The Best Steak and Meat in Barcelona
There are numerous top quality restaurants serving steak and meat across Barcelona. We’ve compiled a list of the very best places. From local Catalan eateries using top quality produce sourced from the Pyrenees, to traditional Spanish bodegas, Argentinian steakhouses and everything in-between.
The list below includes the must try dish in each place, map locations and website links.
Browse my list of the 16 Best Steak & Meat Restaurants in Barcelona
1. Maison Carne
2. La Selva
3. Don Asador
Neighbourhood: Eixample
Must try dish: Flank steak with garden salad
(or if you’re feeling brave the Special Meat Dish
Assortment for 2)
No website
Only the best cuts of meat are used at this relaxed, family run Argentinian restaurant. There are so many choices from skirt to flank, ribeye and many more. Angus and Hereford breeds are used that are between 18 and 24 months old, all imported from the fertile grasslands region Humas Pampas in Argentina. On top of the incredibly tender and flavoursome steaks is some of the best meat in Barcelona, cooked on the traditional grill, including sausage and pork loin. You can get some huge sharing combos that include all the meats available. And the Salads and sauces are also very good.
4. Guanabara
5. 9 Reinas
Neighbourhood: Eixample
Must try dish:
Degustation menu (600g of different steaks
for 2 people, about €72)
A smart and classy Argentinian steakhouse in the Eixample neighbourhood. Once owned by former Barcelona footballer Javier Mascherano. The owners have changed, but the quality of the food and the ambience haven’t. Expect to see white table clothes, mood lighting and great service. Fantastic Argentinian starters like empanadas and provolone, followed by succulent cuts of meat. They have a great wine list as well.
6. Nine 9
Nine 9 is one of the restaurants on our list of the best steakhouses in Barcelona that has one of the largest selections of quality steaks to choose from. It’s also a restaurant where everything feels just right. From the large windows letting in light, to the open kitchen, smart decoration of tables, friendly service and the outside seating area running alongside the historic plant market next door. However, it’s the food that really makes Nine 9 stand out, and the steaks, including New York Strip, Bone in Rib, Tomahawk and many more, are among the best you’ll find anywhere in Barcelona. Quality meat cooked exactly as requested.
7. Solomillo Restaurant
Sophisticated Barcelona steak restaurant Solomillo in the L’Eixample area is a carnivors dream. Offering four top quality breeds. You choose the weight and cut and they cook it to perfection. Good service, a full bar and a beautiful patio out back. Full review here.
8. Patagonia Beef & Wine
A classic Argentinian steakhouse in Barcelona serving a variety of different cuts in a refined setting. All meats and wines are imported from Argentina. Expect typical starters like empanadas as well.
9. Fat Barbies
Neighbourhood: Eixample (Bailén)
Must try dish: Fat burger de vaca vieja
Other location: Eixample (Muntaner)
Real American smoked BBQ is here in Barcelona. We’re talking brisket, philly swiss steak, beef rib, burgers and much more. All ingredients are sourced organically and locally, down to the Olive wood for the smoking. You can literally smell the smoke as you walk towards the lodge cabin style restaurant a block away. Everything from the coleslaw to the sauces are made from scratch. This is not a gimmick. The two brothers who own it have put every effort into making this place a genuine venue for authentic smokey BBQ flavour. Full review here. Also, they have just opened a second venue in Carrer de Muntaner.
10. Buenos Aires Grill
Neighbourhood: Eixample
Must try dish: Ribeye steak & chimichurri sauce
Other Location: Sitges
11. FIRE at the W Barcelona
12. The Ranch Smokehouse
Neighbourhood: Plaça de Catalunya
Must try dish:
Arepas with pulled pork (starter) / St.Louis ribs
This American BBQ smokehouse may look like a chain restaurant, but it’s in fact a family run affair. Nestled between Plaza Catalunya and Universidad they serve some of the best barbequed meat, steaks and burgers I’ve had anywhere. For example 12hr slow cooked pulled pork or the super succulent, fall off the bone 5hr cooked St.Louis style ribs. Also, some great starters like mac ‘n’ cheese or arepas with pulled pork. This place is incredible value and the quality is so good, I strongly feel they could be charging more for this food. Full review here.
13. Can Cortada
14. Lomo Alto & Lomo Bajo
15. Pirineu en Boca
Pirineu en Boca is not only one of the best steak restaurants in Barcelona. It’s also a butchers shop at the front, selling some of the freshest meats from the Pyrenees region in northern Catalonia. At the back of the venue, in the dining area, is where you’ll get to try all those delicious meats. Grilled meats like lamb chops, homemade burgers, Catalan sausage, and of course a selection of the finest cuts of steaks. Or the fall off the bone 4 hour slow cooked shoulder of lamb. This was my second visit to Pirineu en Boca, and I can assure you, if you’re looking for incredible, locally sourced meats in a pleasant environment, this is the spot for you. Also, if the meat looks a little too underdone in my pictures, don’t worry, they cook it to your liking. And, will bring a flat iron grill to your table upon request for further cooking.
16. O'Chispa Taberna Galega
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See my full list of the other best restaurants in Barcelona here.