b-served Gastronomy
Carballeira
Galician spirit, Barcelona heart
Even Barcelona’s classic restaurants must adapt and reinvent themselves to stay current with the changing times. One of the most celebrated and established restaurants of the port vell neighbourhood Carballeira is no exception, to mark its 75th anniversary this temple of fish and all things sea food related has added counter seating to its already impressive offering. Slightly less formal but nonetheless equally excellent the new bar counter area is part of the refurbishment works that have polished this extraordinary restaurant.
One of the defining characteristics of Carballeira is its service, second to none in Barcelona. Professional waiters and waitresses with impeccable uniforms that inspire confidence once past the threshold, diners can be confident that at Carballeira everything will run smoothly. Angel Alonso together ensures that everything is ship-shape. Alonso has dedicated his entire career to the sector and it is evident that from all his years of experience the knows exactly how to make a customer feel at home.
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With its Galician roots its no surprise that the food at Carballeira is excellent, the seafood and fish dishes are first and foremost fresh. Sourced from the shores of the Atlantic, the Cantabrian Sea and naturally the Mediterranean, cooked to perfection by with Pedro Sánchez como jefe de cocina. The house specialties include the Betanzos omelette, octopus a feira, oysters, barnacles as well as the selection of rice dishes. To celebrate the bar counter dining new options have been added to the menu such as the Alaska red salmon, shrimp and cod carpaccios as well as other locally sourced fish cooked on the grill. Not forgetting the vegetarian options, recommended to always ask the waiter about the "fora de carta" dishes.
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Barnackles, Carballeira style, one of the house specials
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The interior, organised into several private and interconnected shared dining rooms, is inspired by the world of ships and sailing. Decorative objects like the brass and glass lamps, portholes, ship models and artwork together with the timber clad walls and linen table cloths recreate a timeless world of navigation.
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Oreja del fraile (the friar's ear), a must try dessert at Carballeira
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View of the Carballeira bar counter, a new way to experience one of Barcelona's iconic restaurants
- Carballeira
- Carrer de la Reina Cristina, 3,
- 08003 Barcelona
- Telf. 93 310 10 06
- www.carballeira.com