L’Amfora

I was in town for a business conference and we stopped in based a recommendation that someone in our party gave and we weren’t disappointed. Their sangria was delicious. The sea bass cooked in salt was wonderful, others in our group had it. I recommend reservations if you have a larger group because the place is smaller.

The place we were looking for was closed, and we stumbled upon this place, and it was really excellent! Now we see that it was highly reviewed, and we totally agree! We had the cod with mushrooms, which was fabulous. My teenaged son loved his sirloin steak with duck liver sauce, and the other son loved his steak churasco. We had the mixed seafood paella, which was quite good. Service was excellent. Highly recommended.

The pealla was really good. We ordered paella negra and a red paella with seafood. The only catch is — the paella is about 17 € per person with minimum of two person order. One 2 person paella is probably good for 4 i would say, we ordered two orders of a 2 person paella and it was more than enough. I wouldve given it 5 stars but it was a bit expensive.

I was referred to this restaurant by one of the employees at the tryp Apollo hotel I stayed at. I had the house wine and a wonderful chicken and beef paella dish that was awesome. The restaurant is very well decorated and staff was very attentive and welcoming. Next time I’m in Barcellona… this is my place to go! :-).

Excellent food and outstanding service this evening at L’Amfora, which was recommended by the concierge at our hotel. Easy distance from the subway. Endless patience from the warm waitstaff. Truly delicious food. We had lamb chops and tapas – gambas, charcuterie, asparagus, beans and baby squid – and a lovely cava. Topped off with a flan. Authentic food, served fresh and hot. Not cheap, but we felt like we were having a luxury experience – treated like most welcome guests – and at about 40E a head, not terribly expensive. Would certainly return.

I was walking on Avengunda del Paral-​lel, looked at the menu and decided I was hungry. It’s OK, nothing out of the ordinary. It is expensive. Appetizer, main course, half bottle of wine, dessert, coffee and water was 52 Euros for 1 person.

We spent the Xmas in beautiful Barcelona and got the recomandation from the wonderful staff at the Tryp Apolo Hotel to eat here. We are from Norway and for the Xmas night (24^th December) are we always having cod. We arrived at L’Amfora and was immediately guided to a very cozy table. The restaurant is really genuin and you feel the Catalanian history in the wall of this restaurant. We had snails as a starter and it blew our expectations by far. The natural nutty flavours of the snail and sauce really was a treat for us. As main we choose to different fish dishes. My wife selected Monkfish and I had cod with garlic sause. Everything tasted really wonderful and the suggested wine was an excelent complimentary to these wonderful dishes we were served. Really nice restaurant with a genuine feeling to it.

A fine dining experience, definitely not just a tapas bar. Elegant and posh inside, but there are a few tables out on the pavement if you feel you’re not well-​dressed enough.
Their specialty is seafood, and definitely cod. To Brits and North Americans, cod is usually just battered and eaten with chips. The Spanish, however, love it and prepare it with all sorts of extras to give it flavour.
At L’Amfora you can get salt cod prepared with garlic, with cheese, baked or grilled, and more. My wife had the simplest form of the dish and wasn’t super impressed. However, I had a version that was baked with tomato and cream sauce and thought it very good.
You’ll drop EUR15 for a starter and EUR25 for a main, but it’s quality dining. Just remember to give the taste and texture of cod a second chance, and go for a version that’s tarted up with lots of sauce.