Attica

During a visit to Barcelona, I joined my cousins at a local pizza bar, Attica (C/​. M. Masdexexart, 1, Barcelona).
From Passeig de Gracia, 44, I took city bus route 24 towards Park Güell. From the nearest bus stop it was a short 2 block walk to Attica. This little neighborhood bar & tapas restaurant sat on a corner. If you’re walking too fast you’ll pass it without ever noticing.
There we watched the hometown FC Barcelona play Real Madrid while on the road. There were people outside the bar watching the large tv through the window. Thankfully, my cousins had saved me a seat right up front with them net to the tv, and more importantly, the bar.
We had beers and some tapas, mainly patatas bravas, which were excellent. We also had a round of shots to celebrate FCB’s 4 – 0 win, capped by Messi’s return from injury after more than 3 weeks.
Nice little neighborhood pizza bar.

This is a true neighborhood place with a strong sense of community. While the interior is utilitarian, the family who owns it is incredibly nice and the food is great! The menu is only in Catalan. If you have some knowledge of Spanish, it’s easy to decode the cognates. If not, the friendly owner, Edeu, speaks enough English to explain it to you.
I was craving veggies after a week in Paris (my hypothesis is that the Parisian restaurants let you take care of your greens/​nutritive needs at home and set about larding you up with fois gras and cutting the cholesterol w/​red wine). So, I got a salad of «espinacs» with goat cheese, cherry tomatoes, and balsamic vinegar. Yummy. We ordered a pizza (the style is thin-​crust) with roasted eggplant and anchovies. It was made to order, and the co-​owner, Francis, asked if we wanted to try their homemade hot pepper and garlic oils. We of course said «yes,» and it was fun experimenting with those.
The tiramisu was well-​saturated with liquor and just delicious… I had heard that it was great from another reviewer on another site so just went for it, and was well-​rewarded. They have plenty of other deserts, too, I got the impression.
We ended up hanging out for about an hour after, having a great conversation with the entire family, 12-​year-​old son included. One gentleman from the neighborhood walked in, and it was very interesting – back in the ‘60s and ‘70s, the pizzeria had been his old house, and over the years it was converted into restaurant space. He was reminiscing about how times change… it was an evening I’ll never forget!
If you’re staying in the Gracia area of town, don’t miss this place. The charm is in the folks and the food, not in wrought iron and stucco.

Es una pizzería que nos queda muy cerca de casa. Tienen una gran variedad de pizzas con varios tamaños a elegir. Su masa es fina y deliciosa. También tienen carnes y pasta. Y varios entrantes y ensaladas. Si lo deseas, puedes hacer el pedido y te lo traen a casa. Los helados de postre son realmente buenos. A mediodía tienen precios más ajustados. Pero lo mejor de lo mejor, su personal. Es súper atento y amable. Da gusto ir a los locales donde te tratan así de bien. Si vas, ¡seguro que repites!

Es una bar-​restaurante situado en la esquinita de una de las callejas del barrio de gracia. Es muy familiar y sirven unas bravas que están bastante bien. Su especialidad son las pizzas hechas realmente en su punto y muy crujientes pero un pelin caras.
Lo mejor la pantalla gigante que tienen para ver el fútbol se ve genial, lo que si recomiendo ir pronto o reservar en partidos muy importantes, porque es difícil encontrar sitio ya que el local es pequeñito y se llena siempre. Tiene un ventanal muy curioso que mucha gente aprovecha cuando pasa por el bar para ver como esta el resultado de fútbol, incluso he visto gente que se pone con su cigarro y una copa en la mano para verlo desde allí. La atención es correcta pero a veces si esta lleno el local tardan en servir.