El Quim de la Boqueria

Market Tapas · El Raval, Barcelona · €€

Family-run stall in La Boqueria market since 1987. Inventive tapas from fresh market ingredients. One of the few genuinely excellent spots inside the market. World of Mouth listed.

The Delekta Review

El Quim started as a five-stool stall inside La Boqueria in 1987 and has grown into an eighteen-seat counter that draws queues before the market opens. Quim Marqués cooks with whatever the surrounding stalls deliver that morning — which means the fried eggs with baby squid, the eggs with foie gras and the eggs with jamón are the constants, and everything else depends on the catch. Global fame from cooking shows, YouTubers and TikTokers has changed the clientele — the queue is now predominantly tourist, and the wait at peak hours is substantial. That fame is earned: the market-direct cooking is genuinely excellent, and the counter format puts you in the middle of the Boqueria's energy. But prices have climbed with the reputation. Go at opening or mid-afternoon to avoid the worst of the crush. Breakfast and lunch only — this is a market bar, not a restaurant.

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Address
Mercado de La Boqueria, La Rambla, 91, Ciutat Vella, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
Phone
+34 933 01 98 10
Website
elquimdelaboqueria.cat

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