It’s finally here. Time Out Market Barcelona has opened its doors on Barcelona’s Old Port, chefs are slinging out some serious dishes and the outdoor terraces are looking fabulous in the sunshine. What are you waiting for?
Time Out Market Barcelona showcases the cream of the city’s culinary scene all under one roof. After all, there’s a very vast array of food and drink options in Barcelona. From world-renowned high-end restaurants and cocktail bars to excellent, affordable tapas spots, our food scene is one of the things Barcelona is best known for. And now you can find the city’s finest food, all in one place.
From Catalan classics and rice dishes to haute cuisine, this gastronomic hub will also feature a comprehensive cultural program, with 14 kitchens, one full-service restaurant and four bars (two indoor and two outdoor), all curated by Time Out’s local editorial team.
Here’s everything you need to know about the market.
Ever read one of Time Out’s guides, like ‘The best restaurants in Barcelona’ or ‘the best bars’?
Time Out Market was conceived from these lists. We aimed to bring our dining guides to life, and the result is a very exciting culinary journey, as diverse as it is delicious.
The first Time Out Market was in Portugal: Time Out Market Lisbon opened in 2014 and has since become a fixture of the city.
Since then, we’ve opened markets in New York, Cape Town, Boston, Chicago, Dubai, Montreal, and, in May 2024, Porto. Now, it’s Barcelona’s turn.
Time Out Market Barcelona is situated at Port Vell (Barcelona’s historic port), specifically on the upper floors of the Maremagnum shopping centre. It’s directly accessible from the street via escalators and a lift.
The venue covers an enormous 5,250 square meters and features two terraces with 360° views of the sea, the port, and the city.
The market features 14 kitchens, one full-service restaurant and four bars (two indoors and two outdoors). Each kitchen has been meticulously selected by Time Out Barcelona’s editorial team, and all have received at least a four-star rating from our critics.
Offerings range from street food favourites to Michelin-starred dishes, all prepared by local chefs and restaurants.
Beyond the restaurants and bars, the space will also host events and live performances. There’s also a podcasting studio, but you’ll have to wait and see what we’ve got in store for that.
At Time Out Market Barcelona, large, communal tables are designed to enable sampling from all 14 kitchens in a single meal, served with proper crockery and cutlery. Fancy proper table service? No problem. Head to Casa Amà lia, the Market’s standalone restaurant with its own dedicated tables and service.
Where do we begin? There’s 14 restaurants and four bars at the market, cheffing up everything from fine dining to classic tapas. From chefs with two Michelin stars to a world-renowned cocktail bar, and sushi, burgers, pizza and tacos, the Market has it all. You can find the full list with all the details down below. We hope you’re hungry!
Specialising in the use of the flame grill, this restaurant is highly regarded in Barcelona. Their premium ingredients are showcased in various cooking styles, always incorporating fire at some stage, whether for grilling, smoking, or flaming. With a limitless attitude, Darvaza takes on culinary influences from around the globe, all brought together by fire and smoke.
At just 25, Fran López is a Catalan chef born in Aldea (in the Tarragona province) and trained under Alain Ducasse in Barcelona and Paris. In 2009, he became one of the youngest chefs globally to earn a Michelin star for his work at Villa Retiro in Xerta, Tarragona. He and his brother Joaquim opened Xerta in Barcelona in 2006, where he earned his second Michelin star in 2016. Xerta serves a compelling blend of traditional and creative market cuisine that reinterprets the local flavours of the Terres de l’Ebre region, offering a unique dining experience that will also be a feature at Time Out Market Barcelona.
Run by chefs and owners Lena Maria Grané and Ricky Smith, BaLó – named after the initial letters of their hometowns, Barcelona and London – serves Mediterranean and modern cuisine with Atlantic influences. Their understated creativity, cutting-edge techniques, and fresh, seasonal ingredients come together to create vibrant, flavour-packed dishes that will also be available at Time Out Market Barcelona.
Behind La Balmesina are Max, Ale, and Mattia; three Italians well-known and loved throughout the city for their light and crispy gourmet pizza made with a sourdough base. Their recipes and cooking techniques have made this place famous, where they use organic flours and a dough that ferments cold for up to 72 hours. Recently it was included in the 50 Top Pizza list as the 9th best pizzeria in Europe.
At the heart of Monster Sushi are many years of training in Japan, California and Barcelona. By combining local ingredients with refined Japanese techniques, Monster Sushi offers an explosion of flavours and textures in an extensive menu. To start, there are hot dishes, where the yakisoba stands out as some of the best you can eat in the city, available as vegetarian with prawns or chicken, or with tender and succulent strips of beef tenderloin. There’s also a bluefin Balfegó tuna tataki if you want to start strong.
Xuba Tacos is one of the best taquerias in Barcelona, and no wonder – it’s the project of two-Michelin star chef Antonio Sáez, along with his Mexican friend and partner Raúl Salcido, and is a dedicated, authentic celebration of their love for Mexican cuisine. ‘Xuba’ translates to corn in the Zapotec indigenous language and the menu magnifies the essence of this legendary street food, featuring classic takes like tacos al pastor or cochinita pibil, and original creations like the taco de solomillo rossini, with beef tenderloin, grilled foie gras, and truffle sauce. They use blue corn tortillas – neutral in flavour to enhance high-quality ingredients – filled with sumptuous slow-cooked fillings.
Inaugurated in 1899, Casa Guinart reinvented itself a few years back and is now one of the reference points for Catalan cuisine in the city. Located between La Rambla and the Boqueria Market, this spot is very popular with everyone from market vendors to locals and tourists. David Moya, together with chef Ã’scar Manresa, a great connoisseur of the Boqueria, brings his best products and unique vision of Catalan cuisine to the Market.
Arturo López, co-owner of the establishment, and chef Eduardo Egui will bring La Real HamburgueserÃa to the Time Out Market Barcelona to offer their classic burgers served on delicious brioche buns. Their excellent presentation, with perfect precision and a great harmony of flavours, sets La Real HamburgueserÃa apart from those trendy oversized burgers that simply stack ingredients. Everything is made in-house and from scratch, from the guacamole to the fries and the ketchup, to create truly exceptional burgers.
Nuri and her husband Jordi opened Bar Núria in Poblenou back in 1962, after learning to cook the recipes from her mother and grandmother. More than 60 years and three generations later, the Nuri family reopened Bar Nuri on the Rambla de Poblenou in 2022, and within four days they became the neighbourhood's favourite local spot – and we’re hardly surprised. At Nuri you’ll find all the iconic, traditional tapas you expect from your local bar – what they call ‘flagship tapas’ – cooked with the house’s signature skills: top-tier croquettes, fresh and well-fried Andalusian-style calamari and Russian salad prepared just right. You’ll want to try it all.
Since it opened in 2005, Bubó has been a pioneer in modern chocolaterie and patisserie in Barcelona. They use organic and locally sourced raw materials, and all the cocoa in their creations comes from sustainable farming. They excel in all areas: chocolate, pastries, and cakes. Both in substance and style, they’re also very well known for their cute packaging; redefining the concept of sweets, these guys combines flavour and fun. This quality and approach have led them to export their products to ten countries, and their fame has even reached Japan.
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