La Balmesina — Restaurant in Barcelona

Passing by the front door, one might not give it the value it deserves, don't be fooled, this is a seriously good pizza restaurant.

What prompted my first visit was its position as the 10th best pizza restaurant in the whole Europe for 2022, here: https://www.50toppizza.it/50-top-europe-2022/

Inside the restaurant there was nothing fancy, but when the first pizza I order came, my goodness, boy was it good. I got a focaccia with a burrata and an iberic jamón, it was an out of this world experience, the flavors and the texture layers were just perfect!

Then I got a quattro formaggio pizza, it was so good, usually like to have pizzas including the extra dough from the outer rim of the pizza, the flavor was so good it makes you want to have more.

Of course I haven't tried all their pizzas yet, I've been three times already, but in my opinion there's no way to have any bad pizzas, wonderful dough, good ingredients, no way for this...

First of all service is great. Secondly pizza is very nice too but I wouldn't come here with the expectation to find something amazing after seeing the award of being one of the to 50 Pizzas in Europe.. I must say i am a pizza chef and value pizza a lot. But also i must say i am a Northern Italy style pizzaiolo, do not like Napolitan..I know when I say this, I already lost some of you reading:) but i like my pizza thin and crispy, Dough could be a bit thick like Argentinian or Sicilian type, but still i need to be able to hold the slice straight ( with the rim broken in two ) in my hand when i eat. So the pizza is good and very similar to many good pizzerias in Barcelona ( parking, can pizza..etc ), but nothing extra. The atmosphere is very simple, not much natural light inside, which is also common in BCN. So if you are looking for some good quality pizza in a normal setting with good service, and decent prices Balmesina is a...

Yesterday was my first time, and I just really really loved the pizza. The very best dough and filling I have ever had. EVER. I chose a Pizza Truffata. I am still dreaming about it 24h later !

Service is impecable. Kind and FAST. Spacious between tables to keep conversations private. Bathroom clean.

They keep the high quality by having good turnaround: you have 2 hours to eat and talk. Then you have to pay and go to let your table for the next shift. I think it is a good policy because you can have delicious food without breaking your budget.

Make sure you make a reservation. Either on the Google Maps app or by calling at two specific hours when they have someone taking reservations for the shift. 12 to 1, and 6 to 7, I think 🤔 Correct me if I'm wrong.

Thank you, La Balmesina! One new faithful...