Budget
Cafe Viena
A sandwich bar on la rambla. truly some of the most delicious sandwiches anywhere. the bread is fresh and crispy, and you'll leave satisfied.
Can Conessa
C/paradís 2 in a corner of the plaça sant jaume. cheap and very good sandwiches. always with a lot of people. they have some tables inside. they close quite early at night for the spanish standard!.
Delfin
On the born: a good set lunch for â¬9, with typical catalan specialties such as salmonetes little fish eaten whole.
Pollo Rico
C/sant pau 31. a fantastic and cheap grilled chicken place buried in the side streets east of la rambla.
Travel Bar
see details in drink section c/boqueria 27 near the l3 metro liceu (http://www.travelbar.com) for the budget conscious, the bar offers meals for â¬1. they also serve a full english breakfast and 8oz irish rump steaks all day long with ingredients imported from the uk.
Belgious
(http://www.belgious.com) c/avinyã³ 50. an amazing place in the gothic quarter that sells waffles gofres in castellano, crepes, fresh juices from brazil and the most amazing 48 flavours of ice cream, all with natural ingredients and no preservatives. for example the rosemary ice cream was incredible. they also sell crepes salados or lunch crepes, so not everything is sweet. the best waffles in barcelona hands down!
La Boqueria
(http://www.boqueria.info/eng) on the rambla, and offering a wide variety of fresh, mainly raw foods. some stall sells many kinds of well cooked ready to eat pasta, fresh fruit already sliced. when buying anything here head to the cheaper stalls at the back - you can save a fair bit.
El Gallo Kiriko
C/avinyã³ 19. cheap pakistani food.
Midrange
El Setial
Traditional Spanish and some Mediterranean food; also a good place for tapas. Loud music on Thu and Fri evening. Good service.
Los Caracoles
(http://www.loscaracoles.es), c/ escudellers 14, 933 012 041, [email protected]. 1pm-12am m-su. los caracoles which means "the snails". you can spot the restaurant right away as it has a spit grill in the main entrance window roasting chickens and other meats. the restaurant was named after its specialty however they offer a wide variety of seafoods and roasted meat dishes.
Opaqo
Good for menu del dia. Quite small place 6 tables, each for 2-3 persons.
Cal Pep
Legendary fish restaurant. With limited seating, the only seats readily available are at the bar if you arrive without a reservation and queue for a while. No menu available, just ask what they have today.
Drassanes cafe
Quiet location just next to La Rambla and Columbus monument. Menu del dia with simple but excellent food Sant Cristòfol Gallery, at the end of the route through the museum. Even if you fail to catch the cafeteria open, a bar with a small open-air terrace Garden of the King is great place for having a break with coffee and a snack from a bar.
Bar Ra
Great value-for-money cuisine on the backstage of Bouqueria. The only drawback may be it doesn't have a good view. Menu del dia is salad or soup or pasta plus a main meal fish or poultry or meat-based dish, and changes every day. Great cheesecake. Open for lunch for longer than most other restaurants in the city. For dinner, it may be difficult to find a table.