📌TL;DR

🍴 Barcelona’s Best Eats: 

• Best Ice Cream: La Campana
• Best Pizza: Luigis
• Best Peruvian: Pollos Rikos
• Best Burger: Hideout

Completely biased opinion: Barcelona is one of Europe’s best foodie cities.

Besides being an absolutely breathtaking city packed with fun activities, iconic monuments, and diverse cultural richness, Barcelona is one of the best cities for eating.

I have a sneaking suspicion it’s because Barcelona is “a city where 180 nationalities coexist.” Here, you’ll find not only Spaniards and Catalonians, but also a huge number of Italians, Colombians, Peruvians, and Argentines. This makes for a rich combination of flavors, cultures, and ingredients. 

During the months I lived in Barcelona, I enjoyed:

• Unique tapas at Vinitus,
• Delicious pesto pasta from Musiu,
• Incredible burgers from Hideout,
• Authentic Italian pizza from Luigis,
• Peruvian pollo a la brasa from Rikos, and
• Ice cream from El Nacional.

Here’s the ultimate list of the best restaurants you must try in Barcelona.

Best Pizza: Luigi’s 

A fantastic combination of authentic Italian cuisine and the taste of the Mediterranean, Luigi’s has something for everyone. From drool-worthy pizzas to tons of pasta options and fantastic risottos, this is any italian-food-lover’s dream. 

Our favorite? The 4 Formaggi pizza. This fantastic combination of tomato sauce, mozzarella, gorgonzola, ricotta, and parmesan cheese and basil to top it all off is absolutely delicious. I don’t know whether these pizzas are supposed to be personal or not—but this pizza was so good I ate it all by myself. 

They have a ton of pizza options to choose from:

Want mozzarella cheese, delicious Spanish tomato, bacon, egg and basil?

🍕 Try the Barcellona 92.

How about mozzarella cheese, pesto sauce, red and yellow cherry tomatoes, burrata, parmesan and basil?

🍕 Then the Sofia pizza is your gal.

What about a pizza with pistachios galore?

🍕 The Pistacchiona will surprise and delight any pistachio fan.

You can even get a unique star-shaped pizza, the Estrella with cheese-filled pizza tips, italian sausage, parmesan, and arugula. I’m drooling.

I think you get the point—there’s a TON of pizzas to choose from. 

Luigi’s has three different restaurants. We sat down and ate at their restaurant on Carrer Roger de Llúria in l’Eixample and then a few weeks later got take out from their restaurant on Via Laietana. Both were stunning. The other location is right by Plaza Francesc Macià. 

If you want the best pizza in Barcelona, Luigi’s is your spot. Check out the full menu here. 

Luigi’s Information

Address: Carrer Roger de Llúria 50, l’Eixample, Barcelona, Spain

Website: https://luigiristorante.es/

Menu: https://www.luigiristorante.es/cartas-y-menus/carta-luigi-laietana.pdf

Operating Hours: 12pm – 12am

Average Cost Per Person: €20 – 30

Best Peruvian: Pollos Rikos

Finding this peruvian restaurant was literally a godsend—I was craving Peruvian food and stumbled upon Riko’s. We ate here probably five different times during the two months we lived in Barcelona, and I only regret not going back more. 

Their pollo a la brasa is 100% authentic—trust me, I know, I lived in Peru and ate pollo a la brasa all the time. You can order a ¼, ½ or full chicken, and it comes with its respective salad and fries. And of course, they’ve got the sauce: huacatay, huancaina, aji pollero, rocoto, and vinagreta blanca. 

Riko’s isn’t just Peruvian roasted chicken—they have a huge menu to choose from—there’s arroz chaufa, lomo saltado, ceviche, anticuchos. And of course, the classic Inca Cola and chicha morada. For a deep dive and complete explanation of the gastronomical wonders of Peruvian Food, check this out. 

They also have a fantastic lunch option that includes an appetizer, entre, desert, and drink for 14 euros. It really doesn’t get any better than that. 

Riko’s has six different locations (as of May 2025) so no matter where you are in the city, you can find some top-notch Peruvian food near you. 

Pollos Riko’s Information

Address: Carrer Roger de Llúria 54, Barcelona, Spain

Website: https://pollosrikos.com/

Operating Hours: Sunday – Thursday: 1pm – 11pm, Friday – Saturday: 1pm – 12:30am

Average Cost Per Person: €10 – 20

Best Burger: Hideout

Move over Park Güell. Forget about the Sagrada Familia. Montjuïc? Who is she? 

What you really can NOT miss in Barcelona is HIDEOUT, hands down the best hamburgers in the city. Perfect proportions. Mind-blowing secret sauces. Cheese, oh, the cheese. And that juicy, flavorful meat. 

We especially loved the classic P.C.Q Smash Burger and the Say Cheese! Burger. But anything you try here will be absolutely fantastic. Quality ingredients, mind-boggling combinations—these guys know how to make a burger.

Hideout has locations in l’Eixample and PobleNou—both are fantastic, make sure to grab a reservation for the l’Eixample restaurant, it’s always packed. PobleNou is great for walk-ins and is a bigger space as well.  

On the flight back to your home country, your mouth will water just thinking about those hamburgers. 

This is on the top of my list of best eats in Barcelona. Foodies, this place is a must visit (we came back not once but twice during our trip to Barcelona… and when I come back to Barcelona, this will be our first stop).

So, book your flight to Hideout—ehh I mean Barcelona, now. It’s worth it. 

Hideouts‘s Information

Address: Carrer del Consell de Cent, 242, L’Eixample, Barcelona, Spain

Website: https://www.hideout-burger.com/en

Operating Hours: Wednesday-Sunday: 1pm – 11:30 pm, Monday – Tuesday: 1pm – 4  pm, 7:30pm – 11:30 pm

Average Cost Per Person: €10 – 20

Best Ice Cream: La Campana 

This heladeria was our wild card in Barcelona this time around. We stumbled upon this gem on Carrer de la Princesa in Ciutat Vella after eating pizza next door—and we’re so glad we did. The ice cream is fantastic.  

La Campana was founded in 1890, and for four generations, his family has made quality traditional Spanish treats like Jijona nougat, a Christmas delicacy that you must try if you’re in Barcelona in the wintertime around Christmas. If you visit La Campana in the summer, you’ll find other traditional Spanish treats, ice cream, and a refreshing drink called horchata. 

La Campana was our favorite ice cream in Barcelona, not just because it was delicious, but because it represents authentic Spanish tradition, taste, and quality. 

La Campana’s Information

Address: Carrer de la Princesa 36, Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Spain

Website: https://lacampanadesde1890.com/

Operating Hours: Sunday – Thursday : 11 am – 9 pm, Friday – Saturday: 11 am – 10 pm

Average Cost Per Person: €5 – 10

👉🏼 We also liked Lucciano’s Heladería in Barcelona. It’s extremely popular. They’ve got a huge variety of flavors, and if you’re looking for a really cool ice cream shop, this is for you.

They have different locations, each with their own unique theme—we went to the one on Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 601 in l’Eixample that was space themed, with a full-sized astronaut hanging from the ceiling. They also have a moon-themed shop on Carrer de Ferran 14 in the Gothic Quarter that looks like it’s straight out of a movie set. 

Take a Bite of Barcelona 

There you have it—the best pizza, peruvian food, burgers, and ice cream in Barcelona. Of course, this isn’t your traditional Spanish cuisine (Barcelona and “traditional Spain” don’t really mix anyway, but that’s a story for another time). You really can’t miss these fantastic restaurants during your trip to Barcelona.

And don’t worry, you’ll have plenty of time for the tapas of Barcelona, paella, and other typical Spanish dishes during your trip as well. Barcelona has lots to eat, lots to see, and lots to do. So take a bite of Barcelona and enjoy these fantastic restaurants.