Candela en Rama is a charcoal-fired Spanish tapas restaurant in Sant Antoni, Barcelona. Chef Ramón Panés leads a kitchen centred on ember cooking with Spanish tapas, rice dishes, grilled meats and fish, and homemade aged beef sausages.

Candela en Rama is located at Carrer del Parlament, 41 in Sant Antoni, one of Barcelona's most vibrant dining neighbourhoods near the Mercat de Sant Antoni. It's a 5-minute walk from Sant Antoni metro station (L2) and 6 minutes from Poble Sec (L3).

The menu features Spanish tapas and charcoal grill cuisine including pa de pagès IGP bread with tomato, cured Iberian acorn-fed pork loin croquettes, Soria pork belly with tajín and lime, tuna tartare on grilled avocado, the à la minute potato and onion omelette with sobrasada, and the chargrilled steak tartare croissant. Mains include homemade aged beef sausage, 45-day dry-aged bone-in ribeye, grilled veal outside skirt with chimichurri, and cow fillet with foie and smoked potato parmentier. Desserts include caramelized French toast with Baileys ice cream and salted caramel coulant.

Expect to spend around 45 EUR per person without drinks. Tapas range from 2.70 EUR for pa de pagès bread with tomato to 17.80 EUR for the pressed brioche with veal cheek. Grilled mains start at 19.90 EUR for the veal skirt with chimichurri, and the 45-day dry-aged ribeye is 8.50 EUR per 100g.

Chef Ramón Panés directs the kitchen at Candela en Rama and also oversees the grills at other venues within the Grupo 9 Reinas portfolio. He makes the butifarras in-house and builds dishes around long-fermentation breads and charcoal cooking.

Yes, Candela en Rama is the Spanish tapas concept from Grupo 9 Reinas, the hospitality group behind the 9 Reinas steakhouse in Barcelona.

Reservations are recommended, especially for dinner and weekends. You can book via CoverManager on the restaurant website or through OpenTable, though walk-ins are welcome when space is available.