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The best tapas in Barcelona
Start with Bar Tomás in Sarrià for patatas bravas, with the garlic and spicy sauce, El Quim de la Boqueria in Ciutat Vella for fried eggs with baby squid and Bodega Quimet in Gràcia for a vermouth and the grilled octopus. Here are all 10, with what to get at each.
- Bar TomásSarrià · Tapas bar
Get: Patatas bravas, with the garlic and spicy sauce
The bravas Barcelona argues about, in an old neighborhood bar.
- El Quim de la BoqueriaCiutat Vella · tapas, seafood
Get: Fried eggs with baby squid
A counter inside the Boqueria market. Famous market counter inside La Boqueria, packed for fried eggs with baby squid and fresh seafood tapas.
- Bodega QuimetGràcia · Vermouth bar tapas
Get: a vermouth and the grilled octopus. Fills with locals before lunch
A wall of bottles and tinned-fish montaditos. Classic Gràcia bodega known for vermouth on tap and simple, old-fashioned tapas at the counter.
- Mundial Barseafood tapas
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- Cal PepPa amb tomàquet
Get: Pa amb tomàquet alongside the tapas
Pep's counter is the most famous seafood counter in Barcelona.
- Quimet i QuimetPoble-sec · Vermut with conservas
Get: The salmon, yogurt and truffle-honey montadito (the house icon), tinned shellfish, anchovy and piquillo montadito, house red vermouth
- Colmado WilmotSarrià-Sant Gervasi · bar
Get: Lightly grilled red prawns and baby scallops with garlic and salt; fricandó with sea cucumber; the classic tapas and charcuterie
- Cervecería CatalanaEixample
Get: Montaditos (little toasts) and grilled prawns at the bar
A tapas bar near Passeig de Gràcia that's always packed.
- Bar CañeteRaval
Get: Counter tapas with lightly fried fresh fish and seafood; arroz caldoso is not mentioned in the source read
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Where is the best tapas in Barcelona?
Chef Amazing’s picks start with Bar Tomás (Sarrià), El Quim de la Boqueria (Ciutat Vella) and Bodega Quimet (Gràcia). All 10 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.
What should I order?
At Bar Tomás, get patatas bravas, with the garlic and spicy sauce. At El Quim de la Boqueria, get fried eggs with baby squid. At Bodega Quimet, get a vermouth and the grilled octopus. Fills with locals before lunch. At Cal Pep, get pa amb tomàquet alongside the tapas.
How does Chef Amazing pick these?
From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for Barcelona: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.
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