A fantastic experience to try at la Boqueria in Barcelona . Great staff very friendly and helpful. We had the sea food platter and was the best food we have ever tried. A must to try Well done guys ��
If you haven't been, you've gotta go, seriously. This is not your typical tapas bar. The seafood is top quality. Everything on the menu is amazing. I'm a little embarrassed to say that I went for brunch/lunch every day for 7 days. There wasn't much better in town. Gigi and Nuri are top hosts. Great sense of humour and super efficient without being rude. And, there was no judgment when pouring my (full) glass of vino before 12pm (my earliest was 10.55am ). Love you guys. See you in 10 days
Honestly you can get much fresher and cheaper seafood by the beach in Barcelona (and it's not that far, and way less touristy), but in a pinch this place still gets the job done if you want a quick snack.
Combo seafood platter comes with grilled langoustines, red prawns, white prawns, scallop, razor clams, and a bunch of mussels, with some leafy greens and pickled red cabbage thrown in.
It's at the front of the market so has high turnover which I assume means the food is probably as fresh as it gets in this (touristy) market.
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We were walking around the Gothic quarter and stumbled upon a very unique fish market. Surrounding me were various booths selling different kinds of seafood. It was very refreshing to sense the freshness all around me. Little did I know, we stumbled upon The Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria, often simply referred to as La Boqueria, which is a large public market in the Ciudad Vieja district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Anyway, Ramblero caught our eye and we head towards it. It was like a mini restaurant situated within the fish market. They had display glasses to highlight dishes they make, but it was very small and there were no seats available.
We inquired about a sit down restaurant to the lady hostess, and to our surprise, the lady said there was one and promptly took us there. We walked for about 10 minutes and finally reached our destination. The restaurant was located in a labyrinthine street plan, with many small streets opening out into squares. It was an amazing experience.
Now this review is for the food in the restaurant. As many Yelpers have written, this place is pricey but worth the money.
For appetizers, we ordered fresh olives, bread and chorizo sausage slowly cooked in red wine. Olives were marinated well and had a very tangy taste to it. The bread had tomato sauce on it which I found interesting. Being half Italian, we love to dunk our bread into tomato sauce. The chorizo sausage was a bit too salty for me, but overall it was pretty satisfactory.
For our main course, we shared the Seafood Paella. This was definitely the highlight of the experience. The prawns were huge and fresh. The sauce was spectacular and the paella was cooked very well. We also learned how to eat paella as before you dig in to eat, you have to make sure you mixed it all very well. Put the prawns and bigger seafood aside and just keep mixing it for a minute.
The ambiance was beautiful and romantic. Although the restaurant was small, it gave it that intimate feeling.
Price is average and not expensive for the quality of the food. A great seafood mixed plate for 2 at 60 €. Very fresh oysters (total of 6) is 9€ . White wine is good 7€ for 2. You are welcome by friendly staff.
However, if you like to select squids or oysters by plate, you can do. I actually prefer it because I don't like muscles (each plate is about 8-16 €).
The freshest seafood you'll find in Barcelona! Why? Because it is located next to a fish market. As a warning, this place isn't cheap! You'll pay as much to eat here as you would in a nice sit down restaurant in Port Olympic or the Barceloneta neighborhood. But dining here is a unique experience due to the high energy of this amazing market. It's a great experience to get under your belt to eat a hearty lunch here and then roam the market afterward.
You can opt for a platter to sample a wide range of seafood fare but in Barcelona speak "seafood platter" means a selection of shellfish not including fish whereas the "fish platter" means no shellfish! Although all the seafood is good here I opted for the razor clams and the "bid red prawns" (which are not included in the "seafood platter". These 2 selections are among the best seafood selections you can opt for in Barcelona.
There's limited seating but they seat you FAST. It's quick service but they don't skimp out on being friendly! :) I discovered what razor clams were today and my eyes have been opened. Hence: razor clams are a must (the long skinny clams). We got the patatas bravas (skip this since it's overpriced and it's nothing special), gambas (shrimp... also good but if I came back, I'd skip), and anchovies (the onions on it were yummy).
The seafood plate I ordered is very big, a lot food, me and my friend could not finish the whole order. Everything in the plate taste very fresh, like from the dock to the kitchen. Service is good too. The only thing is the food is a little bit oily.
We walked by the market accidentally and was attracted by this seafood stall.
Even though we just had paella less than two hours ago, we couldn't help ourselves to try couple dishes: grilled squid and scallops and boy we were absolutely in heaven! So fresh and cooked perfectly! The garnish veggie, sliced potatoes, mushrooms were all very nicely done!
Best yet, the prices were very reasonable.
Went here the first time we were here in Barcelona and stumbled upon it again this time around. We had such an great experience the first time, but this visit blew us our latter visit out of the water!! It was extremely busy but the gentleman who helped us out was ever attentive, funny, and professional. Even thought us how to crack lobster legs! This is the place you want to eat at in The Boqueria!!
We were walking around the market and saw other people order the seafood platter. We love seafood! So we had to try. The seafood is fresh and the portions are good (but the cost is 33€ for their 1 person platter which we shared). They make you order a second dish because if you want 2 seats then 2 dishes, 1 dish = 1 seat. We ordered the baby squid as well which was delicious with their dip (10€). We also ordered 2 beers which are 3€ each. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal and were so full and satisfied at the end!
This place has the best seafood in Barcelona hands down. The gigantic red prawns were so delicious. The razor clams were so tasty. The octopus was just cooked perfectly. So worth the price and the service was very good. Come and enjoy! Conveniently near the main entrance of La Boqueria.
Excelente atención, calidez de su personal, formado por personas de distintas nacionalidades. La comida deliciosa, fresca y abundante. Estuve rodeada de extranjeros de distintas partes del mundo y todos saboreaban los platos con agrado. Me gustó mucho!
Excelente sitio al entrar al mercado, a mano izquierda! Personal muy majo, todos de diferentes sitios y dicha combinación mola. Cada uno con su encanto, la comida excelente. Fresca y sabrosa. Volveremos!
La comida es muy buena y el personal muy amable, un poco estresante por tanta gente, pero se entiende que es por dónde esta ubicado. Para estar en un mercado, los precios me parecen altos.
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+5
Carta de platos que quita el sentido. Nos decantamos por mariscada....espectacular y bien servida, abundante. Buen servicio con muy buen rollo. Ambiente, la algarabía de un mercado, alegre y lleno de vida.
Sí, es un sitio dirigido específicamente para “guiris”. Pero también te digo que se come fabulosamente y no es especialmente caro si tienes en cuenta la zona en la que está y el tipo de comida que sirve. Ahora ofrecen restaurante para sentarse y alejarse del barullo del mercado, pero nosotros nos decidimos por el “modo auténtico”. El sitio hasta las trancas y el ritmo frenético.
No esperes que sea un sitio para
comer y disfrutar de una agradable sobremesa.
Es perfecto para pedir un par de raciones, un par de cervezas, pagar y largarte porque detrás tienes a 2-3 grupos más esperando para sentarse con el mismo ansia que llevabas tú. Si vas con eso asumido, todo irá bien y disfrutarás como lo hicimos nosotros. Lo recomiendo 200%
Estuvimos el pasado viernes y la verdad es que todo muy bien. Fuimos con un groupon y aunque siempre vas con recelillo por ir con esas promociones, he de decir que todo estuvo fantástico. Era la primera vez que íbamos y era algo diferente, comer en lugar tan espectacular como es la Boqueria y además comer en la barra del bar. El menú se componía de unas bravas y unos chipirones, que estaban muyy ricos, una mariscada para dos, con gambas, cigalas, calamares, mejillones... y de postre puding. Las zamburiñas fué un extra pq somos un poco "caprichosos" jejejeje. Todo acompañado de una botella de vino blanco fresquito. Todo muy bueno.
El lugar es ideal, el producto es fresco y el servicio es de 10. Hemos comido fuera de horas pero eso no ha impedido poder disfrutar del marisco fresco. Vale mucho la pena, volveremos
Consistently great service, absolutely the freshest and most delicious food. I always go back when I visit Barcelona.
Excelente servicio, absolutamente la comida más fresca y deliciosa. Siempre vuelvo cuando visito Barcelona.
¡Gracias chef!
Tapas variadas y muy buenas en un sitio fantástico e inmejorable ubicación para picar algo o comerse un buen bogavante! Cabe destaracar las zamburiñas y el pulpo realmente buenos, las navajas excelentes, por no hablar de las mariscadas que preparan, todo una delicia! .El camarero de fuera muy atento y servicial. En general todo muy bien!
Un buen local para comer o tomar algo en el Mercado, rápidos y muy profesionales. El pulpo buenísimo y las bravas también muy buenas, sobre todo la Salsa.
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