Citorah PickRestaurant · El Born

Llamber

Best for if you're solo or in a pair where one of you hates committing to a wide pan for forty minutes

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

Citorah says

Fran Heras's Asturian-Catalan taberna has been running since 2012 and the rice it's known for is arròs negre amb allioli — squid-ink rice with a separate quenelle of garlic mayonnaise you fold in yourself, around €18-22 a head depending on whether you split it as a ración-format tapa or order the full pan.

From Best Paella in Barcelona 2026 — 10 Places Worth the Metro, under “8. Llamber — El Born”.

The catch

Wrong for you if you want a wood-fired valenciana on a Sunday-lunch terrace by the sea — go to Barceloneta's Can Solé for that, not the Passeig Marítim photo-menu rank.

Good to know

Price
around €18-22 a head
Where
Carrer de la Fusina 5
Getting there
two minutes from Mercat del Born, Jaume I on the L4
What to order
arròs negre amb allioli
Price
Two of you eating rice plus three or four shared plates (the steak tartare, the cecina, the tortilla with truffle) lands around €70-85 with a bottle of Catalan white.
Booking
Book online for dinner — Born is hen-do territory in 2026 and Friday/Saturday walk-ins are a coin-flip after 8pm; lunch is the easier sitting.

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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