Bar Brutal - Review - El Born - Barcelona - The Infatuation

"While grungy bars serving sharing plates and natural wine have turned into Barcelona’s equivalent of florals for spring (not exactly groundbreaking), we must give credit to Bar Brutal, the OG spot that started the trend. This place has been educating us on the difference between pet nat and zero-zero since 2013, and they continue to do it brilliantly, while drawing in loafer-wearing, alt-cool types proudly sporting their Bar Brutal merch in natural wine joints from Bangkok to Brooklyn. The food here is also next-level. Baby scallops grilled in Moscato pack a sweet, perfectly acidic punch, while the charred squid with black garlic, a menu mainstay, is an umami-filled critter. A natty aficionado could happily disappear for a week sampling the 2,000-strong wine list here without ever getting bored." - Isabelle Kliger