Tuesday, July 21, 2026

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

Restaurants in Barcelona

The 76 restaurants in Barcelona we have reviewed.

Bardeni — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 70€

Bardeni

Something has shifted at Bardeni. For us, the scarcity of new dishes from chef Dani Lechuga was never the…

THE EXPERIENCE 10/10 · 2026

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

Alkostat — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 90€

Alkostat

Alkostat is, simply, one of Barcelona’s best restaurants. The cooking is modern fine dining rooted in product…

THE EXPERIENCE 9.5/10 · 2025

Xavier Pellicer — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 90€

Xavier Pellicer

If 2025 closed with Xavier Pellicer at the top of its game, 2026 has opened in much the same way. On the…

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

Granja Elena — Restaurant in Sants Montjuic

Restaurant·Sants Montjuic · 50€

Granja Elena

There is no good reason for a restaurant on the Passeig de la Zona Franca to cook like this, which is exactly…

THE EXPERIENCE 9/10 · 2026

Topik — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 60€

Topik

Adelf Morales trained at Martín Berasategui and Ca Sento, then spent three years cooking in Japan, and Topik…

THE EXPERIENCE 9/10 · 2026

Via Veneto — Restaurant in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi

Restaurant·Sarrià-Sant Gervasi · 215€

Via Veneto

Via Veneto is the kind of restaurant cities quietly lose when they mistake “classic” for “dated.” This is…

THE EXPERIENCE 9/10 · 2025

Maitea — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 60€

Maitea

Maitea feels like the kind of place we want to keep for ourselves: warm, unfussy, and quietly consistent. The…

THE EXPERIENCE 9/10 · 2025

Alkimia — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 184€

Alkimia

You climb the stairs of the Moritz brewery building, leave the Ronda’s traffic behind, and land in one of the…

THE EXPERIENCE 9/10 · 2026

L’artesana Poblenou — Restaurant in Sant Martí

Restaurant·Sant Martí · 25€

L’artesana Poblenou

L’Artesana de Poblenou is a disorienting little place: not especially pretty, not especially comfortable, and…

THE EXPERIENCE 8.5/10 · 2025

Can Pineda — Restaurant in Sant Martí

Restaurant·Sant Martí · 65€

Can Pineda

This year Can Pineda quietly marked half a century in the hands of the same family — the Cuencas took over in…

THE EXPERIENCE 8.5/10 · 2026

Direkte — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 110€

Direkte

The biggest news at Direkte is the address. Arnau Muñío packed up his tiny counter beside the Boqueria and…

THE EXPERIENCE 8.5/10 · 2026

Can Ugal — Restaurant in Les Corts

Restaurant·Les Corts · 65€

Can Ugal

Les Corts has never been Barcelona's dining destination, which is precisely what makes Can Ugal valuable: a…

THE EXPERIENCE 8.5/10 · 2026

Gresca — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 45€

Gresca

Gresca is one of those Barcelona spots that actually earns its reputation: focused cooking, strong product,…

THE EXPERIENCE 8.5/10 · 2025

Melo Jia — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 45€

Melo Jia

Melo Jia feels like a small, modern take on Chinese home-style cooking, with a menu that leans into warmth…

THE EXPERIENCE 8.5/10 · 2025

Mantis — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 100€

Mantis

Toni Solans and David Romero cook with an unfair advantage: they know exactly what wok, steam and dim-sum…

THE EXPERIENCE 8.5/10 · 2026

Xemei — Restaurant in Sants Montjuic

Restaurant·Sants Montjuic · 60€

Xemei

We found slight but noticeable improvements in cleanliness, order, and overall organization. The food is…

THE EXPERIENCE 8.5/10 · 2026

Monocrom — Restaurant in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi

Restaurant·Sarrià-Sant Gervasi · 55€

Monocrom

Monocrom is a wine-led bistro in the best sense: the room is built around bottles, and the kitchen plays…

THE EXPERIENCE 8.5/10 · 2025

Coure — Restaurant in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi

Restaurant·Sarrià-Sant Gervasi · 85€

Coure

Coure is Barcelona bistronomy at its most confident: contemporary Catalan-Mediterranean cooking,…

THE EXPERIENCE 8.5/10 · 2025

Suru — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 80€

Suru

Three Gresca alumni built Suru around a robata grill and a proposition: yakitori technique, Catalan product,…

THE EXPERIENCE 8.5/10 · 2026

Nairod — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 65€

Nairod

Some restaurants earn their reputation by being loud. David Rustarazo earned his by being right. Nairod…

THE EXPERIENCE 8.5/10 · 2026

Hisop — Restaurant in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi

Restaurant·Sarrià-Sant Gervasi · 70€

Hisop

New year, same Hisop. The food remains delicious, the room balanced, the atmosphere warm, the price…

THE EXPERIENCE 8.5/10 · 2026

Saó — Restaurant in Gràcia

Restaurant·Gràcia · 25€

Saó

Juanen Benavent could have opened in the Eixample and charged accordingly. Instead he put Saó on a quiet…

THE EXPERIENCE 8.5/10 · 2026

Soluna — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 89€

Soluna

Teppei Nii spent eight years as Hideki Matsuhisa’s right hand at Koy Shunka before opening this improbably…

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

Sun Taka — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 110€

Sun Taka

Sun Taka feels like a place you have to work a little to reach—physically and conceptually. The space is…

THE EXPERIENCE 8/10 · 2025

Agreste Mar — Restaurant in Gràcia

Restaurant·Gràcia · 110€

Agreste Mar

Agreste Mar feels like Barcelona taking a deep breath at the waterline. Set inside the Serras, facing Port…

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

Maleducat — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 70€

Maleducat

Maleducat lives in that modern Barcelona lane of Catalan-Mediterranean plates for sharing: seasonal product,…

THE EXPERIENCE 8/10 · 2025

Entrepanes Díaz — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 30€

Entrepanes Díaz

Entrepanes Díaz plays the “just a sandwich spot” card, then quietly overdelivers. It’s a proper Eixample bar…

THE EXPERIENCE 8/10 · 2025

Besta — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 110€

Besta

The Galician–Catalan conversation at Besta keeps getting more articulate. Manu Núñez and Carles Ramon have…

THE EXPERIENCE 8/10 · 2026

Cruix — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 75€

Cruix

Cruix is the kind of Barcelona spot that knows exactly what it is: a rice house with a modern…

THE EXPERIENCE 8/10 · 2025

Teòric — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 85€

Teòric

Teòric Taverna is modern Catalan cooking with old roots: seasonal, local-minded, and built around a…

THE EXPERIENCE 8/10 · 2025

Shoronpo — Restaurant in Gràcia

Restaurant·Gràcia · 45€

Shoronpo

Shoronpo is a tight little Japanese spot built around two comfort pillars: shoronpo soup dumplings and ramen.…

THE EXPERIENCE 8/10 · 2025

Contracorrent — Restaurant in Gràcia

Restaurant·Gràcia · 45€

Contracorrent

Contracorrent Gràcia feels like a chef-led place that’s trying to give us a lot without making it feel…

THE EXPERIENCE 8/10 · 2025

La Xarxa — Restaurant in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi

Restaurant·Sarrià-Sant Gervasi · 50€

La Xarxa

The marisquería is one of Barcelona’s endangered institutions — too formal for the young, too expensive for…

THE EXPERIENCE 8/10 · 2026

Paco Meralgo — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 50€

Paco Meralgo

There is a particular kind of Barcelona restaurant that survives every wave of fashion by declining to notice…

THE EXPERIENCE 8/10 · 2026

Sartoria Panatieri — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 55€

Sartoria Panatieri

The Eixample Sartoria Panatieri isn’t the kind of place you visit for coziness or beauty—at least not in the…

THE EXPERIENCE 7.5/10 · 2025

Ribera Manero — Restaurant in Les Corts

Restaurant·Les Corts · 85€

Ribera Manero

Ribera Manero greets you with a certain chill—not in temperature, but in feeling. The space reads a bit cold…

THE EXPERIENCE 7.5/10 · 2025

Alapar — Restaurant in Sants Montjuic

Restaurant·Sants Montjuic · 110€

Alapar

Alapar is, first and foremost, a room. You walk in and immediately feel the care—light, texture, and design…

THE EXPERIENCE 7.5/10 · 2025

Melós — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 150€

Melós

Miquel Pardo opened Melós in November 2025 and made an immediate, slightly disorienting impression: this is a…

THE EXPERIENCE 7.5/10 · 2026

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

Hermòs — Restaurant in Gràcia

Restaurant·Gràcia · 35€

Hermòs

Hermòs served its last lunch on the twenty-sixth of July, 2026, and the fish stall it occupied inside the…

THE EXPERIENCE 7.5/10 · 2026

Berbena — Restaurant in Gràcia

Restaurant·Gràcia · 80€

Berbena

Berbena remains one of Gràcia's most competently run small rooms, and we mean that as both compliment and…

THE EXPERIENCE 7.5/10 · 2026

Jiribilla — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 80€

Jiribilla

Gerard Bellver spent roughly two decades cooking in Mexico before opening this room on Comte Borrell, and it…

THE EXPERIENCE 7.5/10 · 2026

Bambarol — Restaurant in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi

Restaurant·Sarrià-Sant Gervasi · 60€

Bambarol

Bambarol has the kind of reputation that suggests a bigger payoff than it actually delivers. The room itself…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 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

The Fish & Chips Shop — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 20€

The Fish & Chips Shop

The Fish and Chips Shop has expanded into a small Barcelona mini-chain, and it’s earned that status the…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2025

Aürt — Restaurant in Sant Martí

Restaurant·Sant Martí · 150€

Aürt

Aürt is the kind of place that makes you question, immediately, whether context is part of the meal. It sits…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2025

Bodega Amposta — Restaurant in Sants Montjuic

Restaurant·Sants Montjuic · 60€

Bodega Amposta

Bodega Amposta sits firmly in the category of “traditional done traditionally,” with just enough modern nods…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2025

Taktika Berri — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 55€

Taktika Berri

Taktika Berri trades in the reassuring language of Euskadi: classic dishes, solid portions, and the quiet…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2025

Tres Porquets — Restaurant in Sant Martí

Restaurant·Sant Martí · 65€

Tres Porquets

Tres Porquets feels like a veteran Barcelona address that knows how to run a dining room. The style is…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2025

La Gormanda — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 55€

La Gormanda

La Gormanda is the kind of place that wins you over before the first bite: a pretty, well-decorated room and…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2025

La Mundana — Restaurant in Sants Montjuic

Restaurant·Sants Montjuic · 40€

La Mundana

La Mundana sits in modern Barcelona bistronomy: Mediterranean small plates, a few global touches, and that…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2025

Casa Alfonso — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 35€

Casa Alfonso

Casa Alfonso is a classic casa de comidas: straightforward, traditional food built for everyday dining. The…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2025

Ultramarinos Marín — Restaurant in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi

Restaurant·Sarrià-Sant Gervasi · 110€

Ultramarinos Marín

Nobody disputes the fire at Ultramarinos Marín. The grill work here is among the most accurate in Barcelona —…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2026

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

Bar Canyí — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 45€

Bar Canyí

Bar Canyí feels engineered for the feed: vinyl spinning, crowd buzzing, and that “neo-traditional” Barcelona…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2025

Slow & Low — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 170€

Slow & Low

Slow & Low is modern Barcelona cooking with the volume turned up: open-kitchen intensity, contemporary…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2025

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 Omar — Restaurant in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi

Restaurant·Sarrià-Sant Gervasi · 45€

Bar Omar

Bar Omar is a good-looking place with real bar energy: tight room, lively pace, and tapas that mostly do what…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2025

Glug — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 50€

Glug

Michelin caught up with Glug this year, handing Iván García and Beatrice Casella a Bib Gourmand in the 2026…

THE EXPERIENCE 7/10 · 2026

Bar Alegria — Restaurant in Gràcia

Restaurant·Gràcia · 40€

Bar Alegria

Tomás Abellán’s second Alegría landed in Gràcia this year inside the bones of Can Tosca, a family restaurant…

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

Incorrecte — Restaurant in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi

Restaurant·Sarrià-Sant Gervasi · 100€

Incorrecte

Give Marcel Pons this: he has kept his team together and sharpened his argument. Two years into Incorrecte's…

THE EXPERIENCE 6/10 · 2026

Botafumeiro — Restaurant in Gràcia

Restaurant·Gràcia · 150€

Botafumeiro

Botafumeiro is classic Barcelona marisquería: Galician-leaning seafood and Mediterranean staples, built…

THE EXPERIENCE 6/10 · 2025

Bar Mut — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 40€

Bar Mut

Bar Mut still looks like the kind of place you’d text a friend about: warm lighting, handsome wood, that…

THE EXPERIENCE 6/10 · 2025

Pepa Tomate — Restaurant in Gràcia

Restaurant·Gràcia · 35€

Pepa Tomate

Pepa Tomate looks like it should be a win: lively Gràcia energy, a warm little room, and that familiar…

THE EXPERIENCE 5/10 · 2025

La Fonda Pirenaicas — Restaurant in Gràcia

Restaurant·Gràcia · 50€

La Fonda Pirenaicas

Fonda Pirenaicas has cracked a tricky modern formula: serve “normal” food, make it feel like a revelation,…

THE EXPERIENCE 5/10 · 2025

Público — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 85€

Público

Público has everything a modern wine tavern is supposed to have: two hundred–odd references, thirty-something…

THE EXPERIENCE 5/10 · 2026

Torpedo — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 35€

Torpedo

Torpedo is a late-night Barcelona bar built around the classics done “chef-style”: gourmet sandwiches, a…

THE EXPERIENCE 5/10 · 2025

Múrria — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 55€

Múrria

Colmado Murria is pure Barcelona postcard in the best way: a centenary space with real charm, gorgeous…

THE EXPERIENCE 5/10 · 2025

Bisavis — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 105€

Bisavis

Bisavis has real talent on the plate: strong product, solid technique, and combinations that often make…

THE EXPERIENCE 5/10 · 2025

Trü by Artur Martinez — Restaurant in Eixample

Restaurant·Eixample · 115€

Trü by Artur Martinez

After all the noise surrounding the opening of this new restaurant from chef Artur Martínez — formerly of…

THE EXPERIENCE 5/10 · 2026