Cachitos

A new tapas bar has opened in Barcelona. Cachitos is the name and it opens its doors in the plain center of Barcelona to attract a clientele who loves tapas, but in a cool environment and design. Cachitos is a perfect combination of tapas and drinks, which is ideal to enjoy at any time of day, e.g. for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

The decor, by Estrella Salietti and Futur2 is one of the strengths of place, surprising with such a mix of furniture and the amount of space and very distinct areas that create the feeling of being in different restaurants at the same time. And although there is no doubt that the food is the main protagonist, Cachitos also pays special attention to the sangria, which is uplifted here to premium beverage category, in a menu offering up to 50 varieties.

Rambla de Catalunya 33

http://cachitosbcn.com/#inicio

Taranna

First you’ll recognise the beautiful green decor from the outside, complete with a vintage lamp above the door and plants attached to the other doors. One step inside and you will immediately feel in love with the atmosphere and their decor. A brick wall on one end, Parisian metrotiles on the other. Old school chairs mix well with the modern tables. There’s one large table perfect for a group of friends, but you can easily visit this café on your own. Read the Spanish papers (and their magazines on Saturday) and log in on their wifi network. We’ve only ordered something to drink, but we saw others receiving delicious looking sandwiches. Downstairs you’ll find space for exhibitions (but it wasn’t finished yet, because Taranná only opened last month) The area is getting better by the day. Federal Café is one cross road further and Tickets is also nearby.
Viladomat 23

Source (and very nice blog): http://petitepassport.com/2012/02/27/tried-tested-taranna-barcelona/#more-11074

http://tarannacafe.com/

El Mordisco

Before the family-run Tragaluz Group forged its mini empire of trendsetting restaurants, local literati and the design set hung out at its first opening, Mordisco, a late-night eatery where the Hotel Omm (the group's only foray into hotels to date) now stands. Now Mordisco is back, in a new location in the Eixample, and its old legion of fans is coming in droves. It's not just the nostalgia factor: Mordisco serves tasty little Catalan morsels made for sharing, such as succulent Montserrat tomatoes topped with tuna belly shavings, steak tartare, crispy deep-fried artichokes, or tostadas laden with local charcuterie. All this is served up in a two-story setting that incorporates a bright deli section for takeaway; a glass-enclosed, Scandinavian-style dining room with smatterings of art by the likes of Javier Mariscal (also a client); and a cozy upstairs lounge area for coffee and cocktails.

Paseo de la Concepcion 10

http://www.contemporan.com/company/el-mordisco/

http://www.grupotragaluz.com/rest-mordisco.php

Cerveceria Catalana

Cerveceria Catalana, is known for their wide variety of tapas and their large beer selection. With tapas ranging from fried artichoke to ensaladilla, there is something on the menu for everyone. The décor of the restaurant is a dark wood, with dim lighting; there is also an outdoor terrace open year round for dining. Behind the bar is the endless variety of beer, some imported, others domestic. This noteworthy restaurant is often very crowded and getting a table can sometimes be very difficult..

C/ Mallorca, 236

La Rosa del Raval

Fresh, Authentic Mexican
Our native Mexican chefs are passionate about their work and therefore our
restaurant creates dishes exclusively from the freshest ingredients and the
finest traditional Mexican recipes. Homemade guacamole, nachos, salsa,
quesadillas, tacos and burritos are our specialties.
We are a bueno, bonito y barato taqueria - we offer simple, tasty
food. We make a wide variety of Mexican fare that exemplifies the
straightforward and fun style of traditional Mexican cooking.

Traditional Cocktails and Drinks
We stock a selection of native Mexican tequilas from the region of Jalisco
where the only true tequilas are produced. Our cocktails are made with fruit
squeezed fresh every day and are available in pitchers for your party to enjoy.
Agua fresca, the typical Mexican fresh fruit juice, is also mixed for you
daily.
Wash your meal down with a refreshing Mexican beer, margarita, agua
fresca or Herradura tequila.

http://www.rosanegrabcn.com/rdr/es/index.html

La rosa del Raval

Carrer del Angels 6

Amaltea

Supporting Barcelona’s reputation as a hippie haven, Amaltea is a health center catering to the crunchy set and yoga fans. With a range of services from tai-chi to Bach flower remedy courses and vegetarian cooking classes, Amaltea is centered on enlightenment through the body.

If you aren’t searching for enlightenment and just a good, vegetarian meal, this is your pit stop. Weekly lunch menus offer affordable options made from an array of health conscious recipes. Evening and weekend menus are a bit more expensive, but with 11 years experience, Amaltea knows how to heal with they culinary delights.

Carrer de la Diputació 164

L1 at Urgell

Tapas 24

www.tapac24.com

Tapas 24 is not the cheapest way to please your palate—nor should one expect it to be, as it’s the offshoot of the renowned Comerc 24 restaurant located on the corner of Diputacio and Passeig de Gracia. The place tends to be packed during lunch and dinner hours, and therefore can reach shouting-inducing noise levels, which makes up part of its charm.

With simple tapas with a unique twist, the restaurant serves the kind of fare you’ve come to expect from chef Carles Abellan, a 10-year veteran of El Bulli. We suggest the Calamares a la Romana en su Tinta, the McFoie Burger or the Ous Estrellats al Gust (fried eggs with potatoes and chorizo), though these are just a slender window into the outstanding and creative selection of tapas on offer.

C/ Diputació, 269

L2 L4 at Passeig de Gràcia

Bar Lobo/El Japonés

www.grupotragaluz.com

Its prime location near La Rambla combined with market-fresh produce and friendly service make Bar Lobo/El Japonés an excellent choice for breakfast, lunch, a mid-afternoon snack, dinner, drinks—well, really, any occasion.

This relatively recent addition to Barcelona’s gastronomic scene features a a design that perfectly balances elegance and comfort. Its terrace is furnished with cozy leather couches; the menu is varied as it is long. Rotating art exhibitions grace the upper floor, where Japanese specialties are served at night. But things at Bar Lobo/El Japonés really heat up on weekends after midnight, when the kitchens close and the DJs take over for the next three booty-shaking hours.

C/ Pintor Fortuny, 3

L3 at Liceu, L1 L3 at Plaça Catalunya

Red

www.redloungebcn.com

Located at the end of Passeig Joan de Borbó, to the right, opposite the Plaza del Mar car park, this innovative restaurant fuses 20 distinct flavours on a single taster menu. Just as sure to transport you to the various cultures of the southern Mediterranean as the liners docked in the port.

From 12 midnight the place becomes an avant-club, with the best in silky current day chill-out and house sounds, adding to Barceloneta’s many attractions.

Passeig Joan de Borbó, 78

L4 at Barceloneta

Les Quinze Nits

In this restaurant you can get regional specialities for affordable prices. The restaurant is equipped with nice and noble furniture and is situated at the Placa Reial, close to the Ramblas. It opens at 20.30 h but you can see a queue in front of it already before that time. If you can be patient and don’t care too much about waiting, the “Les Quinze Nits” is definitely a must. “La Fonda” has a similar concept but you are able to make a reservation and escape therefore the waiting in queue.

Placa Reial 6

Sagardi

Basque tapas bar, quite authentic. You can help yourself at the bar, where the tapas are arranged. There is a big variety of cold and warm tapas you can choose from. You have to pay according to the number of toothpicks, which you can find inside your tapas; 1.30 € per toothpick.
The bar is open daily until 0.30 h and on Fridays and Saturdays until 01.00 h. You should consider, however, not to come too late, as the variety of food shrinks and the warm tapas become cold.

c/Argenteria, 62

L4 at Jaume 1

TINTORERIA DONTELL

www.tintoreriadontell.com

Like something out of a spy movie, “Tintoreria Dontell” is (for want of less clichéd term) one of the best kept secrets in town. Run by restaurant group, Urban Secrets, the restaurant is cloaked behind an old drycleaners, whose shopfront does nothing to betray the hip restaurant out back. Only those in the know will be ushered through a cachéd entrance (with finger print authorization an occasional, cheeky requirement). Working under a general theme of Mediterranean fusion cuisine, the chefs remain ever true to their elusive mantra, changing the menu every two months (though quality is one feature that unsurprisingly remains consistent). At night, the eatery morphs into a bar and club. This restaurant group has more hidden restaurants dotted throughout the city, though your first port of call lies here. At the end of your meal, you can join the chain of whispers as to where to find more secret spots before collecting your freshly pressed clothes on the way out.

C/ Aribau, 55
L3 at Passeig de Gràcia; L6 L8 at Provenca

Movie Restaurant

www.movierestaurant.com

Movie offers a three part series of dining, drinking and partying between its restaurant and night club. The club’s comfortable sofas, low tables and snacks should help you feel like your relaxing in your own living room—a pretty plush one at that—as a large silver screen shows old movie clips, concerts and videos booming with the surround sound system.

The restaurant offers an equally pleasant and laid back experience with its menu of comfort foods from focaccias to salads, pastas and risottos. Then again, you can also order dishes like the pork steak roll with figs coated in breadcrumbs and sweet potato, or “sweet cinema” cocktails like the ‘blade runner’, made with vodka, sprite and blue curaçao, which should help feel like you’re being waited on rather than fixing up some jiffy pop at home. Naturally, Movie serves popcorn as well, either in its original splendor, or in sweet or spicy varieties.

From Tuesday to Saturday, 19:00 to 21:00, Movie offers a prime space for early-evening drinks and snacks in its club. From 21:00 to 1:00, guests are tempted to book a table and enjoy dinner, movies and music. (Every Wednesday night the restaurant plays vintage films during dinner.) From 1:00 to 3:00, it’s back to the club with its creative cocktail menu and mix of video clips. The VJ/DJ David D’Odo plays down-tempo, pop and rarities, and compliments the music with video footage.

Tuesay-Thursday 18 euro special!!!

C/ Roger de Llúria, 50

L4 at Girona, L2 at Tetuan