Restaurants · Our pick in Barcelona
Los Caracoles
Chickens on the spit in the street
The Bofarull family’s restaurant on Carrer dels Escudellers, known for its spit-roast chickens and snails.
Our take
- Snails
- Spit-roast chicken
- Address
- Gothic Quarter, Barcelona
- Nearest metro
- La Rambla | Drassanes
350 m · 4 min walk
More distances - Website
- loscaracoles.es
About Los Caracoles
Los Caracoles, also called Casa Bofarull, is on Carrer dels Escudellers in the Gothic Quarter; snails, as the name says, are the house dish.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Los Caracoles before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
What’s nearby
Distances from Los Caracoles are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- La Rambla | DrassanesL3350 m4 min walk
- LiceuL3350 m4 min walk
- Jaume IL4500 m6 min walk
Key sights
- La Boqueria450 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Barcelona Cathedral500 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Museu Picasso700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Palau de la Música900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Barceloneta beach1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Casa Batlló1.6 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 8 min
- La Pedrera2.1 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Sagrada Família2.7 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Park Güell4.3 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Barcelona-El Prat Airport12 kmCar or taxi 38 min
Main railway stations
- Plaça de Catalunya (Rodalies, FGC)950 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Passeig de Gràcia (Rodalies)1.3 kmWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Plaça d’Espanya (FGC)2.3 kmWalk 28 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Barcelona Sants3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
Location
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