La Palma de Bellafila
Contemporary Catalan · Barri Gòtic, Barcelona · €€€
Chef Jordi Parramon's refined Catalan cooking in the Gothic Quarter, born from the 20-year legacy of Bodega La Palma. A lightened, modern take on tradition with a daring Catalan wine list.
The Delekta Review
La Palma de Bellafila is a rare thing in the tourist-saturated Gothic Quarter: a restaurant built for Barcelona, not for visitors passing through. Chef Jordi Parramon — who once held a Michelin star in Vic before walking away from that world — brings a lightened, deceptively simple approach to Catalan cooking. Marinated sardines with grapes, duck egg scrambles with cinnamon oil and truffle, chickpeas with clams — dishes that feel familiar yet arrive with quiet sophistication. The wine list leans Catalan and adventurous. The room is intimate, and the whole operation radiates the confidence of people who have been doing this for two decades at nearby Bodega La Palma. At around 40 euros average, genuine gastronomic ambition without posturing.
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
- b-guided 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
- lapalmadebellafila.com
- Reservations
- Book a table
Nearby restaurants in Barri Gòtic
- Agreste Mar — Creative Mediterranean / Foraging, €€€
- Los Caracoles — Traditional Catalan, €€€
- Can Culleretes — Traditional Catalan, €€€
- Bar La Plata — Tapas, €€
- Rasoterra — Vegetarian, €€
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, €€€
- Cafè de l'Acadèmia — Traditional Catalan, Barri Gòtic, €€