7 Portes is a real time commitment — fit it in only if it's a priority.
Allow 2 hours.
High ceilings, piano music, brass plaques and waiters in white jackets serving big paellas and classic Catalan fare in a room thick with history. A reliable, atmospheric choice for multigen dinners and first-timers; formal, touristy and not the most exciting food in town.
7 Portes opened as the Café de les 7 Portes in 1836 in the Porxos d'en Xifré near Port Vell and became a full restaurant in 1929, famous for rice dishes. · 7portes.com
Its signature Paella Parellada was created for diner Manuel Parellada, who wanted his rice served with shells and bones removed. · salirporbarcelona.com