Cosy, non-smoking restaurant with an open kitchen and really friendly English speaking staff in Barceloneta. The menu varies every day and therefore the ingredients are always very fresh. The menu includes classic Spanish tapas as well as Asian dishes or once I've spotted kangaroo on the menu depending on what was available on the market that day. This is also the downside as I've had an unbelievably great entrecôte and another time the entrecôte was the only thing I was unhappy with. I also have to mention the great olives they serve. It's not cheap but worth it because the orders pile up on the bill as you can sit there for hours sipping wine and chatting, maybe having another carachillo or so. read more

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Wonderful local, organic, spot. Great food and service. Chef's work in an open kitchen so it was fun and awe inspiring to watch. Note: while they post a large menu on line they don't prepare all items every night - they only serve what is freshest. read more

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Great small little tapas place. Worth visiting if you are around the Barceloneta area read more

Somorrostro - Cannelloni of "Brandada" with "capuchinas" and beet root - Catalan Near Me - Barcelona, B

Great menu (also available in English) with a wide variety of options - seems like the menu is based on seasonal ingredients. The menu is pretty heavily focused on seafood. Also, they serve paella even though it is not on the menu -- we didn't have it ourselves, but we saw another table eating it after we had ordered. read more

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Charming and intimate little restaurant with great wine, good service, and amazing food. Food was beautiful, flavorful and most importantly delicious. Our favorite dish was the duck with passion fruit. (Magret, Maracuya y Boniato) Was one of our favorite restaurants in Barcelona; if you're in the area it's a great option; but be aware that if you come after 9pm there will be a long wait (but it's worth it!). read more

The tapas here were incredible. We got the mushroom fritters with kimchi, black pasta with pumpkin, pasta with squid, and steamed mussels and they were all super interesting and delicate. Not like standard tapas you'll find around the city at all - much more inventive. The dessert was great as well, a dark chocolate and persimmon ice cream. Definitely stop by here if you're near the beach. read more

This was probably my favorite restaurant during my tour of Spain. Everything here is farm to table and the wine prices are dirt cheap. In NYC an average glass of wine would go for about 12 bucks. Here you can get the entire bottle for about that much. AMAZING. The papas bravas were the best I've had in Spain. The paella was great here too. read more

Delicious meal! Skip Jack is a must try! Octopus, pig feet and beans was outstanding! Octopus was juicy. Small place. Decor is weird.

This was a fantastic and charming restaurant in the local neighborhoods in Barcelona just south of Porto Olimpico. Not the seaside views and high prices of the restaurants along Porto Olimpico, but rather the quaint and local charm. The food was more flavorful and the wine was great. Kids and adults found great meals and all walked away with a great experience. read more

An unsuspected Catalan Treasure in the core of Barceloneta. You will love this place. This is a gourmet Catalan kitchen serving a modern take on traditional dishes. Their portions are a bit bigger than Tapas so feel free to order many and let yourself be surprised. The menu descriptions do not do justice to the culinary delights that will show up on your table. Walk the extra blocks into the creation of a pair of young Barcelonians who understand what you are looking for. I recommend the "Bonito curado con pistacho y crema ácida" and a bottle of albariño to start with. read more

Somorrostro - Catalan Near Me - Barcelona, B

Woooow food was incredible!!! Paella and Sangria were SO yummy! Best in Barcelona!! Must visit when I come back!!! Thank you Yelp for the recommendation! read more

Somorrostro - Sangria and Paella are pure perfection!!! - Catalan Near Me - Barcelona, B

A delightful jewel where the food is absolutely amazing and the wait staff especially attentive and friendly. The paella was the best ever. If that wasn't enough the dessert is to die for. The pumpkin strudel was amazing. So good we ordered a second helping. I recommend making reservations before going because of the high demand and limited seating. Will definitely return. read more

Absolutely loved this place!! We asked our server for recommendations and ended up ordering every tapas dish she recommended. Every single one was absolutely delicious! I believe the duck was my favorite, but honestly you can't go wrong with any of the tapas dishes. The service was amazing. I will definitely be back when I return to Barcelona. read more

Had 3 tapas: roasted veggies, octopus and sausage in rice and the bruschetta. All were very good! Nice ambience, English menu, friendly staff. Good place. read more

I selected Somorrostro based on other YELP reviews because I wanted Paella, but I'm also traveling alone and I saw multiple menus with Paella for 2 or more, only. Additionally,, I wanted to have an early dinner and didn't want to deal with a crowd, so the reviews led me here. This is a small restaurant that is 2 blocks off of the main street and it's definitely a hidden gem. Somorrostro seemed like something from a novel: A small, open air restaurant, visible kitchen, friendly staff, normal and unprententious. At any rate, I walked in and was greeted by one of the chefs. Since it was early, I was able to pick a prime seat that positioned me to be able to see everyone entering as well as the kitchen. There is a fairly broad menu for such a small space, all written on a chalkboard. I ordered the seafood paella for one, which took 30 minutes. In the meantime I ordered tapas: A shot of gazpacho and the clam ceviche with corn. Both tapas were delicious, the flavors were fresh and vibrant. Then the paella came. This was my first time ever having paella and while I knew that shrimp would be in the paella, I was a little taken aback when I looked at the shrimp with the heads on... I quickly got over this because the shrimp were deveined, which is actually more important to me. The paella was delicious and also had clams and and mussels. The pan was a perfect size and I finished every bite. For dessert, I ordered the chocolate mousse with biscuit and lemon,which was also very good. I will recommend Somorrostro to anyone visiting Barcelona and will come back when I return. read more

Came here on a vacation to Barcelona with my family and had a fantastic meal. Incredibly friendly staff, best seafood paella and sangria I've ever had! read more

Paella is huge and can be shared with more than 2 people if you're ordering other tapas.

Amazing. Small laid back place elegance stylish and you are being served iron chef plates. You can see the chefs working hard creating artisanal dishes. Absolutely loved the food, service and environment. We recommend the rice with sausage and octopus and the steamed veggies (though sounds ordinary) were amazing. read more

From what we experienced just now - over rated. Could've probably forgiven the lack of flavor if the staff was remotely friendly but the 3 waitresses who at various times served us seemed annoyed we were even there. Very unfriendly and unwelcoming vibes from staff. BUT the highlight was that it was a very cozy, authentic feeling interior. I could go here to hang out with friends and drink beer but it's not worth it to eat. Pretentious, overpriced and unseasoned food. But hey, check it out and prove me wrong. read more

Probably my best place in Barcelona! We looked for a place to eat near Barceloneta beach which wasn't a tourist trap and thanks for we found this little price of heaven ! It's a small cozy place where the kitchen is in the center and at the entrance. We had some sort of fish ( from tuna family) with pistachio and sour cream, seafood paella which finally wasn't greasy and it was full of surprises and the Catalan crem for dessert. Highly recommended, don't miss this ! read more

Somorrostro - Seafood paella - Catalan Near Me - Barcelona, B

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Fabulous fresh local food! The staff was lovely, the ambience playful, the meal outstanding! They mean it when they say slow food...they want you to take your time & truly enjoy! read more

Wildly innovative menu, in a very charming and rustic setting. As everywhere, there is a sameness to relative inexpensive restaurants in tourist areas. Somorrostro is a bit off the beaten path, both in location and menu. The menu is hand-chalked on two giant slates with no fewer than twenty offering on each. Passion fruit on wonderfully fresh oysters, sea anemones and a mixed grill of sea snails, crab, octopus, prawns and mussels are some of the very solid dishes we sampled here. Worth a diversion. read more

BAD FOOD!! Friends beware!! We took our time checking out yelp reviews and decided on this place as we were looking for Paella. Not only was there no Paella, the food was absolutely atrocious. I cannot figure out how it managed four stars short of paying it's customers! We ordered the seafood mix and it was the saddest selection available (microbites at best). The octopus came out after we had paid the bill. Kale and hummus tasted like it was out of a can and bread was soggy with tomato. Really the worse restaurant we have been to in Spain. read more

My hubby and I dined here our last evening in Barcelona after a five day trip here. We scouted several restaurants on our first day selected Somorrostro to be our last. made reservations (is a must) days before. The service is great, very friendly staff. I was tickled by staff placing the life size :-) menu on an actual chair next to us to make our meal selections. I was excited to eat the "Slow Food" this spot prepared. We had the sangria, oysters w/ passion fruit, mussels, spicy potatoes, rice butifarra and octopus. The spicy potato sauce was great. The oysters could use more passion fruit to improve the flavor. The Octopus I had was flavored but was too dry and the mussels I thought could use more broth. But all in all the food was good. I enjoyed the music and the atmosphere. read more

One of the best meals I've ever had! The staff was super accommodating and gave us a table even though we neglected to make a reservation. If you're in Barcelona, make sure you add this to your list. read more

Pretty amazing seafood and eclectic wine list. One of my best meals while in Barcelona! I went at 2:00pm in the afternoon and it was busy. It might be difficult to get a table at night. Nevertheless, it was be worth the wait! read more

Very disappointing experience. Booked online dinner For four at 8 pm. Arrived on time to be met with the most rude attitude I have ever come across in restaurant business that they cannot accommodate and that reservations online are not guaranteed... and hat the fact that we booked through yelp and they don't have a table for us is "not their problem"... rude, unprofessional and disappointing. Oh, and we only received decline email 30 minutes after we left to find another very good place.. Shame... shame read more

It's my second time here and it just gets better. One of the most unique and well organized restaurants in town. Crab, Aubergine and paella were all delicious. Perfect size where it doesn't get too noisy nor difficult for the waiters to handle the customers. Simple and beautiful decoration. It's really hard to find something to complain about. Maybe it could be little less expensive but it's totally worth it. read more

Close to seashore,good choice after a walk. But the price is in a higher standard than the taste of food.

Ok, so we looked up Yelp for some good seafood tapas and paella and this place popped up. Upon entering the restaurant, the two guys in the front didn't look too fWe came in around when it was just open for dinner and there was only 2 other parties there. After about 20 minutes later, it started to fill up. So we read so much good things about the restaurant and we decided to check them out. Getting here was extremely challenging since flagging down a taxi for 5 was a pain in the ass. It that has nothing to do with the 3 stars. We ordered the seafood paella for 2 (required) and it was about 40 euro! It wasn't bad but it wasn't great either. The shrimps were the size of a pinky finger and was undercooked. It says it's for 2, I think it's more like for 1. We also ordered the eel dish..and I was like what?? Where's the eel? It turns out that they were dried eels so you barely get to eat it. It tastes more like dried salted fish. We also ordered skipjack sashimi and boy, we could even eat it. How can you serve raw skipjack with half of the piece still has bloodline. Sushi place throw that part away. We also ordered the steam mussels and that was absolutely delicious!! We end up ordering 2 more since that was the only thing we enjoyed. Service was great during dinner since they realized how much we'd ordered. Overall, we're looking for another seafood tapas to go next. read more

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Salty!!! One of the rare times that Yelp has failed me. I hesitated to write this review but felt that I had to be honest. Honestly, I don't understand the 5 star reviews. Everything we ordered was overly salty. We ordered the skipjack, Crab Don't Touch My Egg, black peas, paella. We tried to be good sports and eat the food but the paella was intolerable. Finally we had to speak up and tell the waiter about the paella. The kitchen was kind enough to prepare another paella. Just as salty. Must have been cooked in ocean water. It was a miserable dinner. Couldn't have been more disappointed. This was by far the saltiest paella we had in Barcelona. read more

We came her for tapas. The service was spotty at best. Indifferent. One of their special dishes was absolutely nasty. It was a layered tuna bite. The shrimp taco was not like any taco I have every seen. The shrimp was raw... and the tack was a flat thin fake tortilla that was soaking wet. Absolutely terrible. We had a couple of good dishes, the ones that got delivered, but we walked away hungry and frustrated by all of the above. read more

I was in Barcelona for a week and came here twice. I was sober for one of the visits. My man and I stumbled on Somorrostro in an attempt to eat in Barceloneta someplace less trappy than the waterside establishments. Please note the bar there - LESS trappy. Barceloneta is possibly the Mother Hive of Tourism for All Nations, and if you are there, this must be at least partially embraced. However, we hoped that by going down some smaller streets, we might find someplace that served tourists without pandering to them with picture menus in ten languages and taking all their poorly counted Euros. The place is small, but very comfortable with windows open to the air, though no seating is outside. It is Tapas - what is not in this neighborhood - but we chose it for it's wider menu (read: things we didn't recognize at all/not paella). The wine, as usual, was very fairly priced, and we ordered several waves of tapas including the Duck Ceviche and the Veal Roast (I forget it's exact name, it comes in a little cast iron pan with some variety of onions and potatoes. This description is underwhelming and unfair - it is a delicious, savory, umami dish, and we scraped the pan clean. The dangers of ingesting iron flakes were mitigated by the sheer flavor experience. We were so thorough, I doubt it even had to be cleaned afterward). These two were definitely the highlights. I got sea snails for the kicks, and thought the flavor was, well, earthy, they were not bad - like softer, mulchier mussels - and goodness, you get a lot of them. They also look quite fabulous in their nautilus shells - I admit I'm a sucker for that sort of thing. We enjoyed the cheese plate as well, and here we come to an important point: After eating a piece of goat cheese, I looked down to discover a wee maggot waving at me from where my cheese had been. Now, I learned later that there is a cheese made in Spain which is INTENTIONALLY full of maggots, and in retrospect, I think that stinky cheese may have been on this plate. Truthfully I am not sure. Maybe the little guy was supposed to be there. Maybe it was his party we were crashing, and he was the VIP. Not knowing this, however, I made the assumption most Americans would make - that bug larvae in my food is a mistake. "But friend," you are now saying to yourself, shaking your head, "you gave this establishment five stars, and in fact, indicated specifically that you were sober at this point. Why are you bringing up the maggot?" Because I was enjoying myself so much that I flicked it off and ate the piece of cheese it was sitting on anyway, that's why. It was delicious. If the overall experience outweighed my revulsion with the maggot (again - honestly, he may have been supposed to have been there, so if that sounds reasonably not desirable to you, just enquire about the cheese plate before ordering it) then I must say I recommend the place wholeheartedly. We liked it so much - the food was good, but it also has perks like begin able to get a table at most hours, not being flooded with tourists, and very friendly staff - that we took our friend there two nights later. This is when we stumbled in drunk. Our waitress surely evaluated our status as Overimbibing Sunstroked Americans immediately. Rather than being annoyed, dismissive or patronizing - any of which honestly I would have understood - she chatted with us in Spanish and English, gave us advice about the town, and cracked jokes. I don't know how long we were there - two bottles of wine and three waves of food long - but it was a delightful end to our beach day. If you're looking for a place to go that is enjoyable, low-key, easy and local (enough), I'd go here anytime. It's easily the most welcoming place we went to in Barcelona that week. read more

They do take reservation. Easy to book a table via their own website to avoid any wait. read more

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We went on the recommendation of a foodie friend and definitely were not disappointed. One of the best meals we had in Barcelona. Creative tapas; solid portions; good, friendly service; all at a reasonable price. There are so many wonderful offerings that we will be back to sample more. Highly recommend! read more

Somorrostro - Mixed seafood grill - Catalan Near Me - Barcelona, B

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We loved this place! Great food, service and ambiance. The paella takes 30 mins and was delicious We tried the "old cow carpaccio" and wanted to luck the plate Sea anemones were tender and yummy We went at 3 pm and had the last table so you may want to make a reservation read more

Underwhelmed. Don't let the reviews fool you. It is way more expensive about $$$-$$$$. The pallea was overpriced and undercooked. It can only serve one person. read more

Absolutely loved this restaurant! Stumbled upon using Yelp while on vaca. The sangria was very good. All of the tapas dishes were different and extremely well prepared and presented. Loved the paella, Skip Jack, Crab dish, Catalan sausage and rice dish, and everything else we ordered. We went early so no issues with getting a table. This will be definitely be on our list when we visit Barcelona again. We even recommended to friends who were going on vaca after us. read more

Charming, intimate, delightful, and tucked away from tourists, yet near enough to stroll to/from the beach. Started with the gazpacho, moved on to the stuffed zucchini flower, jack fish, and paella to share. Showcasing Barcelona's slow food movement, the server graciously described the menu and offered terrific Catalan beer and wine pairings. Had a delightful conversation with another goodie couple at the adjacent table- we all marveled at our good luck in discovering this quaint find! read more

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Best paella! Try the ceviche as well it was so good. Oh and get a reservation, we got lucky but a lot of people were waiting or being turned away if they did not have a reservation. read more