Can Culleteres

 
Address: Carrer d'en Quintana, 5.
Area: El Gòtic.      MAP IT
Booking tel.: 933 173 022
Price: Menus 27-34 €.
(Precio medio 27 €)

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Open: Tueaday to Saturday from 13:30-16hr and from 21-23hr. Sunday from 13:30-16hr. 
Closed: Monday (except bank holidays). Sunday night. 2 weeks in July and 2 in August.



TripAdvisor :     4/5 rank 648 / 4198  243 reviews        Yelp : 4/5  9 reviews        VipGourmet : 6/10  1 review
El Tenedor :   8.1/10   384 reviews                                Qype : 4/5  7 reviews

Bcn Restaurantes
Founded in 1786, Can Culleretes can boast about being the oldest restaurant in Barcelona and the second in Spain. Owned since 1958 by the family Agut Manubens, the restaurant contains within its walls over two hundred years of history that are present in every corner. Spread out over different spaces that make it perfect for any group celebration, the emblematic restaurant -located very near Las Ramblas- is decorated with large paintings of the early twentieth century and welcomes us in a really nice atmosphere. The extensive menu includes the most typical recipes of the traditional Catalan cuisine, always made good market produce.

Barcelona.com
200 years old, Can Culleretes is the oldest restaurant in Barcelona, the second oldest in Spain. That is little to say that this Brasserie is a classic of Catalan cooking. Traditional dishes like roast lechon (suckling pig), cuixa d'oca amb pomes (goose leg with apples), Canelones de brandada de bacalao... That smells unfortunately the old house, a family kitchen but really without more. One final we were really disappointed. Must make efforts to return in the race.

Time Out
Barcelona’s oldest restaurant, ​​and one of the oldest in Spain, is still going strong. The Agut-Manubens family, with mother and daughter to the fore, serve good Catalan cooking at very reasonable prices, notably their cannelloni with cod, roast sea bream and escudella i carn d'olla. And I promise you, afterwards you’ll never be hungry again. An ideal place for an enjoyable low-key Sunday meal.

Fodors
Just off the Rambla in the Gothic Quarter, this family-run restaurant founded in 1786 displays tradition in both decor and culinary offerings. As Barcelona's oldest restaurant (listed in the Guinness Book of Records), generations of the Manubens and Agut families have kept this unpretentious spot at the forefront of the city's dining options for over two centuries. Wooden beams overhead and bright paintings of sea- and landscapes on the walls surround a jumble of tables. Traditional Catalan specialties such as spinach cannelloni with cod, wild boar stew, or the classic white beans with botifarra sausage are impeccably prepared by a fleet of skilled family chefs.

Frommers
Founded in 1786 as a pastelería (pastry shop), Barcelona's oldest restaurant retains many original architectural features. All three dining rooms are decorated with tile dadoes and wrought-iron chandeliers. The well-prepared food features authentic dishes from northeastern Spain, including sole Roman style, zarzuela a la marinera (shellfish stew), cannelloni, and paella and special game dishes, including perdiz (partridge). The service is old-fashioned, and sometimes it's filled more with tourists than locals, but it retains enough authentic touches to make it feel like the real McCoy. Signed photographs of visiting celebrities, flamenco artists, and bullfighters decorate the walls.

Barcelona Guide 
"The teaspoon house" has been going on since the opening year 1786 and is still one of the most popular restaurants among people who love traditional catalan food. It is a family buisness and at the moment the third generation is taking care of Can Culleretes. There are no secrets, only home made things made with time and love, Escudella Catalana, Canelones etc. There are several rooms and a second floor and the interior has the character of a farmhouse, the walls have paintings from the beginning of the last century. Prices are reasonably low.  

Nile Guide
If you came here when it opened in 1780, you could have eaten lunch for 2 ptas, which doesn't even translate into euros anymore. Check the walls adorned with documents, photos and paintings that record its long and illustrious history and immortalize the famous guests. As for the food, it is 100 percent homemade, traditional Catalan fare, like Cannelloni, Potato Omelet, Meatballs with Cuttlefish, Duck with Plums and Fried Fish in generous portions. The restaurant fills up every day with regulars, curious tourists and students.

Los Caracoles

Address: Carrer d' Escudellers, 14. Area: El Gòtic.
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Tel. Reservations: 933 300 303

Price: From 30-45 Euros.
(Precio medio 45 €)

Open: Monday to Sunday from 13:15-24hr. Closed: Never.

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TripAdvisor : 3.5/5  rank 964 / 4338  832 reviews                                              Yelp : 3.5/5  23 reviews 
El Tenedor : 7.7/10  5 reviews             Dining City : 7.7/10  10 reviews            VipGourmet : 7/10  1 review

Bcn Restaurantes
In 1835, the Bofarull family founded, in the heart of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, Los Caracoles, a restaurant that since its beginnings specialized in this popular Catalan dish (‘caracoles’ means ‘snails’) and other deeply-rooted recipes. Today, the fifth generation of the family sticks to the essence of this establishment that oozes history on every corner and attracts visitors from all the world.
The peculiar and surprising decor of the restaurant keeps the charm of past times with an inevitable decadent air, and has welcomed all sorts of celebrities during its extensive career. The space is spread out over different dining rooms, all of the with their own personality and specially ideal for group celebrations.
The gastronomy at Los Caracoles has no secrets and, although it is cooked with good products, it is really simple. The menu features as well rice dishes, grilled meats, roasted chicken or seafood.

Barcelona.com
Los Caracoles a name that might mislead “Snails” for a restaurant with the seafood Paella (14€) as specialty. A rustic decoration that is loved by Catalans that always come to this restaurant. Apart from rice, you can also have many typical dishes like lamb or roasted pig… Delicious and really reasonable. Lots of people: make a reservation!


Zagat : Food 21/30 Decor 21/30 Service 19/30 Cost E 

“If you’re tired of food made with nitrogen”, head to this 1835 “tradition” “in the heart of the Gothic Quarter” that’s still serving “tasty” Spanish-Catalan “comfort” fare (including “wonderful” signature snails and roast chicken) in an “impressive” multiroom setting steeped in “old-world charm”; critics cite a largely “touristy” clientele and “subpar” service “for the price”, but it’s “fun” and “memorable”, so many deem it a “must-go.” 

Frommer's
As you walk down Escudellers, one of the Old Quarter's most seedily atmospheric lanes, you are drawn on by the aroma of roasting chickens rotating on an outside spit built into the side of the building. Enter through the main kitchen, complete with steaming pots and hot-under-the-collar cooks. Inside, the restaurant is a labyrinth -- stairways lead to more dining rooms; private one-table nooks are hidden under stairs; and there are colorful tiles, wooden beamed ceilings, and antique fittings everywhere. The place positively oozes with character, and the cuisine is mainly Catalan comfort food: Arroz negre (rice cooked in squid ink), grilled squid, and, of course, roast chicken. There's a fair share of tourists and the food isn't always up to what it should be, but as an authentic slice of local culture it's definitely worth a visit.

Barcelona Metropolitan 
In 1835, the Bofarull family founded one of the most charismatic restaurants in the city.  Over time, the restaurant was renamed in honour of one of it's most famous dishes, Los Caracoles (snails). It has always been a hangout for famous personalities from the world of art, show business, politics, and finance attracted not only by the choice of culinary delights served, but also by the charm of its numerous little corners steeped in history! 

Barcelona Guide
Los Caracoles, or The Snails Restaurant. Not only the name of this traditional Catalan restaurant explains it´s caracter. You will find snails in all sizes, decorating the walls with other typical products like garlic and jamon - and most certainly you will find snails on the menu. Other courses, but the snails that are recomendable: grilled chicken (the grill is placed visualy in the facade) , rice like paella, escalivada and grilled fish. Fast service and big quantities. Well visited among turists. 

Nile Guide
With its traditional Catalan cuisine and high quality products, it is no wonder that Los Caracoles features on the Lonely Planet food guide. This old establishment is known for its simple, but delicious preparations—all chicken dishes are strongly recommended. The place gets crowded on weekends, so reservations are necessary.

Arcano

Address: Carrer de Mercaders, 10 (Barcelona). 
Behind Mercat de Santa Caterina.  MAP IT
Area: Born- La Ribera. Booking tel.: 931 770 735 

Price: From 20-30 Euros. (Precio medio 30 €)

Open: Monday to Saturday from 12:30-1hr. 
Closed: Sunday. 24th, 25th and 26th December. 
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TripAdvisor : 4.5/5  rank 21 / 438  166 reviews
 Yelp : 4.5/5  8 reviews

Bcn Restaurantes
Between the stone walls and arcades of an old 17th century stable we find Arcano, a very special restaurant that boasts a privileged location between Barcelona’s Cathedral and the Picasso Museum, right next to Santa Caterina market. 
 Arcano is a really warm space that plays with faint light and other tasteful details in order to create a nice and cosy, young and informal atmosphere. The restaurant has a charming private room in the wine cellar where we will enjoy our celebrations with more intimacy. 
The cuisine blends the Argentienean gastronomy with the Catalan and Mediterranean tradition. The menu, thus, includes delicious salads, homemade pasta and ‘empanadas’ and specialities like josper grilled vegetables, meats (from Argentina, Galicia and Girona) and fish. Besides, the bar area invites us to enjoy excellent tapas. 

Restalo.uk : 8.1/10  15 reviews
Arcano restaurant is located in the heart of El Born quarter in Barcelona. In this cosmopolitan atmosphere, in a XVII century stables, you'll find the best Mediterranean cuisine with an imaginative and creative use of traditional grill. Arcano’s cuisine offers the quality of their products in a unique market and renewed based on a selection of products with designation of origin, combined in an original and seductive carte, with imaginative examples like mushroom carpaccio, cheese grilled and, as a culmination, a host of delicious grilled meats. Illuminated stone walls in ocher provide a warm and pleasant atmosphere to Arcano, so that makes you want to spend hours in there. It is a quiet place to spend a lovely evening. In Arcano, you will find a unique and delightful place to enjoy the senses.

Passadis del Pep

Address: Pla de Palau, 2.
Area: Born- La Ribera.                                    MAP IT
Booking tel.: 933 101 021
Price: More 45 Euros. (Precio medio 80 €)
Open: Monday to Saturday from 13:30-15:30hr and from 21-23:30hr. Closed: Sunday. Bank holidays. 2 weeks in August.
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TripAdvisor : 4/5 rank 370 / 4338  174 reviews 
Yelp : 5/5  10 reviews  Qype : 5/5  4 reviews
VipGourmet : 7.7/10   3 reviews

Bcn Restaurantes
More than 30 years ago, Joan Manubens opened, encouraged by his brother Pep, a simple restaurant at the end of a narrow corridor of a building in Pla de Palau. The restaurant's name was his way to say thanks for the help, and this is how Passadís de Pep was born. Today the place is one of the most emblematic restaurants in the city that has maintained its reputation over the decades due to the quality of the products it serves and the service it offers.
With a relaxed and pleasant atmospehre, the restaurant welcomes us between stone walls covered with paintings by recognized painters and has several spaces, so that is ideal for quiet couple dinners but also for groups and celebrations. Passadís del Pep has no menu but daily suggestions made daily with the freshest products. It is advisable to let them decide your menu (70-90€), it will definitely be a great success.

Barcelona.com
No menu at Passadís del Pep but everyday a new selection of beautifully presented dishes, mostly seafood, certainly the best ones in Barcelona!! Whatever is most fresh that day is what you get. 
Last time we were there, we had something like 7 or 8 dishes: clams, few kind of prawns, gambas, sea snail, squid, fried and crispy anchovies.. That is before to have to choose the mean dish: “carne o pescado”?? Take a fish this is the place for. We forgot to tell you that usually you will drink Cava (the local Champagne).. A lot of Cava.. 
The place is known to be really hard to find – down a tiny passageway (a passadis) – but it’s part of the pleasure to finally find a great “table”.. Hope you’ll find it! Reservations required.

Zagat : Food 27/30 Decor 21/30 Service 25/30  Cost VE  73 reviews

“You never see a menu and never have to make a decision” at this “cozy” unmarked Born-Rivera “gem” where the staff “keeps bringing more and more” “simply sublime”, “authentic” Mediterranean seafood by chef-owner Joan Manubens; sure, it’s a costly outing, but since a bottle of cava comes with every meal, it’s easy to “walk out just wrecked, and loving every minute of it.” 

Nile Guide
Housed within the Pla de Palau, Passadis del Pep flaunts artistic interiors—paintings by Spanish artistes adorn the walls, and the tables are neatly decorated with fine cutlery, flowers and white linen. Moreover, the restaurant proudly maintains a "no menu card" status—waiters will verbally guide you through the day's specialties and recommend top favorites. So if you don't want to go through the boring ordeal of scanning a card before making up your mind, Passadis offers a better option.

El Vell Sarrià

Address: Carrer Major de Sarrià, 93. Sarrià Council square. Area: Sarrià-Pedralbes.  MAP IT
Tel. Reservations: 933 300 303

Price: From 30-45 Euros. (Precio medio 35 €)
Open: Tuesday to Saturday from 13:30-15:30 hr and from 20:45-23 hr. Sunday from 13:30-15:30 h.
Closed: Sunday night. Monday. 3 weeks in August.
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TripAdvisor : 3.5/5  rank 1835 / 4206  26 reviews  VipGourmet : 5.8/10  3 reviews

Bcn Restaurantes
Located in a typical Catalan house in the old village of Sarrià that still keeps the essence of the middle 18th century, and with a charming terrace in front of "l'Ajuntament" (the city council) of this cosy area in Barcelona, El Vell Sarrià is well-known thanks to the rice dishes they serve, some say one of the best in the whole city.
In this cosy restaurant, they offer as well a high quality Catalan ad season cuisine, with typical recipes from the Catalan culinary tradition, carefully prepared and at not excessive prices.
A part from the rice dishes, in the menu we also find dishes such as their cod au gratin with porcini aroma, their wild boar civet with redcurrant, pig's trotters, grilled fish or monkfish with crab and mushrooms.
They fix special menus for groups up to 22 people. The wine cellar is not very large but has good national wines. In short, El Vell de Sarrià is a place where we will feel like home while having an incredible meal.

Barcelona.com
Beautiful house situated in the quiet upper part of Sarria, divided into two floors and decorated in traditional style with rustic touches. El Vell Sarriá menu: no frills, with a large role for the rice, almost all well treated (cod with vegetables, mushroom mountain, rib and sepia ...). El Vell Sarria Barcelona El Vell Sarria Barcelona Enjoy the rice 'Pelat' with prawns and clams in their quiet summer terrace… To complete the menu, a number of starters that will help us snack while waiting for the rice, highlighting a good plancha (knives, clams, crayfish) and a few tapas typical from El Vell Sarriá, such as the sepietas with onions or the grilled vegetables with anchovies . Alternatively and not negligible, its grilled fish (hake, cod, sea bass). In desserts, our recommendation for a "drunk" sweet pie. Correct wine, but it can be improved with a new references. 

Spotted by Locals
You’ll find El Vell Sarrià situated on the corner of the square in front of the Town Hall in the old part of the very pleasant district of Sarrià. Like Gràcia, Sarrià used to be a town in its own right – and, in many ways, it still is. It has a unique vibe and charm. It’s a district well worth exploring. El Vell Sarrià is one of the few restaurants in the city which still prepares food on a wood-fired stove. You’ll likely scent the woodsmoke when you enter this old building, built in 1745. 
It is, without doubt, one of the very best restaurants for Catalan rice dishes in Barcelona. The star dish here is the poetically named “The rice dish which reminds me of the fountain at Can Guitard, with prawns, pork ribs, and cuttlefish.” It’s a hearty mar i muntanya – (sea and mountain) dish combining the fruits of the earth with the fruits of the sea. It’s thick and rich with the colour of very fertile soil. Don’t let this put you off. The combination of artichoke, prawns, crab and cuttlefish creates a real depth of flavour, while the ribs add unforgettable texture. When you dig into this dish you’ll feel like you’re turning over the native soil, or tilth, and tasting Catalunya’s coastline on your tongue at the same time.

Barcelona Metropolitan
At 1.30pm on the Plaça del Consell de la Vila, the sweet smell of wood smoke already fills the air. It comes from the kitchens of El Vell Sarrià, a neighbourhood classic and one of the few restaurants left in Barcelona still cooking their arroces over a wood fire. In the summer it’s possible to sit outside on the terrace in the shade of the plane trees, but there’s something irresistible about the old-fashioned atmosphere within.
The dining room is a comfortable clutter of pretty lanterns sprouting out of antique polished dressers, and painted cornflower blue tiles match the plates and tablecloths. The ground floor room can seat 26 (there’s a fabulous round table in the window if you can get up a party of eight, and private rooms for groups upstairs), and there’s no music, just the unique kitchen orchestra of clattering crockery and cutlery.
The extensive, product-centric menu offers some truly great dishes like ensalada de bacalao con judias blancas, and patatas bravas con pulpo al estilo Gallego, but El Vell Sarrià is all about the rice, and for lunch nothing more is needed. Portions are hefty with recipes straight from the paella heartland: arroz ‘pelat’ con gambas y almejas al estilo de la Albufera (the paddies that surround Valencia, and where the most authentic of paellas can be found), and arroz de cazadores—a gamey rib-sticker best eaten in the dead of winter.
El arroz que me recuerda la fuente de “Can Guitard”, con gambas, costilla, sepia (Mar i muntanya) is the dish that made the joint famous, and looks like mud, wet and minerally with the leaves of artichokes; the rice grains are firm and textured. It is delicious, and a thousand miles from the marigold monstrosities that you see on the Ramblas. As my dining companion and author of a book named La Paella, Jeff Koehler, observed, “Where else in Barcelona would a restaurant dare to serve something that looked like this?”
(July 1, 2009) 

Restalo.uk : 8.8/10 3 reviews 
The restaurant El Vell Sarria, located in the friendly neighborhood of Sarria in Barcelona, offers a traditional cooking style which include rice and the traditional dishes of Catalan cuisine.
The Vell Sarria is located in a spectacular farmhouse in the middle of the busy street of Major de Sarria. The rest of charms come from the kitchen, where rice, in all its variants, is the star dish
This is the place for those who want to enjoy quality cuisine in a quiet and relaxed enviroment. In addition, the restaurant also boasts a wonderful garden terrace located in the Plaza de la Villa. 

Nile Guide
Take a few steps back in time before you walk into El Vell Sarrià. The restaurant maintains the historical architecture and the old world charm of the old country house in which it's situated. Two floors and a menu strewn with Catalan delicacies is what El Vell Sarrià has to offer. Try the cod rice with vegetables or the seafood noodles paella with a wine to match. This is the perfect place to take some time off and enjoy the ambiance, as the restaurant likes its guests to relax and savor the dishes. Check the website for exact timings.

Time Out
Since it opened in 1975, the Vell Sarrià, which can be found in an 18th-century farmhouse, has been a benchmark in Mediterranean cuisine, situated in a pleasant setting and with a terrace bar overlooking the main square. However, they have not rested on their culinary laurels by any means, and they are now famous for serving some of the best rice dishes in uptown ​​Barcelona. In fact, their fame derives from two specific rice dishes – the prawn, crayfish and mushroom variety and the one with meat. Even so, the favourite dishes of the restaurant’s regular customers are esqueixada, cod au gratin with mushrooms, civet of wild boar with blackcurrants, barbecued fish and monkfish with crab and mushrooms.

El Gran Café

Address: Carrer d' Avinyó, 9. Area: El Gòtic.  MAP IT
Tel. : 933 300 303 
Price:  30-45 Euros. (Precio medio 32 €)

Open: Sunday to Thursday 13-24hr. Friday and Saturday 13-24:30hr. Closed: Christmas Eve.

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TripAdvisor : 3.5/5  rank 911 / 4212  181 reviews          El Tenedor : 7.7/10  15 reviews   
Yelp :                3/5  5 reviews                                         Qype :             3/5       4 reviews

Bcn Restaurantes
Founded in 1920 and still with the original modernist decor from the beginning of last century, El Gran Café is probably the most impressive and attractive café in Barcelona.
Located in the Gothic Quarter, the setting attracts mostly tourists that, in this perfect scenario, seize the opportunity to try the most typical Catalan food -which by the way is not as good as the whole setting but still far more than acceptable. In the menu we will find dishes such as the beef entrecôte, the Segovia style lamb, the tuna tataki, the duck confit and some rice dishes.
The set lunch menú is, with no doubt, a good option. The cellar includes a hundred national wines. The restaurant counts, as well, with different private rooms for group dinners. The most quiet and intimate tables are those on the top floor. There's live piano music at night.

Barcelona.com
El Gran Café is located near the Mayor House, this old-fashioned restaurant decorated in the style "Belle Epoque", serves typical Catalan and international dishes.
If you are looking for standards choose eyes closed: steak tartare, roast beef, duck magret and osso buco. We prefer Catalan recipe like los taquitos de rape con muselina y miniverduras... Or try the daily menu for 11,25€, with many dishes to choose and just perfect. Live piano at night!

Dining City : 8.1/10
El Gran Café is probably the most impressive and attractive restaurant in Barcelona with original modernist decor, located right in the historical center, in the Gothic district; it emphasizes by his comfortable and relaxed atmosphere, with live piano at night as well as by its gastronomical supply integrated by one right selection of the traditional recipe book of the Catalan & Spanish kitchen. A long time favourite of Barcelonans, from the 1920s