Best Rice in Barcelona
13 restaurants compared
Top 5 Rice in Barcelona (Quick Answer)
Based on diner recommendations across 13 restaurants:
- Can Ros — 98% recommended, €32.50 (Barceloneta)
- La Mar Salada — 98% recommended, €26.50 (Barceloneta)
- Can Majó — 98% recommended, €34.50 (Barceloneta)
- Alkimia — 98% recommended, €38.00 (Eixample)
- Teresa Carles — 97% recommended, €18.50 (Raval)
Scroll down for detailed comparisons, prices, and diner tips for each restaurant.
All 13 Restaurants Compared
Can Ros
Arroz Caldoso with Rock Lobster
€32.50
Our signature 'soupy' rice, packed with the intense flavor of the Mediterranean.
La Mar Salada
Arròs del Senyoret (Gentleman's Rice)
€26.50
Premium seafood rice where everything is peeled and ready to eat.
Can Majó
Arroz con Bogavante (Lobster Rice)
€34.50
The restaurant's most celebrated rice dish with whole blue lobster.
Alkimia
Arròs de Colom (Rice with Squab and Truffle)
€38.00
An intense, gamey rice dish that defines Vilà's technical skill.
Teresa Carles
Arroz con Setas y Aceite de Trufa (Mushroom Rice)
€18.50
A deep, earthy rice dish featuring seasonal forest mushrooms.
Botafumeiro
Lobster Rice (Arroz con Bogavante)
A rich, soupy rice dish packed with chunks of fresh lobster.
Mesón Barceloneta
Traditional Catalan 'Arroz Banda'
€18.50
A refined, thin-layer rice dish with an intense seafood dashi.
El Nacional
Traditional Catalan 'Arroz Banda'
€24.50
A refined, thin-layer rice dish with an intense seafood dashi.
Petit Comitè
Rice with Rabbit and Snails (Arròs de Muntanya)
€26.50
A rustic 'mountain rice' dish cooked in a wide pan.
Lluritu
Arroz de Galeras (Mantis Shrimp Rice)
€18.50
A deeply savory rice dish flavored with mantis shrimp stock.
Can Culleretes
Arroz de la Casa
€16.50
Traditional house rice with meat and vegetables.
Tapas 24
Arroz de Gambas (Shrimp Rice)
€18.50
A small, concentrated pan of seafood rice with Mediterranean shrimp.
Arrosseria Xàtiva
Arroz a Banda (Fisherman's Style Rice)
€24.50
Rice cooked in a high-intensity fish stock, served separately from the seafood.