Barcelona Wine Bar is a group of Spanish tapas bars in the United States. We list 21 locations across 10 states and Washington, DC. This profile uses what their listings say, plus the opening hours stored for each one.
What the group says about itself
The group's description in our records talks about warm, welcoming tapas bars that the founders set out to build as understated, sophisticated places where friends could share food from Spain. The cooking combines local, fresh produce with Spanish staples, and the record names them: olive oil, vinegars, pimentón, piquillo peppers, cheeses and charcuterie.
The same text describes an ever-changing menu built on clean flavours, seasonal ingredients and specialities from Spain and the Mediterranean, and mentions more than 20 years of experience. It also gives a figure of 17 locations; our directory now lists 21, so that number in the group's text looks older than the list itself.
If the menu names piquillos or a cheese board, our guides to piquillo peppers and Spanish cheese beyond Manchego explain what you are looking at.
The two Washington rooms
Two DC listings carry their own short descriptions. Cathedral Heights, at 3310 Wisconsin Ave NW, serves Spanish small plates, sangria and wine in rustic but elegant rooms with a sidewalk patio. 14th Street, at 1622 14th St NW, is described as serving Spanish small plates and wine in rustic yet elegant rooms, with a courtyard and an outdoor fireplace. For the difference between sangria and the simpler tinto de verano, see our guide.
When they open
The hours in the listings follow one pattern with a few exceptions. From Monday to Thursday most locations open at 16:00, so they suit an early evening glass and dinner rather than lunch. On Fridays most open earlier, many at 14:00. On Sundays every location opens between 11:00 and 12:00, and on Saturdays all do except New Haven, which opens at 15:00.
- Reston opens at 11:30 from Monday to Friday, and Fairfield at 12:00, so these two serve weekday lunch.
- Stamford opens at 12:00 on Wednesday to Friday and at 15:00 on Monday and Tuesday.
- Inman Park in Atlanta opens at 13:00 on Thursday and Friday, and Pittsburgh at 11:00 on Friday.
- The latest listed closing is 02:00 on Friday and Saturday, at Reston, 14th Street in DC and Miami. Several others run to 01:00 or 01:30 on those nights.
Hours change around holidays, so check with the location before a late visit.
All 21 locations
- Connecticut: New Haven (155 Temple St), Stamford (222 Summer St), Fairfield (4180 Black Rock Turnpike), West Hartford (971 Farmington Ave).
- Massachusetts: Brookline (1700 Beacon St), Cambridge (1688 Massachusetts Ave), Boston South End (525 Tremont St).
- Washington, DC and Virginia: Cathedral Heights, 14th Street, Reston (12023 Town Square St).
- Pennsylvania: Philadelphia (1709 East Passyunk Ave), Pittsburgh (922 Penn Ave).
- Georgia: Inman Park (240 North Highland Ave NE) and Westside Ironworks (1085 Howell Mill Rd), both in Atlanta.
- North Carolina and Tennessee: Raleigh (430 West Martin St), Charlotte (101 W. Worthington Ave), Nashville (1200 Villa Pl).
- Texas: Dallas (5016 Miller Ave, Knox-Henderson), Houston (1731 Westheimer Rd).
- Colorado and Florida: Denver (2900 Larimer St), Miami (310 NW 25th St).
Every Spanish restaurant we list in the country is on our United States page.
