Bodega La Palma

Stumbled across this establishment by chance & it turned out to be the highlight of our Barcelona culinary experience.
Excellent quality of food for average prices you’ll find around the Bari Goric area.
Meticulous detail to food presentation, romantic setting and an excellent waiter who recommended us the perfect dishes and just right of food.
If you’re looking for an authentic and quiet evening for dinner with great food without breaking the bank, Bodega de Palma is for you.
Highly, highly recommend the pork shoulder (with rockets, sun dried tomato).

There is good news and bad news. We had the red Navarra wine which was delicious.
However we must have visited La Palma on a bad night for their restaurant. Two of the dishes that we ordered were not available. We then ordered the cheese and fig platter which ended up coming with walnuts instead of fig. I will say that the cod dish was quite good. Perhaps it would have been better to order the tapas because they are more likely to stock sufficient supply but by the time we figured that out we were ready to go somewhere else for tapas.

Este é meu restaurante favorito de Barcelona. É um local simples, porém típico e tranquilo, localizado no Bairro Gótico.
Achá-​lo é um desafio, o que torna a experiência mais interessante! Estive em 2012 por indicação de um guia e tive o imenso prazer de voltar ali e comer novamente o pastel de berinjela com queijo de cabra = fantástico!
Dessa vez, provei também o presunto de pato com alcachofras e tomate seco, que é sensacional!
Tenho certeza de que qualquer prato é excelente. Nota 10

This is one of my go-​to watering holes in BCN.
I have never had a bad experience and the food and wine are top notch.
Other reviews adequately describe the dining area. What I can add is this is a very romantic space with subdued lighting where you can carry on a private conversation even with a full house.
As other reviewers have noted there is not a lot of seating here but even if you have to wait for a table it will be well worth it.
This is not the cheapest place in BCN nor is it overly expensive. Either way at the end of the night you won’t care. For me it’s a great spot to end whatever spectacular day you have had in this wonderful city.
If you want to start or rekindle a romance…

Last stop of the «Taste of Barcelona» tour was formerly an ice house where people would sit around as your block of ice was chiseled away for you. Damn those fridges which ruined that trade.
Barrels line up the top entrance which makes it look like a winery which is a great visual clue to the secret sommelier that’s local to the venue. Great variety of wines are offered and I noticed bottles rose wines ordered on both sides. I chose the cava and closely recognized that they are detailed in the temperature of your beverage being served and stored. Unique bottle ice wraps resembled something an athlete puts on their ankle to prevent swelling.
Bring on the desserts ! Ice creams are made in house. The French toast looking item is only served at Easter in Catalonia, however, you can find it here. Chocolate cake was warm and would compliment a bold red.
Our experience here was delightful. Book your taste so you too can experience everything first hand. Dave was fantastic !
The Barcelona Taste
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This was the third stop for our «The Barcelona Taste» tapas tour. Its main feature was the amazing desserts. I can’t quite remember all of them, but they were all delicious. My girlfriend especially liked the chocolate dessert. I would like to come back here again and maybe try out the regular tapas as well.

Completely not touristy, delicious tapas place that opens at 1:30 pm (and they are puzzled if you are hovering at the door before that). Didn’t see another tourist group come in on the Friday we were there for Tapas — four sets of locals, though – including one group with a 4 year old boy — and our kids really liked the food too, so…
Slightly pricey; really good.
In the pedestrian area of the Area Gotic (Barri Gotic) — don’t think they take reservations.

A cool place to hang out, grab a drink, eat some appetizers, and soak in the local Barcelona crowd. At least it looked like locals. We weren’t too impressed with the food offerings, but the vibe of the place made it worth our while.
Tip
It is a bit of a twist and turn to get to this place, so try to figure out a rough path to follow before you look for it.

Not sure what Rita V. was talking about, I’ve not seen skewer-​style tapas here.
She is correct, however, that it’s a hidden gem, off the beaten path in the Barri Gotic; I rarely see other tourists here, mostly locals. An employee at a local shop recommended it to us when we’d had really hit-​or-​miss experiences with local tapas. Now we make a point to come here at least once (usually more) whenever we’re in town.
It’s a smallish place with about 10 tables. It has a wonderful cozy atmosphere, perfect for dates or just a nice meal with a few friends. I brought a group of seven there once and we squeezed around their largest table; I’m not sure they could have seated a larger group. If you plan to bring more than four people, I suggest calling ahead to reserve a table.
The cuisine and wine selection is mostly local, but with a bit of a French influence (Catalonia is, after all, right next to the French border). Our server, Gianni, is a delight and is happy to recommend a good wine to complement your meal. His recommendations are always fantastic.
It’s generally served tapas-​style, with a menu of small plates, many of which are commonly found at tapas restaurants, others are more unusual, all delicious. The patatas bravas are the best I’ve had in Barcelona. The Iberian acorn-​fed ham is not to be missed. The plate of artesanal cheeses is amazing, usually with two bries made of sheep’s milk and goat’s milk, a couple other cheeses, and a lovely sweet sun-​dried tomato. They’re raw cheeses, which in my opinion makes them much tastier than any cheese you could purchase in the US, where unpasteurized dairy is outlawed in most states. My favorite dish, however, is the sweet peppers stuffed with mushrooms, cooked in an amazingly sweet creamy sauce.
I could go on, but I’ll simply say that I’ve never had a dish here that I didn’t like. Enjoy!

Cada vez lo visitan más guiris (el otro día incluso un ruidoso grupo de japoneses), pero se mantiene bastante al margen del atiborrado tránsito turístico del barrio. La adecuación de la antigua bodega a restaurante fue ejecutada de maravilla. Conservan los toneles, mostrador, vitrinas… y hay un precioso altillo con un ventanuco que da a la planta baja.
Su especialidad son las tapas de toda la vida: bravas, bombas, tortillas… desde hace un año y pico ya no cortan las bravas a lo largo, que era un plus. La salsa sigue estando riquísima y lo sigo recomendando. No es un prodigio de la comodidad, si sois muy exigentes en ese sentido, mejor no vayáis. Si os gusta lo auténtico, es de visita obligada, solo por la decoración y su escondido emplazamiento.

Another hidden gem in Barri Gotti. We visited this Bodega as part of our culinary tour of the city — this was our Pinxtos as opposed to Tapas part of our tour. Pinxtos are served with a skewer, self-​serve, pay by the number of skewers left on your plate when you are done. Wine or beer or other beverages are served in small quantities so you can take your «montadito» (a slice of bread with something on top) that is skewered. DO NOT GRAB BY THE SKEWER! Bodega la Palma is NOT touristy at all, and definitely a place to taste the true essence of the Pinxto and social life of local Barcelona.

Pese a estar en pleno Gotic es un lugar tranquilo, pues se ubica en una de esas callejuelas próximas a Via Laietana. No puedo opinar sobre sus «espirituosos», pero sí doy fe que una comida basada en sus raciones deja satisfecho y hace de este sitio un «agendable», de esos que propones cuando estás por Ciutat Vella y el hambre acosa. Si hay que elegir algo me quedo con sus embutidos.

Comida buena a un precio más que razonable. Combinación que nos lleva a locales llenos, aunque en este al menos suele haber mucha tranquilidad.
Surtidos de embutidos, quesos, tortillas y buenos postres son las recomendaciones. Ah, y reservar, está claro.
Podemos cenar por unos 20 euros, pero mejor ir pronto porque no cierran muy tarde.