Barcelona is a big city that offers a wide variety of bars and restaurants to choose from. Tourists usually want to try the typical food of the place they travel to, but it may be a little bit hard to find good restaurants with good food that aren't scams if you don't have the help of a local. That's why this article is intended to help you find the best tapas bars in Barcelona, so that you can try the traditional food in good places.
The 9 best tapas bars in Barcelona
The following items consist of 9 of the best tapas bars that tripUniq's Local Heroes suggest in the Barcelona Guides.
The 9 best tapas bars in Barcelona
#1 Quimet i Quimet
This restaurant-cellar has been open for four generations of its family and it offers delicious tapas, wine, beer and vermouth. The ambience is friendly and informal and the average price for a meal is 25 €.
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Andrea, 35, Vermouth fan
The 9 best tapas bars in Barcelona
#2 Cervesería Catalana
This tavern offers a wide variety of montaditos and tapas and it’s located near la Rambla de Catalunya. It's very popular between locals and tourists because of its good quality-price relation, the average price for a meal is 20 €.
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Tomás, 42,
Tomás, 42,
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#3 Bodega Can Ros
This classic cellar opened in 1970 and it serves homemade Mediterranean tapas and dishes, and a variety of beer, sangría and national wine. The average price is 35 €.
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Gemma, 40, Tour guide
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#4 Bodega Massana
Typical neighbourhood cellar that was inaugurated in 1930. Its specialty is wine in bulk but they also serve vermouth, cava or cognac. The average price for a meal is 10 €.
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Charles, 43, Startuper
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#5 Bar del Pla
Bar located in the Born neighborhood that offers market-cuisine tapas and wine. It's a good place to “do the vermouth”, a typical catalan tradition.
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#6 La Bitácora
A classic bar that offers the typical tapas -patatas bravas, pa amb tomaquet, potatoes tortilla- or more elaborated dishes like paella. Its informal ambience goes perfect with the Barceloneta old fishermen neighbourhood. The average price for a meal is 15 €.
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Sergi, 31, Executive consultant
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#7 Bodega 1900
Classy yet informal tapas restaurant that’s directed by famous chef Albert Adrià and that offers the classics and some creative tapas. Its average price is 45 €.
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Mercedes, 33, Tourismologist
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#8 Cañete
Traditional Spanish Cuisine and tapas in a nice decorated restaurant that reminds of a house in Sevilla with an old style atmosphere. The average price is 30 €.
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Helene, 37, Corporate Finance
The 9 best tapas bars in Barcelona
#9 La Cova Fumada
Antique cellar founded in 1944 that still preserves its barrels and its marble tables. It has a familiar and friendly ambience and the average price for a meal is 15 €.
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Josefina, 33,
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