La Palma de Bellafila
Contemporary Catalan · Barri Gòtic, Barcelona · €€€
Open since 2024
In a Gothic Quarter long ceded to tourist menus, what happens when twenty years behind a wine bar grow into a restaurant. Chef Jordi Parramon's Michelin-star pedigree shows up in restraint rather than fireworks, applied to familiar Catalan dishes.
The Delekta Review
Run by Judit Giménez and Albert Rial — operators of the centennial Bodega La Palma a few doors away for over twenty years Opened June 2024 in the space long held by Pla, an emblematic Gothic Quarter restaurant Chef Jordi Parramon leads the kitchen; Alain Salamano runs the room and the cellar
Traditional Catalan cooking, lightened — tapas and raciones built for sharing, with a dedicated mar i muntanya section Daily suggestions alongside the standing menu
Marinated sardines with grapes and grated tomato Pig's-ear snacks Pilotes mar i muntanya — meatballs with langoustine and pancetta Suckling-lamb ribs cooked in garlic Pijama de la casa — Barcelona's classic dessert, rebuilt
Bar counter facing the kitchen; banquette-lined sala; mezzanine framed by an original stone arch Marble tables and intimate scale — built for locals, not for the foot traffic outside
Weekday lunch menu at €20; à la carte averages around €40 per diner Closed Sundays
Quoted in
“It's one of the best meals I've had this year, courtesy of its chef, Jordi Parramon.” — Rosa Rodón · Ara
“At Bellafila the ambitions are far higher — first-rate-restaurant material — without departing from traditional Catalan cooking.” — Ricard Martín · Time Out Barcelona
What the critics say
- La Palma de Bellafila, cocina de la buena en el Gòtic – Gastronomistas
- El retorno triunfal de Parramon – 7 Caníbales
- Time Out Barcelona – La Palma de Bellafila
- Ara.cat – Best new restaurant openings Barcelona
- Así es la nueva bodega centenaria en el centro de Barcelona: tiene un chef con Estrella Michelín
Visit
- Address
- Carrer de Bellafila, 5, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 934 12 65 52
- Website
- bellafila.barcelona
- Reservations
- Book a table
Nearby restaurants in Barri Gòtic
- Agreste Mar — Italian-Catalan, €€€
- Los Caracoles — Traditional Catalan, €€€
- Can Culleretes — Traditional Catalan, €€€
- Bar La Plata — Tapas, €€
- Cafè de l'Acadèmia — Traditional Catalan, €€
More Catalan in Barcelona
- La Cova Fumada — Traditional Catalan Tapas, Barceloneta, €
- Tram-Tram — French-Catalan, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, €€€
- Vivanda — Fine Dining Catalan, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, €€€
- Topik — Japanese-Catalan Fusion Tapas, Eixample, €€€
- Bodega La Palma — Catalan Tapas & Wine, Barri Gòtic, €€