The best place for food in Barcelona that we found yet! The concept is that the dishes are half size and you should get 3/ person and easily share. I loved the following: crab don't touch my eggs, duck magrette, charcoal seafood mix, pork ribs and Jack something ( can't remember the full name, but it's smoked fish chunks on pistachio crackers with cream cheese). Whatever you order, you think you know what's coming, but you don't. It's always wow, to the smallest details. If you eat there and don't feel like hugging the chefs there's something wrong with you! Two people - 7 dishes+2 desserts + wine and water got us to 70 Eur. We will definitely come back and tell everyone we know about it! read more

Really awesome- staff were friendly and food was delicious. We had the seafood paella. Reservation a must. read more

Hands down the best tapas in Barcelona! Fantastic staff. Make sure you come early or make a reservation, this place is popular! read more

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Seafood paella was very good (best of what we have had in Barcelona). Seafood grill (without rice) ordered by the next table was also very good according to them. The ham dish was just ok. read more

The food was absolutely amazing. The meat and apple croquettes were my favorite. Next, the stuffed squid. Wow. And the duck, eel, skate were all quality too. Plus their cheapest wine, a mere 12 euro, was more than drinkable. I'd have it again. The service also great. Menus in English, with servers who also spoke English and guided us through the meal. Up to the bill, it was a great experience and we'd happily go back. But then we got the bill. The waitress outright asked for a tip because apparently service wasn't included in this restaurant. She even said that in all restrauants in Spain, service wasn't included and that a tip was expected. I told her about the 15+ restaurants that we went to in Spain where that wasn't the case and a tip was not expected. She then began apologizing if she "offended us." Bottom line: We felt like we were being taken because we were foreigners. (We paid our bill and left. No tip.) And that's kind of a shame. Because the food was so good. I ask our waitress, why? You know that gratuity is included in Spain and tipping isn't the custom. Why ruin such a good meal? read more

Somorosstro, nestled on a side street in Barceloneta, is non-assuming and if you didn't no better, could easily be mistaken for a local bar. But don't be fooled...this is no local bar (nor has it been overrun by tourists). We had the duck rice (do it!), spicy potatoes (not that spicy for those with a low tolerance for heat), and zucchini flower with goat cheese. All were incredible although the zucchini flower really stood out. We ordered shrimp and found them to be small, albeit cooked to perfection and very flavorful. Earlier in the day we had massive shrimp so our expectations were pretty high. The liter of sangria came cold with no ice and seemed neverending. We had to bear down to finish it! And then they brought desert - chocolate ganache with bread, sea salt and olive oil. Unreal....and just capped off an overall incredible dining experience. All in all, a great place with creative and flavorful food that shouldn't be missed, particularly if you are staying close by. read more

The food tasted great and fresh! You can see the chefs in action if you sit near the counter. However, the portions are not very large.

Just spent time in Barcelona and went to about 30 restaurants... Most of which were great. But this was the best!

Top notch tapas. Gezpacho shots and duck were the best. Highly recommended!

Looking forward to my next trip to visit Barcelona again so I can indulge at one of my favorite restaurants. Not fancy, but delicious and friendly. read more

Oh what a dinner experience!! When in Barcelona you have to visit this unpretentious yet outstanding restaurant. Our cousins from Canada recommended it and oh were they right. The best tapas in town. Hands down. Fresh ingredients. Simple yet creative preparation. Outstanding flavors. Just a marvelous dining experience. Excellent and welcoming service. The best. Loved it. read more

3 dishes, two were perfect and the third just acceptable. Staff made dining experience memorable

Excellent meal at a good price. Tasty food, good service, nice atmosphere. Even though many tourists come, the restaurant does a good job serving tasty food. Worth visiting. read more

Paella--awesome! Lots of other variety dishes to taste. Good white wine paired with paella. Lunch around 2 is best. Good service. Will visit again. read more

Yeeeeessssir!!! I yelped it and it did not disappoint! The Paella was excellent, the octpus, excellent. I would highly recommend!!!! Love this place, the wine, and the food read more

Wow wow wow. This is the best paella I have had. Hands down. Full of fresh shrimp and langosta. The place is simple, the service is good the food was fantastic. I hope you enjoy this place as much as our family did. read more

Love St first sight, and at every other as well. After six days in Barcelona, I would argue that you cannot get a better experience at this price point than this. It's just amazing. The menu is changing regularly based on what comes out of the sea. The service personnel is super friendly and relaxed. The location is amazing. Very rustic and charming. The food is just incredible, especially for seafood lovers like me you will hardly find anything in the menu that you wouldn't want to order right away. Prices are absolutely fair. Not cheap but 100% worth it. Our bill was 77 euros for two people with three beers and a bottle of water. But wine is also inexpensive. If I would be longer in Barcelona, this would be my number one go to location. Make sure to go there. read more

José Andrés should be concerned. There are many new restaurants in Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, San Sebastián and other cities that create highly modern food with traditional roots in the small venue restaurant world. You never want to eat in a large commercial restaurants ever again. Go organic, locally grown, locally caught fish with small but imaginative wine lists from small vineyards. If you want to live well, forget the commercial restaurants with big names (sorry about that Jose) and commercial wine distributors. But where? They are sprouting up everywhere. It's the millennial revolution. This Catalan restaurant, Somorrostro, in existence for 13 years isn't an exception; all I can say is that it's small-portions seafood is extraordinarily delicious, flavorful, fresh, slightly modern and surprising. We kept saying over and over again as each new order arrived, "oh my god how great is this." read more

Really nice restaurant close to the beach! Simple and amazing tapas! They only use local fresh produce on everything. Can get busy since it is small but definitely worth the wait. The catch of the day was amazing and grilled seafood mix really good! read more

We searched for paella and found this place. It turned out to be so much more. In this tiny place (8-10 tables) their chef creates magic. He uses a lot of foams and gels but was not overdone at all. They have a choice of 2 or 3 plates for dinner. We had pumpkin gaspacho, foie gras, pork cheek and red mullet and mussels. A perfectly balanced meal that wasn't too heavy. The wait staff were very helpful and had great English. With a bottle of wine 70€. Best meal we had in Barcelona so far. read more

Went with girlfriend and 2-year-old son for an early dinner at 6pm, having reserved a table. We've spent time in Barcelona every summer for the last five years and so have a decent idea of what kind of food and level of service we can expect. We have our favourite restaurants but decided to go here based on previous reviews on Yelp, which is also part of the reason for this review. On the good side, they were accommodating to our son, serving him with a smile. On first impression, the atmosphere is calm and pleasant and there is a relaxed feeling in the whole place, which is maintained as long as you don't watch the staff too carefully, as they occasionally seemed a bit stressed. Service was slow; not the comfortable slow-food community (which they claim to salute) kind of slow, but rather a kind of poorly-organised slow. Although we didn't order any of the dishes that were indicated to require extra time, the wait seemed to be mostly due the kitchen, which didn't manage to keep up with orders. This despite the fact that there were only 4-5 other tables being served at the same time as us, meaning the restaurant was less than half-full. All dishes were made to order but this goes for many other places, which still manage to serve considerably faster. Food-wise, we had two servings of "entrecôte with potatoes", both of which came without potatoes. The meat was OK but not amazing. The fried zucchini flowers with goat cheese and the rice with octopus were nice, although a tad bland. Vegetable pudding with (a very tiny piece of) smoked mackerel was however sub-par. For dessert, the chocolate ganache with olive oil and salt was nice, but again, nothing you can't get in just about any decent place. In general, none of the food was bad but all of our tapas were slightly lacking in taste. The menu is ambitious and the same effort would have been needed in cooking the food itself. Once home, I discovered that we had been billed for two servings of bread that we had ordered but had not been served. My bad for not checking the receipt before leaving but still another minus in the service column. All in all, there were too negatives for us to want to return. See of it as a restaurant rather than a tapas place, bring plenty of time and allow for some misses in service and you may think otherwise. You won't be served bad food, although there are several other tapas restaurants in Barceloneta I prefer better. read more

We stumbled into this rustic local restaurant - close to the tourist trap of Little Barcelona and we feel so fortunate. We love Victoria - part owner/server and the chef and suzie. We loved everything that we are there. Their Slow Cook - everything is all ingredients locally grown/caught- are fresh and delightful. Their garden heirloom tomatoes with sea salt was my staple. We have been there 4 times in three days and brought friends to them and they all agreed. All of their seafood is freshly caught and prepared. Loved them all. Desserts- their cheesecake in a mason jar with fresh strawberries Amd cucumbers is light and refreshing !!! We tried a one 1 star michelin restaurant and left their and went back to somorrosto for desserts. The decor is rustic and authentic. Loved it. read more

We actually ended up at Somorrostro after our initial plans fell through and all I can say is that that was a very, very fortunate event as this place is amazing! The restaurant is down a side street in what appears to be a little more of a residential area than the main road. It's rather small, but cozy and very welcoming. It was quite busy when we arrived, so we had a seat at the end of the bar and were promptly provided a wine list and the menu (which was actually hand written in several languages on a chalkboard behind us). There's a wide array of tapas of all sorts - seafood, meat, veggies - there's really something for almost everyone. We opted for the skipjack on a pistachio cracker with sour cream, the duck with sweet potato and guava, and the peppers stuffed with goat cheese and mussles. Everything was incredibly delicious and the flavor pairings were unique in comparison to some of the tapas we had previously eaten. The peppers were rather small, but were very tasty - they came stuffed with a small amout of goat cheese and roasted in a seafood broth that was rich, complex and savory. Though I thought they would also be stuffed in the peppers, the mussles were already de-shelled and nestled within the broth. They were cooked perfectly - soft, velvety, salty goodness. The duck was my second favorite dish of the afternoon and seemed to be a bit of a play on the traditional duck and cherry combination. The duck was seared and served medium rare - perfectly cooked and glistening. It was surrounded by a combination of roasted sweet potato cubes and crispier sweet potato chips and the dish was dotted with several rounds of guava foam. Seriously an amazing combination. I was a little bit nervous at first about the tropical influence of the guava, however its fruity tartness combined with the sweet, earthy sweet potato and salty duck was amazing. Also, as it was a foam, it was light, airy and flavorful without being overpowering. By far my favorite (we actually ended up ordering it twice!) was the skipjack. This is a pretty generous chunck of raw fish served atop a pistachio cracker with a small sliver of jamon (i believe), sour cream, micro greens and what seemed to be something like a soy sauce reduction. Admittedly, though I enjoy sushi, I am still a little hesitant around raw fish as I've had a couple of negative experiences with carpaccio and ceviche. However, all of those fears were completely allayed after the first bite - seriously, it's difficult to even tell it's raw it's so sweet, tender and delicious - and that's just the fish itself! Add to that an absolutely brilliant combination of crunchy pistachios, creamy sour cream and just a hint of saltiness from the jamon and soy sauce, and you've got what might be the perfect bite or two. Overall, this has been my favorite place to eat in Barcelona thus far - the atmosphere is lively and welcoming, the food is creative, unique and most of all, absolutely delicious, and the wine and beer is (from what I could tell) local and reasonably priced. I am definitely hoping for a return trip during our last couple of days here to try some more of their tapas and perhaps their paella as well! read more

This was my very first Catalan / Spanish experience, and I came with some trepidation, but I have to thank all my predecessors who wrote such wonderful things about this restaurant - Thank you. What a pleasant evening, and fantastic food. The paella was not on the menu yesterday, but the starters, the mains and the dessert all deserved 4.5 to 5 stars. The 15 Euro Chardonnay was also great. The service impeccable. Go there, you will not return disappointed !! read more

Great place, good food and service. Been here twice in a week and can come back again

Food is delicious. One of the best meals we had in Barcelona. Staff was friendly. Definitely worth the trip.

Nice and cosy place! Do not expect faraonuical portions, tapas are quite small. But presentation, taste and food quality nothing to shout about. read more

Hidden amongst the little streets of barceloneta is this highly rated restaurant. Staff and service was excellent. The sangria was Devine! The steamed mussels delicious. However the bread was stale and the seafood paella unimpressive. Sounds like the menu is hit or miss. Best of luck! read more

The place was nice, good selection of tapas and chilled vibe. All the food seemed over salted though, and some of the dishes were poorly executed (lamb burgers and cod). All in all, probably wouldn't go back considering how many good restaurants in Barcelona.. read more

Amazing food. Staff is a bit slow and disorganized, but kind. Well recommended place.

I am thoroughly confused with why this place is so highly rated. Who are these people who claim this place serves the best paella they've ever had? My paella tasted like the rice hadn't been completely cooked - the grains were hard. Prawns were tiny and mussels were fresh but nothing special at all. I've had way better mussels. The skipjack and pistachio cracker was admittedly quite good, although the tuna was a little sinewy in one part. The ceviche clams were not really ceviche, I could taste its rawness and "sea" smell (not in a good way). I'm sure they were fresh but unless you like the taste of raw clams this isn't a very good dish. This is my first meal in my first visit to Barcelona and I hope this is not representative of what food is like here. However some positives were the polite service I received - the waitress was completely understanding that I left the clams virtually untouched. Wine was good and cheap. I paid eur40 for all of the above, including a carafe of water. Overall, not recommended. read more

This place is amazing. The food was... beautiful and your tastebuds are brought to life (after a the potatoes bravas you've been eating). The staff was kind and thoughtful. I can't wait to go back. read more

I can't rate it. I went there based on the great reviews. It was closed. It's probably very good, but check the opening hours. For example SUnday open only between 2 to 4. read more

terrible place! We have been waiting for more than one hour our plates (which by the way were nothing special). When I asked explanations to the waiters they all seemed bothered by my request. read more

Absolute great food!! Best we eat in Barcalona this week.

Delicious food. We are glad we found this place. Didn't have reservation, but the waitress seated us and told us that we had to be out by certain time. Really enjoyed skip jack, grilled seafood mix, duck with passion fruit sauce, soft shell crab and poached egg, padron peppers. Zucchini flower was just okay. read more

My daughter and I loved it. Delicious and beautiful food. We especially loved the grilled seafood and the tuna. A little bit pricier than I expected but worth it! read more

We went looking for Catalan seafood and we were not disappointed in the least. In fact, this place served the best Tapas we have ever had. From the homegrown vegetables to the freshly caught seafood, every dish was unique in concept, flavor, and presentation. I highly recommend simply asking the server for their favorites and going with those dishes. Seriously the highlight of our trip in Barcelona. read more

Fresh daily fish from the near Barceloneta Lonja, different types of meats also available depending on season, all cooked with Mediterranean and International flavors. There are also options for the veggies and the organic crew with products coming from the nearby shop (which seems to be linked with the restaurant). Great wines selection. Andres and his international team make everybody feel comfortable and well served. Different menu options for multiple pockets with an excellent quality/price ratio. read more

I don't leave internet reviews. This is the first review I have ever written. This should tell you how thrilled we were with Somorrostro. In Barcelona with our two kids (under 10), for a few days after a cruise, we wanted authentic, fresh seafood and Catalan food. Somorrostro did not disappoint. They sent out our plates in an order that made sense, almost as if they had put together a tasting menu. The Skipjack tuna with pistachio "shell" and sour cream was simply, and I mean this, one of the best plates of food I have ever eaten, ever. Another standout were the shrimp "taco" and the clam ceviche. Go here. Go again. Come back a third time. Make a reservation as we did, because it's tiny and they were turning many people away on a busy Sunday evening. They didn't balk at my kids being kids either. read more