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Child-friendly restaurants in Barcelona

During the warmer months you can take advantage of many of Barcelona's restaurant and cafe terraces for eating out with the family. In general, restaurants and tapas bars are all child-friendly and it is very usual to see families eating out with kids in barcelona both during the daytime and evening.

See also Party Time if you are looking for a way to celebrate a special occasion.

Where We Eat - Please recommend a child-friendly restaurant in Barcelona.

Rustic Family Restaurants

Taking the children out of town to eat can be a relaxing way to spend a Sunday. Rustic masias serve up traditional Catalan food with a family atmosphere.

Can Marti
Font del Mont, 4 - Vallvidrera / Sarria
Tel. 93 406 91 95 
Just outside the city in the hills of the Collserola national park, a restaurant with terrace, space and a touch of nature for children. Traditional catalan food, grilled meats and seasonal "Calçotades".

Restaurant El Paller
Torrent Malet, 10 - Premia de Dalt
Tel. 93 752 4168

An old rustic restaurant serving traditional grilled and catalan food with a special treat for young children. In addtion to the terrace there is a small fish pond and an unusal menagerie of animals (Birds, goats and an Ostrich) housed outside as well as a small wooden play area.  Also a place to go for seasonal "Calçotades".

Can Travi Nou
Parc de la Vall d'Hebron, Horta
Tel. Tel. 93 428 0434

A converted 14th-century farmhouse with terraces and gardens. Plenty of space for kids to explore. Traditional food and lots of it. 
 

El Jardi de L'Apat
Albert Llanas, 2, Horta-Guinardo
Tel. 93 285 77 50
A typical Catalan restaurant in a house with garden and views. A nice space to take the children to enjoy traditional catalan cusine, grilled meats and the seasonal "Calçotades".

Barcelona family restaurants

Pizza Marzano

Pizzeria chain offering good selection of pizzas, pastas, salads and ice creams. High chairs available and birthday party reservations.

Els Pollos de llull
Napols, 272 (nr. Sagrada Familia)
Ramon Turro, 13
Sant Roc, 24
http://www.elspollos.com

Tasty roast chicken, chips and salad, a simplistic menu at great value for money. Big spacious restaurants with quick service and a drawing area to keep kids busy while they wait. High chairs available. Ongoing chicken drawing competition for kids! Plenty of room although you may want to book for larger parties.

Happy Bar & Grill
Rbla. de Catalunya, 13

Close to Pl. Catalunya, roomy restaurant serving a menu of salads, pizzas, nachos, chicken wings, pastas and ice creams. High chairs available.

Panormus
Rbla. Poble Nou 117
Tel 93 486 9424
Great for kids. Bright and atttractive restaurant with lots of child-friendly dishes (pizza, pasta, sandwiches), highchairs and a nappy changing unit in the loo. ("Where we Eat " Recommendation)

Hard Rock Cafe Barcelona
Pl. Catalunya, 21
Tel. 932 702 305
Kids love it, if only for the tremendous portions of American and Tex-Mex style food and thick creamy shakes. You will also have the additional entertainment of staff dancing to YMCA or other classics on the bar while you dine - and of course don't forget you can make it an even more memorable moment by picking up a souvenir at this world famous restaurant's merchandise shop on your way out! The restaurant hosts Breakfast with Santa or the 3 Kings at Christmas, Easter activities as well as children's parties.

Fosters Hollywood American Restaurant
Balmes, 76
Tel. 93 496 0387
http://www.fostershollywood.es
American restaurant with shakes, ribs, chicken, cheese fries and burgers. Booth style seating plus more spacious area at the back. On Saturdays and Sundays from 1pm to 5.30pm a magician wanders around the tables doing tricks and twisting balloons into ingenious shapes. Reserve for parties and large numbers.

Fish and Chips Barcelona
Rambla del Raval, 26 (Metro Drassanes)
Tel: 93 4411134
http://www.fishandchipsbarcelona.com

If you or your kids crave a taste of the UK, you will find authentic, traditional fish and chips at this British run shop in the Raval. All your favourites from steak and kidney pies to sausage and chips and popular children's side dishes such as baked beans. It is also the only place in town that you can find Ribena to drink it down with. Children size portions are available for €4.00 and Adult fish and chips for €7.50. Eat in or take away. British TV. Open from 10am for breakfast snacks and non-stop until midnight (weekdays) or 2.30am on (Friday and Saturday).

Beer & Coffee
Fontanella, 2
Tel. 93 301 3620
More than the name suggests, this restaurant located right in the central shopping district opposite El Corte Ingles has a great selection of tapas and pinchos (bread slices with toppings). They also do cooked basic meals and have high chairs and a baby changing table. Non-smoking area.

El Mussol
Casp, 19
Diagonal, 488
Arago, 261
http://www.mussol.angrup.com/castellano/index.htm
Open kitchen, Catalan farmhouse style restaurants in the Eixample specialising in grilled meats and vegetables.

El Glop
Casp, 21
Rbla de Catalunya, 65
Sant Luis, 24
http://www.elglop.com
Chain of similar spacious restaurants with good choice of catalan meats and fish where you are sure to find something to keep the kids happy.

El Raco
Rbla. Catalunya, 25
Corsega, 196
Pl. Urqunianoana, 7
Ronda Universitat, 11
http://www.elraco.com
Large, open-kitchen chain of restaurants offering a huge selection of mediterranean foods: Pizzas, pastas, steaks, rice dishes and pancakes.

La Miranda del Museu
Museu d' Historia de Catalunya
Pl. de Pau Vila, 3 (Palau de Mar near Marina Port Vell)
Tel. 93 225 5007
Cafeteria and restaurant on the top floor of the Catalunya History museum. Daily menu. You eat inside but you can have a drink under the covered patio or go onto the spacious terrace for fantastic views of the marina and city.

Fresco
Tel. 933 016 837
http://www.frescco.com/

Ronda Universitat, 29
València, 263
Carme, 16
Diagonal, 449
Salvador Espriu, 31
Plaça Duc de Medinaceli
Maremagnum
Gran de Gràcia, 30
All-you-can-eat buffet chain with a healthy and vast selection of salads. This is where all the decent lettuce in Barcelona is if you have been wondering. Potato salads, beetroot, alfalfa sprouts, lots of colour and tasty dressings. You can also help yourself to a hot food choice of pizza, pasta, rice dishes soup. Drink and dessert are also thrown in all for a fixed price under €10.

La Palleresa Xocolateria
Petritxol, 11

An oldy-worldy chocolateria serving up mouth-wateringly rich hot chocolate with churros to dip. Churros are sugary battered fingers (much like doughnuts) tthat are dipped into thick hot chocolate. A very tradiional Spanish treat and a great place to go with children.

Poble Espanyol
Tel. 93 508 6300
Av. Marques de Comillas, 13

Pizzeria, Creperia, Tapas and other restaurants to choose from at Poble Espanyol. The advantage of booking to eat here is that with a restaurant reservation you get free entry into village. The restaurant will leave your name at the entrance. You may want to visit on Sunday when family activities are organised around lunchtime.

For list of Poble Espanyol restaurants

Beach Front dining

During the summer, Cheringuitos on Barcelona's Beaches open up which offer simple but stylish foods, sandwiches, burgers and salads. You are right on the sand so kids can continue to play while they wait and you can watch them from the shade.