# 12 Best Restaurants in Poble Sec, Barcelona

> The best restaurants in Poble Sec, Barcelona, from the montadito bar Quimet & Quimet (a family bodega since 1914) to the Carrer Blai pintxo strip and Venetian Xemei. Updated June 2026.

- **Canonical URL:** https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/best-poble-sec
- **City:** Barcelona, Spain
- **Published:** 2026-06-20
- **Author:** Justin Mota, Guidavera founder
- **Reading time:** 12 min

## Introduction

Poble Sec is the neighbourhood Barcelona locals send each other to when they actually want to eat. It sits in a tight grid between Avinguda del Paral·lel and the Montjuïc slope, and the best of it is walkable in an afternoon. Carrer de Blai is the pintxo strip where you pay by the toothpick, but the real anchors are quieter: Quimet & Quimet, a family bodega slinging montaditos off the bar since 1914, and Xemei, a Venetian osteria run by twin brothers from Venice. There's Galician seafood, Catalan-Asian fusion, a dim old-school vermut bodega, and a Valencian rice house going since 1959. This is the list we send to friends. A heads-up on the boundary: Poble Sec is not Sant Antoni and it's not the Montjuïc hilltop, so a few famous names you might expect are out of scope and left off on purpose.

## A guide to Poble Sec in Barcelona

### Where exactly is Poble Sec, and where does it end?

Poble Sec is the Sants-Montjuïc sub-district wedged between Avinguda del Paral·lel on one side and the Montjuïc hillside on the other, postcode 08004. The core streets are Carrer de Blai, Carrer del Poeta Cabanyes, Carrer de Margarit, Carrer de Blesa and Plaça del Sortidor. It's worth knowing what isn't Poble Sec, because the lists blur it constantly. Cross Paral·lel to the north-west and you're in Sant Antoni, a separate neighbourhood. Climb the hill and you're on Montjuïc, with its park restaurants and museum cafés. Everything on this list sits inside the 08004 grid, which is the part you can walk.

### What is the Carrer de Blai pintxo strip?

Carrer de Blai is a pedestrian street lined with Basque-style pintxo bars, where small bites sit skewered on toothpicks along the counter and you grab whatever looks good. The bill is tallied at the end by counting your toothpicks, so a pintxo crawl is cheap, social and self-paced. Bars on the strip run pintxos from roughly 1.90 to 4.50 euros each, so a few drinks and a dozen bites is an easy, low-commitment dinner. It's the most famous strip in the neighbourhood and the easiest way in if it's your first time.

### A note on the elBarri restaurants that closed

If you've read older Poble Sec guides, you'll see Tickets, Pakta, Bodega 1900 and Hoja Santa near the top. Those were Albert Adrià's elBarri group, clustered around Paral·lel, and they did more than anyone to put the neighbourhood on the gastronomic map. They all closed permanently in 2021 and never reopened. Any list still recommending them is dated, so we've left them off. The good news is the neighbourhood kept its depth without them.

> "If you only do one thing in Poble Sec, walk the length of Carrer de Blai with an empty stomach."

## How we built this list

We built this the slow way: walking the neighbourhood, eating along Carrer de Blai, and going back to the places worth going back to. Then we cross-checked our own picks against the neighbourhood-specific guides that locals actually trust, and ranked by what each place means to Poble Sec rather than by raw ratings. A spot earns a high position here for historic weight, for being the reference for its thing, and for showing up again and again on serious neighbourhood lists. We verified every dish and price against each restaurant's own published menu, and we checked addresses against the 08004 grid so nothing from Sant Antoni or the Montjuïc hilltop snuck in. No restaurant pays for placement, and we have no affiliate or sponsorship relationships with anyone featured here.

## The 12 best Restaurants in Poble Sec, compared

| # | Restaurant | Neighbourhood | Price | Distinction | Signature dish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Quimet & Quimet](https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/quimet-quimet) | el Poble Sec | € | Repsol Solete | Salmon, yoghurt and truffled honey montadito |
| 2 | [Xemei](https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/xemei) | el Poble Sec | €€ | Repsol 1 Sol | Venetian Fish Assortment (cod mantecato, sardines en saor, marinated anchovies, confit mackerel) |
| 3 | [Casa Xica](https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/casa-xica) | el Poble Sec | €€ | — | Balfegó red tuna sashimi with kimchi and figs |
| 4 | [Taberna Noroeste](https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/taberna-noroeste) | el Poble Sec | €€€ | Michelin Selected | — |
| 5 | [Denassus](https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/denassus) | el Poble Sec | €€ | — | Peking Style Duck Croquette |
| 6 | [Taverna Can Margarit](https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/taverna-can-margarit) | El Poble-sec | €€ | — | Variat de Vic (bread with tomato, bull, catalana, bisbe and llonganissa) |
| 7 | [Gran Bodega Saltó](https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/gran-bodega-salto) | El Poble-sec | € | — | Saltó anchovy (Cantabric, home made) |
| 8 | [El Sortidor de Filomena Pagès](https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/el-sortidor-de-filomena-pags) | el Poble Sec | € | — | Paella del Poble Sec |
| 9 | [La Tasqueta de Blai](https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/la-tasqueta-de-blai) | Poble Sec | € | — | Sirloin & Foie pintxo |
| 10 | [Elche](https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/elche) | el Poble Sec | €€ | — | Elche's black rice with small squid and artichokes |
| 11 | [El Camarote de Tomás](https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/el-camarote-de-tomas) | el Poble Sec | €€€ | — | — |
| 12 | [Margarit](https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/margarit) | el Poble Sec | €€ | — | — |

## The 12 best Restaurants in Poble Sec in Barcelona

### 1. Quimet & Quimet

*The neighbourhood's montadito-and-conserves anchor since 1914*

- **Neighbourhood:** el Poble Sec
- **Address:** Carrer del Poeta Cabanyes, 25, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
- **Price:** €
- **Distinction:** Repsol Solete
- **Website:** https://quimetiquimet.com
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/quimet-quimet

If there's one address that is Poble Sec, it's this one. Quimet & Quimet has been a family bodega on Carrer del Poeta Cabanyes since 1914, when the first Joaquim opened a wine shop. Five generations later it's a tiny standing bar with no kitchen: Quim builds montaditos, little open-faced sandwiches, off the counter, combining premium tinned conservas, cured meats and cheeses. The famous one is salmon with Greek yogurt and truffled honey. There are over 500 wine references and house vermouth on tap, and you'll be elbow to elbow with everyone from neighbours to chefs. Go early or expect to stand in the doorway. Around 25 euros a head, and worth every cent.

**Order:**
- Salmon, yoghurt and truffled honey montadito (€4.00)
- Foie-gras with volcanic salt montadito (€4.00)
- Sea urchin and chips (€25.00)

### 2. Xemei

*Venetian osteria with a Repsol Sol, run by twins from Venice*

- **Neighbourhood:** el Poble Sec
- **Address:** Passeig de l'Exposicio, 85, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
- **Price:** €€
- **Distinction:** Repsol 1 Sol
- **Website:** https://www.xemei.es
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/xemei

Xemei means twins in Venetian dialect, and that's the story: brothers Max and Stefano Colombo came from Venice, found Barcelona short on real Italian cooking, and turned a Poble Sec tavern near the Teatre Grec into a proper osteria. It holds a Repsol Sol, and the menu sticks to Venetian tradition, which means seafood, handmade pasta, and dishes you won't see in the generic trattorias. The Venetian fish assortment is the way to start, the bigoli in sweet-onion-and-anchovy sauce is the pasta to order, and Stefano runs an organic, Italian-leaning wine list. Expect around 50 euros a head before drinks. Book ahead, it fills.

**Order:**
- Venetian Fish Assortment (cod mantecato, sardines en saor, marinated anchovies, confit mackerel) (€20)
- Bigoli with Venetian sauce (sweet onion and anchovy emulsion) (€17)
- Suckling goat with mashed potatoes (€28)

### 3. Casa Xica

*Catalan-Asian fusion in an intimate Poble Sec room*

- **Neighbourhood:** el Poble Sec
- **Address:** Carrer de la França Xica 20, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
- **Price:** €€
- **Website:** https://www.casa-xica.es
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/casa-xica

Casa Xica is the project of Marc Santamaria and Raquel Blasco, who built it in Poble Sec after years of travelling and eating their way across Asia. The result is fusion with a real point of view: a Catalan, seasonal base crossed with Hong Kong, Japanese and Southeast Asian technique. Think Balfegó red tuna sashimi with kimchi and figs, house bao with steak tartare, or the Hong Kong-style crispy suckling pig they simply call The Classic. There's a tasting menu if you want the full arc, and it runs around 25 to 50 euros a head. The room is small and personal, so book.

**Order:**
- Balfegó red tuna sashimi with kimchi and figs (€16)
- "The Classic" Hong Kong-style crispy suckling pig (€18)
- Tasting menu (€60)

### 4. Taberna Noroeste

*No-menu Galician-Castilian tasting in an open kitchen*

- **Neighbourhood:** el Poble Sec
- **Address:** Carrer de Radas, 67, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
- **Price:** €€€
- **Distinction:** Michelin Selected
- **Website:** https://www.tabernanoroeste.com
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/taberna-noroeste

Taberna Noroeste does something most of the neighbourhood doesn't: a surprise tasting format with no printed menu. Chefs Javier San Vicente and David López draw on Galician and Castilian tradition while cooking with Catalan produce, and each course lands across the whole room at once. The open kitchen means you watch every dish come together from your seat, which makes it feel less like a meal and more like sitting at the pass. Galician seafood and lamb anchor it, the produce is seasonal, and the execution is the reason regulars keep it quiet. Small room, so reserve ahead.

### 5. Denassus

*Market tapas and a deep natural-wine list from two sommeliers*

- **Neighbourhood:** el Poble Sec
- **Address:** Carrer de Blai, 53, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
- **Price:** €€
- **Website:** https://www.denassus.com
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/denassus

Denassus sits on Carrer de Blai, but it's a sit-down tapas-and-wine room, not a toothpick bar. Founders Sergi Ruiz and Alejo Mailan are both sommeliers, and it shows: around 90 percent of the list comes from small producers, with a strong natural and independent lean. The kitchen is market-led, big on stews and slow xup-xup cooking alongside sharing plates. Order the Peking-style duck croquettes, the trinxat with perol sausage, and the Asturian octopus, and let them steer the wine. It already turns up on our best-tapas list, and it's one of the more grown-up ways to eat on Blai.

**Order:**
- Peking Style Duck Croquette (€3.20/unit)
- Trinxat with Perol Sausage (€9.50)
- Our Octopus from Asturias (€20)

### 6. Taverna Can Margarit

*Old-school taverna for Catalan home cooking and wine by the jug*

- **Neighbourhood:** El Poble-sec
- **Address:** Carrer de la Concòrdia, 21, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
- **Price:** €€
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/taverna-can-margarit

Taverna Can Margarit is the atmosphere pick. It's a dim, rustic room where the cooking is unfussy Catalan and Spanish home food with Levantine and Andalusian touches. This is grilled butifarra de Vic, rabbit a la Jumillana, escalivada and snails, washed down with house wine by the jug. The whole thing is gentle on the wallet and heavy on character. Come for a long, slow dinner with a group and order the cured-sausage variat to start.

**Order:**
- Variat de Vic (bread with tomato, bull, catalana, bisbe and llonganissa) (€6.90)
- Rabbit a la Jumillana (€12.50)
- Butifarra de Vic with escalivada (€8.10)

### 7. Gran Bodega Saltó

*Cult vermut bodega with kitsch décor and conserves*

- **Neighbourhood:** El Poble-sec
- **Address:** Carrer de Blesa, 36, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
- **Price:** €
- **Website:** http://bodegasalto.net/
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/gran-bodega-salto

Gran Bodega Saltó on Carrer Blesa is a neighbourhood institution built around one idea: vermut, wine and good tinned things to go with it. The décor is gloriously eccentric, all reclaimed odds and ends, and the food is exactly what a bodega should serve, Catalan and Spanish tapas meant for sharing over a bottle. Saltó's own Cantabrian anchovy, cockles in brine with Espinaler sauce, and the mountain combi of cured Iberian meats are the orders. It's casual, cheap and very local, the sort of spot you settle into for an afternoon rather than a quick stop.

**Order:**
- Saltó anchovy (Cantabric, home made) (€2.80)
- Cockles in brine with Espinaler sauce (€9.50)
- Mountain combi (ham, chorizo, loin and sausage) (€19.00)

### 8. El Sortidor de Filomena Pagès

*Modernista dining room on Plaça del Sortidor*

- **Neighbourhood:** el Poble Sec
- **Address:** Plaça del Sortidor, 5, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
- **Price:** €
- **Website:** https://www.elsortidor.com
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/el-sortidor-de-filomena-pags

El Sortidor sits right on Plaça del Sortidor in a handsome modernista room, and it's the neighbourhood's go-to for traditional Catalan cooking done with a light, modern hand. Chef David Sanmartín works market produce into a menu that runs from proper tapas (patates braves, xató català, artichoke hearts) to fricandó de vedella and Iberian pork cheeks, plus a full rice section that includes a paella del Poble Sec and a vegan paella. Desserts stay classic with mel i mató and crema de Sant Josep. It's open Thursday through Sunday, prices are gentle, and the square out front is one of the prettiest spots to sit in the neighbourhood.

**Order:**
- Paella del Poble Sec
- Fricandó de vedella
- Xató català

### 9. La Tasqueta de Blai

*The pay-by-toothpick standard-bearer of the Blai strip*

- **Neighbourhood:** Poble Sec
- **Address:** Carrer de Blai, 15–17, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
- **Price:** €
- **Website:** https://www.latasquetadeblai.com/
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/la-tasqueta-de-blai

If you're doing the Carrer de Blai pintxo crawl, La Tasqueta de Blai is the obvious anchor. It's the classic toothpick bar: Basque-style pintxos laid out along the counter, grab what looks good, and the bill gets counted in skewers at the end. The range is enormous, from a Nordic bao and braised beef to octopus a feira, a sirloin-and-foie bite, and plenty of vegetarian options. Most pintxos sit around 1.90 to 4.50 euros, so you can eat well for very little and stop whenever you're full. It's busy, fast and a fun way in, especially with a group.

**Order:**
- Sirloin & Foie pintxo (€3.90)
- Octopus A Feira pintxo (€3.90)
- Our Bravas (€5.50)

### 10. Elche

*Valencian-Alicantino rice house, going since 1959*

- **Neighbourhood:** el Poble Sec
- **Address:** C. Vilà i Vilà, 71, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
- **Price:** €€
- **Website:** https://www.elcherestaurant.es
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/elche

Elche has been doing rice on Carrer de Vila i Vilà since 1959, founded by Andrés Iborra and Carmen Vicente and still run by the family. The kitchen is anchored in Valencian-Alicantino cookery, which means real paellas: seafood paella, arroz a banda with prawns and crayfish, the house arroz negro with small squid and artichokes, and a soupy rice casserole with lobster. Around the rices sit Catalan and Spanish standards, from Cantabrian anchovies to Galician clams and slow-roasted kid. Paellas need a minimum of two, so bring an appetite and a friend. It's the historic rice address in the neighbourhood.

**Order:**
- Elche's black rice with small squid and artichokes (€20)
- Seafood paella (€24)
- Rice casserole with lobster (€37)

### 11. El Camarote de Tomás

*No-menu seafood, priced off the day's display*

- **Neighbourhood:** el Poble Sec
- **Address:** Carrer de Lleida, 3, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
- **Price:** €€€
- **Website:** https://camarotedetomas.com
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/el-camarote-de-tomas

El Camarote de Tomás on Carrer de Lleida is a seafood room where the menu is whatever's in the display case at the door. Josep Ribot runs the kitchen and Núria Espallargas the floor, and the format is deliberately spare: shellfish on the plancha, fish in the oven, and not much fuss in between. The carta lists oysters, percebes, scallops, razor clams, Palamós red prawns, carabineros and daily whole fish, mostly priced by the kilo, plus a seafood grill platter for two. It's a place to point at what looks freshest and let them cook it. Worth it when the catch is good.

### 12. Margarit

*Greek-leaning Mediterranean on Carrer de Margarit*

- **Neighbourhood:** el Poble Sec
- **Address:** Margarit, 58, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
- **Price:** €€
- **Website:** https://widget.thefork.com/a6a35ded-695a-412c-9dc3-ceb69f04795c
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/margarit

Margarit sits on the street of the same name and runs a Greek-inflected Mediterranean kitchen. The menu is short and changes often, leaning into unexpected combinations rather than taverna standards: a caramelised tomato salad with scabbardfish, a hearty merlu soup, that sort of thing. It's the newest face on this list and the most experimental, a sign the neighbourhood keeps reinventing itself. Come if you want something that breaks from the usual Catalan-and-tapas template Poble Sec does so well.

## Honourable mentions

- **[Bella Napoli di Raffaele](https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/bella-napoli-di-raffaele)** (el Poble Sec) — Neapolitan pizza-and-pasta institution on Carrer de Margarit, with a huge local following and serious wood-fired pizza.
- **[Koska Taverna](https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/koska-taverna)** (El Poble-sec) — Inventive pintxos on Carrer de Blai, a quieter, more creative stop on the strip than the big toothpick bars.
- **[Pulperia Can Lampazas](https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/pulperia-can-lampazas)** (el Poble Sec) — Galician cooking on the Paral·lel edge of the neighbourhood, the place for octopus and northern seafood.
- **[Celler Cal Marino](https://guidavera.com/spain/barcelona/restaurants/celler-cal-marino)** (el Poble Sec) — Wine-lined bodega with tapas on Carrer de Margarit, built for a bottle and a long, slow sit.

## The Poble Sec scene in Barcelona

Poble Sec packs a lot of range into a small grid. The Carrer de Blai pintxo strip draws the crowds, but a short walk in any direction turns up a Venetian osteria, a Galician seafood counter, a Catalan-Asian fusion room, a dim old-school vermut bodega, and a Valencian rice house that's been going since the 1950s. Prices stay honest, from a couple of euros per pintxo to mid-range sit-down meals, and the whole neighbourhood is walkable from the Paral·lel and Poble Sec metro stops.

## Know before you go

### 1. Walk Carrer de Blai with an empty stomach

The pintxo strip is the easiest way into the neighbourhood. Pintxos run roughly 1.90 to 4.50 euros each and the bill is counted in toothpicks, so you can graze across a few bars, drink as you go, and stop whenever you're full.

### 2. Get to Quimet & Quimet early

It's a tiny standing bar with no seats to speak of, and it fills fast at peak times. Arrive early in the evening or just after it opens if you want room to actually stand at the counter rather than spilling onto the street.

### 3. Book the sit-down rooms ahead

Xemei, Casa Xica and Taberna Noroeste are small and popular, so reserve a day or two ahead, more on weekends. The pintxo bars and bodegas are walk-in friendly.

### 4. Paella at Elche needs two people

Rice at Elche is cooked to order with a two-portion minimum, so it's a meal to share. Plan for a relaxed lunch and order a starter or two while the rice cooks.

### 5. Know the neighbourhood boundary

Some famous spots locals love (Lolita Taperia, Bar Calders) are across Paral·lel in Sant Antoni, and a few are up on Montjuïc. If you're set on staying in Poble Sec proper, stick to the 08004 grid around Carrer de Blai and Plaça del Sortidor.

## Glossary

- **Montadito** — A small open-faced sandwich built on a slice of bread, the house format at Quimet & Quimet, where toppings combine tinned conservas, cured meats, cheeses and fresh ingredients.
- **Pintxo** — A Basque-style small bite, often skewered on a toothpick and laid out along a bar counter. On Carrer de Blai the bill is tallied by counting the toothpicks you've collected.
- **Vermut** — Vermouth, a fortified aromatised wine and a Catalan aperitif ritual. A vermut bodega like Gran Bodega Saltó serves it alongside conserves and tinned seafood, usually before lunch.
- **Variat** — A mixed platter, often of cured sausages or fried bites, meant for sharing. Taverna Can Margarit's variat de Vic gathers local cured meats with bread and tomato.
- **Conservas** — High-quality tinned seafood such as anchovies, cockles, mussels and tuna, treated as a delicacy in Spain rather than a convenience food, and central to bodega menus in Poble Sec.

## Frequently asked questions

### What are the best restaurants in Poble Sec, Barcelona?

The standout Poble Sec restaurants are Quimet & Quimet, a montadito bar going since 1914, and Xemei, a Venetian osteria with a Repsol Sol. Other top picks include Casa Xica for Catalan-Asian cooking and the Carrer de Blai pintxo bars.

### Where is Poble Sec in Barcelona?

Poble Sec is a neighbourhood in the Sants-Montjuïc district, between Avinguda del Paral·lel and the Montjuïc hillside, postcode 08004. It's served by the Paral·lel and Poble Sec metro stops and is small enough to walk end to end in an afternoon.

### What is Carrer de Blai known for?

Carrer de Blai is Poble Sec's pintxo strip, a pedestrian street of Basque-style bars where small bites sit skewered on toothpicks. You grab what you want and the bill is tallied by counting toothpicks. Pintxos typically run from about 1.90 to 4.50 euros each.

### How much does it cost to eat in Poble Sec?

Poble Sec is good value. A pintxo crawl on Carrer de Blai costs a few euros per bite, Quimet & Quimet runs around 25 euros a head, and sit-down spots like Casa Xica land roughly 25 to 50 euros. Xemei is around 50 euros before drinks.

### Is Quimet & Quimet worth visiting in Poble Sec?

Quimet & Quimet is one of the best-known restaurants in Poble Sec and has been a family bodega since 1914. It's a tiny standing bar with no kitchen, serving montaditos built off the counter from premium conservas, with over 500 wines. Go early to get a spot.

### Where can I eat paella or rice in Poble Sec?

Elche on Carrer de Vila i Vilà is the rice house in Poble Sec, open since 1959 and specialising in Valencian-Alicantino paellas, arroz a banda, and a black rice with small squid and artichokes. Paellas require a minimum of two portions.

### Are Tickets and Pakta still open in Poble Sec?

No. Tickets, Pakta, Bodega 1900 and Hoja Santa, the elBarri group restaurants by Albert Adrià, all closed permanently in 2021 and never reopened. Older guides still list them, but they're gone, so plan around the restaurants that are still operating.

### Is Poble Sec the same as Sant Antoni?

No. Poble Sec sits on the Montjuïc side of Avinguda del Paral·lel, while Sant Antoni is the neighbourhood on the other side, around Carrer del Comte Borrell and Carrer del Parlament. They're often grouped together in guides but are separate neighbourhoods.

### Which Poble Sec restaurant is best for a special meal?

For something more ambitious in Poble Sec, Casa Xica does Catalan-Asian tasting menus, and Taberna Noroeste runs a no-menu Galician-Castilian surprise format plated to the whole room at once.

### Where can I get good vermut in Poble Sec?

Gran Bodega Saltó on Carrer Blesa is the cult vermut bodega in Poble Sec, with eccentric décor and conserves to share. For a wine-led sit-down, Taverna Can Margarit pours house wine by the jug alongside Catalan home cooking, and Celler Cal Marino is a wine-lined bodega with tapas.

## About the author

**Justin Mota** — Guidavera founder

Justin Mota is the founder of Guidavera. He has lived in Spain for over 10 years and runs a native AI agency alongside building this platform. Food has always been the way Justin connects with friends, and Guidavera started as the list he kept sending to everyone visiting Barcelona. He built it for himself and his friends first, and now hopes it can transform the way people discover great food experiences everywhere.

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