Friendly service and strong AC inside…read more Chicken Bao: More of a bao taco, but it tasted good. I would have liked more curry sauce. Rib meat bao: Another taco style bao with really tasty rib meat filling. A bit sweet, but worth it. Both baos are 2 pieces. Caesar salad w/ chicken: Imagine a Caesar salad where the dressing was not creamy, but more of a vinaigrette. This was excellent!

They really add a creative touch to all their dishes (especially the patatas bravas). It's a little…read moretough to get a spot here - reservation recommended, but I really really loved this spot. It was unique and the staff was super welcoming and gave us a free dessert

Food was fantastic, drinks were strong, service was great, ambience isn't the best but it's lively…read moreand a fun vibe with friends or even a date!

We were lucky to find this place which was a few minutes from our hotel. On the website, it said…read more"online reservation made before 8 pm gets 30% off." So we went! We were led to the dining room upstairs. The menu has English descriptions beneath each dish. We ordered 10 dishes: Pan Con Tomate (bread with tomato and tomato sauce), Patatas Bravas (Spanish potatoes; not greasy, very tasty), Albondigas de la Yaya (meatballs with tomato sauce; very tender meat), Calamares a la Andaluza (fried squid; nicely cooked and not rubbery, like them alot), Bastoncitos de Pollo (homemade chicken nuggets with BB sauce; crispy and tender, tasty BB sauce), Empanada Compesina (not too crazy about this one), Empanada Picante (spicy meat; it is okay), Spaghetti Carbonara (very soft, lots of sauce; nice dish), Yakimeshi (rice with squid and shrimp; my favorite!), and Macareno (hamburger, doble cheese, lettuce, tomato, bacon, and fried egg; very juicy, mouth watering and very American hamburger!) Water is a very pricey item in Europe. We ordered three bottles of water at 2.30 EUR or 2.60 USD each. We did get 30% off our bill! The server was friendly, patient, polite, and very warm. The dishes were reasonably priced. We had a wonderful dining experience at this place. Highly recommended if you visit the area.

So much flavor. Great service. We had 4 adults and 2 children so we had a reservation and got to…read moresit in the back right under the AC. Dishes all had so much flavor and we ended up ordering a little too much bit still ate it all. Leeks were delicious. Beef cheeks were incredibly tender. Octopus was really good. Potatoes were warm and comfy. Also got the vermouth drink. Really interesting decor. Great lunch.

My new favorite bodega in Barcelona. Excellent Vermouth! Excellent service! Melting your mouth food…read morewith some of the best flavors I've experienced perhaps ever. And the vibe is neighborhood and welcoming! I will be back!

Great restaurant just off La Rambla. It is located on a small plaza with several other restaurants…read more All the restaurants offered outside seating. It was a cool evening but they had patio heaters to make it comfortable. The Tapas were very good and the paella was flavorful. The staff was pleasant and treated us very nice.

Great tapas and lovely night out! The food was amazing and the drinks were just right. Spain is…read moredefinitely filled with restaurants but it's hard to find the ones with good service and a great environment. This place is a must try!

The ambience is dark and borderline burlesque, mostly because there's a part of the bar that has…read moreelevated beds. I'm not here to review the sexy time I went on a date at this dimly-lit bar in Barcelona (I'm sure you're thinking, "Which one?"), but instead, all the times I went here with my girlfriends to get the best strawberry mojitos in town. The food was fine, nothing impressive in particular. The service--on less busy nights--was commendable and 'friendly' (loose term in España). There is plenty of space, but also plenty of people--so come early. But like I said before: Strawberry mojitos! They're 7-8 euros a pop, but my friends and I came here so often that we stopped getting lost in el Born (miracles do happen).

Hands Down - coolest ambiance for dinner in Barcelona!! I had this on my list of places to try…read morewhile we were visiting the city, but what sealed the deal for us was our tour guide highly recommending this as well. The ambiance has a fun vibe to it, loud music, beds for cocktails/bottles, tables for dinner and drinks, and a bar to hang out and catch up with your friends. It's your one stop shop, for just about everything. What we really came for was the food as the added bonus to a different ambiance than what we're used to back home for dinner. The food and wine are sooooo good here. Now, vegetarian items can be tricky to find in Spain, but if you happen to be one, let me tell you this is definitely a great place that has plenty of options for you picky eaters. We ordered: Fried 'Bravas' potatoes. Feta cheese, Pumpkin and Raising Spring rolls, with sherry reduction. Goat cheese salad with pistachio tomato marmalade. Fillet mignon in a trumpet sauce with potato gratin Bottle of red wine Did I mention how amazing everything was?!

Bar Alegria is very popular for people just getting out of work, people on a date night, the…read morelocals, and tourists like moi. It's not too far from La Rambla and was just two (2) blocks away from our hotel (H10 Casanova). When we got there, well the Greeter, she really didn't give us the kindest greeting, in fact, she seemed kinda curt. But I'm not the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), we were just there to eat and that we did... :) We were served some tasty olives and with that we enjoyed the Bikini Jamon and cheese infused with truffles finger sandwiches - very tasty and bursting with flavor. We also enjoyed the Creamy Chocolate served on toast with olive oil and salt - that's an awesome combination of the salty, the sweet, the crunchy and the creamy Nutella. The olive oil softened the chocolate cream bomb going off in your mouth. :) I would come back here again and order those same items, and I'd add their famous eggplant dish. You can come here for pre-dinner snacks and drinks, it's very popular.

Had a really lovely dinner at Bar Alegria. Make sure to make a reservation because they are almost…read morealways packed! The atmosphere is very quaint. We enjoyed sitting upstairs and being perched over everyone. From what I have heard, the menu is constantly changing so there is no guarantee you will find the same items each time you go in. This being said, everything we ordered was delicious so I don't think you can go wrong! Lucas was our server, and he did an excellent job of taking care of us. Prices might be considered on the pricier end. (We thought they were reasonable, but we are from NYC so take this with a grain of salt.)

This was on our way back to our hotel from the National Museum of Art and was on my list of places…read moreto try. I'm very glad we came! Many locals/regulars were clearly there, but there is English on the menu. My recommendation is to order the smallest size plate of everything because the dishes are huge. Everything we tried was very flavorful and delicious. The tripe was cooked in a delicious soup with garbanzo beans, and the octopus was slightly salty and sprinkled with paprika. We saw so many tables with huge dishes, which tipped us off that we needed to order smaller, which was still more than we needed. The waitress (she wore glasses) was very gracious with our Spanish, and our neighboring table kindly explained that the orujo they were served was a gratis (free) post-meal brandy. I'm not sure if you have to ask for it, but we did, and it was not on our tab. We might just come back for another meal, as I noticed the grilled lobster was only 20 euros, and there are many dishes I'd like to try.

We stayed near Maxi's and restaurants were closing and the hotel recommended Maxi's. We walked in…read moreand it was very busy inside. It seems like a local hangout. There were some English in the menu but not enough for us to get by, so someone with a bit better English came to help us, and let's say her English wasn't that much better but it's so sweet that she tried her best and evening using google translate for us. So, everybody ordered a seafood platter, so we ordered one as well. As we were hungry, we ordered a plate of octopus and potatoes. This was easily one of the best and cheapest meals that we've had. The seafood had simple seasoning - butter and garlic perhaps, but it was so good! It was cooked to perfection. The razor clams, shrimp cooked 3 ways, and mussels were so good! The octopus and potatoes were amazing. The octopus was so tender and the little bit of chili flakes with the potatoes and octopus was so good. It was so good that we wanted to eat here for the last meal in Barcelona, but the closes early. How sad! Must come if you love seafood!

La Esquina fell on my radar via my brother. He did his own research of spots to try while in…read moreBarcelona and heard good things about this place. The menu and reviews looked great, so I was excited to check it out. That being said, we made plans to have a late dinner here our second night in the city. The vibe of La Esquina is super casual - there's a decently-sized dining area with a bar towards the back that serves as a focal point. There's nothing too noteworthy about the decor - it almost doesn't match the food they serve but that just might be my perspective. The menu is mostly tapas, separated by protein type. Additionally, they have some larger format rice dishes that are meant to be shared. We decided on tapas as well as one of the rice dishes - because why not both? For tapas, we ordered two skewers: pork and sea bass, croquettes, pimientos, patatas bravas, and steak tartate croissants. All the tapas were great - though the croissants and patatas were the biggest standouts. The latter were cooked perfectly and had a generous helping of sauces, while the former was super creative and delicious. Our rice dish had cuttlefish and prawns that was seasoned well and prepared in a tasty squid ink sauce. The rice was slightly firm, and that cuttlefish really came through. The overall flavor was heavy on the seafood so it may not be everyone's taste, but it worked for me. We opted for dessert, and went with the Crema Catalán. This was similar to a crème brûlée, but topped with a thin layer of caramel. It was really good, surprisingly not overly sweet and a great finisher to our meal. Service was good, everyone was really friendly and food came out at a good pace. Overall, La Esquina was an excellent find, I'm really glad we checked it out and I wouldn't hesitate to return for another meal.

The food was delicious. I really enjoyed the crispy yet flavorful croquettes. The paella was very…read moreflavorful as well. We opted to dine outside on a beautiful fall day. The servers were very pleasant and attentive.