Contracorrent
Seasonal Mediterranean · Eixample, Barcelona · €€
Open since 2020
Sicilian chef Nico Drago and sommelier Anna Pla run an Italian-Catalan natural-wine bar a few doors from the Arc de Triomf — 100+ references on a modest counter, a €5 chicken ensaladilla as the signature, market-led kitchen.
The Delekta Review
Sicilian chef Nico Drago and sommelier Anna Pla run the bar — an Italian-Catalan crossover with a natural-wine focus Carrer de Ribes 35, Fort Pienc — semi-pedestrian street near Arc de Triomf and Estació del Nord
Natural wine bar with creative tapas — 100+ natural-wine references Italian + Catalan crossover — dishes shift with market and season; chef's tasting menu available
Small counter and a few tables; walls lined with wine bottles, benches made from old doors
Ensaladilla de pollastre — Russian salad with crispy roast chicken in place of tuna, €5, the signature tapa Squid with Piedmontese bagna cauda and grelos Cap i pota à la parmesana — Italian-Catalan crossover dish Boquerones with yoghurt and strawberries Steak tartare with 30-day-aged beef
Closed Tue-Wed; Thu-Mon 7-11 PM (weekend lunch 1-4:30 PM)
Quoted in
“The texture of a Russian salad and the flavour of roast chicken.” — Ricard Martín · Time Out Barcelona
What the critics say
- Contracorrent – The Infatuation
- Barcelona Food Experience — Contracorrent
- Culinary Backstreets — Contracorrent
- Time Out Barcelona — Contracorrent
Visit
- Address
- C. de Ribes, 35, local 14, Eixample, 08013 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 617 84 00 60
- Website
- contracorrentbar.com
- Reservations
- Book a table
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