Over 40 tapas and holm-oak charcoal cooking, in an old Born manor house with an indoor terrace. Forty years as a family kitchen, with the second and third generation behind it.
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Amazing food, wonderful atmosphere, and some of the best service we experienced in Barcelona.
Robert
We made a reservation the same day with no problem and we were seated in their beautiful outdoor courtyard.
Natalia Diamond · Local Guide
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“We had a fantastic experience at this tapas restaurant. Everything tasted incredibly fresh, and you can really tell that all dishes are prepared fresh to order.”
“We were last at Tapes La Bona Sort in 1977! It was a thrill to find that it has remained in the family for all these years. The tapas selection was incredible and the quality and freshness of the food superb.”
“Excellent food and service. We just happened upon this place looking for tapas for dinner. Great choice. The cod croquettes and grilled scallops were fabulous.”
“Great little dinner spot close to the Barcelona cathedral. We made a reso day of no problem and we were seated in their beautiful outdoor courtyard.”
“Went there during a tapas tour, we liked it so much we went back for dinner. Everything was delicious, but their patatas bravas were the best I’ve ever had in Spain!”
“We came here on a guided tapas tour and tried the tomato bread and patatas bravas and loved it. Haven’t had patatas bravas as good anywhere else.”
“Great restaurant in Barcelona, lovely atmosphere, yummy tapas and Sangria. Lovely service from Emon.”
Review summary
a week ago
La Bona Sort was one of the absolute highlights of our time in Barcelona! The food was beyond excellent, everything we ordered was delicious, beautifully prepared, and full of flavor. You can really tell there is care and quality behind every dish.
a week ago
Hidden gem in El Born !! Everything we ordered was incredibly delicious: gazpacho andaluz, tortilla de patatas, chipirones, duck canelloni, patatas bravas and catalán sausage. Every time I’m in Barcelona I bring my family here.
a month ago
Very cute tapas restaurant. Everything was delicious and the air conditioning was a bonus after the bike ride. Crispy eggplant with cheese and honey was the surprise winner.
Tapas and small plates to share, with the holm-oak charcoal grill in the background. Prices from the July 2026 menu.
To start
5
Croquettes and house classics
9
From the garden
5
From the sea
11
Stews and tradition
9
Charcoal-grilled meat
7
Salads and starters
6
To accompany
4
If you have an allergy or intolerance, tell us when you book or when you arrive and we will tell you what can be adapted.
The most talked-about feature of La Bona Sort is its hidden indoor terrace, a private garden right in the centre of the city.
Its low-arched courtyard is where the carriage quarters were reached, where the horses of the first mail coaches leaving Placeta d'en Marcús used to rest.
You walk in through the doorway on Carrer dels Carders, down a stone passage, and at the far end the terrace opens up: 300 m² under the open sky, in what used to be the stables of the old inn.
Award-winning interior design. And that is not us saying it.
The manor house, documented since the 16th century, was redesigned by the Jordi Ginabreda studio.
Winner in the Surface Interiors category
What is now La Bona Sort was an inn, and before that a stable. The house has been documented since the 16th century.
It was an inn until the 19th century, and today's dining room sits in the old stables. In 1968 the family turned it into a neighbourhood bar-bodega, and they have not moved since.
It is now run by the second and third generation: Celsa, daughter of the founders, and her daughter Débora, already in the house. In the kitchen, Carlos Moreira, trained at Hofmann.
Tank beer from the cellar, holm-oak charcoal and, so they say, the house of the old song «La Marieta de l'Ull Viu».
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