Tapas, salads, paella, churros, wine and cocktails inspired by Spain in the heart of Downtown Santa Cruz. Seasonal ingredients sourced from local farmers markets combined with exceptional Spanish products makes this restaurant a local favorite. Dine at the bar or kitchen counter with views of our team preparing your meal. Winner: Best New Restaurant 2020. Best Tapas 2021. Best Small Plates 2022.
A bright, buzzy go-to with big windows that serves Spanish shared plates, paella, wine & cocktails. Based on 180 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
1541 Pacific Ave suite b, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: (831) 900-5222
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Hours
| Friday | 5–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 5–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 5–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 5–9 PM |
| Thursday | 5–9 PM |
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Reservations: opentable.com
Reviews
Gilbert Vendryes
Simple menu still with a wide range of tapas and medium plates to share. Or go straight for the paella – always delish!
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Eric Newell
Upon first walking in, things seemed a bit dead (granted, it was a Wednesday night), and the decor a bit antiseptic, but the food and drinks did not disappoint. Bombas, seafood paella, and churros made for a very satisfying meal. I plan to bring visitors to Santa Cruz here in the future!
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This is Tiffany
Our server José was incredibly thoughtful, creative, accommodating and generous in every aspect of our experience! Our entire meal was 100% plant-based (nothing of animals) and 100% Delicious: complex and complimentary flavors and beautiful presentation. There’s no place in Santa Cruz that we’ve discovered like this. We’ve wanted to come to this restaurant for so long, and it ultimately became a joke that it was just never open and that it must be a front for something “else”. But gratefully friends came in from out of town and Barceloneta just so happen to *not only be open* , but they were ALSO able to get us in right away! We all commented that José was the Best server we’d ever had. Two of us coincidentally had hurt our necks and he came with two ziplock bags filled with ice for us! He was over the top conscientious, creative and gracious—like being in the beautiful home of a friend. The place filled up quickly and yet we could still have conversations audibly and every guest seemed so happy with their experiences at surrounding tables as well. All of the wait staff was professional and impeccable. We are all Vegan and enjoyed the Brussel sprouts, the Ibiza Hippy Salad, the Roasted Honeynut Squash, the Vegetable paella, and then José came out with churros, a chocolate dipping sauce and a candle singing Happy Birthday to our friend! Friendly like friends, classy AND Delicious! We couldn’t have asked for more! This place is a perfect excuse to dress up (which we didn’t because we didn’t know we were going until the last minute) and go out to a fine meal with friends, family or a special someone. Thank you so much for being open and being in Santa Cruz!
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Andy Lin (Andrew)
The paella was great! The flavor and texture were not like any paella that I’ve gotten before. Be sure to reserve some time though – it takes time to make it. The tapas were also great! The fried potatoes were a hit.
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Shashidhar Thakur
Fantastic tapas and paella in a very nice but unpretentious setting in my favorite part of Santa Cruz. We enjoyed our vegan paella and corn “ribs”. Both were amazingly flavorful. They are open only for dinner.
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Ronalyn Amor
This place has the best seafood paella I’ve ever had!!! I usually take one bite and either get disappointed by the texture or saltiness of paella at other restaurants, but here it is perfect!!!
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Luba Kharchenko
Barceloneta in Santa Cruz is very nice and cozy. This place offers very simple but very good and delicious food. We enjoyed every bite of the food we ordered. Owner was working in the kitchen and came over our table to welcome us and talked to us for a bit. We enjoyed both food and atmosphere.
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Jacky Corley
Visited here 2 weeks ago with my daughter who lives in Santa Cruz. It’s a favourite of hers. Great tapas and very friendly service. We didn’t book and although it was a Friday evening we got seated quickly.
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Alohi Galicia
Service was friendly and excellent. We had the Seafood Paella. Atmosphere is light, airy and comfortable. Bombas appetizer was absolutely delicious!!!
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Sara D
My friend suggested I try Barceloneta while in Santa Cruz since I’m vegan and have a hard time finding good restaurants. I’m so happy we went! It was sooooo yummy and the service was 5-star!!
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