La Cova Fumada in Barceloneta is number one for tapas in Barcelona, followed by La Plata and Bar Cañete. The ranking comes from food guides such as the MICHELIN Guide, Time Out Barcelona and Lonely Planet.
La Cova Fumada is recommended by 5 of the 6 guides we checked, La Plata by 5 and Bar Cañete by 4.
Barceloneta
Recommended by Time Out Barcelona · The Infatuation · Barcelona Secreta · Lonely Planet · Rough Guides
Order Bomba · Garbanzos con pulpitos · Cap i pota
Carrer del Baluard 56, 08003 Barcelona, SpainApple MapsGoogle Maps
Gòtic
Recommended by Time Out Barcelona · The Infatuation · Barcelona Secreta · Lonely Planet · Rough Guides
Order Pescaíto frito · Pincho de anchoas · Ensalada de tomate
Carrer de la Mercè 28, 08002 Barcelona, SpainApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite
El Raval
Recommended by The Infatuation · Guía MICHELIN · Lonely Planet · Rough Guides
Order Coca de cristal con tomate · Tartar de atún rojo · Canelón de pollo
Carrer de la Unió 17, 08001 Barcelona, SpainApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite
El Born
Recommended by Time Out Barcelona · The Infatuation · Lonely Planet · Rough Guides
Order Croquetas de calamar con tinta · Canelón de la casa · Carpaccio de setas
Carrer de Montcada 2, 08003 Barcelona, SpainApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite
Poble-sec
Recommended by The Infatuation · Barcelona Secreta · Lonely Planet · Rough Guides
Order Montadito de salmón, yogur y miel trufada · Carrillera ibérica en escabeche
Carrer del Poeta Cabanyes 25, 08004 Barcelona, SpainApple MapsGoogle Maps
Barceloneta
Recommended by Time Out Barcelona · The Infatuation · Barcelona Secreta · Lonely Planet
Order Anchoas con su raspa frita · Ensaladilla rusa · Bomba
Carrer de Ginebra 13, 08003 Barcelona, SpainApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite
El Born
Recommended by The Infatuation · Lonely Planet · Rough Guides
Order Tortilla de patatas · Tartar de atún
Plaça de les Olles 8, 08003 Barcelona, SpainApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite
El Raval
Recommended by Time Out Barcelona · Barcelona Secreta · Lonely Planet
Order Pincho de tortilla
Carrer del Tigre 31, 08001 Barcelona, SpainApple MapsGoogle Maps
Barceloneta
Recommended by Time Out Barcelona · Barcelona Secreta · Rough Guides
Order Filete a la plancha con foie · Ensaladilla rusa con atún picado
Carrer de Balboa 6, 08003 Barcelona, SpainApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite
Sant Antoni
Recommended by Time Out Barcelona · The Infatuation · Barcelona Secreta
Order Hamburguesa de rabo de toro · Mojama · Croquetas de jamón ibérico
Carrer de Sepúlveda 107, 08015 Barcelona, SpainApple MapsGoogle Maps
Also recommended, in the same order.
Three of the top 10 are in Barceloneta: La Cova Fumada, Jai-Ca and El Vaso de Oro. El Born and El Raval have two each.
The Infatuation picks the tortilla de patatas at Cal Pep, and Time Out the squid ink croquetas (croquetas de calamar con tinta) at Bar del Pla. For Madrid, see the top 10 tapas bars in Madrid.
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La Cova Fumada in Barceloneta is number one, followed by La Plata in the Gòtic and Bar Cañete in El Raval. Five of our six sources recommend La Cova Fumada and La Plata. Time Out picks the bomba at La Cova Fumada, and the MICHELIN Guide the coca de cristal con tomate at Bar Cañete.
No, it's number 16. Barcelona Secreta and Rough Guides recommend it, but every bar in the top 10 has at least three sources.
We ranked each bar by how many of six sources recommend it: the MICHELIN Guide, Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, Time Out Barcelona, The Infatuation and Barcelona Secreta. On a tie, bars named by the MICHELIN Guide, Lonely Planet or Rough Guides come first. Every bar was open when we checked on 24 October 2026.
We ranked places by how many of these 6 food guides and critics recommend them. We don't score or review places ourselves. Checked on October 24, 2026; things change, so check before you go. How we rank →
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