Barcelona Wine Week 2024 is the most important wine event held in the Spanish state all year. Hundreds of wineries, producers, vineyards and professionals linked to the world of wine gather for three days at the Fira de Barcelona, the city's trade fair complex in Plaça Espanya. From February 5th to 7th, visitors will have the opportunity to learn first hand about all the latest developments in the sector, with round tables, tasting sessions and information spaces. But between one talk and the next tasting, it is important to know good locations nearby where you can have some enjoyable lunch before resuming activity in the afternoon. That is why La Gourmeteria is delighted to bring you the best restaurants near Plaça Espanya to eat at during Barcelona Wine Week 2024. And click on the links to see the images in our insider reviews of each one (in Catalan/Spanish).
Restaurants to enjoy a meal during BWW 2024
Right next to the Barcelona trade fair centre, very close to Plaça Espanya, there are all kinds of delicious restaurants where you can enjoy a good lunch, or a good dinner, during BWW 2024:
- Quirat - A delicious option if you want to enjoy a Michelin-level meal. Quirat is one of the two restaurants in the city awarded a new Michelin star at the last gala in November. A sure bet for those who are not afraid of success.
- 11 nudos - A restaurant featuring wide-ranging cuisine, including paella rice dishes, fish and meat - all of quality.
- Simultáneo - Large gastronomic space that is open 24 hours a day, where you can enjoy everything from breakfast and snacks to lunch and dinner.
- Terraza Martínez - An exceptional lookout over the sea, up on Montjuïc mountain. A restaurant where you can disconnect and enjoy a meal in good company.
Barcelona Wine Week 2024 is Spain's most important wine event of the year
And if you are one of those who visit the fair in the morning and want a good place to have lunch in other neighbourhoods of Barcelona, here are the best options, grouped to match the preferences you might be looking for:
World cuisine
- Culkin - A gastronomic and cinematographic space with delicious, refreshing dishes very near the Poble Sec metro station.
- Trópico - Cuisine from different parts of the globe - but particularly the tropics - of excellent quality and located close to Plaça Universitat.
Fast 'n' good
- Burger Bar - Spectacular burgers and delicious dishes to share. The most incredible meaty delights in town.
- Grosso Napoletano - Authentic Neapolitan pizza of the very best, with the tastiest homemade ingredients and preparations.
Signature cuisine
- Compartir Barcelona - The more-economical cooking adventure from the star trio of Casañas, Castro, Xatruch, the chefs of the three-Michelin-star establishment Enjoy.
- Mae - Contemporary cuisine with great produce and excellent wine advice. The ideal place to leave BWW without leaving the great food-wine pairings.
Local favourites
- Banquet - Sergi de Meià's space featuring the best produce in the city and a menu full of surprises, close to the Rambla.
- Batea - One of the best seafood restaurants in town for lovers of the authentic fruits of the Mediterranean and Atlantic.
Bars and tapas
- Rabbit's Bar - The essence of a long-time favourite bar, cooking with the freshest produce you can imagine, and now in a renovated space with excellent service.
- San Telmo - Local, everyday gastronomical classics in an establishment looking out on the boulevard of Avinguda Diagonal.
Sushi and Japanese
- Keanu - A typical Japanese tavern with an original, top quality product, as well as a great sake range.
- Bar Chiqui - Refined and high-quality Japanese establishment, unique in the city and camouflaged among more everyday bars, with a sushi offer like no other in Barcelona.
Mexican
- Piñata Cantina - Authentic flavour of Mexico with subtle touches of Catalan influence.
- Jiribilla - A very well-done fusion between the best of Mexican gastronomy, with Catalan products and local essence.
And if you're passing through the airport...
- Alas Hermanos Torres - Special mention for the best restaurant you'll find in Terminal 1 of the Barcelona-El Prat Airport. The home of the Torres brothers, with superb dishes and a gastronomical touch that does not exist in any other airport in Europe.