — Wine Bar in Ciutat Vella

Wine Bar·Ciutat Vella · 70€

Assalto

Assalto began life as a wine bar and, like so many good nights in Barcelona, it gradually turned into…

THE EXPERIENCE 7.5/10 · 2025

Rasoterra — Restaurant in Ciutat Vella

Restaurant·Ciutat Vella · 55€

Rasoterra

Rasoterra is one of Barcelona’s vegetarian institutions: plant-based cooking with years of practice behind…

THE EXPERIENCE 7.5/10 · 2025

Bar Cañete — Restaurant in Ciutat Vella

Restaurant·Ciutat Vella · 70€

Bar Cañete

Bar Cañete is one of those places that still feels like a proper night out in Barcelona: bright lights, a…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2025

Fismuler — Restaurant in Ciutat Vella

Restaurant·Ciutat Vella · 65€

Fismuler

Another year at Fismuler, another dinner that splits neatly in half. The kitchen remains one of the most…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2026

Suculent — Restaurant in Ciutat Vella

Restaurant·Ciutat Vella · 125€

Suculent

Suculent cooks the way Barcelona often wishes it did: Mediterranean and Spanish “platos de siempre” rebuilt…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2025

Bar del Pla — Wine Bar in Ciutat Vella

Wine Bar·Ciutat Vella · 40€

Bar del Pla

Montcada 2 remains one of the most enjoyable rooms in the Born, and we want to be clear that the food is a…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2026

Llamber — Restaurant in Ciutat Vella

Restaurant·Ciutat Vella · 60€

Llamber

Llambèr has settled into that coveted Barcelona category: the “new classic.” The location does half the…

THE EXPERIENCE 6.5/10 · 2025

La Vinya del Senyor — Wine Bar in Ciutat Vella

Wine Bar·Ciutat Vella · 50€

La Vinya del Senyor

There is no view in Barcelona quite like the one from these tables — Santa Maria del Mar filling the window,…

THE EXPERIENCE 6.5/10 · 2026

Agüita Wine Specialist — Wine Bar in Ciutat Vella

Wine Bar·Ciutat Vella · 30€

Agüita Wine Specialist

Agüita Wine Specialist presents itself like a polished little oasis: warm lighting, curated corners, that…

THE EXPERIENCE 5/10 · 2025

Ziryab — Wine Bar in Ciutat Vella

Wine Bar·Ciutat Vella · 55€

Ziryab

Ziryab presents itself as a crossroads—fusion, dialogue, borders dissolving into something new. The space…

THE EXPERIENCE 5/10 · 2025

Bar Brutal — Wine Bar in Ciutat Vella

Wine Bar·Ciutat Vella · 40€

Bar Brutal

Nobody should take Bar Brutal's history lightly. The Colombo brothers turned the old Can Cisa cellar into a…

THE EXPERIENCE 5/10 · 2026