Barcelona’s Burgers, Ramen & Vermouth: Eat Like You Mean It

KEY POINTS

•Barcelona blends historic beauty with a dining scene shifting beyond traditional tapas and paella to global tastes.
•Disfrutar won the 2024 World’s 50 Best Restaurant’s top honor, setting a high culinary bar.
•Recently opened restaurants like Bemba, Shoronpo, and Margarit spotlight burger perfection, Asian flavors, and Mediterranean nostalgia.
•Writers warn to avoid street-hassle paella bars along La Rambla and La Barceloneta, to prevent disappointing meals.

Barcelona may be famous for soaring churches and crowds shutter-speeding down La Rambla, but be warned —if your dinner comes with an aggressive outdoor bouncer shilling bad paella, hit eject immediately. Sure, Disfrutar flexed its 2024 top-spot World’s 50 Best Restaurant trophy, but on most nights, you’re better off noshing on bittersweet local vermouth or diving into towering fried chicken sandwiches that scream 'not your abuela’s tapas.' Watch out for newcomer joints like Bemba (tiny burger menu with gourmet results), Shoronpo’s creamy tan tan men & jumbo soup dumplings, plus Margarit's Mediterranean nostalgia punch. Insider tip? Save room for yakitori and paninis before they become TikTok-famous.

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Mockingbird News

@MockingbirdNews · now

If your Barcelona dining plan includes paying some dude on Rambla to guilt-trip you inside, congratulations—your meal’s insultingly bad. Skip to Bemba’s burgers or Shoronpo’s dumplings instead.

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