Can Solé
Seafood / Paella & Rice · Barceloneta, Barcelona · €€€
Open since 1903
Seafood on Carrer de Sant Carles 4 in the Barceloneta since 1903 — fishermen's bar origin, run by José María García since 1975. Sipies trossejades estil Can Solé, arròs negre, paella marinera, fried artichoke with foie; chef Mari Carmen at the stove.
The Delekta Review
Catalan rice and seafood — paellas, fideuà, arròs negre, arròs caldós; portions for 2 minimum on rice dishes
Sipies trossejades estil 'Can Solé' — baked squid in tomato sauce, the house dish Arròs negre with sepia ink; arròs caldós with squid and langoustines Paella marinera with escamarlans, mussels and clams (~€21.50 pp, min 2) Fideuà with garlic-heavy allioli, the real version Fried artichoke with foie gras — among the city's best preparations of the vegetable Bunyols de bacallà; huevos rotos con chanquetes
Founded 1903 in the Barceloneta as a fishermen's bar; the cooks made what the boats brought back Current owner-maître d' José María García took over in 1975 Head chef: Mari Carmen — at the stove for decades
Tucked on a side street; no terrace, no sea view, no staff hustling tourists Open kitchen; walls lined with a century of restaurant photographs Menus available in multiple languages including braille; dogs welcome
Quoted in
“Can Solé is an anachronism, a culinary time capsule, and I hope it never changes.” — FoodBarcelona
What the critics say
- Can Solé - a 115 Year Old Charmer - Barcelona Food Experience
- Can Solé restaurant, Barcelona - Review
- Can Solé (Barcelona) on Gastro World
- Can Solé – Macarfi
- Can Solé – Bon Viveur
- El restaurante centenario de la Barceloneta que continua cocinando los mejores arroces — ElNacional.cat
- Can Solé
Visit
- Address
- Carrer de Sant Carles, 4, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 932 21 50 12
- Website
- restaurantcansole.com
- Reservations
- Book a table
Nearby restaurants in Barceloneta
- La Cova Fumada — Traditional Catalan Tapas, €
- Can Majó — Paella & Seafood, €€€
- El Vaso de Oro — Tapas & Beer Bar, €€
- Bar Bitàcora — Creative Tapas, €€
- Bar Jai-Ca — Classic Seafood Tapas, €€
More Rice in Barcelona
- 7 Portes — Catalan Seafood & Rice, El Born, €€€
- Can Ros — Traditional Catalan Seafood & Rice, Barceloneta, €€€
- La Mar Salada — Seafood & Rice, Barceloneta, €€€
- Cal Chusco — Seafood & Rice, Barceloneta, €€
- Els Pescadors — Seafood & Rice, Poblenou, €€€