Restaurants in Barcelona

Restaurants in Barcelona are a mix of both modern culinary innovation and traditional Catalan fare, but the cool and diverse offerings – buoyed by a large international population and major tourist presence – make Barcelona restaurants a fabulous place to get in on some of the best Mediterranean cuisine out there. Thanks to its seaside location, seafood abounds, and practically everyone has their own take on bullabesa (fish soup-stew).

Café culture and outdoor restaurants are a huge component to the city, with noisy Spaniards crowding around tables that fill squares and plazas all over town, and gobbling down an ever-increasing selection of tapas.

More and more trendy vegetarian restaurants are taking up residence, but Catalan culture prides itself on its love of meat, especially rabbit, duck, and game. And there’s plenty of international fare in this cosmopolitan city as well, from the Far East to Africa and the Mediterranean to the Americas.

Our suggestion: tank up on a large menú del día (menu of the day) special, which is often served at a nice discount, and then waddle out of that Barcelona restaurant and into the fun Barcelona sun.