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Best Dinner Spots in Barcelona

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Are you visiting Barcelona and looking for the best dinner spots in the city? With its vibrant culinary scene and diverse offerings, Barcelona is a food lover's paradise. From traditional tapas bars to Michelin-starred restaurants, there's something for every palate in this bustling metropolis. Join us as we explore the top dinner spots that Barcelona has to offer, and discover where you can enjoy a memorable dining experience in this beautiful city.

1. Paco Meralgo, Barcelona

Paco Meralgo Food

Tapas bar with a buzzy vibe and modern stool seating, serving seafood plates, croquettes, and a few kinds of tartare. Each dish is exceedingly fresh and it's hard to go wrong.

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2. Gresca, Barcelona

Bar Gresca Interior

Bag a stool by Gresca's open kitchen to watch their team passionately prepare a variety of Catalan tapas dishes. Trust your meal to well-paired with a wine from the restaurant's selection of over 400 new bottles per month.

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3. Disfrutar, Barcelona

Disfrutar Interior

Touted as one of the world's finest restaurants, Disfrutar's dining experience is one of the best in the city. The chefs are consistently creative with the combinations of flavour, texture, and of course, the presentation of their dishes.

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4. El Nacional, Barcelona

El National Barcelona

El Nacional offers four different dining experiences under the same roof - a meat restaurant, a fish restaurant, a tapas eatery, and a fast-paced deli. A multi-culinary dining experience for every taste. There are four bars within too.

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5. Mano Rota, Barcelona

Mano Rota - Food and wine

Peruvian and Japanese fusion restaurant with industrial-chic vibes. The seasonal tasting menu is highly recommended - Mano Rota is also happy to accommodate dietary needs and preferences. Enjoy wines alongside.

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6. La Dama, Barcelona

La Dama Plate

A popular dining venue for Barcelona's well-to-do. La Dama, set within a Gaudi-style building, serves a refined Mediterranean menu with additional French influences. Think roast pigeon and soft-lit anniversary dinners.

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7. Mediamanga, Barcelona

Mediamanga Plate

With its open kitchen concept, dining at Mediamanga is a true sensory experience - watch, smell, and then taste. Fresh, locally-sourced ingredients further ensure a raw gastronomic journey through the Mediterranean cuisine.

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8. Entrepanes Díaz, Barcelona

Entrepanes Diaz Sandwich

Flavorful restaurant serving creative, gourmet sandwiches, tapas, and drinks. Be sure to try the Antxón sandwich, made with chistorra (cured sausage), an egg, and crispy potatoes. Book ahead for the best tables.

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9. La Taverna del Clínic, Barcelona

La Taverna del Clínic Caviar

A small gastronomic enclave, comprising two dining spaces, in the heart of Barcelona. Alongside its Mediterranean food, La Taverna del Clínic has a carefully curated wine cellar.

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10. Bar La Plata, Barcelona

La Plata Front

A 17th-century tapas restaurant in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter. The menu offers four classic dishes - a salad of tomato, onion, and Arbequina olives; botifarra; fresh anchovies; and deep-fried sardines.

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11. Bar del Pla, Barcelona

Bar Del Pla Barcelona

An intimate wine bar and restaurant that exudes a familial warmth. Expect proper Catalan tapas, like squid ink croquettes, fried egg with sausages, and, of course, patatas bravas.

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12. Els Pescadors, Barcelona

Els Pescadors Outside

Els Pescadors is set beneath three magnificent ancient ombu trees in the fishermen village of El Poblenou. It's the perfect setting for a leisurely lunch of fresh Mediterranean and seafood dishes.

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13. Les Filles Cafè, Barcelona

Les Filles Cafè Plates

Contemporary-modern venue serving tapas and health-conscious meals. Come the weekend, Les Filles Café serves serves a popular brunch menu that is best accompanied by a selection of handcrafted cocktails.

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14. Lomo Alto, Barcelona

Lomo Alto Food

Sip wine and listen to one of Lomo Alto's waiters wax lyrical about meat breeds and cuts before indulging in one of the best steaks that Barcelona has to offer. From veal to ox, Lomo Alto's dedication to artisanal quality is absolute.

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15. Mont Bar, Barcelona

Mont Bar Food

The deliciously modern concept of bar fine dining is achieved exceedingly well by chef Domonic Ungaro. He dreams up sharing plates using imaginative ingredients and techniques. Highlights include oysters, wagyu, and sobrassada.

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16. Xemei, Barcelona

Xemei Interior

Venetian cuisine focused on seafood by brothers Stefano and Max Colombo. Cozy restaurant with a rustic feel to it that meshes nicely with the beautiful plating.

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17. Bardeni El Meatbar, Barcelona

beef steaks on a rack in a refrigerator

Chef-driven meatbar with a vintage butcher shop aesthetic, serving high-end cuts as creative small plates. The counter is the best seat for the house signatures: hand-cut steak tartar and rich oxtail cannelloni.

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18. Quirat, Barcelona

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Michelin-starred dining room attached to the InterContinental hotel with an independent street entrance. The kitchen runs multi-course tasting menus built around regional Catalan ingredients in a lively, conversational space.

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19. MIKAN, Barcelona

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Warm Eixample Esquerra dining room serving Northeast Asian small plates and natural wine. Tables load up with Iberian pork katsu and cherry tomato bombs while staff pour tasting splashes from open bottles.

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20. Los Tortíllez | Eixample, Barcelona

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Tight, 80s-style Eixample dining room built around the Spanish potato omelet. The busy kitchen sends out traditional tapas alongside over fifteen variations of individual, made-to-order tortillas.

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21. Brabo | Restaurante Gracia, Barcelona

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Modern Gràcia asador centered on an open kitchen and glowing Holm oak embers. Tables fill with house-cured charcuterie, thick ribeyes, and three-day fermented bread pulled directly from the grill.

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22. franca, Barcelona

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Warm Eixample dining room with arched brick ceilings and acoustics quiet enough for real conversation. Dinner runs on inventive Catalan small plates, warm olives, and local natural wine.

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23. Carnal Steak House, Barcelona

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Warm Eixample steakhouse serving heavily dry-aged beef and strong cocktails. Sizzling cuts arrive alongside hot stones for a final sear, filling the room with the heavy scent of wood smoke and roasting meat.

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24. Bodega Bonay, Barcelona

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Buzzy ground-floor dining room in Casa Bonay pouring natural wine alongside pan-Mediterranean sharing plates. Bar stools face an open kitchen sending out dishes like sea-urchin royale and braised pork jowl.

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