Tangana
Creative Catalan Tapas · Gràcia, Barcelona · €€
Open since 2023
Josep Maria Masó's 2023 Gràcia bar — at 59, the man behind Bar Cañete's rise does it again, with co-chef Alex López Lamiel. Creative-Catalan tapas: fricandó croquetas, tuna-mayo Russian salad, winter steak tartare in consommé — built on Masó's market sourcing under a neon-rooster wall.
The Delekta Review
Josep Maria Masó (born 1964) opened Tangana in January 2023 with co-chef Alex López Lamiel — his own first venture after leading projects in Cerdanya and Garraf, and after contributions to Bar Cañete and Martínez The name 'tangana' means brawl; the wall's neon rooster on a skateboard is the visual joke
Creative-Catalan tapas with traditional sourcing and modern technique — short carta, mostly for sharing, no pretension
Croquetas de fricandó — Catalan beef stew reimagined as a croqueta, the house calling card Tempura oysters; steak tartare submerged in winter consommé Ensaladilla rusa with tuna-oil mayonnaise (formula refined over the year) Flores de alcachofa with spicy romesco; chestnut mushrooms with mojo picón Mar i muntanya of sweetbreads and prawns; calamar a la plancha Hare and truffle ravioli; chickpeas with razor clams and mojo
Small Gràcia room on Carrer de la Riera de Sant Miquel — high marble tables, low tables in back, kitchen-facing bar with a raw-bar display Neon skateboarding rooster on the wall — the only stylistic flourish Strip of food destinations near Carrer de Sèneca: neighbours include Pompa and Berbena
The bar fills last-minute; tables need booking ahead, especially the front room
Quoted in
“Tangana is a glorious, rambunctious eating and drinking hole, brimming with locals” — Isabelle Kliger · The Infatuation
What the critics say
- Tangana – Time Out Barcelona
- Tangana – Macarfi
- Tangana – Barcelona Food Experience
- Tangana, un restaurante del que te harás fan – Gastronomistas
- Tangana, el restaurante que arrasa en Gràcia – The New Barcelona Post
- Tangana: el bistrot que lleva la cocina popular a la excelencia – ElNacional.cat
- Tangana - Review - Gràcia - Barcelona - The Infatuation
- Restaurant Tangana: una festa gastronòmica fins que surti el sol
Visit
- Address
- Carrer de la Riera de Sant Miquel, 19, Gràcia, 08006 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 937 14 06 21
- Website
- tangana.es
- Reservations
- Book a table
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- Fino Bar — Wine Bar / Tapas, €€
- Kibuka — Casual Japanese, €€€
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