Los Caracoles

Traditional Catalan · Barri Gòtic, Barcelona · €€€

Open since 1835

A Barri Gòtic landmark in continuous operation since 1835 — five Bofarull generations and a wood-fired rotisserie in the Carrer dels Escudellers window. Caracoles a la catalana, pollastre a l'ast, seafood rice; you come for the building and the lineage as much as the cooking.

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Traditional Catalan menu — caracoles a la catalana, rotisserie chicken, seafood rice, grilled fish

Caracoles a la catalana — the restaurant's namesake and signature; cited as Pep Guardiola's mother's favorite preparation Pollastre a l'ast — chickens turn on the wood-fired rotisserie in the street-level window Seafood rice, grilled fish, traditional Catalan canon

Bofarull family ownership across five generations, since 1835 Original premises were a colmado before becoming a tavern, then the current restaurant Celebrated 190 years in November 2025

Multi-floor warren of dining rooms across the historic building Carrer dels Escudellers facade with the rotisserie window — a Gòtic landmark

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“We were a general store, then a tavern, then a restaurant… and we're still in the same family's hands.” — Cristina Bofarull · Metrópoli Abierta

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Address
Carrer dels Escudellers, 14, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
Phone
+34 933 01 20 41
Website
loscaracoles.es
Reservations
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