Best Kebab in Barcelona

Sometimes only a juicy kebab will do. So, where can you get the best kebab in Barcelona? While there’s a few great kebab shops in Barcelona, there are also some bad ones. In the list below, only the BEST are featured!

Mustafas Gemuse Kebap
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Where to find the Best Kebabs in Barcelona

Barcelona Kebab Facts:

  • The meat is usually chicken or beef.
  • Lamb, pork and turkey are also used in certain places.
  • The main types of kebabs are shawarmas, durums or pita breads.
  • The durum is a thin wrap.
  • The Shawarma generally comes in a thicker bread.
  • Some kebab shops make their own bread and you can taste the difference.

1. Bismilla Kebabish

Bismillah Best Kebab in Barcelona
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Neighbourhood: Raval

Cards accepted: No. Cash only.

Seating area; Yes. Large inside seating area.

Alcohol: No

Halal: Yes

Must try dish: Shawarma mixto

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Bismilla is located in the lively street Joaquín Costa in Raval, about a 5 minutes walk from La Rambla. The street is full of kebab shops, but Bismilla is in a league of its own. They marinate the meat over-night giving it loads of flavour. A choice of chicken or beef. The naan bread is made in front of you in a tandoor oven. The shawarma, combining that incredibly flavoured meat (I recommend mixed) with salad in a thick warm naan bread is without doubt one of the best kebabs in Barcelona. Add to that the homemade spicy or garlic sauce and it takes it to another level. There’s a large seating area, which can still get very full. Curries are also on offer, but it’s the kebab meat that is king here.

2. El Cuiner de Damasc

El Cuiner de Damasc
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Neighbourhood: Born

Cards accepted: Yes

Seating area; Yes. Large inside seating areas.

Alcohol: No

Halal: Yes

Must try dish: Shawarma Especial

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Legendary Syrian kebab joint located in the Born neighbourhood. Brightly coloured murals adorn the outside of this old building. Inside you’ll find one of the best shawarmas in Barcelona, along with falafel and hummus. Served by the owner, over 70 years of age and quite the character. The meat is lamb and turkey, wrapped in a homemade bread with lime, cinnamon, coriander and gherkins to name a few, which creates a delicious flavour. Eat in or take away.

3. Mustafa's Gemüse Kebap

Mustafa's Gemüse kebap
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Neighbourhood: Sants – Placa Espanya

Cards accepted: Yes

Seating area; A few tables outside only.

Alcohol: Yes, beers.

Halal: Yes

Must try dish: Kebap de pollo (chicken kebab)

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Mustafa, the owner of the super popular kebab kiosk that started in Berlin, Germany, has now opened a shop in Barcelona. Located in Plaza Espanya, you’ll often have to join the queue of people waiting to get their hands on either the chicken or vegetable kebabs. The flavoursome meat is really good quality. You have the choice of durums or a more bready kebap,  to which you can add a nice selection of salad, homemade sauces and cooked vegetables. It’s easy to see why this place is such a success. Two things to note are that they are not over generous with the sauces, but you can request more for 0.80 cents. And the fact that service is a little slow at times, but good things come to those who wait.

4. La Caravana

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Neighbourhood: Gracia

Cards accepted: Yes

Seating area; Yes. Medium inside seating area.

Alcohol: Yes

Halal: Yes

Must try dish: Lamb & turkey mixed Shawarma 

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La Caravana in the Gracia district is a well-established kebab joint that has been serving Barcelona for over 30 years.  And run by the same owner. That shows they must be doing something right. Fresh homemade naan bread is used to wrap the shawarmas. Meat selections include beef and chicken, but also a mix of lamb and turkey. Which is a unique combination that’s been a favourite of customers since the start. There’s a good size seating area. Combo plates come with meat (e.g. chicken skewers), rice, hummus and salad. Durum kebabs are also on offer. When a durum is filled with top quality meat, like at La Caravana, and has a dash of home-made spicy sauce, you will really tell the difference compared to your average kebab joint.

5. Musta Shawarma

Musta Best Kebab in Barcelona
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Neighbourhood: Gracia

Cards accepted: Yes

Seating area; Yes. Large inside seating area.

Alcohol: Yes

Halal: Yes

Must try dish: Lamb shawarma & homemade spicy sauce

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Musta Shawarma is a little further down the road from La Caravana and is another popular kebab joint providing fresh meat. Lamb, beef or chicken.  It comes in pita bread or, as the name suggests, shawarmas, which are the focal point here. Wrapped in home-made naan bread. Opened in 2013, Musta has a number of tables and chairs and stools at the bar. A small entrance, you could be forgiven for walking straight passed, but it’s often packed with locals for good reason.

6. Sannin

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Sannin Barcelona Best Kebabs
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Neighbourhood: Gracia

Cost: €

Cards accepted: Yes

Seating area; Yes. Large inside area and few tables outside.

Alcohol: Yes

Halal: Yes

Opening times:

Tue  -Fri; 1pm-11pm

Sat – Mon; 1pm-10:15pm

Must try dish: Lamb shawarma with yoghurt and green tea with mint

Website: Sannin

Next up on our list of the best kebabs in Barcelona is Sannin. A traditional Lebanese restaurant in the Gracia neighbourhood, close to Joanic metro station. The menu consists of many authentic dishes, but most importantly they serve incredible shawarmas using the most succulent of lamb meat. The thin bread for the kebab is unique compared to others on this list. Full of fresh salad, yoghurt and juicy lamb, it is well worth seeking out this hidden gem.

7. Silan

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Neighbourhood: Eixample

Cards accepted: Yes

Seating area; Yes. Inside and out.

Alcohol: Yes

Halal: No

Must try dish: Deconstructed kebab

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This is not a kebab joint, but a restaurant that serves incredible Middle Eastern food. They do something called the ‘deconstructed kebab’. It includes spiced minced beef with yoghurt, tahini, mint and onions. You put the kebabs together yourself by filling the pita breads provided. At €14 it’s the most expensive kebab on this list. However, due to the flavours and quantity, it’s more than worth it. There’s also a similar chicken version called ‘Pini’s Birthday Special’.

8. The Quick Greek

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Neighbourhood: Various locations

Cost: €

Cards accepted: Yes

Seating area; Yes, but not in the Gracia branch.

Alcohol: Yes, but not at Gracia branch.

Halal: No

Opening times:

Must try dish: Pita mixta with tzatziki sauce

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The Quick Greek is a small group of restaurants across Barcelona who do incredible kebabs. They’ve also opened a Madrid branch now as well. The first opened in Gracia, the others are in Poble Nou, Poble Sec and Muntaner. Everything about these places is fresh and clean, from the Greek blue and white design of the shops to the ingredients used. Chicken, beef or pork options come in thick pita breads. Vegetarians aren’t left out at The Quick Greek either. They offer falafel, hummus, halloumi or courgette croquets wrapped in pita. Other Greek dishes feature like moussaka or desserts such as baklava.

9. Baby Jalebi

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Neighbourhood: Rocafort / Gracia

Cards accepted: Yes

Seating area; Yes. Inside and outside.

Alcohol: Yes, including cobra beer & wine.

Halal: No

Must try dish: Tikka roti

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Not strictly a kebab joint, but Baby Jalebi does a mean tandoori chicken kebab roll, called the tikka rotti. Opened in 2019, Baby Jalebi is a Punjabi restaurant next to Urgell metro station, serving classic Indian and Pakistani dishes. Owned by the same family who run the famous The Fish and Chips Shop. It is exactly what Barcelona was crying out for in regards to well executed Punjabi food. You’ll find everything from butter chicken, tikka massala to sheek kebabs. Dishes come with the option of different spice levels up to very hot. Which is quite rare in Asian cuisine in Spain. UPDATE June 2021: They’ve just opened a second restaurant in Gracia. 

10. Byblos

Byblos Kebabs Barcelona
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Neighbourhood: Sant Gervasi

Cards accepted: Yes

Seating area; Yes. Small inside seating area.

Alcohol: Yes

Halal: No

Must try dish: Beef shawarma

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Byblos is a small Lebanese kebab shop in the upmarket Sant Gervasi neighbourhood. Incredibly flavoured shredded beef or chicken shawarmas come in a thin wrap. Durum in appearance, but the wrap of a far superior quality to your average place. The kebabs are not churned out at Byblos at break-net speed. Each one is placed inbetween a sandwich grill for a number of minutes. This adds warmth and compresses the flavour. A small seating area and a few bar stools, there is also a hole in the wall ordering system with crowds of locals waiting for their food.

Spanish / English Language Guide

Ternera = Beef

Pollo = Chicken

Cordero = Lamb

Cerdo = Pork

Pavo = Turkey

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