Excelente lugar familiar. Atención, ambiente y comida tradicional y con un alto estándar de calidad. Totalmente recomendado para familias con niños y parejas. La comida catalana tiene este templo bien asegurado.

Thomas Gottweis

This is number 1 in Barcelona! I have been to the city for many weeks and really visited many restaurants. If you are looking for a seafood restaurant, you should try this one! For me, it is simply the best. Try the monkfish, the Paellas, the bread with Alioli!

Tatia Kupatadze

This cozy spot in Barcelona is awesome! The seafood is fresh and tasty, and the staff are super friendly. I’ll definitely be back whenever I’m in town. Highly recommend

+3

Lynette Chang

We came before the restaurant opened but the owners let us in to keep warm from the cold 💛 - a quaint, wholesome and hearty place, with food that warms the soul as if your grandma cooked it. We ordered the “soup rice” or arroz caldoso and it was perfection - flavourful seafood broth with fresh seafood that serves 2 💯 honestly would think this place deserves more hype than it has! 🥰 thank you for the hospitality

+4

Mia

Great place for paella! Shrimp with garlic was also good. Grilled Calamari was cooked to perfect. Paella was really good! Noticed most customers ordered Paella and it was really something! Was recommended a dry red wine which was great. The house had lovely decor and good atmosphere. A MUST go place for paella.

+2

Hester van der Weij

I have come for more then 6 times in the time I lived in Barcelona! Amazing atmosphere, amazing food, and above all amazing staff. I brought every guest here to enjoy the real Catalan food and experience and it's for sure the best paella in town. I would recommend the black rice, sangria and the cheese cake for sure!

+2

Aleksandra Kwiatkowska

Great place with amazing food. Service is lovely and helpful and remembers their returning customers even after years. The portions are huge and reasonably priced. It can get quite busy, so reservation is recommended.

+1

manucsn

Good experience, really what you look for when you want a paella. Location is very characteristic, good service, special paella delicious. They offer a plate of salami. Fish of good quality

+6

Sebastian Paciorek

Great restaurant. Atmosphere is such best I ever been. I took some fish (sole?) and the dessert. Fish was good, but the dessert was awesome.

+1

tweylin

a must stop please. excellent food! have been coming annually since started visiting barcelona for holiday. 3 times already and quality is still assured! will continue to make this my stop whenever am in barcelona!

+1

Joseph Lo (Wandering Architect)

Absolutely delightful, the food here is a pure symphony of authenticity. Every dish that graced our table was nothing short of excellence. We savored tender stem mussels, succulent calamari, a symphony of fish flavors, artichokes that danced with your taste buds, and for a sweet finale, the choice between dreamy ice cream or a silky flan. As we dined, the atmosphere wrapped around us like a warm, cozy blanket. The charm only deepened as a jovial troupe of locals swept in, adding an infectious sense of festivity. It did get a tad more spirited than what we 'Americans' might be accustomed to, but it only added to the charm of the place. In essence, it was a medley of great atmosphere, exceptional food, and impeccable service. We left with a unanimous decision to return for more, for it was an experience that beckoned us like an old friend, promising even more heartwarming memories.

+2

Garrison Pease

Awesome paella in a long-standing unassuming restaurant. Also salads and wine selection very good. Best meal of our week long Spain trip!

+2

Matthew Bermeo

Very tasty food. If you like seafood, this is your place. Best paella so far that I have tried in Barcelona. However, I recommend booking a reservation. Service was okay, but took forever to give us our check and forgot couple of your drinks. Overall, good food but need to work on their service. Messi ate here too that a plus!

Amjad Alashqar

100 years old making paella, what do you expect!? And the owner of the place is attending and helping, making sure everything is going as should be. Calamari rings are so soft and perfectly done, highly recommended

+5

Paul Ho

We had a fantastic dinner here at Paco Alcade. It was recommended to us by a family friend. The wait staff speaks English and was very knowledgeable with his recommendations. The Arroz caldoso de bogavante (lobster cooked with rice in a wrought iron pot) was the highlight of the evening. The paella was well done without overcoming the mussels and prawns. We also liked the tapas offered. The razor clams were fresh and moist. The fried squid and pulpo de la plancha (grilled baby octopus) was nicely done with a squeeze of lemon. The prices were affordable with a dinner for 9 adults costing about 230 euros.

+7

Possibly the best paella I’ve ever had! We got the mixed paella with chicken and seafood and it was sensational. The staff were very attentive and drinks were good value for money! Would recommend …

Possibly the best paella I’ve ever had! We got the mixed paella with chicken and seafood and it was sensational. The staff were very attentive and drinks were good value for money! Would recommen…

Possibly the best paella I’ve ever had! We got the mixed paella with chicken and seafood and it was sensational. The staff were very attentive and drinks were good value for money! Would recommend …

Possibly the best paella I’ve ever had! We got the mixed paella with chicken and seafood and it was sensational. The staff were very attentive and drinks were good value for money! Would recommend …

Possibly the best paella I’ve ever had! We got the mixed paella with chicken and seafood and it was sensational. The staff were very attentive and drinks were good value for money! Would recommend …

Possibly the best paella I’ve ever had! We got the mixed paella with chicken and seafood and it was sensational. The staff were very attentive and drinks were good value for money! Would recommend …

This cozy spot in Barcelona is awesome! The seafood is fresh and tasty, and the staff are super friendly. I’ll definitely be back whenever I’m in town. Highly recommend

This cozy spot in Barcelona is awesome! The seafood is fresh and tasty, and the staff are super friendly. I’ll definitely be back whenever I’m in town. Highly recommend

This cozy spot in Barcelona is awesome! The seafood is fresh and tasty, and the staff are super friendly. I’ll definitely be back whenever I’m in town. Highly recommend

It was an amazing experience dining here. Me and my friends would definitely come back if we visit Barcelona again. The food is fresh and tasty, and the service was 100/10!! Thank you so much ❤️

It was an amazing experience dining here. Me and my friends would definitely come back if we visit Barcelona again. The food is fresh and tasty, and the service was 100/10!! Thank you so much ❤️

If you go to this place you will taste very very good food in general ! We ate baccalà polpette , zucchini polpette , turrada , sangria and paella and everything was great ! It’s cheap and the food…

Nice waiter, excellent food and good atmosphere! I recommend for everyone who want to eat a fresh fish dishes and homemade desserts. :)

Nice restaurant... friendly staff... good food... good price Yes... we will recommend to everybody Yes... we will be back

Typical paella, no turistic and so big that we couldn’t finish it. The waiters were so kind. We paid €20 comprehensive of wine and patatas bravas (for everyone). So raccomanded!

The place is great! Very close to the beach. I ordered paella, salad and wine and the dishes were huge. It was all very delicious. The place is operating from 1921 (judging by the sign on the wall)…

Mesa reservada y tuvimos que esperar. En general bien aunque tuvimos que devolver el pescadito frito por estar frío y la paella de marisco estaba muy pero que muy reseca lejos de las que anteriormente hacían. Me parece que la fama les empieza a venir grande. Servicio de personal, impecable.

Paco Alcalde es un restaurante en la Barceloneta con más de 100 años de historia. Es conocido por sus arroces, y tanto la paella de marisco como el arroz negro que probamos estaban muy buenos. El lugar es sencillo pero acogedor, y el servicio es amable y eficiente, especialmente el camarero uruguayo que nos atendió. Los precios son razonables para la zona y las porciones son generosas. La separación entre las mesas es bastante estrecha por lo que es un poco incómodo y a veces tienes que molestar a los clientes de las otras mesas para poder pasar. A pesar de eso, es un sitio recomendable para disfrutar de una buena paella en Barcelona.

Con más de cien años de ser abierto, tres generaciones de Alcaldes no puede fallar. Sus arroces es la especialidad y el ambiente increíble, se siente la historia. El precio considerando la zona es justo y las porciones son significativas.”

La comida estaba muy buena y la camarera que nos atendió fue muy maja y simpática. Pedimos el menú y preguntamos si podiamos cambiar la paella de marisco por la mixta y no nos pusieron ningún problema. Sin embargo, a la hora de pagar, nos añadieron un suplemento por este cambio, y en este sentido nos hubiera gustado que nos lo dijeran a la hora de pedir y no ya a la hora de pagar cuando no podemos valorar si nos interesaba o preferíamos hacer el menú normal... Quitando esto, todo lo demás ha ido bien :)

MENÚ PACO ALCALDE 28,6€. Lo que mas destaco de este restaurante es su paella de marisco y su fideuá, muy buena y con buena variedad de marisco. Para nada seca, melosa y con el arroz en su punto. Atención al cliente excelente. Muy atentos, serviciales y simpáticos. Te tratan con respeto en todo momento y eso de agradece. Calidad/precio: muy correcta.

André Nesti

Review: A cozy little restaurant in the heart of Barceloneta. The service was great, and the prices were fair. The food was okay overall – the seafood paella could use a bit more seafood, but the chicken and vegetable paella was very tasty, as was the breaded escalope. The space is small but comfortable. If they had tap beer, it would be perfect! Desert good as well. Bear in mind that parking in Barceloneta is not that easy but there are few paid car parking close by. Deles meters from the beach. I will go back for sure and try different meals.

Ainsley Muller

This third generation family run restaurant is a must visit in Barceloneta. The good: food was well priced and the portions were a good size. The house Cava is delicious. Service is quick. The bad: food was pretty good. Some of the seafood paella was overcooked but generally quite delicious. It looks like they bake it after frying it which seems to dry it out but I’m no chef. The ugly: the owner hovers over your table waiting for you to order three minutes after sitting down and doesn’t leave until you order. It was just weird and awkward and we ended up feeling rushed when we had nowhere to be and were looking forward to an evening of slow dining and instead felt rushed into ordering something we might not have ordered otherwise. Maybe too many tourists in a rush have changed how they handle tourists? Not sure of the reason but it was odd. All in all: it was a lovely dinner in a great spot with incredible history. Go here. It’s pretty good!

Qihua M

I found this restaurant on Google Maps while on the beach, it’s not easy to find a restaurant rating over 4.0 along the beach, I did not know why? Most restaurants were too touristy without enough local patrons? This Paco Alcalde was a good choice for seafood and local dishes, and the price was also very reasonable. I ordered a ham with melon as appetizer and a house special seafood Paella. I noticed more than half of all patrons ordered the Paella 😀😀 Cheers!

+6

My wife wanted seafood. I took her here. Our impression was that it ONCE may have been good. The service was non personable. whatsoever ever. The fried arti’choke’ literally almost made us cho…

The paella was not good. The sangria was very bad. There was no music and not a good atmosphere. The waiter we had was nice, however the owner was walking around looking angry. They bragged about…

Clásico restaurante del barrio marítimo de la Barceloneta. Buen producto con una elaboración correcta y ofrecido por un servicio de mesa muy profesional y amable.

Katie Walker

This was a disappointing dinner. While the fish was very well prepared and obviously fresh, the other dishes were lacking flavor or technique. The paella was gummy and neither had a good seafood broth nor other flavorings to make up for that. The asparagus was on the menu, but since it was out of season or out, they served what seemed to be canned white asparagus which was mushy. If you are going for just fish, would recommend, but otherwise, would consider elsewhere in the area. It was nice that they had three menu options in various languages.

adriano

The 30€ menu left much to be desired. The fried starter, paella, and dessert failed to impress, and the separate order of costillas for 35€ was disappointing with cold, dry meat and a small portion. I am not mentioning the artichokes, embarrassing. The restaurant needs improvement in maintaining dish quality. I report the meat quality twice to the waiters but nothing. I paid it

+1

elen

The paella is good. But not with so high quality. We are the only Chinese in this restaurant. The waiter just put the paella on the table and go. We have another large plate of vegetables on the table, so he just put it on top and left. Why don't you help us adjust the position of the plates? I think this should be a basic respect. But based on our observation, the waiters will help each guest at another table adjust the position of the plates. I would like to ask if this is racial discrimination. Having a good taste is the foundation of a good restaurant, but we should also respect every guest equally the picture below is what we adjusted. But at that time my friend were eating, inconvenience for us to adjust it. Also another thing is the grill seafood without sauce firstly, but we saw other guest had sauce with grilled seafood, after we asked they gave us. Soooooo confused, worst service I have ever seen

Me pusieron el peor arroz que he comido en mi vida. Experiencia lamentablemente . Había ido otras veces y se comía bien . Pero está vez era arroz hervido y mezclado con 4 gambas y pico más. Lamentable!!

Ambiente decadente, comida pésima, croquetas de jabugo eran solo bechamel, alcachofas rebozadas eran recalentadas y reblandecidas. La fideuá no tengo palabras, lo siento, la peor de mi vida, parecían espaguetis súper pasados con salsa de tomate y algo de pescado y marisco. Seguro que no llevaban ni caldo de pescado. Si miráis mis reseñas que son muchas no es mi estilo dar esta puntuación. Soy google guide 10, y estoy entre el 10% mejores reseñadores de google...pues nada ustedes juzguen si se la quieren jugar. Igual tuve mala suerte...o igual tuvieron un mal dia.

Restaurante casposo y mediocre solo apto para turistas, si estás de paso o si te equivocas. Comida en general muy muy floja, muy cortos de personal y el que hay (o el que nos ha tocado) poco preparado y concentrado. El dueño sigue la misma estela haciendo nula autocrítica a lo que nos parecía que estaba mal. Aun nos culpaba a nosotros por haber elegido mal el plato, cuando debería enfocarse en que elijas lo que elijas, sea excelente o sacarlo de la carta. Comentarios desagradables a otros clientes. Presentación de los platos acertada para 1950, pero no para 2025. Fideuá de “paella d’or” o similares, pero no es casera. Y mejor que no lo sea, por que de serlo… Algunas tapas aceptables, pero nada que recordaremos. Postres correctos. Precio coherente para la zona en la que está. Salón muy saturado de mesas, poco espacio para uno mismo. Conclusión: si quieres quedar bien, reserva en otro lado. En nuestro caso, la persona que reservó se ha ido avergonzada y contrariada.