Can Pineda

Traditional Catalan · Sant Martí, Barcelona · €€€

Open since 1904

Sant Martí Catalan kitchen opened 1904 as a workers' canteen — oak-barrel décor preserved, 3,000-bottle cellar. Second generation now: Cuenca, Jovells and León keep it intact, anchored by ous poché amb tòfona and slow-braised cua de bou.

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Catalan-traditional cooking on a market-led card — daily rewrites around what came in that morning, with a handful of house signatures held in place for decades Cellar of more than 400 references across 3,000+ bottles — wine programme is half the reason to make the trip

Opened 1904 as a workers' canteen in El Clot, evolved over the century into the Cuenca and Jovells families' Catalan-traditional kitchen Now run by the second generation: Marc Cuenca, chef Jaume Jovells, and Jordi León — the values their parents drilled in are still on the plate

Ous poché amb tòfona negra — the dish guests come back for Cua de bou (oxtail) braised for hours; llagosta and lobster rice Vieiras (scallops) and calamar from Macarfi's read of the kitchen's stronger plates Seasonal game when in season; foie gras among the heavier classical plates

Two cosy dining rooms with the early-1900s bodega bones intact — oak barrels along the walls, rustic touches, the soft hum of a long-lived restaurant El Clot in Sant Martí — a trek from the centre, a metro ride from Sagrada Família, mostly local crowd

Around €70 per person without beverages Tue-Sat lunch and dinner; closed Sunday and Monday

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Address
Carrer de Sant Joan de Malta, 55, Sant Martí, 08018 Barcelona, Spain
Phone
+34 617 07 38 97
Website
restaurantcanpineda.es
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