Bastaix

My boyfriend and I stumbled into this place after a full day of walking. We didn’t have a reservation but the hostess kindly let us know it would be a 10 mins or so wait. We ordered wine and stood outside by the window for a table. We eventually go seated at the bar at the window (although I wish we waited for a table). The food was great, we had the prawns, potatas, large olives, tomato bread. After trying potatas bravas from all the different places, we loved the ones here. I didn’t give it a 5 star because of the service and curtness.

Very nice. Ceviche and pulpo were top!
Location is great and the area downstairs is lovely!

Super freundliche Bedienungit gutem Englisch. Essen einfach nur der Wahnsinn. Die Tagesangebote auch sehr lecker. Mein Highlight der Schalotten Toast. Sangria Cava war auch sehr lecker. Rundum einfach top und super Location mit dem kleinen Gewölbe Keller.

Honestly my favorite restaurant in Barcelona. The ceviche is amazing!!! And the service is so great! Stayed 3 days in Barcelona and went every single day! Maryam and yougi were so nice. Maryam took such great care of us! I will definitely miss this place! If your in Barcelona stop by you won’t regret it. Thank you for the amazing food and even more amazing service

We went back on Sunday and the miserable waiter wasn’t there. A different guy who was great. So we stayed and drank wine and enjoyed the food. A completely different experience.

If you feel like you haven’t had quality authentic tapas in Barcelona yet, find your way here, near the big church in El Born. Excellent fresh tapas — they don’t have them sitting on the counter, most are made in front of you in the small open kitchen. The chef grabs fresh produce right from the open shelves in the bar. We were blown away by the taste and quality of the ceviche, carpaccio, and even the standard patatas bravas and tomato bread. And they start serving food again at 6:00 (at least on Wendesday when we went), so if you’re hungry before most other tapas joints open, go here! They were all very friendly too.

My wife and I made it to Bastaix on two occasions during our one month stay in Barcelona… Both times, we had an incredible experience! Any time you enter a restaurant and they have their fresh produce proudly on display at the entrance with an open concept kitchen, you know you’re in for a good time.
The first, we visited with another friend who was in town. For a muy «tranquilo» experience, over about 3 hrs we chatted, ordered botellas de vino, platos de carne, queso, huevos, olivas, pimientos, etc. (all the Spanish staples) all while the staff did a great job of keeping service up while not interrupting our fun.
The second visit, my wife and I returned for a post-​diner jamon and vino. I don’t know what D.O. de Jamon Iberico they use, but it is some of the darkest, strongest flavored jamon we’ve encountered in Spain… Absolutely delicious. In addition, when you order bread, they provide a fresh tomato and clove are garlic for you to rub it on as you wish. Add some great olive oil and its the perfect accompaniment to anything you order.
They have a cellar dining room that I believe can be reserved (they have a glass floor at the entrance where you can look down).

My boyfriend and I LOVE Bastaix! We were in Spain this past week and stumbled upon this little gem hidden in a nook in El Born. It’s very chill and unassuming, and has such great vibes. The people who work here are very welcoming and nice, the food? Even better. We had 5 nights in Barcelona and we liked Bastaix so much, we went back a second time. We had (both times), the olives, manchego, pan con tomate (you make it yourself which seems weird at first, but it’s actually awesome!), one of the meat plates (I think Iberian Jamon), and two of the warm toasts: the warm brie one (our favorite!) and the one with anchovies and roasted red peppers. The sangria and Rioja are awesome! Seriously love this place, can’t recommend it enough!

Not amazing food but great vibe!
Very chill. Perfect for vino and people watching if you’re alone.
What’s outstanding here is their warmed cheese. It’s not on the menu but just ask for it. Cheese melted in the oven, drizzled with olive oil and served with hot crunchy bread. Nothing more satisfying with a red. I couldn’t stop thinking of it and went back for more and the second time they served up a smellier melted blue. In heaven!

We stopped here for a light lunch whilst sightseeing. Really friendly staff and a great offer of tapas on offer. A particular favourite was the goats cheese on toast with an onion jam — delicious! Very good value and in an excellent central location without being ‘touristy’.

Outstanding! Get a table in the wine cellar, order some of their delicious tapas and have a few «copas» of their best Catalan wine.

I attended Mobile World Congress and stumbled upon this place. I liked what the exterior looked like so I checked online and sure enough the reviews warranted a try.
From the moment we opened the door there was a great aroma of food. We proceeded downstairs and 3 of us enjoyed a great tapas meal.
Some things about Barcelona: It is very hard to find a good restaurant open before 8PM. We arrived around 7PM and this place was open. It was empty when we arrived and standing room only when we left.
Another thing — it is sometimes hard to find English speaking waiters. At this restaurant everyone was perfectly fluent and even so fluent they could joke with us in English. This made us feel very relaxed.
The prices were very reasonable. For 3 people we shared 2 bottles of wine, tons of tapas and some dessert. The whole bill was around 100 euros. Clearly a fair deal.
Highly recommended. I will return again next year during MWC.

We stumbled onto this cozy little tapas bar on our first night in Barcelona. The main eating area seems to be in a basement wine cellar, which is appropriate considering the amazing wine selections offered here. Everything we ate was delicious and the portions were large. The staff couldn’t be more helpful. We ordered a cheese plate and asked about the different cheeses on it. All we really wanted was to know the names of each cheese, but they did their best to give us a detailed explanation about each cheese and its origins. It was a wonderful introduction to Spanish cuisine.

Bastaix means «porter» in Catalan and is named after the workers who carried stones on their backs from Montjuïc to build the Santa Maria del Mar Church right near the restaurant (
).
The restaurant is a retro multi-​level space (we ate in the basement dining area) with plenty exposed brick and ancient building charm. It’s definitely a bit off the beaten path and we ended up here while getting lost trying to find another tapas bar (
) in the Gothic Quarter, but we were definitely happy with what we found.
All our dishes were delicious from the crisp flatbread topped with sardines, to the Spanish sausages, to the assorted cheeses. We ordered way too much food and threw them for a loop when we asked for our leftovers to go. There was much hushed talking and pointing and eventually they decided on wrapping stuff in aluminum foil. I guess it isn’t that common a request?
And they have a pretty good wine list compared to a lot of the restaurants we visited in Spain.