LA MARI offfers delicious Andalusian tapas and dishes, but let´s be honest, you should come here for the vermuth!

They have an amazing assortment of different vermuths which you can order a sampler with the description of each to try different types and if you like, directly buy an entire bottle off their shelf.

The decoration of the place is very nice and the staff is super friendly, i really have to come back to try some more of their tapas...and  vermuths, of course.

- vermuth degustation: 4 small glasses and a tapa for 8€

This place is really humble option:

Price value is excellent, if you don’t expect haute cuisine. Down-to-earth tapas and an enormous selection of ‘bocatas’, the Catalan word for sandwiches with all different kind of ingredients. If you don’t mind greasy, then you should try the ‘patatas bravas’. 

The location between Raval and Sant Antoni it really convenient if you are strolling in the center.

The decoration is just as rustic and simple as the food: a mainly window-less space with quite a few tables. It’s the perfect place for a cheap lunch/dinner or an informal hang-out to have beers and snacks with friends.

- total on bill: <10€ p.P. for beers & tapas

NOTE: The picture is from Google. Please excuse, next time i'll take a decent photo myself. 

When you enter this vegetarian restaurant in Raval you feel like entering a greengrocer's shop. The counter and the open kitchen are decorated with a lot of baskets filled with fresh vegetables they actually seem to use for cooking.

Apart from a variety of starters and salads at THERESA CARLES they cook a lot of pasta with traditional elements. Unlike a lot of other vegetarian or vegan restaurants they do not cook with a whole lot of oriental spices but concentrate on mediterranian cuisine. The portions are medium-sized and you might need a dessert.

In the picture: heart-shaped ricotta ravioli with tomatoes and mozzarella di buffalo.

- total on bill: around 25€ per person including wine or juice

This very authentic bodega close to the Sant Antoni metro station serves beer, drinks (vermuth!) and an assortment of spanish and catalan tapas. The 'tortilla de patatas' is simple but extremely delicious.

It is always very crowded and noisy - I think it is almost imposible to get a table on thursday or friday night - that's why I defineatly recommend de RAFEL more for a pre-party-drink with friends than for dinner.

And don't be surprised if a local abuelo greybeard complains to you about stealing his usual spot.

NOTE: Rafel, the original owner of this place retired in 2023. Luckily after many struggles they found new managers that wanted to keep the essence of the place. Rafel still comes by to say Hola every day.

Starting with the most important fact here: delicious cocktails for 3,50€!

The ROSA DE RAVAL is a very colorful and lovely decorated mexican bar that serves food and cheap but very tasty cocktails.

The restaurant & bar has two different locations in the city centre: the Rosa Negra en Vía Laietana y the Rosa de Raval. I recommend the Rosa de Raval just infront of the MACBA (contemporary art museum) though it's the smaller one and you might risk a little queue. Although the food might not be the most creative nor the most authentic mexican the lively atmosphere and the yummy daiquiris and mojitos are more than convincing to visit be Rosa de Raval for a perfect start into a barcelonian party night out.

La MARSELLA can be a very bad place... (hangover-wise). But at the same time it is a very good place, for those who did not come to get drunk asap but for those who want to have a glass of absinth chatting with a long lost friend and just enjoy the unique atmosphere in this old, very authentic absinth bodega.

Following the ritual the waiter hands you your glass of green liqueur accompanied by a small bottle of water, a spoon and a sugar cube. The drinks cost around 3 or 4€.

The PACHUCO is a miniature mexican gastro bar in the center of Raval.

You order by noting your dishes & drinks on a paper menu and hand it in to the waiters. Quite a big deal is the popular mexican spiced beer 'michelada' and you can choose to combine the substantial mixture with the brand of beer of your choice.

A plate of nachos costs nearly 12 Euros but it's totally worth it (see picture) - even if you order the vegetarian option, missing the chicken. The homemade corn chips are covered with black beans, sour cream, guacamole, coriander and a loooot of cheese. This is not a starter, it's a full dish.

In general the dishes are very big and the savory michelada beer does the rest to make you leave full and happy.

IMPORTANT: You should be prepared to wait for a table, or a place on the counter for at least 30 min and since the place is quite small the atmosphere inside is quite buzzing and you might have limited space to eat.

- total on bill: around 15€ per person (they accept cash only!)

VEGGIE GARDEN

C/ des Àngels 3 (Raval)

Metro: Universitat /Liceu

open every day: 12:30- 23:30h

RABIPELAO

C/de la Mercé 26 (Barri Gòtic) & C/ Riera alta 50 (Rawalistan)

Metro:  Drassanes & Sant Antoni

open from Monday to Sunday: 20:30-3:00h (Gòtic) & 19:30-3:00h (Raval)