Tapas to share
We recommend you to share between you several different dishes, and try a bunch of flavours!
If you’d like the full experience and have the time for it, try our tasting menu!
Olivera
4.80
Marinated Catalan “llepadits” olives
With the spice “sumaque”
(vg)
El Tablao
15.00
Mediterranean cheese & Iberian cured ham board
Iberian ham from Extremadura, cured at least 28 months
(Can be served only cheese or only ham)
([g], l, [n], pork optional)
Pan Tumaca Zaatar
4.50 (4p)
“Pan tomate” tomato bread with zaatar
Zaatar is a blend of aromatic Mediterranean herbs, and adds a twist to this very typical local tapa
([g], vg)
Salad Bateekh
8.80
Summer salad of
watermelon and feta cheese
With tomato and basil (l)
Lado-Lemon
9.50
Braised tuna with
Ladolemono vinaigrette
This fish is more specifically a “bonito”, very typical local fish that could be considered similar to a Skipjack tuna.
Ladolemono is a typical Greek lemon-based vinaigrette. It is creamy and sour at the same time.
Prens el Pèl, Falafel
8.90 (4p)
Chef’s falafel
With green tahini and pickles (vg)
Croqueta Coqueta
2.80 (1p)
Fried croqueta of apple and ras-el-hanout
Ras-el-hanout is a mix of curry-type spices. The croquette is served with a turmeric and ginger mayonnaise.
(g, vg)
Medjoul Devils on Horseback
8.20 (4p)
Medjoul dates wrapped in bacon
With a Pedro Ximenez balsamic reduction. Classic of the house since over a decade.
(contains pork)
Harissa Bravas
6.90 (half)/ 9.90 (full)
Fried potatoes with vegan alioli, caramelised soya and harissa
Harissa is a Tunisian spicy paste. It is served on the side
(vg)
How Dipp is Your Love?
1 dip 4.90
3 dips 14.50
6 dips 24.00
1 pitta extra 0.65
(gluten-free bread available)
Home-made dips with mini-pitta
- Cucumber tzatziki (l, v)
- Kalamata black olive tapenade (vg)
- Roasted red pepper hummus (vg)
- Courgette mutabal (vg)
- Pumpkin, spicy harissa and sun-dried tomato ([n], vg)
- Leek, feta cheese and lemon (l, v)
Dajaj Especiat
12.70
Mediterranean chicken tagine
With dried apricots, Gordal green Catalan olives, sumaque and almonds ([n], halal meat)
Pita toro
14.50 (4p)
Slow-cooked ox-tail pitas
Served with pickled Figueres onions
(g, [l], halal meat)
Un Tros d’Arròs Melós
12.50
“Meloso” rice dish with sepia and Moroccan lemon
gremolata sauce
Meloso is a typical local rice dish where the rice is more moist in texture, between a broth and a dry rice dish. Sepia is cuttlefish, a type of shellfish similar in characteristics to the squid family.
Caneló de la Iaia Viatgera
9.90
Spinach cannelloni
Made with goat cheese and a Pecorino béchamel sauce. Served with a pine nut mousseline and “pekmez”
(Turkish grape syrup) (l,v)
Aubergine Supreme
8.90
Oven-baked aubergine
With romesco sauce and confit red pepper ([n], vg)
Jazra Glazé
8.90 (4p)
Glazed carrots
With cashew cream and dukkah, a mixture of roasted nuts, seeds and spices of Egyptian origin
([n], vg)
Culinary voyage .
Original tapas, always made with love and quality ingredients that blend local and traditional flavors with others from the Mediterranean.
Desserts
Our homemade desserts
Basbousa, Baby
7.50 (4p)
Semolina cake bites with
orange marmalade
Served with fresh yoghurt (g, v)
Medjoul Choco-Love
5.80 (2p)
Medjoul dates filled with hazelnut praliné with a touch of smoked sea salt
Vanilla Sun
5.90
Vanilla cream with rhubarb
and strawberry
And a touch of white chocolate fun (l, v)
Guest desserts
Aleppo-Barcelona
8.80 (4p)
Mini Syrian baklavas
Made by the pastry shop “El Principe” in Gracia, where Mustafa –
who is from Aleppo but has been in Barcelona for more than 30 years – creates magic every day
(g, l, n, v)
Mean Mandarine
5.50
Artisanal ice-cream sorbet
By Sandro Desii icream parlour (g, n, vg)
g= contains gluten l= contains lactose n = contains nuts v = vegetarian vg = vegan
Wines
Wine list with a selection that reflects the ancient Phoenicians’ trading route across the Mediterranean, with wines from here as well as countries like Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, Slovenia and Morocco.
We choose minimum intervention wines made with passion from lesser known wineries.
Fancy a special evening in El Born?
Enjoy a cuisine full of aromas, wines, and good company. Book a table at Ziryab and let yourself be amazed.