Quimet & Quimet
Worth it if you're watching the budget and you only have one day.
Short answer
Is Quimet & Quimet worth it?
Quimet & Quimet deserves a place on most first itineraries. Go early or reserve ahead. Crowds are part of the cost.
The answer depends on your budget, time and travel style; the breakdown below shows who gets the most value.
A tiny, bottle-lined standing bar in Poble-sec famous for its made-to-order montaditos.
How to do it right
- 01
A few square metres crammed wall-to-ceiling with bottles, where you stand and eat little stacked canapés built on the spot from tinned and preserved delicacies.
- 02
Magic for curious couples and solo grazers; claustrophobic and impractical for groups or anyone needing a seat.
Is it a fit?
Go if
You're watching the budget
Quimet & Quimet earns the spend, even on a tight budget.
You only have one day
Short trip or not, keep Quimet & Quimet.
You're traveling as a couple
As a couple, Quimet & Quimet is an easy yes.
You're traveling solo
Solo, Quimet & Quimet is an easy yes.
The plates that decide it
- The smoked-salmon, Greek-yogurt and truffled-honey montadito — the house's most famous bite — order it first
- Mojama (salt-cured tuna) with almonds, plus a tinned-conservas plate and a glass of vermut — reliable and very local
- Coming at peak dinner rush — no seats and packed — you'll barely fit, let alone enjoy it
Plan it well
- Cost
- ~€25–35 per head with a few glasses
- Allow
- 45 min – 1 hour
Consider instead
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Sources and method (3)
- Quimet & Quimet is a tiny standing-only Poble-sec tapas bar run by the same family since 1914, dedicated to montaditos built from conservas. quimetiquimet.com ↗
- It does not take reservations, seats nobody (standing room for ~20), and queues form before noon on weekends. theinfatuation.com ↗
- afar.com ↗