Bar Muy Buenas
Catalan · El Raval, Barcelona · €€
Open since 1928
Modernist-listed Raval bar at Carrer del Carme 63 — late-19th-century granja origins, named 'Bar Muy Buenas' in 1928, three Serrano generations. Now owned by Antonio Magaña and managed by Grup Confiteria.
The Delekta Review
Traditional Catalan cooking with a focus on Catalan wines and spirits — 30+ Catalan wine references Weekly menú at €17.90 — five firsts, five seconds, four desserts plus drink Hours: lunch daily 13:00-17:00; dinner Tue-Thu 20:00-24:00
Canelones de carne — beef cannelloni, the long-running house signature Fricandó — veal stewed with mushrooms; pollo a la catalana Albóndigas con sepia; bacalao con chanfaina; cap i pota con garbanzos Trinxat; pies de cerdo; mejillones al cava y tomillo; croquetas de jamón Clotxa from the Ebro lands; tortilla with Priorat sauce
Founded in the late 19th century by a Serrano-family member as a granja-bar; named 'Bar Muy Buenas' in 1928 Three Serrano generations ran it until Antonio Serrano sold it in 1996 Current owner Antonio Magaña; operationally managed by Grup Confiteria
Listed as a Barcelona Modernist heritage site by the City Council — original marble counter with ice compartments + water dispensers, stained-glass partition with floral motifs Recent refurbishment restored the main bar, façade, and main-room clock to their 1928 state
What the critics say
- El bar tradicional del Raval que conquista a los barceloneses con sus platos: canelones, fricandó
- El bar centenario del Raval donde comer cocina tradicional catalana: icono del modernismo
- Bar Muy Buenas | Grup Confiteria
- Time Out Barcelona — Bar Muy Buenas
- Time Out Barcelona — Bar Muy Buenas
Visit
- Address
- Carrer del Carme, 63, Ciutat Vella, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 938 07 28 57
- Website
- muybuenas.cat
- Reservations
- Book a table
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