Bar El Pollo
Basque/Tapas · Ciutat Vella, Barcelona · €
Awards: Repsol Solete
Open since 1987
Basque-owned El Raval tapas bar — vintage Moritz signage, paper tablecloths, runny-centred tortilla, Rosalía-fame queues. Repsol Solete since autumn 2023; under €35; the bar's character is the deliberate point.
The Delekta Review
Solete since autumn 2023
Basque-owned bar in El Raval; kept the predecessor establishment's vintage character intact
Tapas and platillos at counter format; no traditional kitchen license — most food is served cold
Tortilla with canned-tuna mayonnaise filling — the dish that brought the queue Tomato salad with tuna, capers, olives (€8) Whole calamari served on aluminium tray (€24) Secreto ibérico with spinach (€19) Basque cheesecake on display at the counter
Vintage Moritz signage, aluminium counter, gaming machines, paper tablecloths, Rita Hayworth photo above the bar
Average bill under €35
What the critics say
- Bar El Pollo, Spanish, El Raval – Foodie in Barcelona
- Así es el bar de tapas favorito de Rosalía en Barcelona: tiene las mejores tortillas del barrio – Metrópoli Abierta
- Es el restaurante favorito de Rosalía en Barcelona y está recomendado por la Guía Repsol – Metrópoli Abierta
- Bar El Pollo – Guía Repsol
- Bar El Pollo
Visit
- Address
- Carrer del Tigre, 31, Local 2, Ciutat Vella, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 611 16 62 76
- Website
- tubardeconfianza.com
- Reservations
- Book a table
Nearby restaurants in Ciutat Vella
- El Chigre 1769 — Catalan-Asturian / Sidrería, €€
- Shunka — Japanese / Sushi, €€€
- Kiosko Universal — Seafood, €€
- Arraval — Catalan, €€
- Time Out Market Barcelona — Food Hall, €€
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