Mercado Central Taberna Cevichera

Peruvian / Ceviche Bar · Poble Sec, Barcelona · €€

Open since 2026

Pablo Ortega's cevichería in Poble Sec — central bar, ten ceviches tossed in real time, two decades of Astrid y Gastón pedigree. The room takes its name from Lima's market culture, and it shows in every plate.

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Pablo Ortega started cooking ceviches in Peru at 17; came up through Astrid y Gastón, Tanta, Totora, and Ceviche 103 Arrived in Barcelona through Gastón Acurio; opened Pueblo Libre Taberna here five years ago Opened February 2026 in the former Mano Rota space; named in homage to Lima's central market Beverage program led by Daniel Polo; Chinese-Peruvian wonton recipe from chef Félix Loo

Roughly fifty seats arranged around a central cevichero bar — kitchen visible from every angle, evoking 1990s Lima markets Ten ceviche varieties on the standing menu — ceviche as the axis, the rest of the carta circles back to it Pisco-driven cocktail program — pisco sours, chilcanos (pisco + ginger ale), plus reinterpreted sangría and tinto de verano

Apaltado — corvina, lime, avocado, from a 35-year-old Lima recipe Ceviche carretillero — the street-cart punch: garlic, ginger, pepper, diced onion Ceviche imperial — yellow-chili leche de tigre with octopus and anticucho sauce Pollo chijaucay (Gastón Acurio recipe — egg-white and potato-starch crust); 'El aeropuerto' chaufa rice with tallarín saltado; lomo saltado; seco de rape (monkfish for beef) Wonton of pork and prawns with tamarind sauce (Chef Félix Loo's Chinese-Peruvian recipe); causa with prawns and golf sauce; pastel de tres leches

Around fifty seats arranged around a central cevichero bar — the kitchen is visible from every seat, designed to evoke 1990s Lima covered markets.

Average ticket around €40 per diner; open daily, lunch and dinner

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“Before learning to light a fire, I learned to squeeze lemon.” — Pablo Ortega · BCN Foodie Guide
“We've come here to work hard.” — Pablo Ortega · Gastronomistas

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Address
Carrer de la Creu dels Molers, 4, Sants-Montjuïc, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
Phone
+34 686 15 15 33
Website
mercadocentraltaberna.com
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