On our recent trip to Barcelona our hotel recommended Euskal Etxea for pintxos. We had been disappointed not to find pintxos bars in the Bari Gotic area given the commercial changes to that area since our last trip 10 years ago. Euskal is in the Born area near the Picasso Museum. It was quite busy but we quickly got plates and beverages. The selection was limited but everything we tried was very good. The restaurant is quite small with counters around the perimeter and stools to enjoy your pintxos selections. The restaurant also has a small area in the back with tables where dinner is served.
After we finished enjoying we took our plates to the bar where our toothpicks were counted and we our bill was tallied. Each pintxos was 2.10€.
If you are looking for traditional pintxos I'd recommend trying this place.
This has to be one of my favorite Barcelona restaurants! I was giving up on finding good food/tapas that was not deep-fried.
Its Basque food. Love the small pieces of food with toothpicks. You go up to the counter and pick up what you want and they charge you per toothpick - about 2€ per pintxos.
The waiter will also come by at your table every five minutes with a new offering.
It's really good food and an amazing experience a must visit when you're in Barcelona!
My total bill with about 8 pieces, 2 beers and desert came to 26€
Super friendly and attentive staff.
Pintxos, pintxos, pintxos!
Swung by Euskal Etxea for a quick snack while sightseeing in Barcelona. It's an ideal spot to take a break from all the walking, and refuel with some bite sized snacks and coffee/beer. During lunch time the restaurant has an open front room with platters of pintxos and bar seating for folks to pick their bites. All ingredients were incredibly fresh, resting on a fluffy slice of baguette.
Next time in Barcelona I will definitely be stopping by again!
This place is fantastic! My husband & I stopped in for some quick pintxos and they were amazing! I was especially surprised by the monkfish pintxo. Yummy!
The servers were nice & informative as well as accommodating. Good food, good wine, good service, good atmosphere. We went back a second time during our week-long stay. Totally recommend this place.
These are the best pintxo's we have found in Barcelona. This is our second trip to BCN in 18months so we returned to see if it was just as good. I dare say it was better the second time than the first. Avoid Pintxo's on La Rambla. Come here instead.
I gave this place 5 stars because of the relaxed air and wide selection of tapas. Our 2nd day in Barcelona started as a rainy wet day, and we were hoping to get into the Picasso Museum.
We'll, the lines to see Pablo were extrely long, so we snuck into Euskal to wait out the rain.
What a lucky break!! Food was great and covered us for Brunch. We were in touch with the rest of our party who were flying in from the US.
Staff was very warm and casual and helped us with tapas selections for first-timers. Would recommend this place highly if you're visiting the Gotic area of Barcelona.
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I dedicated a whole afternoon to finding the best pintxos in Barcelona. Although these were the only ones I had while I was there, the flavor combinations were so awesome.
This restaurant is Basque, and has a full menu but also plates on plates of pintxos at the front of the restaurant that are self serve. It's a la carte and they count your toothpicks (there's a toothpick holding together each pintxo) at the end and charge you per piece. Around 2 Euro per pintxo?
My server was so nice (and handsome) and explained all the different pintxos to me, all sorts of meats and cheeses, hot and cold ones. I picked 4 per his recommendation, all so fantastic. He also suggested a basque cider for me to taste, it was not as sweet as the ciders I'm used to in the US, but so refreshing with my pintxos.
The tables in the front are high tops and really easy to hang out in, I read some local newspapers and I enjoyed my meal, and the server checked in with me multiple times to make sure I was having s great experience.
When I hear my friends say they're going to Spain, this restaurant is among my MUST SEEs in Barcelona! Awesome food, amazing service.
Very casual pinchos bar in the old part of town. The honor code system here works like this: you find a high top table or lean up against the bar in the back, the waitress gives you some plates and takes your drink order and then you head to the bar in order to select which pinchos you want and you keep the toothpicks as a method of being charged. They are recycling the pinchos every now and then so don't worry if your favorite runs out, they'll have more in a few minutes. Good for groups and for a stop to grab a beer and hang out. Was presently surprised.
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I'm always forgetting the name of this place! Dang! I have no idea how to pronounce the name (help!).Seriously one of the most memorable parts about my visit to Barcelona. My sister heard of this place from her friend who studied abroad in Barcelona and recommended this tapas bar to us!
Dumb comment: Okay, I'll admit I had no idea what tapas were before I came her. I thought tapas were the same thing as Filipino tapa which is dried or cured beef lol. Oh well, you learn something new everyday.
I was actually whining about coming here because I was lazy to walk to the Gothic Quarter all the way from Las Ramblas but I'm sure glad I did!
It's a trendy place where you just grab as many tapas as you want from the bar and you pay later, honor system. The tapas they served were mainly small sandwiches or bruschetta-style snacks along with croissants stuffed with meat. It was about 1.80 euro per tapa I believe. You MUST go there if you're ever in Barcelona!
It's crowded with a mix of locals and tourists so you know this place is happening!
This is a great serve yourself, traditional tapas bar. We ordered a couple glasses of wine - the server dropped a couple of plates at our table. You just walk up to the bar and grab what you want off the tapas bar - you are charged based on the number of toothpicks you have at the end of the meal.
Quite possibly the best pinxtos in Barcelona and they are BUSY. We stopped by one night and the place was standing room only, which means they kept cranking out fresh pinxtos.
For the uninitiated, pinxtos are small bites (usually on baguette slices) and Euskal Etzea had plenty to choose from. Grab a plate, load up on what looks good, and count up the number of toothpicks on your plate at the end. Each one runs about 2 euros and they're like a small party in your mouth. There were so many delicious options, we couldn't pick favorites. From pates, to jamon, to crab salad, to smoked salmon, to tuna, there's something for everyone. Don't let the crowd dissuade you. Just snag any space you can.
A great tapas place that's centrally located right near the Picasso museum. We went for lunch and loved the wide selection of foods and, of course, wine. We also liked the fact that everything was priced the same - just save and count your toothpicks when you're finished!
Very good tapas bar in Barcelona Gothic area. This was suggested to me by a local and glad I came.
You come in, grab a plate and pick individual "pinxtos" items. These are small slices of toasted bread LOADED with all sorts of things. Some are pork, some are seafood, some vegetarian. A very good variety. At about 2 Euros each, you can really enjoy a wide variety of flavor. Since each is only 2 or 3 bites, you can't go wrong -- even if you don't particularly care for the pinxtos (i.e. seafood).
If you're not sure what the ingredients are, there are waiters and staff nearby to help you. When you're done. they see how many toothpicks are on your plate and charge you accordingly. One of my favorite restaurants in Barcelona!!
As the old saying goes, "don't count your toothpicks until you done eating". This Pintxo bar is a fun and delicious experience if you are willing to brave the crowds. Tasty treats line the bar and sometimes appear on trays from the kitchen carried by waitstaff. Let me begin by saying that Croquetas de Jamon are one of my favorite things in the world and the ones they serve here are now my favorite, favorite things in the world! I could basically write this whole review just about their croquetas, crispy on the outside and sooooo creamy on the inside with bits of ham, heavenly! There were so many other tasty delights, all fresh and made with real care. We had a great house white which went perfectly with our tasty tidbits. Boquerones and peppers on sticks with anchovies were really good too as were the sausages and the bocaditos. 2 Euros for each toothpick with a grand total of 60 euros for four people with wine. A real winner.
Excellent spot for pincho's! They keep bringing out a variation of pinchos; a dinner menu is provided for other food items if you'd like. I had a delicious tomato salad covered in a delicious olive oil with peppers! Yummy! A fun spot to eat and drink.
Excellent place! A lot of tapas with sea food -- diverse, mostly cold served, some hot that the hosts brought and offered at tables. Lovely!
2.10 euro for any tapa, 3 euro for wine or beer. self-service, you drink, you eat, you mingle, you feel spanish, then the server counts your toothpicks and you pay based on the number of tapas you ate.
lots of seafood/pate style tapas fyi in case someone in your group doesn't love that.
Le pongo 4* por que reservamos mesa para ir a cenar de tapas/pinchos, y cuando llegamos nos dijeron que únicamente podíamos pedir de carta.
Aún así la comida es de calidad, el personal amable y el sitio con bastante espacio y aforo limitado.
Lo que sobresale son los postres. Recomiendo encarecidamente probarlos todos.
Fuimos a cenar con unas amigas. Nos atendieron sin cita previa y enseguida pudimos entrar para empezar a cenar en barra.
Era un poco Justo el espacio ya que estábamos en la zona de salida de bebidas, pero en cuanto se liberó una mesa, nos lo comunicaron para poder movernos.
Tiene tapas muy variadas y ricas, otras que son calientes y van llegando según se preparan.
El personal es muy profesión y cercano.
Es muy buen lugar para comer tapas. El precio de las tapas en 2.50€ excepto algún que tiene un coste superior.
Gran variedad de pintxos, tanto frios como calientes. Como recomendación esperad a que vayan sacando los pintxos calientes de cocina porque para mi gusto son los mejores. El ganador para mi fue el de hamburguesa, estaba en el punto perfecto. Nos gastamos bastante porque tienes que comer bastante para llenarte y mientras vas esperando vas consumiendo bebida a 3 euros… pero por el resto nos gustó bastante.
Éramos tres y de entrada nos toco en la barra, pero nos avisaron en cuanto hubo una mesa libre. Me pareció una taberna con un buen ambiente, el personal muy amable y cercano. Podía ir ha escoger las tapas en la barra, eran fríos y había bastante variedad y a la vez iban ofreciendo otros de tipo caliente. El precio por pincho es de 2,50€, personalmente me encanto el de queso de cabra rebozado con mermelada.
Celebramos fin de año aquí y fue fantástico. Pintxos buenísimos, chuletón de 10 y postres fabulosos. El trato de los camareros, inmejorable. Cabe destacar a Arantxa, Iker y Angel. Gracias
Una experiencia magnífica. Había un problema con la reserva y se han preocupado por buscarnos solución y recompensa todo el tiempo. Súper amables todos, y Arantza la camarera un encanto. Hemos picado unos pintxos impresionantes y el chuletón de vaca con la guarnición un 10 también. Sin duda, lugar para repetir.
Todo un 10, tremendo vasco en el corazón del Born. Todo fresco, variado y riquísimo! Volveremos
Uno de mis lugares favoritos al que siempre vuelvo.
Unas chistorritas de aperitivo de la casa espectaculares!! Los puerros una delicia, los pimientos alucinantes, la merluza fresca fresquisima y los callos especiales
Que ganas de volver!
Un buen descubrimiento en el borne. Íbamos callejeando, buscando un sitio donde cenar y nos llamó la atención este lugar.
Un sitio perfecto para picotear o incluso cenar.
En la barra hay una gran variedad de tapas frías (cada pincho a 2,30€) y mientras vas picoteando van sacando y ofreciéndote tapas calientes.
Tienes que ir guardando los palillos para que al final ellos hagan el reencuentro y puedan cobrarte.
La única pega fue que tuvimos que picotear de pie por falta de sitio y asientos; una experiencia diferente.
Wir waren nicht in der Tapasbar, sondern im 20.00 Uhr öffnenden Restaurant mit nur wenigen Sitzplätzen. Der Service war äußerst zuvorkommend und hat uns eine sehr gute Empfehlung gegeben. Auf diese haben wir uns verlassen und es nicht bereut. Qualitativ sehr gut!
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No estábamos en el bar de tapas, sino en el restaurante que abre a las 20:00 horas y tiene pocas plazas. El servicio fue muy amable y nos dio una muy buena recomendación. Confiamos en ellos y no nos arrepentimos. ¡Muy buena calidad!
Im Euskal Etxea findet man super viele verschieden belegte Schnittchen. Von Fisch, Fleisch, vegetarisch und typisch mit Ei ist alles dabei. Das Bier ist auch sehr gut.
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En Euskal Etxea encontrarás un montón de bocadillos diferentes. Desde pescado, carne, vegetariano y típicamente con huevo, todo está incluido. La cerveza también es muy buena.
Un buen lugar para tomar pinxos al estilo del norte que me hacen recordar tanto Euskadi, como Navarra o Logroño. Variedad y surtido muy exquisito, atención y amabilidad del personal de servicio. Local situado en un entorno histórico de la ciudad de Barcelona.
Repetiremos .
Me gustaría recomendar este restaurante, ya que nosotros lo pasamos muy bien y comimos aún mejor. En primer lugar el servicio es súper acogedor y lo acompaña la mejor gastronomía, volveremos sin duda
Un lugar Vasco súper para tapear con amig@s! Los pinxos van saliendo calentitos de la cocina y los camareros súper amables te los van ofreciendo mesa por mesa😀 Luego tienes los fríos que puedes servirtelos tu mism@.
Deliciosas las hamburguesitas con cebolla caramelizada, el chorizo a la sidra, las croquetas, la chistorrita deliciosa, los tigres, la morcilla, en fin... Para repetir de verdad. Delicioso y ambiente genial!
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