Jai-Ca

Stand in line for some of the best seafood tapas in town

Popular plate: Pick up a plate or two of the gambas a la plancha, and order plenty of bread to soak up the delicious oils.
Jai-Ca is a small, wildly popular tapas restaurant in the Barceloneta neighbourhood, famous for some of the best fish you’ll find in Catalonia. It is beloved by locals for a very good reason: the ambiance is jovial, the food tasty and the bill low.

If stunning decor is what you're after, look elsewhere. The focus here is squarely on the food: the pimientos de padrón (salty green peppers), patatas bravas, fried baby squid and pincho moruno (pork brochette marinated in paprika) will all make you wish you had just one more day in Barcelona.