Satan’s Coffee Corner

Terrific service — very friendly and accommodating to tourists.
We both got the toast with pumpkin, leek, and poached egg (tostada de calabaza) and a flat white. I enjoyed it immensely. I love egg on toast and this was a very tasty and creative version.

A solid coffee shop with good espresso and a nice morning vibe. There are a few to be found around Barcelona, some have other businesses combined under the same roof, like a hip food-​court.

Satan’s coffee was one of the best coffees I had in Barcelona. Certainly still not up to the Aussie standard I’m used to but still a great coffee non-​the-​less. Recommend if you just want a nice honest coffee!
The shop might be a little small if you have a huge group. But quite closey which might not be bad at all.
The single thing I don’t like might be the name. The light cannot mix with darkness. Coffee, being God’s gift to man is certain one thing that’s in the light!

Si realmente valoras (y adoras) el buen café, éste es tu lugar.
El local es pequeñito, pero de diseño norte-​europeo moderno. Le falla no tener terraza exterior, pero lo compensa con sus luminosos taqiques de vidrio.
Ofrecen cafés primerísima calidad, perfectamente elaborados y servidos. Aconsejo degustar todas sus variedades en un expreso.
También tienen carta de desayuno, brunch y semejantes. La cocina y bar/​cafetera es totalmente vista e integrada en la zona de consumición. Cada día cambian carta y estilo de cocina.
Absolutamente todo desborda calidad.

Escondido en una de las callejuelas del corazón del Barrio Gótico definitivamente uno de los mejores Cafés de la ciudad. Tienen muy buena selección de cafés, y lo puedes pedir desde un café con leche (muy bien hecho), hasta un expresso, aeropress, v60, etc.
Los desayunos y las comidas son sanos.

This is really tucked away and takes a bit of venturing to find, but it is definitely worth it! It is a cool little space that offers some sandwiches and oddly enough some Japanese noodle dishes. It also serves up the best coffee in Barcelona I had while there. I had the cold brew, which was one of the best I’ve ever had! I also ordered the shitake bowl and it was very lovely and healthy. It is a great little space, the service is a bit slow, as they don’t seem to think people have anything else to get back to, but being on vacation, it was the right kind of pace. The staff were very nice and the space is very quirky, worth finding if you have the time!

It’s aight. I think there are many better coffee places in the Barrio Gotic and definitely across Barcelona. Seems to be trying too hard to be cool/​hipster. And a bit rude in announcing upfront that there is no wifi.

I’m not sure why Barcelona people want to teleport to Bushwick. Maybe because it’s in the Barri Gotic, visitors from Brooklyn can feel at home with the casual, wan ‘hey, what can I get you’ service (though the Spanish barista is way warmer than a hipster with a beard equal or more .) All the Bushwick design tropes are there, a thin black awning with no name, an indigo accent wall, to go cups stamped with a minimalistic typeface.
Pared down tables where Nordic tourists stare at people coming in. Though, the cook ratchets up the salad tattoo game. He has tattoos of vegetables going up his neck and has shaved his head so we don’t miss the whisk tattoo at the top of his head. He’s all in. A Spanish tattooed hipster reads a poetry periodical and ignores me like a champ but not totally on purpose.
This place improves on the flat white and prepares it by European standards and high quality. It is mellow and delicious, one of the better ones I’ve had. The cortado is decently made, but I like el magnifico’s better and I found the espresso slightly bitter.
My favorite way to drink coffee in Spain is at a neighborhood bar at a random time, with lots of people that shouldn’t be there, old people, kids, dogs. Why ruin a good thing and bring in America’s intense desire to consume authenticity and the alienation that experiencing life by eating and drinking it? Our coffee shops are a bare facsimile of European leisure. As long as you maintain your warmth and openness, you can totally copy Bushwick.

Very interesting place. Their house made pumpkin marmalade was amazing. I wish the soldiers it.

Hipster place with bad, overpriced coffee. Sour and bitter, the worst espresso i ever had.

The British really have been spoilt with coffee in the last few years. You can’t walk down a street in most cities, without there being a trendy little hipster haven to get a fresh cup of the good stuff. However, after spending some time in Barcelona, it seems they haven’t really caught on to this trend quite yet.
But if you look hard enough, you will find them. This place certainly is a «hidden» gem, as it took us 10 minutes of wandering around the beautiful side streets of the gothic quarter to find the place.
I’d definitely say it’s worth the wait though.
It’s everything you want if you’re a young hipster looking for a good coffee in a cool city. The music playing was old school hip hop which I really added to the atmosphere of the place being filled by all of the too cool for school Spaniards in the city and wannabe tourists trying to fit in. I’m not sure whether it’s because I’m just not «quite» cool enough, but to me the music was just too loud. It was difficult to hold a conversation and that’s more important than reminiscing about my childhood car journeys.
Overall great place, rammed full of the coolest people, serving great coffee. If you want somewhere a little more chilled then go to Nomad instead.

During a stay in Barcelona, I read up on local places to grab an invigorating and life-​affirming cup of coffee, and quickly settled on Satan’s Coffee Corner due to its glowing reviews. I went there first thing in the morning to grab some much needed fuel for my sleepy mind before setting out on a day of exploration, and this place was closed. As in, not open. I was there AFTER their opening time, and by all accounts there were lots of places nearby already open and serving breakfast and coffee; it wasn’t the crack of dawn. It was quite disappointing. Chalk it up to someone oversleeping and not being there to open the door on time, or chalk it up to the taste of chalk, but for that reason I got my hopes up and had to settle for a cup of joe somewhere else. Fuck that.

A quí tonterías las justas.
Ya lo dice su (escuetísima carta): No decaf, no wifi, no unattended kids, only cash, fuck tripadvisor, fuck Unilocal (¡¡Oye!!).
Lo de la tarjeta de crédito nos mató porque no llevábamos dinero suficiente para lo que queríamos: 2 cafés y café en grano. Mala suerte para ellos porque solo me pude tomar los 2 cafés.
El sitio es súper pequeñito, no sabes muy bien donde sentarte porque parece que todo es de todos y nada es de nadie. Pero es muy luminoso, con grandes ventanales y unos banquitos fuera. Su nombre lo dice todo: una esquinita. Gente con sus portátiles, grupos hablando… Ambiente variado.
Nos decantamos por un «col brew» con un chorrito de leche de avena (no tienen de soja) que nos pusieron para llevar en unos vasos tipo cámping (muy en la línea con el resto de atributos del local).
He oido que tienen opciones de comer también (había lo que parecían copos de coco secándose en una plancha). Habrá que probar otra vez!
Si habéis estado en el Blue Coffee Company de San Francisco, me recordó muchísimo a él.

Satan’s coffee corner is another good Barcelona coffee shop. It seems to be mostly frequented by tourists, perhaps because it’s located in the Barri Gothic.
The coffee is quite good and relatively cheap (2.2 € for a cortado). I’d recommend to have it to stay: the inside of the shop is very bright and modern (it reminded me of one of the SF Blue Bottle location). You also get treated nicely: after ordering at the counter, you can go sit down and they’ll bring it to you (you pay when you leave). It’s very common in Europe but it still feels nice after spending some time in the US.
The cortado was quite different from the (very) bitter drinks I usually get in NYC: here it was quite sweet, with no bitterness at all. In some ways it felt more like a cappuccino.
It also looked great.
Highly recommended.

Great service and amazing coffee! Their menu is hilarious and so are the people! The vanilla doughnut tasted home made and freshly baked and their food is innovated and healthy.

This place is hidden away in the back streets of the gothic quarter. If you’re looking for high quality espresso based coffee, this was the best I found in Barcelona. My latte was strong, rich and chocolaty with smooth creamy milk. We got a take away coffee and wandered the surrounding cobblestone lane ways.
A must for coffee nuts while visiting Barcelona!

Super Location, nettes Personal und echt guter Cafè. Ist etwas versteckt, aber dennoch gut zu finden. Wir werden wieder kommen!

Una joyita escondida en una esquina del Call, en el Gòtic. Un café con amplios ventanales y una bonita estética industrial en un esquinazo que, por suerte, aún no está muy frecuentado por turistas. Café muy bueno y recomendable para recomendar, pero hay cosas difíciles de entender como que las opciones de desayuno no aparezcan en la carta, y tengas que preguntar a los camareros! El servicio no es muy rápido, así que no vayas con prisa :-)

This place is sublime. Nothing more to describe it.
The food is exceptional. The Chou Syoku is a requirement. My wife, who lived in Japan for many years, said that it was as good as it gets without being in Japan. Beautifully prepared and absolutely delicious.
The muesli is another perfect meal.
And, of course, the coffee is world class. Hard to expect better anywhere.
The only downside is that it is a small space. It fills quickly.

I mean, I know what it’s like to run a place like that since I have my own. But he really needs a helping hand collecting the dishes ;)
Coffee was great, nice atmosphere, looks like they built it on their own — nice!
Go for it! One of the few good coffee shops in town (yet).

Bastante original en todos los sentidos.
La carta es breve y exótica. El chef prepara los platos con mimo delante tuyo, en la barra.
Probé el ceviche, la sopa miso y el pudding de chía. Y me encantó!

I’ve been to Satan’s three times now, and I’ll probably be back at some point. This coffee joint is difficult to find if you don’t know your way around Barri Gothic, and it is very easy to get lost in the alleys. The space is very modern and in traditional Spanish style, feel free to grab a coffee and relax for hours with friends, or just by yourself.
I’ve only been here for coffee, and it is quite strong. I can’t handle my caffeine, so after drinking a caffe latte from Satan’s, I’m spazzing out on it for the next 14 hours, minimum. They have a pretty simple coffee menu, and I still haven’t quite gotten the food menu figured out. They have pastries sometimes, and the last time I went they were making some sort of soup, but I’m not sure if that was available to the public or not.
Some other notes: no wifi, no decaf, the baristas speak Catalan, Spanish and English, water is readily available in jugs, and pay AFTER you’ve finished your coffee. This threw off a lot of my friends. Happy drinking!

Me encanta Satan’s Coffee! Uno de los mejores cafes que he probado. En este sitio son unos apasionados del buen café, y van cambiando tanto las variedades como la elaboración. Siempre podrás ver las variedades que tienen en cada momento, con una explicación del origen, las características, etc. Pero lo mejor es que te dejes aconsejar.
Además de café, tambien sirven donuts de «La Donutería» que es casi obligado probar. Y elaboran algunos platos que van cambiando cada semana. Lo podreis ver en la carta, que es muy curiosa: una libreta con la plantilla del menu tamponado, que van rellenando a mano según los platos que correspondan.
Muy buen sitio para saborear los mejores cafes.

Aún recuerdo como comenzó esta hipster-​cafetería, con un pequeño rinconcito en una tienda que no tenía demasiado que ver con el café y con un horario que nunca me permitía llegar a tiempo para tomar uno de sus afamados cafés.
Después de un tiempo por fin se ha animado a abrir una cafetería donde su dueño puede seguir dando rienda suelta a su pasión por el café. Y desde luego que lo prepara estupendamente, se nota que el latte que me tomé estaba preparado con mucho mimo.
Nosotros cuando llegamos a la hora del café ya estaba bastante lleno y nos tuvimos que sentar en el banco de la entrada principal, pero no importaba con tal de probar y de quitarnos la espinita clavada que teníamos con este local.
Por lo que sé también preparan desayunos estilo japonés, con su arroz y salmón. Habrá que volver para probar como se le da la cocina.

Satan’s is a bit tucked away in the Gothic Quarter but it has excellent coffee, a chill environment and a cool vibe.
As the sign says, this place has no wifi and no decaf; just high quality coffee and skilled baristas who know how to make a mean flat white. This is not a Starbucks or a quick in and out spot — they take their time making your coffee just right and leave you to sip it, chat and then pay whenever you are ready. The espresso had a great, almost sweet flavor and the milk texture was very smooth and creamy — neither of us needed to use any sugar. The portion size was generous for 2.2 euros.
There are a few food options on the menu though we had just eaten so did not partake — seemed like multiple patrons around us were eating the pudding which looked quite tasty.
They are cash only and do have somewhat limited seating, though you could certainly lean on one of the counters and watch people strolling by while you sip.

COME HERE!!! They have amazing coffee and THE BEST chia puddings. They change their menu every week so the version I had had corn kernels in it, which I’d never seen before but is such a brilliant idea. Atmosphere is lovely and I really felt welcome here. A lot of English speaking too.

Satan’s doesn’t have the best coffee in Barca, but it’s close.
I’d most liken their flat white to Blue Bottle’s latte in San Francisco, with all the positive and negative connotations that come with the association. Each cup is hand crafted and there’s a fantastic attention to detail. The balance of milk and espresso is spot on, and it’s immediately drinkable after being served.
But, like Blue Bottle, I find the espresso unnecessarily bitter. Not enough to ruin the beverage, but enough.

Este es el resultado de una persona que conoce, que se involucra y que está enamorado de lo que hace.
Me ha encantado el sitio.
Para empezar, el lugar es bonito, acogedor. La carta es corta y sin duda el protagonista de este sitio es el café.
El dueño, es quien te atiende. La atención ha sido estupenda. Conoce sus productos, te explica las opciones que tiene para ese día, prepara el café uno a uno con toda delicadeza. Mientras tomas tu café. puedes leer la ficha de lo que estás tomando. Por lo comentarios que hace, experimenta con lo que tiene para encontrar el sabor perfecto de cada variedad.
Puedes quedarte en este pequeño lugar a tomar el café, mientras te absorbe la tranquilidad de estas callejuelas o tienes la opción de pedir el café para llevar.
Si eres amante de café, sin duda tienes que venir a este sitio. Si no te gusta el café, es un buen sitio para darle una oportunidad y si definitivamente no le encuentras el placer al café parece que Chai está muy bueno (tendré que volver para probarlo), pero sin duda, es un buen lugar para ir.

Finally a place with good coffee in Barcelona. Spain is usually like a desert for coffee lovers (granted slightly better than Italy but what is not when it comes to coffee…). This nicely designed little coffee place that is nowadays in Barro Gothic (used to be in Raval) serves up some great coffees. Roasting their owns beans and while it may not compete with the best in the world it is still very good coffee and for those of you into the whole third wave of coffee (yes, it is getting a bit tired but still mention it so you know what to expect…) this is very good. They serve very good cold brews, a nice selection of filter coffees (V60, Aeropress) as well as very good espresso based beverages as well.
The place does have a hipster feel to it so if you are allergic to that sort of thing this is not the place for you. I did however like it, nicely designed, friendly and knowledgeable staff. The place can also seat around 30 people, no comfy chairs or such, just high chair around a big table or at the windows. The bright and airy feeling gives the fairly small space a roomy feel. There is also a limited range of food served as well as some beer.
The drawbacks are no free wifi and no cards accepted. Still the top place in Barcelona for coffee.

Solo si sabes apreciar un buen café te gustará este pequeño santuario del café. Basicamente, se trata de un mostrador con 3 elementos. Un molinillo de café, una cafetera LaMarzocco y un loco del café a medio camino entre hipster y skater.
Te costará encontrar este lugar porque está dentro de una tienda de alquiler de bicicletas. Es solo un mostrador por lo que el café es para llevar. Aunque otra opción es quedarte charlando con el propietario/​barista (del mostrador que no de la tienda) sobre el mundo del café.
El café todavía no esta tan de moda como el vino o la cerveza pero el dia que lo esté este tipo de locales a la australiana puede que prosperen, cuando llegue este boom todos serán una imitación de Satan’s coffee corner