Can framis by Casa Lolea — Restaurant in Barcelona

We had a pleasant al fresco dining experience at Can Framis by Casa Lolea last weekend. As it was a beautiful, sunny day, we settled at a table under the dappled shade provided by leafy trees overhead.

To start, we enjoyed a refreshing bottle of their fruity sangria, perfectly complementing the warm weather. Among the array of tapas we ordered, the standout was definitely the ceviche, featuring fresh meagre fish, cooked in lime juice, complemented by thin slivers of onion and herbs, and attractively served with long, crunchy slivers of fried plantain and crunchy bibb lettuce. It was a truly exceptional dish that would earn a 5-star rating on its own!

Another highlight was the truffle risotto, which my companion loved for its rich truffle flavor and smooth orzo. Although not to my personal taste, I appreciated the savory notes it offered. The mini matured beef burger with chipotle and caramelized onions was another hit, satisfying and delicious. A couple of the tapas fell short of expectations. The brie cheese, roasted apple, sundried tomato, and basil were served on toasted bread. However, the roasted apple was a compote that was smeared too thickly on the bread. It resulted in making the toast soggy and overpowering the advertised trio of flavors. We both scraped off the applesauce, but the damage was already done, so we simply skewered a small piece of brie with the tomato and basil for one bite, and abandoned the soggy bread. The other disappointing tapa was the portobello with smoked prawns and aioli. Again, the topping made the toasted bread soggy. We again just forked the smoked prawn and portobello and abandoned the soggy toast. Although a couple of the tapas dishes disappointed us, overall, we enjoyed a pleasant dining experience.

The service at Can Framis was excellent, with servers being polite and efficient. Despite their suggestion to order more items than we did, we found our selections to be more than satisfactory. Our dining experience, though mixed in terms of food quality, was still enjoyable, thanks to the pleasant atmosphere and attentive service at Can Framis...

Can Framis was so good!! Shoutout to Maddi for her great service!

I've been thinking about it even now that I'm back home from Barcelona. The menu is almost identical to Casa Lolea's, which was also incredibly delicious. My friend and I were actually redirected here because we tried going to Casa Lolea for a second time on our trip but were turned away because we didn't have a reservation. I recommend coming here if you aren't able to snag a reservation at Lolea! They are only a 15 minute walk away from each other and it's much easier to get a table here.

The patatas bravas and truffle risotto we were craving at Lolea was here and every single bite was just as good :) we had plenty of patatas bravas on our trip but we definitely prefer the dish here. The way Lolea/Can Framis prepares is is just so much better! Normally it's fried but they boil the potatoes whole here and the rich, buttery texture of the potato goes so well with the sauces. The risotto, pan con tomate, and peach tiramisu were also a 10/10.

The atmosphere here is lovely and added to our experience - there are tables outside if you'd like to sit on the street to people watch and relax in the warm summer air. The inside is so cute too! It's very clean, brightly lit, and cozy. Definitely come here for some...

The food at Can Framis was so good.

We wanted to find a good restaurant to end our first day of our three-day-visit to Barcelona. Initially we found ‘lolea’ and we thought it looked really good so we went there. Unfortunately there was no place for us and they pointed us to Can Framis. Best thing that could happen.

After a short walk we were welcomed by waitress in a really kind and energetic way. Shortly after we had really good Sangria’s (same as Lolea) and after that we ordered the best jamon (Spanish ham) we had in our whole trip in Spain so far. All the other dishes were fine as wine as well.

We would definitely go back to this place whenever we get the chance to and we decided that (looking back), Can Framis was one of the best places where we had dinner, if...