Gloria Osteria Barcelona
Italian · Eixample, Barcelona · €€
Big Mamma group's first Barcelona restaurant: 1,000 sqm of Italian maximalism with Murano chandeliers, 170 artisan Italian producers, and a menu that swings between polished and theatrical.
The Delekta Review
Gloria is Big Mamma doing what Big Mamma does — spectacle-first Italian dining at democratic prices, now landed on Enric Granados with all the subtlety of a Murano chandelier. The space seats 230 across two floors of Belle Epoque-meets-Italian-golden-age decor, and yes, it is loud. The carbonara arrives in a cheese wheel, the tiramisu comes in pistachio and marsala variations, and ingredients are sourced from 170 Italian artisan producers. The pastas are well-cooked and the desserts genuinely excellent. But the experience is uneven: some appetizers underwhelm, the truffle feels performative, and the international crowd gives the room a theme-park energy that divides opinion. At 25-35 euros average, though, the value is hard to argue with. Gloria is trying to be an event, not your neighborhood trattoria — and at that, it mostly succeeds.
What the critics say
- Gloria Osteria Barcelona – Observacion Gastronomica
- Big Mamma opens Gloria Osteria in Barcelona – Hospitality ON
- Gloria Osteria – Metropoli Abierta / El Espanol
- The New Barcelona Post – Gloria Osteria
- Big Mamma brings luxury Italian osteria to Barcelona – Tapas Magazine
- Fecha confirmada: una famosa cadena italiana abre su restaurante de más de 1000 m2 en pleno centro de Barcelona
Visit
- Address
- Carrer d'Enric Granados, 86, Eixample, 08008 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 930 46 41 20
- Website
- gloria-osteria.com/gloria-osteria-barcelona
- Reservations
- Book a table
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