Cuisine
Spanish Tapas

Neighborhood:
Old Pasadena

Features
• Full Bar
• Patio / Outside Dining
• Entertainment

Reservations
Suggested

Parking
Valet

Payment Methods
AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

Private Rooms
Yes, Please Call

Hours
Sunday - Thursday 11:30am - 11:00pm

Friday - Saturday 11:30am - 1:30am

Bar Celona Dinner Menu - Updated 6/15/2012
Menu and pricing subject to change

Bar Celona , a modern Spanish tapas restaurant and late-night lounge in the historic Colorado Boulevard retail district of Old Pasadena, is the creation of local entrepreneurs Jack and Karen Huang. Combining a lively, casual and coolly sophisticated Atmosphere.

Our menus feature not only the popular tapas offerings, but also a full lunchtime menu of salads and sandwiches, and several entree selections, including a variety of paella, for those arriving with a more substantial appetite. Bar Celona's wine list includes a wonderful and reasonably priced selection of popular wines.

Tapas/ Starters

selection of olives $6
oyster & cremini mushrooms $6
seasonal daily greens $6
blistered padron peppers, spanish sea salt $6
chef’s daily selection of 3 spanish cheeses $15
chef’s daily selection of spanish cured meats $18
4 oz pork shoulder conserva $9 / to take jar $14
4 oz chicken liver conserva $10 / to take jar $15
4 oz salmon conserva $12 / to take jar $17
charred rustic bread, raw garlic, vine ripe tomato $6
spanish flatbread, basil & mint, manchego, figs $7
crispy eggplant, honey, spiced yogurt $6
fried potatoes, smoked paprika allioli $6
whipped salt cod and potato, grilled bread $9
albondigas, saffron, allspice $7
grilled shrimp, lemon, garlic $8
fried calamar, garlic allioli $8
tortilla española $6
paella cake, tomato-saffron $8
daily empanada $8
pork croquetas $7

Paellas

vegetarian: seasonal vegetables $18
castellana: beef, pork, chicken $20
marinaera: seasonal shellfish $22
valenciana: surf & turf $24

Lunch Menu

soups and salads
chilled heirloom tomato soup with crema fresca, black grapes $6
aromatic seafood stew of bass, mussels, clams, saffron $10
wild arugula with baby tomatoes, hazelnuts, roasted garlic vinaigrette $13
heirloom tomato salad, belgian endive, olive vinaigrette $10
fresh hearts of palm salad, radicchio, lomo ham, parsley, tarragon $9
olive oil marinated spanish tuna with fennel-apple salad $13
petite romaine hearts, garlic dressing, herb croutons, boccarones $10

Sandwiches
All served with toasted bread rubbed with raw tomato and garlic, side of arugula and pickled onions
(choice of daily side salad or fried potatoes)

grilled three cheese $8
jamon serrano and manchego cheese $10
grilled chicken and chorizo $10
conserva tuna salad with herb alioli $9
grilled garlic shrimp $12
braised pork shoulder $11
braised short rib $12
flatbreads three cheeses $8
basil-mint, mahon, black mission figs $9
romesco, pine nuts, manchego, grilled apple, arugula $10
three sausages $11

Dinner Menu

first
chilled heirloom tomato soup, crema fresca, black grapes $6
aromatic seafood stew of bass, mussels, clams, saffron $10
citrus marinated shrimp, coriander leaf, grilled bread $12
heirloom bean soup, fideo, morcilla, catalunya sausage $13
wild arugula, baby tomatoes, hazelnuts, roasted garlic vinaigrette $13
fresh hearts of palm salad, radicchio, lomo ham, parsley, tarragon $8
olive oil-marinated spanish tuna, fennel, granny smith apple $13
warm octopus salad, white nectarine, herbs, smoked paprika $12
crispy pork belly, brussels sprouts, fried egg, salbixtada $14
quail stuffed with tart cherries, apricots, chorizo, roasted figs $15

second
pan-roasted chicken, endive, apples, salsa verde $21
roast duck breast, beluga lentils, anise spiced pear,
sweet-sour strawberries $24
braised short rib, olive oil crushed potato, red wine reduction $23
12 oz rib-eye steak, patatas bravas, gallego sauce $25

dessert menu
crema catalana custard with orange essence $7
chilled cinnamon rice pudding candied pecans, caramel $7
bitter chocolate mousse spanish sea salt, e.v. olive oil $7
bar celona split crème brulee, chocolate, & coffee ice cream fried banana, whipped cream $9
selection of ice cream or sorbets daily selections $7
seasonal fruit crisp for two $10

(Please note that the prices and menu options listed here are subject to change without notice)