Cal Pep

Top 1% of restaurants in Barcelona

8/10

“A tiny, popular spot situated on a corner of Plaça de les Olles, Cal Pep serves Mediterranean tapas and larger dishes best shared.”

– goop

Concierge

"Originally nothing more than a Frankfurt (the local word for sausage stall) on the corner of a quiet square near Santa Maria del Mar, Cal Pep has evolved into a fascinating restaurant."

Fodor's

"Cal Pep, a two-minute walk east from Santa Maria del Mar, is in a permanent feeding frenzy and has been this way for 30 years." Full review

Insight Guides

"Jostle and queue to sit at the bar (avoid the dining room at the back), where you can witness the chefs tossing and flipping fat prawns and succulent squid."

Travel + Leisure

"Pied piper Pep Manubens has been pulling off culinary magic in this slender slot of a restaurant for the last quarter century." Full review

Zagat

4.5

""Put yourself in the hands of the chefs and see what they bring you" at "spirited" owner Pep Manubens' "imitated but never equaled" tapas bar in El Born." Full review

DK Eyewitness

"Taste delicious tapas, including the finest cured hams, at this established eatery."

Time Out

"As much tapas bar as restaurant, Cal Pep is always packed to the hilt: get here early to bag one of the coveted seats at the front." Full review

Rough Guide

Star

"There's no equal in town for fresh-off-the-boat and out-of-the-market tapas."

Gayot

14.0

"Classic Mediterranean cuisine that draws on the Cataloniaâs abundance of fresh seafood." Full review

Pair with some of the finest wines from across Catalonia and the rest of Spain, and if youâre lucky enough to be served by ever charming Cal Pep himself, be sure to ask for his personal recommendations.

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