Casa Amàlia

Traditional Catalan · Eixample, Barcelona · €€

Family-run since 1950 near Mercat de la Concepció. Authentic Catalan home cooking with commitment to local ingredients. A neighbourhood institution for 75 years.

The Delekta Review

Casa Amàlia has been family-run since 1950, steps from the Mercat de la Concepció in the Eixample — 75 years of the same philosophy: buy from the market next door, cook it honestly, price it fairly. The market next door drives the entire business model. What's freshest at the Concepció that morning dictates the day's menu. The escudella i carn d'olla, canelons, and botifarra amb mongetes are the Catalan standards done with the kind of confidence that only 75 years of practice brings. The set lunch menu draws a neighbourhood crowd that's been coming for generations. The simple dining room focuses attention on the food rather than the design. Prices are fair for the Eixample, which is saying something for a neighbourhood where rents push restaurants toward tourist pricing. Casa Amàlia is proof that a restaurant doesn't need to reinvent itself to stay relevant — it needs to keep buying from the same market and cooking with the same care.

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Address
Ptge. del Mercat, 14, Eixample, 08009 Barcelona, Spain
Phone
+34 934 58 94 58
Website
instagram.com/casamalia_bcn
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