Taverna El Glop

Some of the best food we had in Barcelona. We liked it so much we went a second time! The grilled pork cheeks were absolutely brilliant. Nice and smoky, there’s a good barbecue at the restaurant. Snails paella and cuttlefish black rice were fantastic as well. Excellent service as well. Massive thank you, you made our trip to Barcelona so much better!

The restaurant serves great food. Probably the best paella 🥘 I've ever had! All the other dishes were great as well. The seafood were perfectly seared that the meat were so tender and juicy. The place is very popular and the staff are busy, so be prepared for a bit of wait. Overall it was a great dining experience. Highly recommend!

A super popular place. It is overcrowded, so I would recommend a reservation. We were lucky we found one free table. The waiters are super fast and polite, they have an open kitchen, so you can see the cooking process. If you love seafood, this is the place to go. If have eaten the most tasteful and consistent paella. Good price per money overall. Tasty beverages.

Dining here was amazing! The food was delicious, i had the calamari, fresh and tasty. The service just as flawless. My friends had the paella which was also beautifully decorated and was just as tasty as it looked. I recommend making an reservation and visiting. If i visit Barcelona again i will 100% come again and you should too. Thank you so much for this wonderful experience! 🫶🏼

It’s my second visit here, and every dish has been consistently outstanding. Pedro provides attentive service with thoughtful details and a great sense of humour. I highly recommend this place to everyone! The regulars here are also very friendly — they kindly helped me when I wasn’t sure how to eat something. The whole atmosphere is warm, welcoming, and full of positive energy.

The ‘Arros amb bolets i crosta de parmesà’ aka rice with mushrooms and Parmesan crust is one of my death row meals, and has been since the first time I tried it in 2012. We enjoyed it so much and our experience in the restaurant, that when my bestie organised my hen back in 2017 - she booked for all 10 of us to go… It was a little walk from where we were staying and some of the group moaned significantly but that made it all the more satisfying that having visited, they were all instant converts, loved it as much as we did and have recommended it to many others since. This place keeps my 2017 hen do group chat running 😅 So naturally when nearby on a family holiday this year (July 2025) I really wanted to visit but wasn’t sure with three fussy kids… Cue my husband who knows how much I love it, offering to take the kids out for the afternoon so I can go and have a glorious solo lunch. And glorious it was 🤤 Previous reviews I’ve read through have criticised it for becoming more touristy… It did have more tourists than back on my first ever visit but I don’t think it’s lost any of its charm. The only thing that slightly took the shine off was that whilst the lady serving me was really lovely and had smiles, some of the other staff seemed stressed and much less friendly, which was a shame. The lunch deal seems fantastic value (under €16) but I just wanted a whole paella to myself. I actually took Tupperware so I could take it home but spotted someone on another table being given a doggy bag, so it wasn’t necessary 🤣 Still my favourite after 13 years. A must visit in Barcelona!

El Glop is a popular spot, often quite busy, so it’s best to make a reservation in advance. The restaurant serves traditional Catalonian cuisine and has a charming, rustic decor that adds to the authentic feel. While the ambiance was enjoyable, the food wasn’t really to my taste…but if you’re into classic local dishes, it might be worth trying.

We came to this restaurant because we heard so many recommendations for their vegetarian paella - and it didn’t fail! It was excellent! Service was nice and friendly and the place has a special charm. Menu in English and lots of options on the menu including a great lunch special. Highly recommended.

I honestly don't know what's the hype with this restaurant. We saw the great reviews and it being one of those places that serves traditional Catalan cuisine, we were so excited to book a reservation. The staffs were probably used to the long lines but they also have zero respect and time management for people that had reservations. We had to wait 30-40 min after our actual reservation time to get seated. It was like you might as well not have reservations if they don't even honor it or know how to manage it. I feel like there was also a slight preference for seating folks that spoke the language. The waiter seemed flustered after we opted for the English menu. I wasn't sure if he just simply didn't speak English well or he just did not like the fact that we didn't speak his language. The food was average, nothing really stood out to me. I actually also had one of the worst dish I had from our trip to Spain - the cod fish salad. It might just be I'm not a big fan of the dish itself but I was speechless tasting the dish. Everything else was good but average - it was served like no frills home styled cooking but with no love. Overall just mediocre experience. There are much better restaurants in Barcelona I wouldn't waste time on this one.

Had an amazing experience at taverna El Glop! We LOVED the caracols a la llauna, onion soup and secreto ibérico! Enjoyed getting our wine on the porrón and overall is a really recommended experience. I also want to highlight the hospitality of Jessie, our server, she was so nice and attentive and really helped our experience to be 5 stars! Thank you Jessie!

Worst service ever. The waitress is the rudest I have ever met, woman we have never met and why do u behave like u hate us. The food is very salty, what a tourist trap. Would avoid at all time. There r so many better restaurants in Barcelona, please don't waste a meal here. Good vibes only.

For starters, make reservations. Came here multiple times and it was hopping each visit. Euro and cards are accepted. And staff speaks English. As for parking, if you happen to be driving - no comment. Didn't pay attention as I didn't drive in Barcelona. Hoofed it everywhere when not using public transportation. Service was excellent. Even with how busy the restaurant was, the staff were all attentive, friendly, helpful and informative. Answering questions and explaining dishes and also how to eat them too. More on that later. So, my friend and I got here because we were looking for Calcots. It's a traditional Catalan dish served January thru March, so we hunted for places that was serving them. Never had them before and we got a few lessons on how to eat them. Second time because my friend missed the first lesson. As for the food, see pics. I will say that I prefer Paella over Fideua but still enjoyed the dish itself for the taste. The only dish that I wouldn't order again is Aragonese Pork Sausage. Nothing wrong with it - just the least liked dish of everything we tried. I loved this place. The food. The atmosphere. The service. I know there's a lot of dining options in Barcelona however, when you find something you love, you stick with it. That's what my friend and I did. Three times.

**January 2023 Sunday, Tuesday, & Wednesday Visit: Late Lunch** It's not often that I go to a restaurant twice (let alone three ties in the same week) so when I tell you I LOVED this restaurant you should bookmark it. *Location This seems to be located in a more gentrified/hipster area as I walked past many vegan/gluten-free restaurants and yoga studios. As such I believe this is not the prime tourist location. *Clientate On my first visit I noticed a LOT of Chinese guests sitting outside the patio, which made me wonder if I myself should have known about this place. On my second and third visit I noticed a lot of locals, both large (6 people) and small parties (2) dine in. Despite coming on three different weekdays for lunch it was ALWAYS packed (with both locals and tourists) *Items Ordered APPETIZERS Cargols Llauna (19.90): This is in essence land snails cooked in a llauna (tin pan) in an oven. Patrons are given big toothpicks to scoop out the meat in each shell which is floating in butter and garlic. It's quite decadent so this is definitely best shared. Calçot a la brasa (12.75): Calçotare are oversize scallion with an extra-long white stalk and they look completed burnt when you order them - though you peel off the burnt exterior and eat the inside with a dipping sauce. This seasonal item is enjoyed in the later winter months (January/February). It's a lot of work to peel off the charred parts (as I'm a noob), but I really enjoyed the sweetness and am glad I finally got to try it! We actually ordered this twice! Esparrecs De Marge (8.40): Grilled asparagus. Grilled to perfection these were a nice healthy start to a meal. Botifarra Aragonesa (8.75): My friend ordered this sausage dish which came with a really large sausage and beans. It was certainly a good sausage, but was outshined by the other dishes here. Pota Pop Mojo / Piny (24.60): Coal Grilled Octopus with caramelized pineapple and mojo sauce. Fantastic. It was nice and charred on the outside and chewy on the inside. Loved it. ENTREES Arros Negre Sipi (18.20 x 2): Black rice with cuttlefish and clams - These paellas are made to order with a minimum of two orders and was the star of the meal. The exterior may look intimidating but once you scoop it out of the pan you will be amazed by how flavorful and hot (temperature hot) this dish really is which was perfect for a breezy day. The cuttlefish and calamari have a nice soft and chewy texture with the rice and while I couldn't tell what other seafood was in the dish since everything was black I really enjoyed it! Definitely get this! Arros Conill I C (19.80x 2): Rice with rabbit and snails. This was a very odd combination, but tasted delicious. The rabbit honestly, tastes like chicken thighs and I really loved eatting the mushrooms with the rice. The snails were a little work to get all the rice and the actual snail out, but we still licked the plate clean. I really liked all the flavors of this dish! Fideau Estil Tar (17.25 x 2): Fideua Tarragona Style (Pasta Paella). Spain is known for paella, a rice dish, but this part of Spain is known for the noodle alternative - fideu. This dish was fabulous. It had lots of seafood and it was seasoned very well; however, my preference is still rice over noodles as I think the rice soaks in the broth a little more - hence giving it more flavor. Nevertheless, if you want to try a signature dish this is very good. Cua D'vedella Vi Neg (25.00): Red Wing Braised Beef Tail with Baby Onions - This red wine Oxtail was fall off the bone tender. It was succulent and soft. It kind of reminded me of the meat in Chinese beef noodle soup, but it's really hearty with the red wine sauce. The meat was delicious, but I sort of wished that we could order rice on the side so that it could soak up all that delicious sauce. I would still order this again though! DRINKS Aigua (2.35): Bottled water. Unlike the States, water isn't complimentary and always served in a bottle. Coca Cola (2.85 x 2): Bottled coke. From what I could tell this is made from cane sugar and not high frutose syrup. *Summary -Call to make a reservation, this restaurant is always busy! -Order a Paella and any of the appetizers I tried. They were all great! -Paellas are made to order so plan on waiting at least 20-30 minutes -Go and you will not be disappointed!

Tomato from Salad is rotten and here is how the restaurant reacted: I showed that slice of tomato to the waitress, she took the plate back to the kitchen, came back with an empty new plate, telling me "those black spots are from some roasting process for other food or some other ingredients of the dish" I told her it's from the salad (no roasting, steaming, or whatever), she went back to the kitchen and brought me ANOTHER slice of tomato with some green bruises, and told me "it's normal, you can check" DESTROY THE EVIDENCE and LIE, what a bunch of sleazeballs

Food was very good. Service was horrible, Try eating paella without a fork. Could not ask for one as there was NO check back. That is server one oh one. Boy I would have ordered another drink but we were ghosted. absolutely no eye contact from anyone. Way too many restaurants to chose from. Don't go here.

What a wonderful place! Off the beaten path and full of locals. The octopus was unbelievable and the gazpacho spot on. So glad I found this place!

So first of all, the food is great, everything we ordered was very traditional Spanish (not touristy) and fabulous. They have a menu with allergens clearly identified and lots of options for my gluten free daughter and vegetarian best friend. Best seafood paella I have ever had! But best of all was our server Dany. Fabulous, warm, friendly service and super attentive to all dietary restrictions...we will be back!

Amazing paella!! Great service. Was concerned by what appeared to be only four tables with only two filled. Waiter showed us to back room that was packed with locals and amazing food!! Highly recommend! Will be back before we fly home. Ask to be seated in Xavi's section!!

I'm slightly baffled by the high reviews here. Our meal was just ok and service was pretty slow. We ordered the black rice dish and weren't too impressed by it. I feel like there may be better options in the area.

Barcelona has many restaurants serving great food. I ran into this restaurant serendipitously while searching for an authentic local foods. It a tavern tucked on a corner of side streets, west of Sagrada Familia, fifteen minutes by walk. One can sense that this old restaurant has fed many hungry locals for so many years, but you fit right in with great service and the friendly locals. We had snails, barbecued chives, paella, and great house wine. The place was so packed, but food came with punch of flavor I still savor. El Glop restaurant has ambiance of all the tourists would love, the great neighborhood Catalonia tavern.

If you are looking for a spot that opens on a Sunday night, search no more! We called ahead to make sure El Glop is indeed open on Sunday night which as you know Barcelona shuts down early on Sundays. We ordered the tomatoes and onions salad as an appetizer and we shared the seafood paella 16 Euro per person. The paella was a bit more "wet" then I would expected but still very favorable and was overall an enjoyable meal on a Sunday night

Literally ignored by all 3 staff. Probs not into foreigners ? Feel free to give it a try but yes it was a vibe killer so we left.

When you think of Spain, you think of paella! This dish was on our "must-eat" list for our Barcelona vacation and Taverna el Glop did not disappoint. We come on a Tuesday evening around 7PM after visiting Parc Guell. We called ahead as we were exiting Parc Guell to give them a heads up. Luckily the Spanish eat late...restaurant didn't get busy until after 8PM! Some food and drink highlights: + Sangria! Four pitchers for ten ppl (not too sweet) + Fresh octopus and fried potatoes (octopus was extra sweet and fresh tasting!) + Cheese & cracker plate + Prosciutto + Paella: squid ink, seafood, and rabbit & snail (favorite was the seafood because of the great umami mix of flavors...but all three were tasty!) For the PAELLA, they let you order by individual servings. We did a couple servings of the seafood and rabbit & snail, and four servings of the squid ink. In hindsight, that was a tiny bit too much food because we also ordered a lot of appetizers for our party of ten. Overall, I highly recommend coming here, especially in the early evenings for a truly authentic Spanish meal. Service was friendly and they understood English.

Came here for lunch on the walk down from Park Guell. I had preplanned this restaurant because I knew I wanted to try their seafood paella (my first paella experience!). A 20 minute wait and it was worth it! It came out steaming hot and packed full of multiple size shrimp, calamari, mussels and more. While we waited for the entrees, we enjoyed the mussels at the suggestion of the waiter. Again, another huge portion! The broth was amazing and I wished I had ordered some bread to soak it up.

This was our first time to eat paella here in Barcelona. It was a bit of a walk from Parc Güell, but mostly downhill. We only had three dishes: Fried Artichoke, Catalan Pork Sausage and Vegetarian Paella We liked all our dishes. We loved the paella. It was very good and flavorful, lots of vegetables (artichokes, mushrooms and 1 stalk of asparagus). We were the only ones in the restaurant. About 10 minutes later, a dozen more diners came in. The sole server was a bit gruff and confused people. Overall, it was a good, authentic neighborhood Catalan restaurant. The paellas are worth trying.

If you are looking for a great meal at a restaurant with a name that sounds like crap this is the place.! Barcelona Espana. We walked in without reservations. The place was packed. They asked my wife if she had a reservation. She said check the list. They did. Okay. Seat them at --. We did not have reservations but what the hell! Portions are big. I had black rice paella my wife had la collection of local meats. Snails. Pan. Jam on iberico. Red wine. All very good. Friendly staff. Manager is a Chinese lady. I asked what glop is. She disappeared for a moment and returned with a glass of glop. It was like Baileys mixed with grain alcohol. All and all a great experience.

Glop. It's not a name that inspires a culinary fantasy meal. It's the sound of a scoop of oatmeal hitting the steel plate as you move down the chow line at San Quentin as you plan your clandestine break with your cellmate Bubba. It also happens to be the name of a popular taverna in Barcelona's boho-friendly/old world Gràcia neighborhood that happens to serve a most delicious pan of paella. Everyone will tell the first-time Catalonia visitor to go to 7 Portes in Barceloneta for paella, which was indeed quite good but also catered more to the tourist trade with the higher prices to match (review: http://bit.ly/2zgMAJe). Glop definitely feels more like a neighborhood place that serves more home style cooking across a broad range of Catalan dishes you would likely find at Sunday supper in a nearby family kitchen. Jamie W. and I happened upon this place before taking the upward hike to the Bunkers del Carmel and Park Güell, so we needed some sustenance. Besides we had been behaving fairly well on our diet regimen during our vacation and felt we deserved something rib-sticking and old-fashioned like paella unfiltered and packed with flavor. Before that though, we felt we should start with a salad and chose the modestly priced 6€ Ensalada de la Casa "El Glop", a ridiculously generous and tasty "house salad" full of ingredients both expected (spinach, tomatoes, carrots, red cabbage, corn kernels) and unexpected (tuna, pickles, hard-boiled eggs) - definitely a meal in itself with the requisite dousing of oil and vinegar (photo: http://bit.ly/2iVXgXH). We followed this with a heaping plate of grilled vegetables, the 7.90€ Variado de Verduras a la Brasa con Romesco. On a big family-style platter, it was a straightforward presentation of asparagus, tomato and potato halves, red peppers, and olives alongside slices of zucchini, eggplant, and onion with a nice Romesco dipping sauce (photo: http://bit.ly/2zfMW30). Very simple execution and completely satisfying. And we couldn't leave without having some Torrades, two slices of rustic country bread grilled and accompanied by couple of unpeeled garlic cloves and a trio of small tomatoes (photo: http://bit.ly/2A0Vhof). We peeled the garlic, rubbed it on the bread and chopped up the tomato (photo: http://bit.ly/2xRnGMT). Just perfect, probably because we haven't allowed ourselves to have bread for months but also because it was a can't-miss combo for just 1.20€ a slice. Finally, the main event arrived, the 15.55€ Paella de Pescado y Marisco (photo: http://bit.ly/2h7Q36v). It was quite an abundant serving of seafood paella in a well-worn pan unlike the politely modest portions to be found at 7 Portes. A quartet of gigantic prawns, a quartet of huge mussels, a quarter of clams, and luxuriantly soupy bomba rice mixed full of chicken pieces and chopped vegetables It was such a robust production that it required the veteran waiter to deftly scoop up heaping portion to Jamie and me (photo: http://bit.ly/2z9ri0H). There was no room for dessert (photo: http://bit.ly/2gYOrb9) since we had a mountain to climb. OK, not quite a mountain, more like an urban mound. In the meantime, the place got packed in a mater of ten minutes, all looking as ravenous as we felt before we gorged ourselves. The calories were well worth it as I doubt if we had a more authentic meal on the entire trip. FOOD - 5 stars...home style paella the way we wanted it full of seafood AMBIANCE - 4 stars...casual, friendly spot with checkered tablecloths SERVICE - 4.5 stars...friendly and attentive staff who have been at it for a long time...and the waiter complimented me on my Catalonian accent...seriously TOTAL - 5 stars...try 7 Portes if you must but come here if you want the real thing

This tapas style restaurant in Barcelona was one of my favorite. They have tons of options and seem to really put great effort into all their dishes. I particularly liked the paella (seafood), maybe one if not the best one I had in all of Madrid. It was just super well prepared and soooooo much taste. I expected a really fishy taste , since it was seafood, but the rice had an amazing rice taste with minimum fish taste, and the seafood in it was all nicely cooked. Their sangrias here are also a big hit and were real tasty for sure. I I would highly recommend this place to anyone visiting Barcelona. I promise you will not be disappointed. There is tons of seating so getting a table for 4 was fairly quick and easy. I will definitely be back.

Food: 3.5 stars Service: 2.5 stars Wonder attitude: no star (if he's the owner) Came here for dinner, arrived before 8PM and the restaurant was still kind of empty. We said hi to the old man in the front, I think he's the owner, he totally ignored us. He just seemed arrogant. We were excited to come here because they had black ink paella. We actually prefer the pasta more, so I asked the waiter to make the pasta into squid ink and we would be happy to be extra. He said ok, but what came out was the squid ink rice. The paella has no flavor, I has to add salt and lemon juice in it. Their pork skirt steak was delicious! It was so good that we ordered two. Grilled vegetables was super oily. Whoever cut their ham didn't know what he was doing the pieces look super thin and uneven. After all the place's worth trying but the experience as a whole was not very pleasant!

We were resisting having paella. It's Spain, but it's also Barcelona, so, is paella something locals eat? In other words, were we being totally lame? My boyfriend asked a taxi driver and he told us locals totally eat paella. After all, it is Spain. So I found this place on Yelp, and oh my jesus! It's way worth the trek out of the touristy area to come here. We made early reservations because we had a show to go to later that night. So talk about lame, we made resies for 6:30 and we were the only ones there! Shortly after us were two tables of korean tourists. And you know it's good when the asians show up because they know where the good food is. This was definitely the best paella I've ever had. I know... lame. Duh, we're in Spain. Usually, I go for the black ink paella when places had it, but we wanted to try the traditional seafood paella. The rice was perfect with a thick tomato taste infused with all of that seafood. Totally amazing! We also got the secreto pork which was to die for. A super simple pork chop basically just letting the natural flavor of Iberico pork speak for itself - which is the most porkiest of all pork flavors. This has ruined all other pork for me. Nothing really compares. There's just no point in eating any other pork. Except that I can't get this anywhere else but in Spain... so, I'll just have to accept inferior pork as what it is... #veryfirstworldproblems Anyhow, I highly recommend this place... I would definitely be back whenever I come to Barcelona. Btw, you can book reservations online. ....Or you can be lame and show up at 6:00 on a Sunday and eat with the other tourists.

The place was a bit touristy, but still reasonably priced and very tasty. I had the black rice which was incredibly flavorful and loaded with cuttle fish. Portions were very big. Would definitely recommend.

Excellent spot in Gracia located just a few short blocks from the L4 Joanic metro stop. Very friendly service. The food was so fresh. Our group of 4 ordered the Cuttlefish, squid and black rice, Catalan pork sausage, veal steak and the assorted grilled meats. This also came with rabbit. We all enjoyed ours very much and washed it all down with a bottle of cava. Desserts were the cheesecake, creama Catalan, truffle ice cream and the nut cream. Worth the stop if in the area or close to the Joanic stop. A plus is the place is open from 1pm-midnight. Not many places nearby are open between 4-7pm so this was very much appreciated after a long day of sight seeing.

This was by far the BEST meal we had in all of Spain. Thanks to a couple seated next to us who helped us navigate the menu and shared what to order. The irony is that they too live in Los Angeles but were visiting family in Barça. Anyway, we ordered the racionnes and some wild mushrooms along with a seafood paella and the pork cheek.

I told my husband we couldn't leave Spain without having paella. So we trekked to a quiet neighborhood just to sample the most authentic of the city. The restaurant was packed with locals (particularly big families) for late Sunday gatherings. We were initially turned away since we didn't have reservation. Luckily a table for two was a no show and given to us instead. My husband and I shared their seafood paella and Arroz negro both portioned for one person. We could have ordered just one of the two and would had been beyond satisfied. One person portion was more than enough to feed two. Besides the obvious color difference and a few additional shrimp, mussels, I honestly thought the two tasted almost identical so one would definitely had been enough for a taste. Overall - the arroz negro and paella were both flavorful and tasty. But I think I just prefer Asian seasoning and rice dishes . The service was extremely slow and the dining room can get really warm and stuffy. I wouldn't go out of my way again.

If you're looking for paella that's as good as you've imagined it to be, come straight here and nowhere else. Although I've had paella in Spain several times, none blew me away like the perfect iteration that is at El Glop. My parents and I got the black paella and it was SO flavorful and had so many seafood ingredients in it instead of being mostly rice. Seriously, please order this for your own good. We also had the pork cheek, Catalonian sausage, mixed veggies with goat cheese and octopus. Out of all those, I'd recommend the pork cheek but the rest were personally not my favorite (although the goat cheese is FANTASTIC). We meant to order the grilled veggies but I accidentally ordered the wrong version, no biggie. To our amusement, we noticed several tables around us eating huge green onions. My parents asked our wonderful waiter (Dani, I believe) about the possibility of ordering just two instead of a whole plate, and he offered to bring out just two just for them. They were delighted, and Dani was so great about explaining how to eat them as well. He was also very attentive and cheerful despite the madhouse El Glop became around prime dinner time, ~ 10 PM. I'd highly recommend El Glop to all!

The food was great. The pictures do not truly do justice to the Chef's creations as the paellas were elegant in taste. My tonque had a terrific Tango as the flavors and ingredients entered the land of palate. The service could be better, though. When it got a little crowded the waiters lost their sense of service and attentiveness. I guess it was the language barrier. We did use sign language but they were not paying attention. I wanted to take home the left over grilled pato (duck). It ended up in the trash can. Oh well... We'll see...I wanted to go back and try the black squid paella. Redemption in 2nd chances!

If you're looking for really good, traditional paella, El Glop is definitely the place to go. It is located in the Gràcia neighborhood, which has tons of cute shops and trendy restaurants to stroll between. A friend recommended El Glop for paella, and we were not disappointed. The price for a serving was around 15€, depending on the type of paella you got. We ordered a pitcher of white sangria (yum!) and decided to just get the vegetable paella. We loved it! If anything, the service was just okay at this place. Our waiter was super impatient with us, messed up our order at first, then rolled his eyes at us when we told him it was wrong/asked him nicely to fix it. Regardless, we still really enjoyed the rest of our experience, especially the food, at El Glop!

Amazing! This place was recommended to us by the guys at Vesping. We had a full day of touring and riding and wanted something really good and local. El Glop is in a non touristy part of town. It was fun to stroll through the streets and to see families out at the local playgrounds and not just tons of tourists. We got there before 7- we still eat somewhat early- American time! Anyway we started with the sangria, it was really good! We had ordered the fried artichokes as an appetizer but I guess there was a lack of communication and it never appeared. That was ok, we got so much good food! We asked for bread and they brought us some huge slices of tomato bread; then our waiter drizzled olive oil on them. Good! We ordered 3 dishes to split among the 4 of us- the seafood paella, black rice with clams, and secreta pork- everything was so delicious! One of our favorite meals in Barcelona. We were too full to order dessert.

This is a good choice for an inexpensive meal with traditional Catalonian food - it's definitely not fancy, so don't expect any gastronomy or pretty plating, but the portions are large, and it's a good place to come with a large group. Calcots a la Brasas (11€) - We got these fresh green onions (they look like small leeks) that are grilled/ roasted and eaten with a romesco sauce. We went in the spring and saw almost all the other tables had these too. It's popular & in season in the spring so if you are in Barcelona during the time, this is a great place to eat them. They give you a bib and plastic gloves since it's a little messy. The plate of the onions is huge - we were almost full after sharing just this dish. Arroz Negro (14,80 €) - This was a huge dish of squid ink black rice with a big shrimp and mussels. It was good and it's a good pick if you want seafood and something filling and hearty. Secreto Iberico (13,65 €) - To balance out the seafood, we got some pork. It came with 2 potatoes and a tomato. It was good, but nothing super memorable for me. Looking back at all the meals and meat I've had in Barcelona over the course of a few trips this year, this was good but doesn't stand out for me. Overall, huge portions and a good choice if you're hungry and on a budget. Note that the dishes are not tapas sized - they are quite large - we could have gotten away with just ordering 2 things to share between the 2 of us, but glad we got a little variety of the calcots, seafood, and pork. I'd rate this somewhere between 3.5-4 stars. We came around 2 pm on a weekend and it was packed but we didn't have to wait since the space is pretty large.

Excellent paella! I just had to have the black paella. The paella pan arrives looking like a pan of tar but it adds to the striking presentation. I ate it all unashamed!!! No bread needed at all. Hubs ordered the Seafood Paella which was very different from the watery, tomato based ones I've had in the U.S. It appears that patrons don't eat the claw meat hence the lack of table tools to crack the claw shell. That's ok because there was so much ocean flavor in this dish. Soon ordered the Catalonian sausage with fries. Perfect for a kid and this place is popular with locals and tourists. After this meal and a walk under the hot sun, a siesta was much needed I would love to give this place 5 stars for the food alone, but my reviews are about the customer experience. Our server was polite but didn't check on us. I understand service is not rushed and that paellas take 20 minutes and literally our orders arrived on time. I was ok with it until I paid the bill. There were 4 additional charges. Considering he didn't check on us, I'm not sure this is an honest mistake. There was no apology for the "error." Anyway, always check your bill.

This place is amazing! Thanks to the Yelp community for recommending. The taverna is very well attended - especially by locals. This is why I assume that the food is authentic and local. My wife and me were both absolutely satisfied by the food and nice service.

A great place to visit when in Barcelona. In the Gracia area away from the large crowds. This is a homey, lively place and the food was delicious.

Absolutely delicious dinner. Super cozy and rustic environment. Incredible paella. It gets a bit toasty inside thanks to the proximity to the kitchen and perhaps fever-like speed at which the wait staff works but still makes for a very pleasant dining experience. Would recommend for a date night or even a family outing. The vibe is very versatile and the food and drink is excellent.

Just love it. Porron wine, calçotada, calamari and everything was just perfect. Staff is really friendly also.

This dining establishment is host to traditional Catalonian cuisine. Barcelona is known for more than tapas and paella. The decor is rustic and homey, servers are helpful and prompt. From the menu we ordered the black rice with cuttle fish and prawns, el glop montaditos with roasted vegetables, tuna and anchovy, the black sausage with harcot and the Catalonian sausage with roasted potatoes. First off, these are all pretty much individual meals, not tapas portions. With that said we made a mistake ordering 4 dishes, but I was happy we tried them all and now we have breakfast for tomorrow morning. The el glop montaditos was delicious with roasted peppers, onions, zucchini, mushrooms, tuna and anchovy. The black sausage was rich and savory. Combined with perfectly cooked harcot beans and a tomato, this was a perfect meal. The second sausage dish came with roasted potato, which was cooked to perfection. It seems like they know how to cook potatoes in Spain. Finally the arroz negro was infused with the essence of seafood and squid ink. There was cuttlefish, prawns, clams, and as far as I could tell potatoes and artichokes. This is a great place to try authentic Catalonian cuisine, and inexpensive if you do not over order like we did. Definitely get the arroz negro, the rest is up to you. It seems to local way to eat is to grab 1 dish (sausage, beef stew) and bread that comes with tomatoes to rub on and olive oil. Atmosphere: 5/5 Food/drink: 5/5 Cost: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Overall: 5/5

This is hands down the tastiest meal I had in Barcelona! I ordered the chicken paella and it was so worth the thirty minute wait! The flavors blended together perfectly and were a generous portion. The paella's are meant for two people but I finished it all on my own! The staff is so nice as well! I'll definitely be back next time I'm in Barcelona.

Very good seafood restaurant. The whole group love the food. Not much more to say other than try it yourself.

During my visit to Barcelona I wanted to get some really good paella. There were so many places to pick from but I settled on Taverna El Glop. I am so glad I did. When you first walk in it it looks small but when you go to the back room it opens up to a larger room. I thought the prices were reasonable and the food was amazing

Super tasty & an amazing seafood paella. The seafood portions were fairly generous. The 2 people portion was definitely enough and filling for 2. Highly recommend it!

AMAZING FOOD!!! The seafood paella was exactly what I expected when I got off the plane, delicious, rich and full of seafood. The sangria was yummy and they have a super cute little lemon ice cream dessert that is just perfect after having all that delicious paella. The duck is also the most tender I've ever had and the sauce they put on it tastes sweet but not so sweet that it over powers the duck. The staff was also really friendly even giving us directions to a taxi. If you go you won't regret it.

What's a trip to Spain without paella? Despite the popularity of this place, we were seated immediately because 'it's a game night' said the waiter as he led us to our table. We ordered: - the house salad (olive/anchovy/cod carpaccio/lettuces) - Catalan sausage with potatoes - traditional rabbit and snail paella The cod in the salad and the green olives were excellent, but the overall effect was diminished by the overabundance of tuna, making the whole thing a bit tuna salad-ish, as well as some mushy black olives. The Catalan sausage was great. I find the spices in this type of sausage reminiscent of breakfast sausages, but my mom loves it. And even through the breakfast sausage haze I ate more of it that she did. Now, ordering the rabbit/snail option instead of the seafood option was a nod to tradition rather than preference. I always prefer seafood. But I figured I can get the kind of seafood that comes in seafood paella (shrimp, mussels, squid) anywhere, whereas rabbit/snail is a more unusual combination. The types of snails they use are the slimy ones found in oc len xao dua (Vietnamese coconut snails), not the big French escargot. Thankfully, these weren't too slimy, and slipped from their shells easily. The rabbit, too, was well cooked and came freely from its bones. But the best part? The rice. The rice is what my mom and I fought over at the end. It was crunchy on the bottom like the rice in Korean clay pot dishes and a bright red-orange from the spices and the huge pimentos that lay on top of the bowl like wrapping paper.

Found this place based on recommendations from yelp! Everything was very authentic and service was great. We ended up splitting a couple paellas and all had the rustic bread appetizer!! So tasty! The paella's are priced per person, and are all super flavorful - my fav was the seafood paella. Would highly recommend!

Recommended by some friends to come check out this restaurant for their Paella. I ordered the original seafood Paella, it surprisingly came with a lot of seafood! It has shrimp, clams, mussels, and scallops in it. I really enjoyed the flavors, and it came out piping hot! If you order paella, be prepared to wait at least 25-30 minutes for it to be ready.

One of the best places in Barcelona, a must try! Great service and amazing food! Loved everything about this place. Made sure to call for a reservation specially on a busy night.

We came in here for the paella which is what you should stick to. During our visit to the city we actually had two meals here so we got to try the rabbit paella (excellent) and the squid ink paella (good if you like clams and such). The setting is very cozy and the service is reasonably good. The staff are multilingual and work hard to accommodate their multilingual guests as well. The selection of drinks was acceptable and it was fine to get a 1/2L of the house wine. The spot is not well suited for tapas. The cheese bread was disappointing, the fried artichokes were pretty flavorless, and the goat cheese with vegetable was unbalanced. There was too much cheese and not enough relief. The thing that really irked me, was the waiter who pressured us to tip (because we were clearly tourists) and I didn't think to say no. It is not customary to tip here and it is fine to say no which had I been less exhausted, I might have thought to do. Overall, a good place for paella. Be prepared to wait/make a reservation on weekend nights.

This place is kind of cozy but it is not very clean! They don't have English menus. It takes a long time so the food can arrive. The butifarra sausage with potatoes were not very good because it was very dry. I am not a fan of the beef but everyone at the table liked it. The pork was good but nothing mind blowing. The salad was fine. They are well known for their paella but we didn't try it. We think paella is always better at home! The service was not great because we were trying to call them but they were always busy. The prices were good for the food! It is a good place to go with kids. I wouldn't came back again.

One thing about Barcelona that can be sort of challenging is that the entire city is geared towards facilitating tourism. This is kind of a mixed blessing. One the one hand it's one of the world's great capitols of haute cuisine, on the other hand you are continuously being funneled into tourist traps that serve mediocre versions of what you assume is traditional Catalonian cuisine. This is what makes Taverna el Glop so great. It's not that it's "authentic" or whatever, it's that it's extremely normal. Because of the internet, it does a fair amount of tourist business, but it is nevertheless a place where regular Barcelona dwellers go for perfectly ordinary, but quite delicious, family meals. For example, when you go to Barcelona, you are going to be looking for paella. Everyplace sells paella, but most of the places you will encounter as a traveler exist to flip your table as quickly as humanly possible. Taverna el Glop, on the other hand, expressly tells you that your meal will take longer if you order paella. And it does! But the paella is good. It isn't high cuisine but it's normal food that the local people eat, and you'll love it. I also recommend the artichokes and, like everywhere in Barcelona, the wine is cheap and good.