Suggestions for Authentic places near Barcelona

sue q. • November 25, 2014Fantastic food! Authentic Third generation owned place packed every night in el Born near the Picasso museum. Cod with chickpeas, grilled calamari, cheese platter, anchovies.

Katerina S. • July 4, 2013The most authentic place I've seen in Barcelona!!!

Marcos A. • November 6, 2015If you're tired of standardised Italian restaurants, this is the place to go. Tastes like authentic Italian home-made food. Delicious! Menu with lots of options. Cozy place with decent prices.

Daniel S. • May 20, 2016Authentic Spanish place. The jamon with pan con tomate is delicious!

Tanya V. • September 15, 2014Really nice and authentic Italian place. On a Sunday night go for Aperitivo and discover what they bring with each drink!

David M. • March 31, 2017this place is way overrated. living in the city, I've eaten here about 30+ times. it's quick and easy but far from authentic pasta. high staff turnaround makes it a hit or miss. used to be much better

Pau A. • October 22, 2017Loved this cozy and authentic place! Very good flat white, fresh press juice (Latino) and tostada with prosciutto- excellent maroquino coffee (expresso with cocoa and bit of milk) 👌🏼 Nice service

Lola G. • January 11, 2012One of the best places for tapas in Barcelona. Smart with authentic food!Try "jabugo" prosciutto, the home-made "croquetas" and the mini-beef burguers!

Dog D. • January 16, 2016Probably the best Italian in Barcelona. Mega ultra thin pizzas and Authentic carbonara (cited in TimeOut) and photo below. Book a place as only a few seats.

Aitzol F. • September 28, 2015I highly recommend anyone that likes authentic Italian food with a touch of young ideas to eat here... I was not disappointed! I am sure this would be the place to go to in the near future...

Nori S. • May 17, 2014One of my favourite places. Menu (1 main course+coffee+drink) between 9-12eur. Very friendly Italian owner and staff! Delicious authentic food. I keep coming back!Can only recommend!

Signore I. • October 6, 2014Tiny nice place with a personal touch. Authentic.

Roberto L. • May 4, 2017I love the place and atmosphere ( one of the few authentic jazz coffee) but coffee is just average

Tom V. • January 20, 2015A great place. Authentic, busy and nice tapas. To recommend when you're in Barcelona.

Andie C. • August 5, 2014Amazing pizza. Authentic italians running the place. A rare gem.

Joanne W. • April 1, 2013Simply amazing... Get off la Rambla and down some of the side streets of the gothic quarter you will find some far more authentic cosy little places! This one is scrumptious ...The chicken was my fav!

Filip K. • August 14, 2013Brilliant authentic place!

Fatima A. • December 1, 2015Authentic Italian place. Spaghetti lobster was ok, truffle tortelloni was good, and the tiramisu amazing.

Meri's Food • April 1, 2017New authentic neapolitan pizza place in Eixample. Amazing quality products and really good pizzas. All their products are from the Campania region around Naples.

mafetowers • May 30, 2021Best in Barcelona. Authentic Italian food with the best quality and ingredients, without being pretentious. A cosy place run by Marcelo (cook) and his wife. Great pasta, burrata and amazing service!

Eigil M. • April 21, 2016Very nice authentic tapas bar. If you are situated at La Rambla. Go here and leave the other places that serves bad pizza, pasta, paella. This place has good food for sure

Yvo • October 9, 2011Great place for authentic Tapas!

Aleksandra G. • November 21, 2015Perfect place for vermut lovers!!! Very authentic bar with a plenty of space, so chances of getting a table are very good. 

Vivian R. • April 9, 2017Yas! Everything about this place was awesome! Authentic food done well. Cool vibe in this place. Service is exceptional. Get the chipirones if you want a typical dish.

Deniz A. • February 28, 2017unsure why this place has a high rating.atmosphere could've been better.wasn't clean (our table was sticky) and as far away from 'spanish' as you could get. if you want authentic don't go here

Danica V. • January 6, 2017Authentic bar. It's from 19th century and many things are like from that time. You can se the old bottles covered with dust :D the specialty of thus place is absinthe so be sure to try it out.

Arjan T. • October 24, 2018Great authentic place. Nice staff. The sashimi menu is great!

Nils M. • February 10, 2014Authentic place for a Vermut.

Dim • March 15, 2018Such a cool and authentic place full of locals. Have a lunch break there. Their daily menu is really tasty and cheap. Try the homemade apple-pie, it’s delicious.

Slava • November 28, 2018Pretty authentic place with a couple of good vegetarian options on board. Recommend!