Amazing seafood, service and atmosphere. The pulpo and langoustine were outta this world! First bite of Catalanya and I'm obsessed. Will so come back! read more

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Food was amazing. Short wait but worth it. Once seated service was quick. Prices were reasonable. Will definitely return.

Absolutely incredible! We ate here the first night and were floored on how good the food and service were. We wanted to eat all around the city to try as much as we could. Ended up eating here two more times. Long lines but they do the best they can to accommodate. Food, service, pricing, ambiance, all the above were amazing. Can't wait to come back in the near future!! Get their Foie Gras with Beef Tenderloin. It's a small steak with a nice cut of Perfectly seared foie gras for around $6 USD!!!!!!! Whatttttt!!! read more

Ciutat Comtal - Ate 8 of these bad boys total in my 3 visits during my stay. Gout please! - Tapas Bars Near Me - Barcelona, B

Cuitat Comptal (we call it Cici's) remains a solid go to lunch or early dinner spot for us that has never let us down, in the Passeig de Gracia section of Barcelona. This is a large restaurant with lots of interior seating. However, it's worth waiting, if necessary, to get an outdoor table on the pedestrian Rambla de Gràcia area. there's a lot of seating and it's usually really gorgeous out there. It's busy so sometimes you have to wait. The do excellent montaditos, fried seafood, such as bocaronies Fritos, mixed fried seafood, calamari, and numerous other delectable small plates. This is an excellent spot for people watching as well. The energy of Passieg de Garcia and the people walking along while you dine outside, it's a great experience. Service is excellent here, they run a very efficient operation. The pricing is fair the portions are ample and overall the experience is one we enjoy on repeat whenever we're in Barcelona. Give this great place to try. read more

this place was a little bit annoying to get into even at 630pm you definitely have to be assertive to get a table, but had a great ambience. our waiter was attentive by Barcelona standards. food came very quickly. mostly enjoyed the eggplant chips w honey, fried seafood and the sangria. at one point I ordered more tapas and our waiter misunderstood and ended up just not bringing me the last one that we had been waiting on previously, but it was fine because we were stuffed. amazing prices for serving and quality. would recommend for tapas. They also added 10% gratuity and oddly didn't have a wine or cocktail list read more

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Another tapa restaurant in Barcelona. Tbh after going to a few of them in the city, you start to notice that they all have the same items. Some of the items did disappoint us because we thought it'll be bigger or it wasn't what we were expecting. We ordered the salad thinking it'll be an actual regular salad. We ordered the burger and it was bite sized. The razor clams were delicious tho and the croquette was good as expected. Everything else was just ok. I definitely enjoyed the other tapa restaurants we've been to over this one. And other restaurants would have the same croquette and razor clam. Maybe we didn't order the right items here but nothing really wowed us. read more

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We came across this place from Rick Steve's travel guide and we also googled the reviews. Wow. 8,000+ good reviews. This is a very busy place. So, we had to try this place out. We ordered from the today's special menu: -duck and mushroom mini cannoli - very original and tasty. (4 stars) -salmon, avocado and prawn - nothing special as we have this often back home (3 stars) -fried mini fish - fresh and crispy (4 star) -Norwegian lobster paella - it is not really a lobster but more of langoustine but the menu says lobster. The dish was served a luke warm as the waiter was showing the featured dish around the tables. The paella was cooked in a big pan and then served for those interested in ordering it (4 stars) -grilled razor clams (4 stars) -sangria - too sweet and we noticed the bottom of the jar full of white sugar (2 stars) Rating: 1 - Poor, 2 - OK, 3 - Good, 4 - Very Good, 5 - Excellent read more

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Service was good. Food is a bland and overpriced. It seems like you're not paying a lot per item ordered, but it's not worth it. Overhyped. Garlic shrimp 6 pieces for 9.60, no flavour. Beef with foie was the best thing on the menu. Potatoes were soggy . Greek salad was not with feta and had pickles instead of fresh cucumbers. We left feeling disappointed. read more

I stumbled into this place on my walk and glad I did. Service was great and helped me figure out what to order and not over order given that I was by myself. Patatas were delicious and very satisfying. This place was also not super busy which made it quite nice. read more

Ciutat Comtal - Montados asortidos, patatas, sangria - Tapas Bars Near Me - Barcelona, B

This is hands down the best restaurant in Barcelona. I spent several months in the city, combing tourist and non-tourist venues alike. No comparison. One of the finest cuisines in the world, I might add. The wait is well worth it. I stayed at the marvellous Avenida Palance hotel around the corner and when I couldn't get a table, I'd take the food to go, over and over and over again, never tiring of their varying delectables and some of the freshest sea food I've ever enjoyed. read more

If I could give this place more than 5*, I would. We came on Monday around 7 PM and we were seated immediately. We ordered: - Razor Clam 4/5- first time having this and it was good! - Chicken & Ham Croquette- 4/5 love it! With us having mostly seafood lately, this is a good jumpstart to meat again :) - Cannelloni 5/5 not sure what's inside, but it's meaty wrapped in pasta like - Prawn & Scallop skewers 5/5 they know how to cook these! Scallop has to be perfect to taste good and they did that - Cod with honey aioli 10/5 :) let's just say I never had a cod with that consistency and the sauce complements it well. Definitely recommend this place! read more

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Given the high ratings and that this place was my first tapas stop in Barcelona, I had high expectations. I thought this place was good, but not amazing. We came here at ~8pm and they quoted us a 40 minute wait, but we ended up waiting ~25 minutes. We wanted to snag a spot at the bar (which overlooks the kitchen), but it was impossible to find seats and we were competing with a handful of other eager tourists. We sat at a spot in the back of the restaurant. Loved the chic decor. Service was okay. Highlights were the razor clams, grilled cuttlefish and prawn skewers. The dishes tasted a little greasy and salty. I was glad we tried this place out, but felt it wasn't the most authentic Barcelona tapas experience. read more

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Ciutat Comtal is a great tapa restaurant only a block from Plaça de Catalunya. The food was amazing and service was excellent. They don't take reservations. read more

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Beautiful place with delicious food choices! The friendly staff made excellent recommendations, and the tapas were amazing. We can't wait to go back again soon. read more

Ciutat Comtal - The most welcoming staff! Thank you Camille, you're the best! - Tapas Bars Near Me - Barcelona, B

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I was really excited to come here and it was wonderful! The wait inside the restaurant was over an hour long so we sat outside instead and only had to wait 20 minutes! Our waiter was SO nice and offered suggestions on the best items we should order. A downside of sitting outside is you are a bit berated by street performers and people trying to sell things. The food comes out whenever it is ready so order a pitcher of sangria to sip on while passing the time! The portions are pretty tiny which is a perfect excuse to order a ton of food! Between two people we ordered the dry manchego cheese dish, mallorca sausage with cheese sandwich, duck with foie, crunchy camembert, creamy assortment of mushrooms, house canneloni, roscan borrachin, and carrot cake. Breakdown of our favorite menu items: HOUSE CANNELONI- This was the hit of the night! This is like lasagna married an enchilada and they had a child! If you like meat and cheese this is the dish for you. CRUNCHY CAMEMBERT- This was such a fun surprise! This is like corn on the cob but of cheese! The jam drizzled on top and the peanut outside paired perfectly together! CARROT CAKE- I am a sucker for carrot cake! This dish is small but it is dense and flavorful! The cream cheese frosting was amazing. read more

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This is an interesting place. It's also very overwhelming! The special dishes run out, so don't come too late or you will not get any of the fantastic specials. We had a few bites, various different menu items. It really depends on what you're looking for. Everything we had was good. Not great, but good quality food. read more

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Believe the hype!!!!! When looking for recommendations in Barcelona, I didn't come across too many, many friends said that everything was good, and though "Ciudad Condal" came up a few times in my website research, I thought it couldn't be significantly better, but I'm sooooo glad we ended up here. It was our last meal and Barcelona, and it was such a great way to end our trip. I didn't make it a point to go out of my way for this, but it's definitely worth doing so. It's near Placa Catalunya anyways. I was afraid we wouldn't get a table but there were two open spots at the bar, which we were lucky to have because the two parties to the right and to the left of us made do without a seat for every bottom and some remained standing. Our waitress was sooooooo nice and so helpful. Sitting at the bar was great because we could see a lot of things on display, or other customers eating, and I could just point to things. We were hungry and excited, my hands got dirty so I wasn't able to take pictures of everything, so I can't keep track of everything. Also, being that I pointed to a lot, I'm not sure exactly what I ate, but it was so good. We really didn't hold back much and kept ordering, our waitress was even shocked by how much we could eat. We did end up order "long clams" she called them. We didn't like them, so she told us we wouldn't pay for it, great service! The shrimp was sooo flavorful, I ate the "brains" which I usually don't. I wish I had come here earlier in my trip so that I could have returned within the trip!! The prices are really reasonable too for the quality and variety of food offered. read more

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What can I say besides that this was the best place that we ate dinner at in Barcelona! Manolo & Nara was incredible & the food did not disappoint! We had patatas braves, gambas, bacalao, manchego, olives, & for dessert crema catalana & Torrija cremada de Sta. Teresa!! Espectacular! Maravilloso! We dined outside & the service was on point!! We also shared some sangria, white wine & cortado to which was superb! My wife & mother-in-law were in awe. We will be back & highly recommend this establishment. read more

I ordered the black rice, seafood vegetable medley, and the fried sardines. The black rice is excellent. The rice is cooked to ideal execution. The flavor is strongly briny and rich like some type of broth. The bread alongside it comes with a mayonnaise/yogurt type blend I found unappealing. The sardines were crisp and of decent execution on the bite. They were slightly toothy and stuck a bit on my teeth. The seafood medley was a blend of crisp fresh veggies with a meager portion of seafood. This was not worth the price. read more

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*cries in Spanish* We canceled our reservation at Cera 23 so we can eat here twice during our trip. This place is AMAZING, best meal I had in Barcelona! Sirloin/foie gras: incredibly tender, generous piece of foie gras, I can eat this over and over again Cod w/ honey aioli: MY FAVE!! Omg this dish was out of this world, melt in your mouth goodness!! MUST ORDER Prawn skewers: can't really go wrong with this one Garlic prawns: great flavor, order bread so you can soak up all the goodness! Bread Pudding: an absolute must!! Please believe me you will not be disappointed. The outside was flakey and reminiscent of creme brulee, inside cream filling was just too good for words! Not overly sweet (I'm not a big fan of sweets) so this is speaking volumes! Sangria: great flavor, packed with fruits, a little goes a long way. They have a half pitcher option but always go for the full!! We also ordered olives, shishito peppers, and a ham plate. All were good but I wouldn't order again. Service was great, food came out in a timely manner even though they were extremely busy. We went for dinner w/o reservations around 10pm and waited about 30 mins. Second time we came for lunch around 4pm and there was no wait!! Prices were more than fair! read more

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Ok..best TAPAS!!! Best TAPAS Found this place off of yelp elites picks. Thnxx!! Went on a Friday night around 930p and the wait was about 30 minutes to dine in. My significant other and I hung out at the bar and took seats near the bar. Our waiter was the best!! My fav was the razor clams. They were phenomenal if you love clams this is a MUST. We also really enjoyed the cod in aioli. The cod was pretty good, this dish is a little bit sweet, I loved it. We got a dif version of batata bravas - this one is called cabreos, we liked it primarily bc we always order bravas when we get tapas. This was different, stringed potato's with an egg on top, quite delish . Get the banana bread pudding. That's all I have to say.... We almost did not go here because I thought we would find decent food near our hotel. I am happy we came I would come back again whenever I'm in Barcelona. This is a staple. Pls go peeps read more

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My friend and I ate here twice, but they switch up their menu daily. We specifically came here the first night because they were the only restaurant open in Barcelona that still served churros! ADDED BONUS: they had flan! Yum! We were so impressed that we came back the following night and ordered the Tuna Belly with anchovy sauce on a crostini. (Even typing it out causes my stomach to cringe.) We both woke up 6 hours later in the most gruesome stomach pain and showed signs of food poisoning (yes, BOTH ENDS) for the next 18 hours... It totally threw our Spain trip for a whim because we were so afraid to eat anything after that. Why not the 1 star? The extra star is because their desserts were amazing. read more

Ciutat Comtal - Flan and churros - Tapas Bars Near Me - Barcelona, B

Excellent food, good service, and amazingly low prices. Reputation has spread and always a wait throughout the long hours they are open

I'm not really one for tapas. My wife on the other hand, she loves it. After much perseverance I relented and agreed we'd come here for lunch. I wasn't too sure what to expect. Small plates with small meals to share? How can we get full from that? Please excuse my ignorance. I keep learning every day. So this place has outside seating. As much as I love fresh air I have this strange aversion to eating outside. No idea why. Maybe a bird stole my bagel while I was sitting outside a cafe in a previous life, I don't know. So we opted to sit inside. We were led upstairs to a cute little cut out that felt cozier than a warm blanket and hot cocoa at grandma's house. The deep wooden features, dark painted walls and soft lighting makes for one heck of an experience to share with a loved one. The wait staff are very attentive and they gave us just the right amount of waiting time to look over the menu. They helped us decide what we wanted as we struggled with the Spanish a little. They got us our drinks and food in good time. The first to come out was the fried anchovies. Very fresh and cooked perfectly. I'm used to them being tiny salty slithers of fish, these were far more substantial and not salty at all. Next were prawns (chilli and garlic, I think) and again they were cooked perfectly. Enough bite to remind you that they were fresh from the ocean while not being overpowered by the sauce. Next was a four cheese "pizza". Not so much a pizza than a slice of bread with a bit of tomato. The flavours were very delicate. A little too delicate for my tastes. I feel I missed a lot of the complexities that was on offer. The Spanish omelette was yet another hit. If you've read some of my other reviews you know how much I utterly despise omelettes. This was pure bliss with every mouth full. Eggs were not over cooked and the potato was soft yet firm. I loved this place. The look. The feel. Very classy and such an experience. Between two people we had four plates and that was more than enough. Four plates and two drinks will cost around €30. It sure as heck didn't feel overpriced considering the amount we had. While using the bathroom I found a little friend next to the toilet, a cockroach that I named Henry. He didn't seem too happy that I invaded his space so I let him be. I would sooner have a cockroach in the bathrooms than the kitchens, but you know what they say "You see one then there are probably a whole lot more" - Eric Cartman, 2005. read more

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Our first meal in Barcelona. We came here because we wanted to try great tapas and this place had rave reviews on nearly every platform. When I arrived, it was PACKED. It was 7pm on a Thursday and this place had a 45 minute wait. Definitely not a deal breaker, given we are from NYC and have had worse waits. And with the crowd, we were super excited. However, this place definitely did not deliver. The wait was accurate and we were seated at about 8pm. Despite some hiccups, the reservation process went well. It was an organized chaos, but people tried to take advantage and skip the line. Thankfully, the hostess was on top of everything. We were seated and it took a long time for someone to take our orders. The waiter did not speak English and pulled the hostess to take our order. The no-English was not an issue since we don't expect everyone in Spain to speak a foreign language, but the attitude and the nonchalant-ness of the way they took our order. It was as if they wanted to get everything down, serve us, and have us move along. We got a variety of dishes, fries with jamon and fried egg, grilled shrimp, fried calamari and anchovies, foie gras & tenderloin. The food was good but nothing really jumped at me. They also didn't have the lobster dish, which was what we really wanted. Overall, not a bad choice, but coupled with the long wait and eh service, I would not recommend. This was easily my least favorite meal in Barcelona. read more

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Food and service are excellent. Don't be afraid of the line or wait time, just take a seat on the benches and people watch because it is worth the wait. read more

The best tapas I had in Spain. It does get very crowded so if you can I recommend sitting in the bar area but that works if you are in a small group. I went solo and had a great experience. It was my first time having tapas in Spain and I was overwhelmed and had no idea what to order. The waiter noticed I was lost and took pity on me and picked some things out for me. Everything was amazing and even 4 months later I keep going back to this meal. There is a honey cod which blew my mind and I still crave. I washed it all down a pitcher of Sangria which was delicious. Definitely worth a trip, it is a bit pricier than some of the places where you can get food tapas at but it's worth a splurge read more

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I have a Love-Ate relationship with Ciudad Condal because I loved almost everything I ate at Ciudad Condal. Even the one thing I didn't love, my wife did. We ordered tapas-style plates to share with the only regret being that we didn't have bigger (or second) stomachs to order even more including: * Beef Tenderloin and Foie Gras Montadito (€5.95 - 5 stars) * Razor Clams (Navajas) (€9.55 - 5 stars) * Jamon Iberico Plate (€10.95 - 4.5 stars) * Manchego Cheese Plate (€6.15 - 4.5 stars) * Beef Tenderloin Montadito (€4.50 - 5 stars) * Grilled Mushrooms and Asparagus (€5.90 - 4 stars) * Cod with Honey "Allioli" (€9.95 - 1 star from me; 5 stars from my wife) * Pan con Tomate (Tomato Bread) (€3.05 - 4.5 stars) * Calamari (Squid) Malagueña Style (€7.20 - 4 stars) Five big stars for Ciudad Condal proving there is fine delicious line between Love and Ate. read more

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The queue line here is worth the wait!!! Such delicious food and great drinks! Memorable bar conversations with various customers and servers! We are especially impressed with Shirley our hostess, Olga and Epi our servers, who continue to work on their feet nonstop with smiles on their faces in spite of the late hours. read more

Ciutat Comtal - Grilled shrimps. Soooo good! - Tapas Bars Near Me - Barcelona, B

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I really enjoyed this place. The seafood was fresh and the tortilla espanol was like none ive ever had before. Definitely try the froie and tenderloin. Also save room for the various desserts. Shirley the hostess was really nice!! read more

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Came for breakfast and tried an eggplant omelet, Spanish omelet and a flauta with anchovies, tuna, red pepper and olives. All were very good and reasonably price (around 4 Euro each) and service was fine. Sat upstairs and it was not packed while we were eating breakfast but more people started coming in as we were leaving. It was a nice place to have a small meal but you probably need reservations if you want to have dinner here. read more

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Meh. It was so overrated; the tapas were okay, nothing amazing. It was basically all just put on a grill. I don't think you really need to come here if you are coming to a Barcelona for a tour. Price is okay but again, would not recommend if you are looking for authentic tapas. read more

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The food was delicious, except paella... My expectations were high for it but it was average. Other things were really nice. Brownie was too small )) Overall nice place 4/5 read more

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I met some new friends from my cruise there for a dinner recently. Outstanding! And the prices were I thought fair. There's also a sumptuous gelato shop across the street. The toppas, drinks, and service were all outstanding! I suggest getting there early or booking a reservation because it gets packed! Barcelona is an amazing city filled with wonderful people and hundreds of little independent shops. I'll definitely be back! read more

The food is just awful. The taste is disgusting (cod fish on tomato with honey and topped with big amount of mayonnaise!!). Crocket with ham was half cold half hot. Tempura was not crispy, it was wet. Yes all food is looks like cheap. But you will spend more money visiting doctors after. read more

Ciutat Comtal - Interior - Tapas Bars Near Me - Barcelona, B

Another less-than-satisfying tapas experience. We got seated at a table in the hallway running back to the swankier-looking part of the restaurant. Lobster fried rice was unimpressive: small helping, and only tiny bits of lobster. The 'surtido de tapas' (assorted tapas) was pretty forgettable: dried fish and I don't remember what else. A couple of standards (pan con tomate and tortilla patatas) were pretty standard. Service was very rushed but somewhat helpful. read more

Words cannot express how happy we were to find such a gem right by our hotel!! We walked by it the night before and saw how crowded it was with lines outside the door. We knew we had to try it so we went for an "early" (according to the Spanish timetable) dinner the next night at 7pm. We were lucky enough to not have to wait before getting seated. I know this sounds almost impossible but every single thing we tried was AMAZING!!!! The Shrimp "Al Ajillo" was so fresh and packed with flavors! The Fried Cuttlefish "Andalusian Style" was also fresh and perfectly crispy! The Iberian Ham Flauta looks so simple with just bread and ham but wow was I wrong! I thought the bread would be hard but it crunchy and the Iberian ham was so flavorful! As for the Mixture of Asparagus and Mushrooms, don't let the name fool you. The dish also comes with Iberian ham and calamari. It has so many different flavors from all of the ingredients but each of these flavors perfectly complements each other! We were pretty full at this point but noticed that soooo many tables were ordering the same dish, the Beef Tenderloin Flauta, so we decided to give it a try too! Again, it was so amazing! What's a better way to wrap up your dinner than having dessert? We got the churros with chocolate and that really was the perfect way to end our meal! The churros were perfectly crispy and the chocolate sauce has just the perfect consistency and right amount of sweetness! Not only was the food amazing but it was quite affordable for a more upscale place like this! DEFINITELY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! read more

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We were in Barcelona for 5 days and we ate here 3 times! The service was great! This place is always packed, especially at night. You have better luck going before lunch time or before 9pm. We were greeted immediately and the times we went, we didn't have to wait long, except when there were 8 of us. But that took 30 min. We just stood around and ordered sangrias while we waited. Another time we just sat at the bar. That was an experience to see the waiters serve tapas quickly and watching the paella pan empty within minutes and then another giant pan of freshly cooked paella was placed for serving. It doesn't matter what you order, it'll be delicious. We loved everything we had. There were the jamon sandwiches,the razor clams, the manchengo cheese covered with nuts,something with potatoes topped with eggs (omg that was really good! Tasted like breakfast!). My kids liked the mini hamburger and mini hotdog but they're pretty pricey for just 1 slider and 1 mini hotdog. All the desserts were great! I love the churros! The sangrias were also very good! read more

Very nice ambience, tapas and cava. Reservation is recommended but not necessary.. I wait about 15 min. read more

Ciutat Comtal - Crema catalana - Tapas Bars Near Me - Barcelona, B

Excellent food, fast service, nice ambiance. So far the best tapas we tried in Barcelona.