Barcelona tapas bars & restaurants
The tradition of tapas in Spain goes back centuries. Tapas are small portions of food that are usually served with a drink in bars and restaurants. The origin of the word "tapa" comes from the habit of covering a glass of wine or beer with a slice of bread or cheese to prevent insects from entering the drink ;-)
Tapas became popular in Spain from the 19th century onwards, when people started to have snacks to accompany their drinks. Since then, tapas have become an important part of Spanish culture and are served in many establishments throughout the country.
Quality products and service: Best Barcelona tapas bars & restaurants
Barcelona is no exception to the tapas craze. Here, as in the rest of Spain, tapas can consist of a variety of dishes, including seafood, cold cuts, grilled vegetables, croquettes, tortillas, olives, anchovies, fried potatoes, etc.
In Barcelona, it is common to go out for tapas with friends or family, known as "tapeo". This tradition is particularly popular at the end of the day, when people go out for a drink and some tapas before dinner.
Not all tapas bars offer the same quality of product. We have selected for you our best addresses so far.
In this directory restaurants are sorted by type like: Catalan, Vegetarian, Mediterranean, Nouvelle cuisine…
You can also find Best restaurants in Barcelona sorted by area, price, and top ten in our Barcelona Where to eat Guide.
Remember that lunch is served from 1pm until 4pm and dinner from 9pm to 11pm.
Restaurants in Barcelona are often closed on Sunday nights.
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RestaurantEl Japonés Escondido
Eating Japanese as you would eat tapas.
Discover a hidden treasure not far from the Barceloneta metro station: El Japonés Escondido, the Izakaya Bar of the Tragaluz group, where Japanese tapas are in the spotlight. The warm decoration and charming Japanese-style atmosphere make this place the ideal place to enjoy exceptional gastronomy.
Ciutat Vella - Carrer de Llauder, 1 (La Ribera)More -
CafeEl Jardí
Cocktails, tapas, terrace, calm... What else ?
Because Barcelona is a hectic city, the small terrace of El Jardí is perfect to relax in the calm if however, you manage to keep this address secret ;-).
El Raval - Carrer de l'Hospital, 56More -
RestaurantBar Alegría
Tapas in one of the oldest bars in the city
When Thomas Abellan took over the Bar Alegría, he had on his shoulders the weight of more than 120 years of tradition, quality, and good spirits...
Eixample left - Comte Borrell, 133More -
RestaurantBodega Vidrios y Cristales
Canned foods, wines and vermouths
In a magnificent building in El Born, the Casa Xifré, the Bodega Vidrios y Cristales returns to the origins of the local bodega, i.e. the bar or the local cellar...
El Born - Passeig d’Isabel II, 6More -
CafeIzakaya Homosibaris
Craft beers and Japanese tapas!
A first in Barcelona, a Japanese restaurateur, Izakaya, who teamed up with a specialist of homemade beer, Homosibaris! Right next to the Sants station, Izakaya Homosibaris is now the spot for tapas like nowhere else.
Sants / Montjuïc - Carrer de Ciceró, 9More -
RestaurantLa Castanya
Tapas in the Gothic Quarter
La Castanya is a restaurant specialized in original and creative tapas, that have an overlook at the Mediterranean cuisine with very tasty plates..
Barrio Gótico - Escudellers, 30More -
RestaurantEl Señorito
Tapas from Andalucía in Barcelona
In El Señorito we will have an encounter with what we consider real tapas from Andalucía. Not new for its cuisine, but for the tapas they do, real Andalusian tapas like the “pescaito”, seafood and the real and unique jabugo...
Poble Sec - Carrer de Manso 54More -
RestaurantUltramarinos
Quality tapas in the emblematic Ramblas
Here I offer you something different. Ultramarinos belongs to the Group Lombardo with various outlets around town: Taller de Tapas, Casa Delfin or Ajo Blanco...
El Raval - Rambla de Los Caputxins, 31More -
RestaurantBar Cañete
Classic and contemporary Catalan tapas
Bar Cañete: Like so many of Barcelona’s best establishments, this traditional yet trendy tapas bar and restaurant entered the world as a small family-run affair.
El Raval - Carrer de la Unió, 17More -
RestaurantBobo Pulpín
Family-friendly tapas!
The new bet of the Iglesias brothers : open a pulpería attractive for children and their parents. Thus was born Bobo Pulpín...
Barrio Gótico - Carrer Frenería, 5More -
RestaurantBambarol
Chef’s tapas !
Imagine two chefs, with professional records as long as their arms, to open a restaurant of tapas where one would like to come every day: It’s Bambarol...
Sarriá / San Gervasio - C/ Santaló, 21More -
RestaurantEl Viti Taberna
Tapas, vermut and much more ..
In El Passeig Sant Joan, the trendy foodie neighborhood in Barcelona, El Viti Taberna describes itself as a vermutería contemporánea...
Eixample right - Passeig Sant Joan, 62More -
RestaurantLa Volàtil
Natural wine is doing well..
La Volàtil is a tapas bar where natural wine is honored. This trend seems to be confirmed in Barcelona in this new year 2016 where simplicity of wines outweighs the marketing..
Ciutat Vella - Carrer Muntaner, 6More -
RestaurantTapas, 24 Camp Nou
The Gastro of the Camp Nou
Soccer fans here's a new good reason to go to the Camp Nou, the opening of a new Carles Abellan’s fast-food: Tapas, 24 Camp Nou!
Les Corts - Aristide Maillol, 6-18 (Les Corts)More -
RestaurantBitxarracu
Gastro tapas, small prices!!
A gastro tapas restaurant at small price! This is the fairly unique positioning of Bitxarracu gastrobar ..
Eixample left - Carrer de València, 212,More -
RestaurantZeruko
Pintxos "live" from San Sebastián
For those who really want to discover the tapas. Zeruko, famous in its country at San Sebastián, opened its second restaurant in… Barcelona!!
Eixample right - Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 654More
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7 comments
El Xampanyet is the best one - likeit (21 Apr 2021 - 08:24)
El Xampanyet is one of the best for me.. love as well Bar Alegria in the same old style...
Can't wait to be back in Barcelona!!!
Tapa in BCN! - Mariepaz - Antonio Tan (18 Jul 2015 - 08:08)
The best tapa dishes are served at Cerveseria Catalana . Located corner C/ Mallorca and Rambla Catalunya.
Reserva - Luiz Antonio Silveira (12 May 2015 - 08:56)
Prezados.
Gostaria de fazer reservas nesse conceituado estabelecimento
para a noite do dia 10 de outubro de 2015.
Certo da atenção, desde já, agradeço.
L. Antônio Silveira.
tapas à volonté - mag et yann (5 Nov 2012 - 08:45)
Nous revenons d'un week end à BARCELONE. Nous avons cherché à manger des tapas, mais nous nous sommes heurtés à la qualité et au prix.
Au Bar le AITOR, c/ sardenya 324, nous avons trouvé notre bonheur. Un menu "buffet tapas à volonté" à 16€25 et en terrasse!! Vous nous direz que la qualité ne peut pas y être à ce prix là, et bien c'est faux! une quinzaine de sorte de tapas froides avec des saveurs...hum et on nous a même proposé deux sortes de tapas chaude, boudin noir et chorizo..
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bar à tapas bodega , calle vidre 8 barcelone gotico - stéphanie (10 Sep 2012 - 11:15)
sans doute le meilleur bar à tapas de barcelone , on y est depuis 4 jour et on retourne tous les jours , c'est vraiment bon et pas excessif , surtout ambiance sympa et très chaleureux , surtout à ne pas manquer ce bar incontournable .
Bodega Biarritz 1881 , rue Vidre numéro 8 , à coté de plaça Reial
bar bodega biarritz 1881 - manu (8 Sep 2012 - 14:15)
sans doute les meilleurs tapas chaudes de Barcelone , à ne pas manquer à deux pas de plaça Reial ( 8 calle vidre) , ambiance et qualité garanties .un couple de professionel qui travaille tous les jours des 18h00 jusqu'à 00h00. vraiment très bon
Best tapas in Barcelona - Josh (8 Jul 2012 - 06:15)
My favourite out of this list is definitely Quimet Quimet. It is without doubt the most exciting place to eat in Barcelona.
I also had another great experience at a cooking class I took called ‘Papa Serra – Culinary Adventures in Barcelona’. While we did learn how to make some simple tapas – gazpacho, tortilla etc. But we did do one dish that was quite possibly the best tapa i tried in Barcelona. It was chicken poached in wine then mixed with saffron yogurt, black grapes and toasted almonds. Then it was wrapped in a radicchio and lightly fried. Then we dipped it in fennel seeds that had been crushed with lemon zest and raisins. It was stunning and I would have paid for the cooking class just to taste this dish! Nice work Papa Serra!