El Vaso de Oro
Tapas & Beer Bar · Barceloneta, Barcelona · €€
Awards: Repsol Solete
Open since 1967
A Barceloneta beer counter since 1967 — the Fort family pours their own brew to a standing-only crowd from a narrow L-shaped bar. Solomillo con foie and patatas bravas are the standards; the beer is brewed for the bar and sold only here.
The Delekta Review
House beer 'Fort,' brewed exclusively for the bar — the only place in Barcelona to drink it Standing room and a few stools at the back of a long, narrow space
Solomillo con foie — small filet topped with foie gras Club sandwich — chicken, jamón, bacon, lettuce; named by Metrópoli as one of the city's best Patatas bravas, anchoas, Padrón peppers, gambas from the Cofradía de Pescadores
Run by the Fort family since 1967 in the same Barceloneta corner
Counter wraps the room in an L; the standing crowd peaks at lunch and rarely thins Waiters wear white jackets and shoulder epaulettes — a service style most Barcelona bars dropped decades ago
Quoted in
“Their product-driven cooking remains a benchmark for flavor and craft.” — Metrópoli Abierta
What the critics say
- El Vaso de Oro - Time Out Barcelona
- El Vaso de Oro - Iconic Tapas bar - Barcelona Food Experience
- El Vaso de Oro – Macarfi
- El Vaso de Oro – Bon Viveur
- El Vaso de Oro – Un Buen Día en Barcelona
- El mejor sandwich club lo sirven en este bar mítico de la Barceloneta
- El Vaso de Oro
- El Vaso de Oro en Barcelona | Guía Repsol
Visit
- Address
- Carrer de Balboa, 6, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 933 19 30 98
- Website
- cerveseriavasodeoro.shop
Nearby restaurants in Barceloneta
- La Cova Fumada — Traditional Catalan Tapas, €
- Can Majó — Paella & Seafood, €€€
- Can Solé — Seafood / Paella & Rice, €€€
- Bar Bitàcora — Creative Tapas, €€
- Bar Jai-Ca — Classic Seafood Tapas, €€
More Beer in Barcelona
- Cervecería Catalana — Tapas & Beer, Eixample, €€
- Mosquito — Asian Tapas & Craft Beer, El Born, €€
- El Tap — Tapas, Craft Beer, Les Corts, €€