Dining suggestions for Barcelona based on itinerary

I will not be able to recommend specific restaurants as my last visit was some time ago. I would suggest tapas one meal at least. Great fun and you can try a variety of items. The further you dine away from the main tourist areas the more authentic and cheaper the food will be at any meal. Ask at your hotel were the various staff eat in the area.

Our best experiences were wandering into a little place, the menu in only the local language and the patrons wondering who the strangers are in their local place. Be adventurous and have fun. The last time the prices were one euro for a tapas and a small glass of wine. Likely more expensive now, but a great way to try food and experience the local lifestyle.

You’ve got a pretty busy schedule but consider a culinary walk if you enjoy food. We used this company in Lisbon and were pleased https://culinarybackstreets.com/culinary-walks/barcelona/. For a sit down meal we enjoyed this place: https://www.vianabcn.com/en/. We had a reservation which we made by email. They are on vacation until August 16.

I normally don't reply to petitions for "which restaurant" as I find it something very personal: too often we all have very different tastes, different past experiences, different budgets... and different expectations! And also because this is a city with a very fluid gastronomic scene with several thousand eateries where you can find a few true gems and many crappy places too... and where restaurants are popping up and winding up all the time. Yet today I'm soft, LOL!

Adapting to your itinerary...

Tue > Platja Ca la Nuri, by the beach https://platja.calanuri.com/en/
Wed > Tapas24 in Carrer Diputació http://www.carlesabellan.com/mis-restaurantes/tapas-24/
Thu > Kibuka in Carrer Goya in Gràcia http://www.kibuka.com/en/goya-eng/gallery-goya/
Fri > El Xalet in Montjuïc, with splendid views over the city https://www.gruptravi.com/en/xalet-montjuic/
Sat > Tapeo in Carrer Montcada http://www.tapeoborn.cat/tapeo-del-born-en.html

All of these are no-frills no-nonsense casual places... except for Tapas,24, which is still casual but it's run by a famous trendy chef and El Xalet, which is a bit posh and it's probably the priciest of the list -still, it's "reasonably pricey".

Although not strictly necessary, you might want to call them and make reservations as August is especially busy.

There's another one particularly coming to mind, Can Recasens (https://canrecasens.restaurant/), located in El Poblenou, a neighbourhood outside your itinerary, yet still very worth visiting, which I like a lot because it encompasses a few of my favourite requirements: casual, cosy, inexpensive, romantic, not noisy, not touristy, very local and with good quality simple products. This is a good place to drop by for a light dinner. The place was originally a charcuterie back when the great-grandparents of the current owners opened it in 1906 and today they keep the tradition as they've turned it into a restaurant serving tables of local cheeses, pates and cold cuts and salads: simplicity yet good quality. This sort of eating is very typical here in Catalonia when going out with close friends. For this place, you do need to make a reservation as it's very popular among locals and it's almost always quite full. You can reserve for a table either at 9 pm or at 11 pm. You can go there by metro or in an inexpensive 15' ride by taxi from the centre.

FYI... El Born is not a neighbourhood, nor a district... it's just a short 200yd boulevard. The neighbourhood where is located is called La Ribera and the district is Ciutat Vella.

Enjoy

PS: Check the sites and follow your guts... I make no promises nor accept any responsibility :)

Enric - thank you SO MUCh for this list! Yes, I will check them out and won't hold you responsible :) but it's great to have suggestions. I do usually want into a place off the street because "it looks good" but there are so many restaurants that it makes my head spin. And I prefer places that are not touristy so this helps tremendously.