A Gracia tapas bar where creative small plates — think bikini sandwiches deconstructed and rebuilt, patatas bravas reimagined, and the kind of inventive combinations that honour Catalan tradition while refusing to be constrained by it — are served in a narrow room that fills with the neighbourhood crowd every evening. La Pepita represents the Gracia approach: serious about food, casual about everything else. The chalkboard menu changes, the wine list is short and good, and the atmosphere is the atmosphere of a neighbourhood bar that happens to cook at a very high level.
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Gracia, Barcelona
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The patatas bravas (La Pepita's version), whatever's on the chalkboard specials, and the bikini (ham and cheese, elevated). A glass of something Catalan. The portions are generous for tapas.
Early evening (7:30-8pm) to grab a table — the room fills quickly. Weeknights are calmer. The Gracia location means the Placa del Sol, the neighbourhood squares, and the village atmosphere are all part of the evening.
Carrer de Corsega 343, Gracia. Diagonal or Fontana metro. Tapas €5-10. No reservations (or limited). Cash and cards. The Gracia neighbourhood is the best in Barcelona for evening wandering.