Great spot at the La Boqueria. We had the mixed seafood platter and that was definitely enough for two. If you love seafood, come here! Awesome service!
This place is near one of the entrances to the huge La Boqueria market and I'm so glad we grabbed two spots at the bar and chowed down on some delicious food and enjoyed some refreshing beer!
That being said, we did experience a pretty rude guy behind the counter. It appeared as if he was friendly and helpful if you spoke perfect Spanish; my Spanish is very much the Mexican-influenced LA Spanish. At one point, one of the patrons dining next to us chimed in to ask for something on our behalf; it was really cool!
The seafood looked so good, but we were only hungry enough to try one thing (as we spent the day eating our way through the city!) and we went with the Omelette with the Mushroom Medley. The Mushrooms are divine, as many have said. When we return to the city, we'll likely stop in again!
We had a delicious meal of grilled octopus followed by a large platter of razor clams, red prawns, cigalas, clams, and mussels. Everything was fresh and prepared perfectly with lots of garlic. I highly recommend it as a place to try in the La Boqueria Market.
Grilled razor clams drizzled in olive oil, parsley, sprinkled with a hint of seasalt. The best in all of Barcelona so we kept coming back. So meaty and fresh...
Mushroom medley grilled again with olive oil, parsley, and a hint of seasalt. So chewy and fragrant. A must along with the clams.
The grilled cod. OMG, so deliciously grilled again with just olive oil, parsley, and a hint of seasalt. Fish lover's heaven.
Another favorite dish is the fried eggs over french fries. So rich and creamy and perfect for brunch. One bite and you cannot stop. American eggs and fries have nothing on this dish!
This place only uses simple but fresh ingredients. A true taste of Barcelona. Don't forget the wine! Finish it off with a tasty cortado (shot of espresso - equal part milk). Thank me later.
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Yelp 100 Challenge 2018 - 101/100 !
One of the best dishes we had on our trip to Spain was at Kiosko Universal.
No, it wasn't any of the various fresh seafood platters. Instead, it was their mixed mushrooms. It was so amusingly simple in terms of ingredients as they just tossed multiple shrooms into oil, sprinkled some green onions and voila! What resulted was easily the most flavorful and rich simplistic dish I'd had. The essence was just bringing out the flavors of the food that really did not have a lot of bells and whistles but yet was loud in flavor.
You have to try it. Oh, and their seafood was amazing as well. We had the prawns, clams, calamari, and mussels dish. All fresh and all delicious. It helps to have that and a big plate of calamari/shellfish and other seafood too but really I could come back here many times for the mushroom dish. Mushrooms lovers will be in heaven and I'd venture to say non-mushroom eaters will respect that this dish tastes more like a rich gnocchi than a plate filled with stuff that grows in soil and poop.
It's also a very cool touristic experience being able to witness their cooks preparing the seafood while you sit at the bar that runs along a corner of La Boqueria. It's a bit pricier than the other stands in the market but this one is worth it.
I found my favorite place to eat in all of Barcelona. This place is something special. You have to sign in and wait for a spot to sit down to eat. We only waited a short 15 minutes. And it was well worth the wait. We got a seat at a bar and in front of us were many varieties of fresh seafood. We started out with wine and our server suggested a delicious white. I ordered the mixed seafood. There were Razor Clams, Octopus, Squid, big Red Shrimp, Scallops, Mussels and Langoustines. Cooked to perfection, I was in heaven for only $30 Euro. My wife ordered the Sole and it was superb. We ate and drank until we couldn't eat any more. What a fun experience. Unfortunately, we don't live here. I would come back once a week and try all the different things on the menu. If you like fresh seafood this is it.
Food: eat here. Worth the wait. So good. Order razor clams and sole.
Service: good.
Atmosphere: crazy. You're eating in the middle of the crazy food market. But fun.
Mixed sea food soup is perfect (it is not written on the menu). Fried peppers delicious. I should go again to try more
The wait was not bad and the food was very tasty. Put your name on the waiting list! Yes, it gets packed and it's a bit hectic, but the seafood was some of the best we've had and sitting squarely around the kitchen space was a fun view. Less pricey than some other restaurants in the market
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I ate at this place a few years ago when visiting Barcelona, and my parents loved it so much that we came back a few days again. We love that it's inside the Boqueria, giving us multiple reasons to visit this foodie heaven! As we walked toward this food stand, my mouth was watering because the food smells amazing and I saw all the deliciousness everyone was eating. They took our name, and we waited about 5-10 mins for a table-I like that they are quick and efficient here.
We ordered the seafood platter, which was definitely visually stimulating, please see my pic. I enjoyed the flavor and variety of seafood, but I did feel that it was bit expensive for 30 euros, since it was mainly clams and mussels-nonetheless, I'm glad we got to try so many things even if it was just a piece or shared piece each-3 of us shared this dish along with the peppers, although I have to admit this was our second lunch of the day. The razor clams and squid were my faves. The peppers were delish as well! I also enjoyed the house white and sangria.
Although a bit pricy, I do enjoy this place and super love that it's inside the Boqueria!
A fast-paced eatery in the market. We got the mixed mushrooms, potatoes bravas, grilled octopus and croquettes. I would skip the croquette next time and try more seafood, but I want the other three again. They also give you a small plate of fresh bread, which I was so happy to have coming from Italy, where the bread always seemed a day old, but I think that's just the way they make it. Sop up the sauces with the bread and you will be happy you didn't let the flavors go to waste.
They may have been a little happy with the salt, but they seemed to have the freshest ingredients. We went to other spots in the market, but the food was not as good.
Tucked in the corner of the market, this place serves up fresh seafood dishes (some of the seafood displayed is live!) I only had the paella here as recommended by a friend, and I wanted to try food from other stores as well so needed to work with stomach space constraints. The seafood paella (15eur) was really good! I guess at that price point, it comes with less wonder why it was packed with so much seafood - lots of super thick and tender squid, and clams. Naturally, the paella was extremely flavorful!
The only downside of this place was that it was extremely cold (wind tunnel?) and there was a weird smell... I guess it's a function of its location in the corner and there weren't many people around as well... but because of that I was more impatient for my food to arrive as I didn't want to sit there for too long. The staff were also a bit aloof but that didn't bother me too much.
Had a great time consuming a platter of FRESH, cooked to PERFECTION mixed seafood!!!! Small place on the corner with limited seating but worth waiting for since the turnover is pretty fast and you know the seafood is fresh when they go through so many orders per day. Octopus is a must, squid (grilled calamari) also a must, mixed seafood platter is a steal at 30€ out the door. Add tax & tip back home and you wouldn't come close to half the platter or as fresh.
Seriously worth eating at!!
Wandering around Mercat de la Boqueria looking for food. Specifically Fresh seafood after looking at all those seafood stalls selling all those fish, shrimps and more...
As a tourist, ending up here is not really surprising! But surprisingly enough though Kiosko Universal did not feel like a tourist trap. (Maybe I can get much cheaper or better seafood somewhere but hey it was fun experience eating here!)
Seafood Mix (25 Euro) and Mixed Wild Mushroom (8 Euro) were both really delicious! Ocean fresh and the flavour was light and delicate. House white was perfect choice of drink to go with the food but of course a iced cold beer maybe even be better!
Sitting in the middle of Mercat de la Boqueria and eating at one of the stall was just a wonderful experience. A little touristy but still so much fun!
The food is fresh and delicious. We loved the padron peppers, the mussels, and the razor clams. We arrived around 2:30pm and only waited 5 minutes before being seated. Highly recommend for those visiting the boqueria.
Universal kiosk in the famous La Boqueria is a must try for fresh seafood! The seafood was so fresh it was still moving! Not for the faint of heart but absolutely a requirement for any seafood aficionado! We tried the Los Pulpitos (baby squid). Garlic and herbs in olive oil and a slight hint of infused ham bathe fresh baby squid!
I went to this restaurant 2years ago while I was in Barcelona.
But since then I still didn't find the chef who can cook seafood as good as here.
I love seafood but sometimes simple is the best way.
This is amazing restaurant located in Mercado de la Boqueria, It's always busy with lots of local and tourist. You may find out hard to get your seat but it is worth for the wait.
Simply grilled Squid was so delicious and tender.
I highly recommend. I order a lot of different seafood dishes and all of them was great and I was so fascinated to see their open kitchen.
I tried different seafood from Mexico and Seattle after here, but you can't beat this guys!!
Pasamos como turistas a hacer la típica visita del mercado y decidimos probar por sus buenas reseñas y viendo que su público era local.
El chaval que atiende fuera como los de la barra clavan su papel y hacen que la comida no tarde en llegar a tu mesa.
Probamos varias tapas: berenjena a la miel, mejillones, bravas y pulpo. Podría recomendar cualquier de ellas excepto la berenjena que no nos pareció gran cosa. Y la única pega que le pongo a los platos, es que los mejillones eran muy pequeños aunque de sabor muy buenos.
No depende de ellos pero sí que hay que tener en cuenta que tienes las palomas revoloteando a tu alrededor mientras comes. No es muy agradable en determinadas ocasiones.
Recomendable.
Comida y productos de calidad en el mercado de la Boquearía de Barcelona.
Servicio rápido y al grano. Todo delicioso, fuimos a tomar un refresco y nos quedamos para comer. Excelente
Comida riquísima, los camareros/cocineros magisimos!
Si queréis comer buen marisco y a buen precio en Barcelona, es un lugar muy recomendable!
Pd: si os toca esperar y hacer cola, os prometo que la espera no se hace larga, sino que las cigalas son más largas ;)
#volveremos
Tatsächlich geht es nicht authentischer. Hier auf dem Markt, mit all diese tollen Gerüchen, der lebendigkeit und dann diese frische authenthische Küche. Wir kommen immer gerne wieder, trotz kurzer Wartezeit ist es ein Erlebnis. Wein und Essen sehr gut, Flair unbeschreiblich
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De hecho, no hay nada más auténtico que eso. Aquí en el mercado, con todos estos fantásticos olores, la vivacidad y luego esta cocina fresca y auténtica. Siempre nos gusta volver, a pesar del poco tiempo de espera es una experiencia. Vino y comida muy buenos, ambiente indescriptible.
Toda la comida fresca y deliciosa. El lugar con más opciones de comida en el centro de Barcelona. Un verdadero viaje culinario. Desde ostras frescas hasta pescado y verduras.
¡No te pierdas este lugar cuando visites Barcelona!
Visitado en Junio de 2023.
fernando hernandez ramos
+5
Simplemente espectacular! Lo tiene absolutamente todo!
La comida es excelente, todo realmente fresco y sabroso. He ido varias veces y siempre lo recomiendo si vas a estar por la boqueria. Es un lugar muy lindo para comer en la barra unos mariscos que parecen recién sacados. Lo único que no me gusta es que estas terminando de comer y con la demanda que tienen parece que sacarán, la última vez fue aún peor ya que había pagado y estaba terminando mi cerveza, ya tenía a las personas esperando atrás y a alguien del lugar diciéndoles que se sentaban ahí. Solo digo que podrían esperar a que termines, todos vamos de paso ahí.
Unglaublich frisch und lecker. Alles mögliche probiert, alles geliebt. Zum ersten Mal Oktopus gegessen der so zart ist, dass er auf der Zunge schmilzt
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Increíblemente fresco y delicioso. Intenté todo lo posible, me encantó todo. Comí pulpo por primera vez y estaba tan tierno que se deshacía en la boca
El mejor restaurante con cocina abierta del Mercado! Da gusto esperar para poder disfrutar comiendo en este maravilloso lugar! Los camareros y cocineros son grandes profesionales! Jose Luis, Dani, Miguel.. muy buenos en lo suyo como el resto de trabajadores! 100% recomendado si estás por barcelona y vas al mercado de la Boqueria, ves sin duda alguna! No te arrepentirás!
WOW! Mega lecker egal was man isst! Coolster Spot für Seafood & Co witziges Personal und gute Stimmung - was will man mehr
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¡GUAU! ¡Súper delicioso sin importar lo que comas! El mejor lugar para disfrutar de mariscos y compañía, personal divertido y buen ambiente: ¿qué más se puede pedir?
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