Can Lluis

Extremely rustic restaurant, traditional dishes and local wines. The service is old style and very professional and respectful. The price is ok for what you get, which is good but nothing special. they have lots of locals going there so it means that it’s trustworthy, I personally find it average

Very authentic restaurant in El Raval. Cheap three course lunch for €10.50. Lots of older men eating on a Wednesday at 2pm. Food on this menu was good but though not exciting. The waiter spoke English.

One of our best experiences in Spain! We ordered black paella with squid. It has been one of best moments in my life. Delicious! Will definitely recommend Can Lluis to my friends coming to Barcelona. It's a little pricey but what would you expect from an authentic Spanish restaurant with a history and a great selection of dishes in menu. They have a good selection of vines too. Come and taste it, you won't regret!

This is THE WORST EXPERIENCE I've had in Europe so far. I live local to this place, and took some friends hoping to have a nice dinner with Paella and Fideua. The portions are a JOKE and when we asked, they were really RUDE. Do NOT do it guys, unless you want to spend a lot of money and leave disappointed.

This place is a true Catalan classic. Can Lluís has been around since 1929 serving Catalan home cooked style food. If you're looking to try local food you need to look no further.

A truly catalan restaurante un the heart of Barcelona. It makes you go back in time with a cosy atmosphere and polite service, at the same time, transmitting the sense of familiarity. Traditional food at good price and quality.

The most wonderful meal I had on my month long trip to Europe. Traditional Catalan dishes that will make you forget about tapas.

Best local family restaurant ever. God taste. Extraordinary food. Good cheap wine. Love it.

Can Lluis was one of the best meals of my life. I ate there over 20 years ago, having found out about the restaurant from a guide book that wrote that the restaurant had "been defining Catalan cuisine for over 100 years." I was looking it up to share with my nephew who is traveling to Barcelona soon. I was so saddened to read that it has permanently closed. Another piece of culture and culinary history gone.

wow is this place terrible. Took over an hour to get the food. I ordered sea bass and no where does it state on menu it is a whole fish. It was the entire fish, head, eyes, scales and all. When I removed the scales, head, and tail I was left with four bites of flavorless fish for 16 euros. My husband ordered meat and it was 90% fat, gross and inedible. Do not eat here!

We were in Barcelona last summer and in a new country. We did not know where to eat. So, yelp, came in handy many times. You have to remember, in any european countries most restaurants opens only after 8PM. So, brace yourself. In any event, we yelped it and we found Can Lluis. We decided to try it base on the positive reviews. Well, we were not disappointed. We ate really well and at the end of the evening, we all went back to our hotel satisfied. The Riso Negro is definitely to die for.

What a little gem, this place is so thick with history.... 3 generation in... We were denied at Cera 23.... And found this pretty place instead.... Sangria was just right, the olive was fresh, ordered grilled veggies and it's cooked perfectly, black rice paella was a hit, the baked typical pasta packed so much flavor it's not typical at all.... The steak we ordered was perfectly cooked with so much may juice we used the bread to absorb it.... The place was bombed as part of the history and the waiter are super friendly even we are Spanish challenged.... Next time when I'm I'm Barcelona I'm def coming back.... Highly recommended... They do have a second place up on the main street

Excellent meal. The best we had in Barcelona. The menu was written in Catalan, the waiter translated for us. He was kind, and helpful. The atmosphere is comfortable. Besides us, everyone else was local. That alone makes it clear that this is a terrific place for authentic food. The food was excellent quality. The flavors were great. We ordered from the special menu of the day. Spinach salad and Cuban rice for starters. The salad was fresh and flavorful. The rice had ground meat, a fried egg, and tomato sauce - great flavor and all around really good. We both had fish with salsa verde. A nice piece of white fish perfectly cooked with just a light green herb topping. Came with vegetables (zucchini, carrots, etc) cook just right. The food was fresh and of great quality. Dessert was excellent (tiramisu and something St Therese). The second was somewhat like French toast. Bread soaked in cream, fried and covered in sugar. Really tasty. Highly recommend if you want a local meal in Barcelona.

My friend and I were definitely the only non locals in this place, so right off the bat we had a good feeling. In typical Spaniard style, the meal began with green olives and bread. We ordered some local red wine and we received extremely generous pours while we listened to the table next to us celebrate a birthday :) I ordered the Escalivada to start, a typical Catalan grilled vegetable dish with eggplant, peppers and onions, doused in olive oil and salt and topped with a salted anchovy. The fish was too salted for my taste, but seemed to be the traditional method and the vegetables tasted incredible! My main course was a Botifarra, which I was told was cow intestines, but in reading about the dish, it is supposedly pork sausage with spices. Either way, it was very tasty and hearty. The crema Catalan here was different than others I have tried and did not have a crust, but came in a dish and was swimming in a flavorful liquid. It was good, but nothing to write home about. I was more impressed with my desert, which was custard in a wine glass, topped with chocolate ice cream, doused in Cointreau, and mixed together with a spoon! Unfortunately, I cannot remember the name of this wonderful desert. Overall great local experience which I would definitely recommend. The staff was very friendly and seemed happy that we were curious about their local dishes. Warning, pretty sure no one in there speaks English, so if you are not Spanish speaking be prepared for lots of pointing.