Casa Antonio brings the bar-bodega back to Aribau, in Galileo's old space
Casa Antonio opened this spring at Aribau 152 in l'Eixample, where cocktail bar Galileo used to be. Toni Cano's bar-bodega does gildas, cap i pota meatballs and grandma Roser's macaroni, with a deli counter of wines and conserves to take home.
Casa Antonio opened this spring at Aribau 152 in l'Eixample, taking over the space that housed Galileo, one of the city's better-known cocktail bars. The project is led by Toni Cano and named for a family member tied to the hospitality trade. The pitch is the classic Barcelona bar-bodega, rebuilt with current standards: part restaurant, part deli, with the wines, conserves, charcuterie and oils on the shelves also sold to take home.
The menu reads like a memory exercise. Gildas, house bravas, ensaladilla with prawns, meatballs with cap i pota, grandma Roser's macaroni, roast-meat canelons, huevos estrellados, and a flan de Antonio with whipped cream to finish. BCN Foodie Guide filed it under cooking 'de siempre': plates and tapas built for sharing.
The room is by Babart Studios, who leaned into the classic-bar vocabulary rather than away from it: a central bar as the anchor, traditional-style tiles, wood ceiling and warm, low lighting, with around 80 covers across bar seating, high tables and longer group tables.
It runs as an all-day house, Tuesday to Saturday with continuous service, set up for breakfast, the vermut hour, long lunches and dinner without a reset in between.
Location
Carrer d'Aribau, 152, Barcelona
Frequently asked questions
Where is Casa Antonio in Barcelona?
At Carrer d'Aribau 152 in l'Eixample, in the space that previously housed the cocktail bar Galileo. It opens Tuesday to Saturday with continuous all-day service, from breakfast through the vermut hour to dinner.
What does Casa Antonio serve?
Traditional sharing plates and tapas: gildas, house bravas, prawn ensaladilla, meatballs with cap i pota, grandma Roser's macaroni, roast canelons and flan de Antonio. It doubles as a deli selling its wines, conserves, charcuterie and oils.