Arraval
Catalan · Ciutat Vella, Barcelona · €€
Open since 2025
Hotel Casa Teva's Raval restaurant where chef Àlex López (ex-Alkimia under Jordi Vilà) runs Catalan tradition with multicultural inflections. Pilota d'escudella, bikini de sopa de ceba, escudella reframed.
The Delekta Review
Chef Àlex López (born Banyoles, 1992) — nine years working with Jordi Vilà, three as head chef at Alkimia Team includes Álvaro Mokobodzki, Jordi Carbonell, Marcos Valyi, Víctor Collado, Mussa Sowe Inside Hotel Casa Teva, owned by the Finca Victoria team; same group runs Alkostat del Mar in Begur (seasonal) Opened November 2025
Barcelona-focused Catalan cuisine, multicultural Raval-influenced reframings; natural wine list
Pilota d'escudella amb patates fregides — meatball-and-fries take on the Catalan grandmother's stew staple Bikini de sopa de ceba — slow-cooked onion sweetness with melted cheese in pressed bread Patata amb carbassó i botifarra Escudella reframed with multicultural accents that mirror the Raval's identity
Bright 50-seat dining room inside Hotel Casa Teva, with a private corner for 25
Average bill around €50
Quoted in
“I felt love at first sight when I met chef Jordi Vilà.” — Àlex López · Ara
What the critics say
- Arraval. Hotel Casa Teva – Macarfi
- Àlex López: "I felt love at first sight when I met the chef Jordi Vilà" – Ara
- Arraval (Barcelona) – Observación Gastronómica
- Viaempresa — Arraval
- Bocadillos especiales que puedes encontrar en restaurantes de Barcelona
- CRÍTICA del restaurante Arraval, en el Raval, Barcelona
- Arraval, cocina catalana libre y de barrio
Visit
- Address
- Carrer del Marquès de Barberà, 22, Ciutat Vella, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 936 55 84 94
- Website
- arravalrestaurantbarcelona.com
- Reservations
- Book a table
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