Try delicious tapas in one of the best tapas bars Barcelona!
Barcelona comes with delicious tapas.
Did you know that eating tapas or ‘tapear’ – Spanish verb for eating tapas – stands for sharing some small aperitif snacks, often accompanied by a typical Spanish alcoholic drink such as cava, sangria, tinto de verano or just a cerveza. The most famous tapas being patatas bravas, tortilla de patatas, pincho’s and many more!
Viana
Viana Barcelona is located a few steps away from the famous Plaza Reial and offers great international tapas and dishes with a touch of authentic Spanish traditions. With its high recommendation score on TripAdvisor, Viana is the 4th best restaurant in Barcelona. The service there is perfect, which adds extra charm to your experience there. For drinking, we advise you to try the super tasty blueberry mojito. If you want to be sure about getting a seat, make a reservation as it is always very crowded.
Address: Carrer del Vidre, 7
Phone: +34 934 63 82 95
Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 18:00 – 00:00; Saturday: 13:00 – 15:30, 18:00 – 00:00; Sunday: 13:00 – 15:30, 18:00 – 23:30; Wednesday: closed
Ziryab Fusion Tapas Bar
Although, tapas are originally Spanish, this tapas bar is based on the Arabian fusion of tapas. Ziryab is a small cosy wine bar with great tapas, located near the Picasso museum in the Born neighborhood. It has a medieval-looking interior with brick walls, beamed ceilings and a mezzanine balcony which is typical of Catalunya. On their menu, you can find local tapas mixed with Middle Eastern flavors to create whole new kind of delicious tapas. Besides the tapas, they also offer an exclusive wine menu, full of fine wines from both the Catalunya region as well as great wines from the Bekaa Valley on the Lebanese-Syrian border or the wine regions of Morocco, who have a very sophisticated taste that goes well with their tapas.
Address: Carrer Dels Ases 16
Phone: +34 932 68 17 74
Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 18:30 – 00:00; Saturday and Sunday: 13:00 – 16:30, 18:30 – 00:00
Bodega Biarritz 1881
This delicious tapas restaurant is located in Barri Gotic, nearby the Liceu metro station. Here, you can expect to find traditional Spanish tapas, which are mostly meat-based, but there are also some vegetarian options. A young woman from Biarritz started this little Spanish quant and it grew in no time into one of the best tapas bars in the city. They have especially gained enormous popularity among locals because of its huge portions and affordable prices. Besides, it is also known for serving nice cocktails, spirits and good wines.
Address: Calle Vidre 8
Phone: +34 618 67 79 27
Opening hours: Thursday to Monday: 13:30 – 22:30; Tuesday and Wednesday: closed
El Xampanyet
El Xampanyet, hided in a narrow street in the Born district, is one of the most authentic tapas bars in Barcelona. It opened in 1929. There you can drink and dine with locals in a small cozy interior with marble tables and a zinc bar. El Xampanyet is named after the home-made sparkling wine they serve. This credible bodega is known for its high-quality tapas with good prices. It is not possible to make a reservation because of its popularity and small setting. So be on time, if you want to avoid lines.
Address: Carrer de Montcada 22
Telephone: +34 933 19 70 03
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 12:00 – 15:30, 19:00 – 23:00; Sunday: 12:00 – 15:30; Monday: closed
Casa Lolea
Casa Lolea can be found in the center of Barcelona, in the Born neighborhood once again. There, they serve a wide variety of 40 different tapas, including cheese and ham plates, bravas, montaditos, tortilla’s, etc. But the big quantity of dishes doesn’t take the quality down. All the ingredients they use are natural and they even make their own Sangria, which you can also buy to take home. The bottle of their homemade sangria contains a nice packaging and comes in different tastes. This little vermuteria, with its handsome red, white and black color scheme, elegant tiled floors and exposed bulb fixtures is the place to go if you want awesome sangria to go with delicious tapas.
Address: Sant Pere Mes Alt 49
Telephone: +34 936 24 10 16
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday: 09:00 – 01:00
Are you still in for a drink after eating at one of these great tapas bars? Go for nice cocktail at one of the best rooftop terraces in Barcelona and watch the beautiful sunset from above.
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