Piropo
Bistrot / 80s Catalan Revival · Gràcia, Barcelona · €€
Open since 2026
Quim Marqués and his daughter Paula opened Piropo at Carrer del Topazi 18 in Gràcia in January 2026 — sister venue to Santa Magdalena (three minutes away) but a different register: an eighties-bistrot revival, gourmet treatment of the dishes that disappeared into nostalgia (cóctel de gambas, huevos rellenos, croque-monsieur, vitello tonnato,…
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Eighties-bistrot revival — gourmet treatment of dishes that disappeared into nostalgia (cóctel de gambas, huevos rellenos, croque-monsieur, vitello tonnato, boeuf bourguignon, profiteroles); ~€30–40 ticket without wine Wine list of around 100 references curated by Paula Marqués; about 25 Catalan cheeses sourced via Caseus (Granollers); custom unfiltered Märzen brewed by Estrella Damm exclusively for the room, citrus finish Sister venue to Santa Magdalena (three minutes away) — Santa Magdalena's weekend specials (canelones, croquetes, sípia amb mandonguilles) migrate over on weekends; Marcel Olivares (15 years with Marqués) runs Piropo's kitchen
Cóctel de gambas — the shrimp cocktail that became the venue's calling card; dátiles con bacon (bacon-wrapped dates with almond) Huevos rellenos with house mayonnaise; vitello tonnato; pâté de campaña Croque-monsieur with béchamel and Catalan cheese gratin — the eighties-Parisian register Marqués drew from Macarrones with porcini, guanciale and Comté; buey a la borgoñesa (boeuf bourguignon) for the larger format Profiteroles with cream and chocolate; tarta Tatin to close
Quim Marqués — first cohort of the Escola d'Hostaleria de Barcelona alongside Carles Abellán, Sergi Arola and José Andrés; 30 years at Suquet de l'Almirall in Barceloneta until 2018; season with Andrés at Mercado Little Spain in New York; opened Santa Magdalena in Gràcia in October 2023 Opened Piropo with his daughter Paula Marqués (also the wine curator at Santa Magdalena) in January 2026 — second Gràcia venue, deliberately different in register Marcel Olivares — fifteen years on Quim Marqués's kitchen line — runs Piropo's day-to-day operation; the carte was developed by the two together
Small Gràcia bistrot — about 35 seats plus six at the bar; wine-red azulejo tiling, eighties-design lamps, vintage wheeled wine fridge, vinyl record player at the entrance; described as 'coqueto y acogedor' across the press
Address: Carrer del Topazi 18, Vila de Gràcia — three minutes from L3 Fontana, three minutes' walk from sister venue Santa Magdalena Service Wed–Sun dinner plus Saturday and Sunday lunch — verify current schedule before going (one source has Tue–Sat, but Ara's reporting is more recent and authoritative) Reservations via CoverManager at restaurante.covermanager.com/piropo-bistro or by phone +34 936 66 50 55 — small room, book ahead
What the critics say
- Piropo, la nueva apuesta de la familia Marqués
- Chef Quim Marqués's new restaurant — Piropo
- Uno de los grandes chefs de Barcelona abre un bistrot que rinde homenaje a la cocina ochentera
- Homenatge en clau gurmet a la cuina dels anys vuitanta — Piropo
- Piropo, un restaurant a Gràcia on podràs tornar a menjar còctel de gambes i ous farcits
- Piropo, el restaurante que recupera el cóctel de gambas y los platos de los 80
- Piropo — Ajuntament de Barcelona Guia
Visit
- Address
- Carrer del Topazi, 18, Vila de Gràcia, 08012 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 936 66 50 55
- Website
- restaurante.covermanager.com/piropo-bistro
- Reservations
- Book a table