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Best restaurants in Barcelona

Where to eat in Barcelona — from market lunches to tasting menus

Barcelona's eating-out scene, edited. Sit-down restaurants worth crossing the city for: regional kitchens, modern Indian, the legacy continental rooms, and the chef-led places opening this year. Long lunches and table-for-two dinners alike.

Top 10 restaurants in Barcelona

Ratings & reviews via Google

  1. El Nacional Barcelona01

    1. El Nacional Barcelona

    4.4· 40,201 reviews₹₹··

    Pg. de Gràcia, 24 Bis, Eixample, 08007 Barcelona, Spain

  2. Viana Barcelona02

    2. Viana Barcelona

    4.8· 5,079 reviews₹₹··

    Carrer del Vidre, 7, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain

  3. Bodega Biarritz 188103

    3. Bodega Biarritz 1881

    4.7· 8,839 reviews₹₹··

    Carrer Nou de Sant Francesc, 7, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain

  4. Casa Lolea Barcelona04

    4. Casa Lolea Barcelona

    4.6· 6,435 reviews₹₹··

    Carrer de Sant Pere Més Alt, 49, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona, Spain

  5. Disfrutar05

    5. Disfrutar

    4.8· 3,686 reviews₹₹₹₹

    Carrer de Villarroel, 163, Eixample, 08036 Barcelona, Spain

  6. La Terraza Miró06

    6. La Terraza Miró

    4.7· 4,758 reviews₹···

    Carrer de Tarragona, 129, Sants-Montjuïc, 08014 Barcelona, Spain

  7. Olivia Bistro07

    7. Olivia Bistro

    4.8· 2,741 reviews

    Carrer de Viladomat, 80, Eixample, 08015 Barcelona, Spain

  8. Arcano Restaurant cave08

    8. Arcano Restaurant cave

    4.6· 5,649 reviews₹₹··

    Carrer dels Mercaders, 10, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona, Spain

  9. BODEGA OLIVA09

    9. BODEGA OLIVA

    4.7· 1,649 reviews₹₹··

    Carrer del Vidre, 8, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain

  10. Jesús Restaurant10

    10. Jesús Restaurant

    4.7· 21,053 reviews₹···

    Carrer dels Cecs de la Boqueria, 4, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain

Eating in Barcelona, an honest take

Every city has its food clichés — and the gap between the tourist-trail restaurant and the place where chefs actually eat is wide. We've kept this list to the latter: restaurants we'd book for a birthday, recommend to a vegetarian guest, or send a client to between meetings.

When to book

Top restaurants in Barcelona take reservations 2–4 weeks ahead for prime weekend slots. Lunch is almost always easier than dinner. Most kitchens close between 3 PM and 7 PM; the late-night exceptions are noted below.

Dietary notes

Vegetarian and Jain options are widely available across Indian and pan-Asian menus in Barcelona; vegan menus are reliable at modern places, less so at legacy restaurants. Allergens — gluten, nuts, shellfish — are best flagged at reservation time, not on arrival.

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