Pikio Taco
Mexican Tacos · Gràcia, Barcelona · €€
Chef Fernando Sanz's city-by-city taco concept on the Gràcia border. Each taco is named for the Mexican city that inspired it — Chilango (duck al pastor), Puebla (chicken with green mole). Zosen murals on the walls. Now also in Miami and DC.
The Delekta Review
Fernando Sanz built Pikio Taco around a concept that sounds gimmicky but works: each taco carries the name of the Mexican city that inspired its recipe. The Chilango brings duck al pastor — a clever, richer twist on the street classic — and the Puebla pairs chicken with a proper green mole that could pass muster in its namesake state. The room is small, pinned between Gràcia and the Eixample, walls covered with Zosen murals that turn exposed brick into something between a gallery and a cantina. Sanz cooks with evident knowledge of Mexican regional tradition; the fact that the concept has expanded to Miami and Washington DC suggests he's onto something real. Not every taco lands with equal force, but the best ones — the duck, the mole — are genuinely memorable. A creative taquería that respects its sources without taking itself too seriously.
What the critics say
- Pikio Taco — Time Out Barcelona
- Pikio Taco — Le Cool Barcelona
- Pikio Taco — Tendencias.tv
- Pikio Taco — Pikio Taco Official
Visit
- Address
- Carrer de Còrsega, 376, Eixample, 08037 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 938 32 27 89
- Website
- pikiotaco.com
Nearby restaurants in Gràcia
- Askadinya — Palestinian / Menú del día, €€
- Berbena — Creative Mediterranean, €€€
- Shoronpo — Chinese (Shanghainese) Dumplings & Ramen, €€
- Fino Bar — Wine Bar / Tapas, €€
- Kibuka — Casual Japanese, €€€
More Tacos in Barcelona
- Xuba Tacos — Mexican Tacos, Eixample, €€
- La Taquería — Mexican Tacos, Sagrada Família, €