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Small plates

Small plates in Barcelona

Shareable, family-style, grazing pace.

Example nights

Real Barcelona venues, put together by our planner. Refreshed Jul 20.

Dinner at Bar Lola Tapas y Platillos in Hostafrancs, then Cheers Sants.

  • 01Bar Lola Tapas y PlatillosHostafrancs · $$
  • 02Cheers SantsHostafrancs · $

Dinner at The famous Bar restaurant in la Sagrada Família, then Bar Delirium Tapas.

  • 01The famous Bar restaurantla Sagrada Família · $
  • 02Bar Delirium Tapasla Sagrada Família · $

Dinner at Bodega Biarritz 1881 in el Barri Gòtic, then Banfield Brunch & Coffee in la Dreta de l'Eixample.

  • 01Bodega Biarritz 1881el Barri Gòtic · $$
  • 02Banfield Brunch & Coffeela Dreta de l'Eixample · $$

Top 12 venues

  1. 01

    Bodega Biarritz 1881

    el Barri Gòtic · $$

    Pick your price (€45 or €55), tell them your allergies, they surprise you with eight homemade tapas. Cozy, low-lit, built for couples.

  2. 02

    Mont Bar

    l'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample · $$$

    Artfully presented tapas using seasonal produce, plus an extensive wine list, in a refined setting.

  3. 03

    Colección by Sensi

    el Barri Gòtic · $$$

  4. 04

    SMYRNA by Cem | Tapas Paella Cocktail Bar

    la Barceloneta · $$

    Seafood paella and fried squid, fresh to order — sangria, local beer, generous pours. Fast service, reasonable prices, good vibes.

  5. 05

    Contracorrent Bar

    el Fort Pienc · $$

    Cozy haunt featuring creative tapas with an Italian twist & natural wines from local producers.

  6. 06

    Amateur

    el Poblenou · $$$

    Small plates, serious ingredients — asparagus, corvina, cremosa. Wine list that justifies the attention, staff who actually know it.

  7. 07

    Petit mÓn | Restaurante | Tapas | Vino

    les Corts · $$$

    Small, local-first tapas spot where the owner walks you through each dish and wine pairing—let them guide you, not the menu.

  8. 08

    Bodega Marín

    la Vila de Gràcia · $$

    Wine bar since 1896 — tuna con tomate, beef cheek, San Sebastián cheesecake. Warm crowd, real hospitality, the kind of place you return to twice in one trip.

  9. 09

    Pepa Bar a Vins

    l'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample · $$

    Natural wines and creative tapas — mushroom croquettes, unexpected twists on classics, small plates that demand seconds.

  10. 10

    UNCORQT Bodega Wine Bar

    la Vila de Gràcia · $$$

    Wine bar run by Tim and Andres—100+ bottles from small vineyards, solid tapas, gazpacho with apple. Feels like friends who know wine.

  11. 11

    PAGANO

    la Dreta de l'Eixample · $$$

    Fresh, careful tapas and tight cocktails. Owners who actually care — you taste it. Funk on the speakers, a real room.

  12. 12

    Can Cisa/Bar Brutal

    Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera · $$

    Organic wines, cold cuts, duck hearts, bone marrow — shared plates in a rustic room where two hours becomes three and the staff actually knows what they're pouring.