Reviews like this makes me regret giving 5 stars in the past because I can't differentiate the…read morelevel of this review. This is a great place for food, atmosphere and service. I have two off the menu dishes and the Ox tail. All were amazing. I am staying in Barcelona a few more days so will be back a few times. Tip: call ahead to find out options. I was planning on going two nights in a row but was told tomorrow they are already packed from 8:30-10.

We stayed in Barcelona for 10 days on vacation. Following the suggestions we received to not eat at…read morerestaurants that have photos of the food outside for the entire trip didn't prove to be very difficult. With that being said, most of the food we had was at least very good. Given that the quality of food was so high, I believe it to be even more significant that this was our favorite restaurant of the trip! They are a small local restaurant, with chalkboard menus, and a little ways off the beaten path (not too far to discourage visiting!) The tapas and beer we had here was out of this world. Here are my recommendations, but take them with a grain of salt (literally, when it comes to pan con tomate), because they are seasonal, and the menu changes: 1) Get the pan con tomate. They show you how to make it, so it is ever so fresh! 2) Taste some of the local wines and craft beers 3) Listen to the waitresses recommendations... no matter the current menu 4) Try the pulpo! (Octopus) 5) Calamari 6) The seasonal (Fall) mushrooms were great 7) Patatas bravas were good, but not my favorite of the trip 8) Back to beer... Try the Black Coupage if you like dark beers, and they still have it. Delicious beer! Enjoy Barcelona, and eat some REAL local food, or at least the best food we tried there after eating about 30 meals at different restaurants....

A charming unassuming little restaurant. Only 4 tables with a great 10€ menu. Enough selection that…read moreincluded vegetarian options as well. The food was great...simple but delicious.

Classic Catalan café with a great midday menu. Good vegetarian options, friendly staff, good drinks…read moreoptions.

Food was very very good. Service was excellent and great ambiance for a great lunch break. Local…read morefeel and local food. Was so so good. Not a tourist trap great local folks cooking great food

Food 10/10 Literally stumbled across this place when we…read morefirst arrived in Barcelona and were starving from having not eaten for almost 24 hours. Everywhere we went needed reservation, but thank god this place had some space. Felt like a local spot, since everyone around us was speaking Spanish. We ordered the octopus, patatas bravas, pan tomate, and croquettes. I am someone that dislikes potatoes, but wow these potatoes really blew me away. Perfectly sliced and fried, the sauce was also impeccable. The octopus was also very tender and paired very well with the sauce. Everything tasted fresh and crisp, such a great find. Slightly pricier than I expected restaurants to be around the area, but definitely a trendy and worthy spot. Bottled water was also like $1, which was amazing. Atmosphere 10/10 Quite loud, a lot of conversations going on inside, but I enjoyed this vibe. Very lively and young crowd, we fit right in. Great interior decor, a lot of marble and brass details. Service 8/10 They were friendly and happily entertained our attempts at speaking Spanish, a good time.

I was on a search for pulpo when I came across this gem of a spot! Initially had another location…read morebookmarked, but turns out it's a chain and we managed to find one somewhat near the beach! We came in and ordered a pulpo de la gallega, pig ears, razor clams and jamon croquettes. The pulpo was delicious and satisfied my craving! It was cooked perfectly, tender and well seasoned from the salt and paprika. The razor clams were a little gritty, so I don't think they were cleaned well. But they also gave us a generous serving of razor clams! Pig ear were good, but I couldn't eat too much of it because it was very gelatinous. The ham croquettes were also enjoyable, crispy on the outside and generously filled with a velvety sauce. To complement your meal, you absolutely must get their lemon beer! Your experience here is not complete without the lemon beer! I saw a lot of other reviews saying the staff isn't the most amicable or pleasant here, but I honestly had a great time here. Our server was rather welcoming and hospitable! Everything on the menu is in Spanish and the workers speak mostly Spanish, but I think you can always show pics and point.

If you're in Barcelona and love seafood, Bar Celta Pulpería is non-negotiable. We stumbled in…read morelooking for good pulpo and left planning our next visit. The star of the show? The octopus. Perfectly cooked--tender, smoky, with just the right hit of paprika and sea salt. It's the kind of dish you pause to savor and then secretly hope everyone else at your table is too full to finish theirs. But it doesn't stop there. The gambas were plump and juicy, the calamari was crisp without being greasy, and the razor clams melted in your mouth. Each dish came out fast, fresh, and steaming hot. The quality of the seafood here is just spectacular--clearly fresh from the market. And then there's Joane, our server, who made the whole experience even better. Friendly, fast, and full of personality--he recommended dishes we might not have thought to order, and every single one was a hit. He kept the atmosphere upbeat and genuinely seemed to enjoy taking care of us. A true professional with a warm smile and perfect timing. It's a casual, lively place where locals and travelers sit shoulder to shoulder, and the energy is contagious. No frills, no gimmicks--just incredible Galician-style seafood done exactly right. Five stars without hesitation. Go for the octopus, stay for everything else--and ask for Joane if you can. He'll take great care of you

At least on Yelp, my review is the first one for La Yaya Amelia in about 3 years. TripAdvisor has…read moreonly one since July 2020. Somewhere in the middle is a 1-2 year period where parts of Spain's community was shut down because of COVID or restricted in one way or the other. We were in Spain during May-June of this year and witnessed various businesses that were no more or maybe still hanging on my a thread. Our recent experience at La Yaya Amelia seemed to suggest the latter. La Yaya Amelia was recommended by our Hotel (1882) and was an easy couple block walk. We made a reservation, but as it turned out we were the only customers during our time there. This seems more like a locals place and it's corner neighborhood location would be hard to attract tourists, unless it were some hot foodie destination. On a side note, the owner's cute little dog charmed my wife, the shelter volunteer. At the beginning, the dog was wandering around and Gayle wasn't sure if he/she had a person. I looked up and told her that we can't the dog back with us to the USA. Her answer (and this wasn't her first dog siting in Spain) was that she'd already done the research and she agreed that it would be almost impossible to do so. But she still stayed on the case until she confirmed that it was indeed the owner's dog. La Yaya Amelia may not be the Catalan version of the French Laundry, but it was a damn fine place to eat. We both ordered off the "specials" list, me choosing steak and Gayle opting for fish. Add wine, bread, homemade dessert, and expresso, we left full and happy. Our service was great, yet the guy running the place seemed a little worn out and sad, as we were the business so far in the evening. So, if anyone is reading this review right now and you're thinking of Lunch or Dinner in the Sagrada Familia area, what are you waiting for?

After a long day of traveling around Barcelona four of us were famished and needed a place to rest…read more We grabbed a table in the back and quickly ordered a pitcher of sangria and were treated some delicious bread. Our service was great, friendly, and helpful to a bunch of Americans that didn't speak the language. After so many pitchers and amazing food later, we were treated to their tiramisu by a local that had to think we needed it and boy was he right! We grabbed four spoons and were amazing how good it was. I highly recommend this spot and the tiramisu!

Tast-Ller is an abbreviated form of Taste Ateleir and is true to definition…read more This restaurant is an unbelievably amazing experience. The quality of food and service is outstanding, especially given the fact that it is provided by only the chef and an assistant. Innovative and flavorful, the chef, Mikel, creates a whimsical table. The dishes from foie gras with a berry and violet infused macaroon to lobster with king crab and beans are created daily based upon the availability of fresh ingredients. Our experience was comparable to the best in the United States at much more an affordable price. This truly wonderful if you are fortunate to get reservations to the 6-7 tables served per night.

Let me introduce you to what I would call my most amazing and yummy experience in Barcelona…read more That was a wenesday or something like this. Not a week end day... Difficult to fine a fine restaurant to book. So I end up connected on Trip Advisor lokking for the finest restaurant in Barcelona. After few calls, I managed to reach Tast-LLer which was in the top 5 restaurant on Trip Advisor Barcelona. What was the chance I could have table. Let's say Lord heard my prays this evening. So... Let's head up to Tast-Ller. Tast-Ller is located in the middle  of the most touristic area of Barcelona : the gothic area (Barri Gothic). You will have to walk around narrow streets and then can discover this so typical and historical area of Barcelona. Take your time and enjoy this walk. So finally, after this nice walk, you'll have end up in front of a closed door and you'll have to ring t come in. No windows, no real sign meaning the place is a restaurant. That's the first unique thing. This restaurant has settled in a flat changed into a fine, cozzy, warm, sweet lightened restaurant. You'll be invited to come in by one of the two owners of the restaurant, Mikel or Nuria, a spanish couple,who imagined this place and made it come true. Going through the narrow hallway, you'll discover an open space where the owners can cook in front of all the guests : most of the tables are on a opened mid-floor letting you have a look at chefs work. The restaurant is very exclusive with few tables. Maybe 5 or 6. For no more than 36 seats. Hint : there's only one table downstairs. Maybe bot the best. When you book, ask for a table located on the mid-floor Let's be clear : I've been a very very lucky to have a table this evening. In fact the owner just told me I had called after a couple cancelled and then I could book the table but I you want to enjoy this fine restaurant, plan to book 2 to 4 months before..... FULL FULL FULL.... Let's sit now. Tables are perfectly arranged, decoration is really fine, between modern stuff and less modern, light is soft, and the hosts are really the sweetest you can expect and while they cook and serve they'll always take care of your diner to be a special experience. You wont have anything to choose in fact for your diner. Just say if you have some allergies and then you'll enjoy a surprise menu. This unique menu allows the owners to propose a yummy and tasty food cooked with fresh products and under your sight. Each of the meal is introduced by the chef himself.   Meals are from spanish inspiration and with some of the main bases of spanish cooking, the Chef imagined a light, modern and amazing diner. More or less 10 dishes will be served during the diner. Each of them was fireworks of flavours and tastes. Just sit, down, relax, enjoy the company of your friends or beloved and take your time to savour this magic moment in the heart of Barcelona. Thanks for the chefs. Thanks for all they give to their guests each evening and for this moment they gave us.

Great tapas with a Portuguese flair. The selection of tapas on the bar is amazing. The server will…read morealso walk by with hot offerings from the kitchen. Remember to keep your toothpicks because that's how you're billed. The wine list is also well priced. The walls in the bar are old and add great ambiance.

We had heard that Basque food is the best in Spain, so of course we wanted to try it while we were…read morein the most northern part of our trip to Spain. Found this tapas bar and were not disappointed. It's small, but mighty in flavor. They had so many tapas to choose from! The food was fresh and very tasty. What to do if you are only eating tofu, and not in the back formal restaurant: Maybe grab a seat first because it gets crowded in there. Pick up a plate Pick your tapas Make sure you leave the toothpicks on the plate so they know how much to charge you when you're finished. There was a woman standing on the guest side of the bar whom you may think is just one of the customers, but she will answer any questions and make sure you get the drinks you want --including sangria. Just be aware that the drinks may cost as much as your tapas! Enjoy and have fun!

I came in for breakfast/brunch. It was packed when I arrived, but we luckily snagged high top…read moreseats. We ordered a basic eggs Benedict with bacon with coffee con leche. The food was really good and the coffee was even better. Service was quick and the prices were very cheap for the quality of the food. I ended up returning once more during my trip in Barcelona.

Andres y Sergio is the most amazing server!! Ask for him he is super friendly and helpful. We were…read morea group of 10 and he made us feel so welcomed. The food and service was 5 stars!! Get the prawns, Spanish omelette, salmon, octopus, and patatas bravas!!