Not a fancy place but excellent food, fantastic pulpo, friendly and personal service with care. Been here several times during the last year. Always with great enjoy and satisfaction.
Super ambiance, tapas de très bonne qualité ! Et surtout il faut goûter le poulpe, c’est la spécialité !!!
Recommended by Rick Steves, at the corner of Mercè and Avinyo. We were delighted with the service, the prices and the tapas. We sat at the bar and could easily see the tapas offered, many fish. We had clams, calamari, patates, and very good wines.
Very clean and well lit. Not a dive. The staff all friendly. There was a large birthday party of locals having lots of fun, else no crowd for a Sunday night.
Now I recommend it.
NOTE: Some of the reviews here and many of the photos are of the older location.
Did you know octopus can melt in your mouth? Well, the ones here can. This was actually the best octopus I've ever had in my entire life-- and I've had fresh octopus cut in front of me in Japan. It was dressed with a simple touch of olive oil, salt, and some paprika which made it even better. Definitely would recommend stopping by just for the octopus. The other tapas seemed great too.
Very nice, casual, diner-like setting for the best pulpo (octopus!) prepared Galician style. A variety of tapas is also offered in the counter display and is also tasty. A lot of items though are [lightly] fried (good in flavor and execution, but bad for heart). The prawns on this visit were not that great, seemed a bit dirty (black on the inside). Razor clams were good but skimpy. Spend your time and money to enjoy the octopus instead.
The Quick: Seafood lovers only. The boiled octopus served with paprika, sea salt, and olive oil is a must try.
The Details: The boiled octopus is so fresh and simple, we had it every day in Barcelona. The sangria is good, the croquettes are also worth a try, but the star of the show was obviously the octopus. The "small" portion (pictured) was a good tapas size for two.
The Damage: About 10 Euro.. SO worth it.
Small, unassuming eatery with great tapas.
I had the Galician octopus because everyone on here recommended it. It was flavored well but the boiled texture just wasn't for me. I'm very glad I ordered the grilled baby squid - that was awesome. They had a crispy texture like I prefer. Also tried the green peppers - very good too.
There is a menu in English on the wall. Friendly service. Large portions for an affordable price.
Recommended by a friend who lives in El Born. It was a pleasant surprise. The Galician style octopus, fried baby squid and the green pimentos are all delicious. This is a must if you're in town and want some authentic, affordable and tasty spanish food
This tapas bar specializes in tapas from Galicia, and they serve their wine in bowls! They pour the first bowl and you refill as often as you like (they will tally up the total at the end).
There are three long counters with choices of traditional tortillas (in Spain this is a potato quiche), sausages, fried fish and seafood like calamari or shrimp,potatoes, croquetas (fried potatoes with crab, cod, ham, or cheese), razor clams, langoustines, and the best baby octopus, all grilled to order in garlic and olive oil. The razor clams were tender and fresh, but only whetted my appetite for more,like the grilled baby octopus, which was the best version I've ever eaten. I love smelt but these were too big and fishy (I found much better ones a block away). Of the croquetas, I preferred the cod to the ham, even though both were good.
The total for two of us sharing four tapas with four drinks (the sodas cost twice as much as the wine which was only 1.20 Euro a bowl) was 36 Euros or about $42 USD. The plates here are fairly large portions, so order as you eat, or just get a plate of the grilled octopus.
This Galician restaurant was delightful. A couple of my friends went for a group project on Galician food, and we found the food and experience to be very authentic. The waiters were very nice and took the time to explain the dishes even though they had a full house and were constantly on the run. They were friendly and courteous even though there were only 2 men for the entire swamped restaurant. The food was extremely fresh with minimal seasoning, just enough so that you could really absorb the natural flavors of the seafood/dishes.
We had tapas of pulpo (octopus), peppers, calamari, and Galician empanada (which is actual in the shape of a pie filled with tuna and baked), and for dessert the Torta de San Sebastian. We were all fighting for the last piece of each dish because they were all so tasty. I highly recommend all 4 small plates to share with friends. I also recommend the house wine. We got the house white wine, which is very typical from Galicia. (Galicia is best known for their white wine, and produce the most within Spain). If you're looking for fresh seafood and some good wine to pair with it, I recommend Bar Celta Pulperia (make sure it's the one on c/merce, 9).
If you want delicious, local food, this is the place to go! We pulled up seats at the bar, ordered some beer and started ordering!
First, the pulpo a feira. This was the best octopus we have ever had! It was tender and flavorful and worth every euro.
Next, the razor clams. These had wonderful flavor (caramelized with lemon and herb) but we chewed a lot of sand with the clams.
Then, the mussels which were in a fantastic red pepper sauce which had the perfect balance of sweet, salty and spicy. We tried to drink the leftover broth because it was so good!
We ended our meal with peppers and iberico ham. The peppers were charred with sea salt and olive oil and were fantastic. Now the ham is what took this place from good to great! The iberico ham was soft and salty but so sweet and rich at the same time. The fat coated your mouth so the flavor lasted a long time! They but it off the leg right there at the bar so it doesn't dry out at all.
Overall the place was wonderful. We haven't had better tapas yet and we will be back!
Amazing seafood. One of my favorite meals in Spain. First , get the octopus (I had the large octopus). Served with oil and a bit of paprika. It was delicious, I think there are some pictures of it on yelp. The razor clams were also terrific, cooked in oil, garlic with herbs, served with lemon. Love those. Patatas bravas was good, and something that should be a staple in every meal. The chorizo was good, but not my favorite sausage of our travels. I would recommend eating anything that came out of the sea here.
This place is super relaxed, they left us the bottle of wine and just asked how many glasses we drank at the end. No real menu, just pick from what is on the bar, and it all depends on what was available that day. Service was friendly.
This place gets packed (with locals), so you might need to sit at the bar or wait for a table.
I'm disappointed that we didn't eat more meals here.
Mi bar favorita en Barcelona!! Perfectas tapas (las bombas con carne son mis favoritas), sangria, crema catalana👌, the staff is very very nice❤️ lo nos gustaba todo! Highly recommended!
Buena comida. Tapas no muy abundantes a mi parecer y precio han aumentado desde la ultima vez que he ido pero igualmente recomendable para picar.
Mis favoritos son los pimientos 🫑 y también los buñuelos de bacalao.
La atención normal, los camareros han sido majos.
Para mi este sitios se lo recomiendo a todo el mundo , el mejor de bcn , una tapas deliciosas , unos cracks atendiendo a la gente y la cocina pues en muy buenas manos chapo a ustedes hector un abrazo Nour.
Espetacular!!!
Llevamos a unos amigos de fuera, ya que estaban de vacaciones y querían comer cosas más típicas. Pues un acierto, estábamos paseando por la zona y decidimos entrar en este lugar.
Un bar sencillo, un ambiente alegre, unas tapas riquísimas con una buena cerveza, personal amable, en especial el camarero, y a precio normal, q más se puede pedir.
Eramos 5 personas y pagamos casi 75€.
Hacia mucho tiempo que no me comia unas tapas tan buenas.
Los que nos acompañaron salieron contentísimos y nosotros más aun 🥰
La atención es fenomenalmente cálida, pero raciones son demasiado pequeñas (tal como se puede ver en las fotos). No es por nada pero nos han traído 5 o 6 piezas de calamares y la tapa cuesta casi 7€. El pulpo 18€ y la ración era mínima). El precio estaría bien si las porciones fueran más abundantes. La comida es muy sabrosa. Espero que este comentario sirva para modificar esto porque es un GRAN lugar y se come muy bien, pero uno se va con una sensación agridulce debido a las raciones pequeñas. A pesar de esto, lo sigo recomendando.
El pulpo super tierno, muy rico. Pedimos la mediana para dos, y nos hubiéramos comido también la grande. Pescaíto muy bueno, lo terminan de freír en el momento. Los champiñones NOOOOO, eran de lata 🙄 para eso es mejor quitarlo de la carta.... Pero lo demás muy bien. Sitio concurrido un sábado por la noche en el gótico
Me encantó el lugar. Fuimos domingo tarde a almorzar y el local estaba abierto. No hay una carta, pero está la pizarra y el mostrador. La atención fue muy amable y amigable. También tomamos un vino de la casa que estuvo muy bueno. Compartimos diferentes tapas entre amigos, fueron como 10-12 tapas, botella de vino blanco y una cerveza y todo salió 75 euros. Salimos con la barriga llena y el corazón contento. Un lugar muy auténtico, alejado del turismo masivo que sueles encontrar en Barcelona.
Sorpresa en el barrio gótico de Barcelona, precios normales, calidad magnífica y un servicio impecable. Para repetir en cada visita. Pulpo espectacular, pimientos del Padrón, Frituras variadas de pescado, todo lo mejor de la cocina gallega en el corazón de Barcelona. El aspecto exterior nos engaño bastante, pero una vez dentro pudimos comprobar que habíamos acertado.
Excelente bar de tapas, local curiosamente decorado, excelente materia prima, gran variedad de tapas.
Su especialidad Pulpo a la gallega, buenas bravas.
Personal correcto aunque no demasiado simpáticos ni atentos. Si tenemos que volver, volveremos encantados.
Buen lugar para el tapeo y el vermut de sobremesa, tapas muy variadas desde pulpo a la gallega, patatas bravas, oreja de cerdo, croquetas de pollo jamón o bacalao, chipirones, rabas, tortillas, pimientos del padrón, etc....... Todo muy bueno y raciones a la medida. La nota negativa que falta personal para cubrir a los clientes, sólo dos camareros para demasiados pedidos, por lo demás perfecto buen precio--calidad. Volveremos pero en horas no tan concurridas.
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