Restaurants

These are the Barcelona restaurants that celebrities prefer

Dua Lipa, David Beckham and George Clooney are some of the celebrities who love Catalan cuisine.

George Clooney
ARA
07/07/2025
2 min

BarcelonaLast year, Barcelona closed out the year with a staggering 20 million visitors. There are many reasons why people visit the city, from history, culture, Barça, and gastronomy, among others. Due to the city's popularity and wide variety of offerings, many types of people stroll the streets of the Catalan capital. Among them are well-known faces, from singers to actors and politicians, who, by posting photos on their social media profiles, make it easier to follow the tours they take and the dishes they taste.

Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa a les piscines de Montjuïc

The Albanian singer loves coming to Barcelona to film music videos and discover new restaurants. So much so that she's happy to share photos of her stops, which is why she's known to be a big fan of Gresca, the restaurant located on Provença Street and Enric Granados Street. by Rafa Peña where this chef reinterprets Catalan cuisine. Just a few blocks from Gresca is Mont Bar, a signature bistro with avant-garde cuisine and typical Mediterranean ingredients, where Dua Lipa also stopped when she last visited Barcelona.

David Beckham
Beckham

Like many illustrious figures who have made a name for themselves at Botafumeiro, David Beckham also let himself be delighted by the fresh fish and seafood at the restaurant on Gran de Gràcia street in January 2024. Then, the restaurant's public face, Jesús Pérez Alonso, ambushed the soccer star putting food directly into his mouth, an image that quickly spread across social media. Other well-known faces who have recently graced the establishment include actress Emma Watson, the Rolling Stones, the Backstreet Boys, and Ozuna.

Rosalía
La cantant Rosalia

Far from the Botafumeiro liturgy, the restaurants Rosalía frequents are traditional and nostalgic. Tiles on the walls, plasterboards, and a good bar as the nerve center of the establishment are the key elements of the restaurants chosen by the Sant Esteve Sesrovires native. El Pollo, next to Ronda Sant Antoni, was one of Rosalía's go-to restaurants for a time, although the singer is a tastaolletes. gastroAnother of his favorite spots, Bar Marsella, is also located in the Raval district. It's not a place to go for dinner, but it's been serving food away since 1820.

George Clooney
George Clooney

George Clooney tends to be more discreet, and it's harder to follow in his footsteps than those of the aforementioned celebrities. However, it is known that he has dined at the Passadís del Pep restaurant in Ciutat Vella. Like him, the establishment is discreet: there's no sign outside, and to enter, you have to go through a long hallway that leads to a central dining room. This establishment has also been chosen by Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, and Francis Ford Coppola.

Lamine Yamal
Lamine Yamal

The Barça star now has a landmark restaurant in Barcelona, We enjoyedLocated on Aragó Street, between Balmes and Rambla de Catalunya, it's a restaurant with an unpretentious American bar aesthetic that's becoming a favorite among Barça's youngest players.

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