Ciutat Comtal
Spanish Tapas · Eixample, Barcelona · €€
Open since 1997
Open since 1997, Ciutat Comtal is the Rambla de Catalunya anchor of La Flauta Group — sibling to Cervecería Catalana, Vinitus, La Flauta, and Anxoita. No reservations, fast turnover, and a kitchen that holds its standard despite relentless volume. The extensive à la carte menu runs from breakfast past midnight, seven days a week, through August.
The Delekta Review
Extensive a la carte menu — montaditos, classic tapas, and seafood, served from breakfast through past midnight
Opened 1997 by La Flauta Group — sibling of La Flauta (1984, Carrer d'Aribau), Cervecería Catalana, Vinitus, and Anxoita Named for 'Ciutat Comtal' — Barcelona's medieval epithet from its centuries as seat of the County of Barcelona
Brocheta d'escamarlans — langoustine skewers, the house signature Grilled sardines and razor clams Ensaladilla rusa, tortilla de patatas, fried artichokes Mushroom tapas; pa amb tomàquet for the table
Long wood-panelled bar and tight interior with a wide terrace on Rambla de Catalunya Mixed crowd of Eixample locals and visitors — loud, brisk, runs from morning past midnight
Open daily 8:00 AM – 1:30 AM, including Sundays and August (uncommon in Barcelona)
What the critics say
- Barcelona.com Directory: Ciutat Comtal
- That Best Bite: Tapas Lunch at Ciudad Condal
- LikeALocal Guide: Cerveseria Ciutat Comtal
- Ciutat Comtal — World of Mouth
- Ciutat Comtal — Barcelona Navigator
- Cuina catalana ben feta i a preus populars: els tres nous restaurants del cuiner Rafuel (Ciutat Comtal)
Visit
- Address
- Rambla de Catalunya, 18, Eixample, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 933 18 19 97
- Website
- laflautagroup.com/en
Nearby restaurants in Eixample
- Batea — Seafood, €€€
- Besta — Seasonal Seafood Bistro, €€€
- Mordisco — Modern Mediterranean, €€€
- Embat — Bistronomic Mediterranean, €€
- Topik — Japanese-Catalan Fusion Tapas, €€€
More Tapas in Barcelona
- La Cova Fumada — Traditional Catalan Tapas, Barceloneta, €
- Fino Bar — Wine Bar / Tapas, Gràcia, €€
- Bar Tomás — Tapas & Bravas, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, €€
- Bar Mut — Classic Spanish Tapas & Wine, Eixample, €€€
- Bar La Plata — Tapas, Barri Gòtic, €€