Citorah PickRestaurant · El Born

Casa Delfín

Research-ledBuilt from current sources, not a visit. Checked .

Citorah says

This is the rice address locals send their cousins to when 7 Portes is full of cruise passengers being walked in two-by-two.

From Best Paella in Barcelona 2026 — 10 Places Worth the Metro, under “6. Casa Delfín — El Born”.

The catch

Wrong restaurant if you're solo, want under €20 a head, or are catching a 16:00 train.

Good to know

Price
around €25 per person for the rice alone
Where
Passeig del Born 36
Getting there
ten minutes' walk from Jaume I on the L4
What to order
the paella de marisco and the arròs negre — squid-ink black rice with allioli that turns your teeth grey for an hour and is worth it
Price
more like €60-70 for two once you've added the escalivada, the croquetes, a bottle of something from Penedès and a vermut to start
Booking
they take bookings on their site and the Born fills by 14:00 every weekend

As the guide had it on 26 Jun 2026. Check prices and hours with the place itself before you go.

Where it is

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The guide it’s in

  • Barcelona · Food & drink

    Best Paella in Barcelona 2026 — 10 Places Worth the Metro

    Ten Barcelona paella spots worth crossing the city for in 2026 — with prices, dishes, neighbourhoods and the tourist-trap rice we tell you to walk past.

    Checked · 18 minResearch-ledSays what to skip

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