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cafe Barcelona, ES

KAPYBAR@

Europe's capybara cafe is a burger bar on Avinguda del Paral·lel with plushies on the shelves and a Doble Kapy Smash on the menu. There is no animal, because in Europe there never is.

Plan your visit

Type
cafe
Where
Avinguda del Paral·lel, 172 bis, Barcelona, Eixample, 08015, Spain
Hours

Opens 12:30. Dinner-and-drinks hours rather than cafe hours — this is a bar with burgers, not a morning coffee stop.

Cost
Around €10-20 a head. No entry fee, no session, no booking required.
Best time
Year-round
Phone
+34 605 05 58 50

Double-check Some details (price, hours) came from secondary sources. Confirm on the official site before you plan around them.

View on Google Maps Official site

The only capybara-branded venue in Europe we can confirm, and it sells burgers.

What it is

A smash-burger bar in Eixample with capybaras as the whole visual identity — giant plush capybaras on the benches by the door, more on the shelves, and a menu that names a burger after them. The food is the actual draw; reviewers talk about the burgers and the sangria far more than the theme.

There are no live animals, and unlike a couple of entries in this directory nobody has ever implied there might be. It is a bar that likes capybaras.

What visitors actually say

Pulled from Google Maps, trimmed, and left alone otherwise — including the complaints. We do not take the ratings as gospel and neither should you.

4.7 310 Google reviews
  • Absolutely amazing restaurant for the capybara lover.

    Brad D · via Google

  • Everything from the cute kapybara teddies to the JUICY burgers to the amazing servers annnnddd at a super affordable price!!!!

    Salma Eliela · via Google

  • The best burger and fresh made fries I tried on the area and lovely people.

    via Google

Why this is the whole European list

We searched for a capybara cafe in Europe in English, Spanish, Polish and German, and swept Google Maps over Barcelona, Warsaw and Kraków. There is no cafe anywhere in Europe with live capybaras. There is one project trying — in Norfolk — and it has no planning permission and five animal welfare organisations lined up against it.

So if you are in Europe and want the animal rather than the branding, the answer is a zoo encounter. The UK has six of them and Zoo Berlin runs one. They are all in the zoos section here.

Good to know

  • No live capybaras. Nowhere in Europe has them in a cafe.
  • It is a burger bar, not a coffee shop. Opens 12:30.
  • Around €10-20 a head, walk-in, no booking.
  • Watch for the giant plush capybaras on the benches by the entrance — that is the landmark.
Published on September 2, 2026 By Grumpy Capy

FAQ

Are there real capybaras at KAPYBAR@?
No. It is a capybara-themed burger bar. There is no cafe anywhere in Europe with live capybaras — for the animal you need a zoo encounter, and the UK has most of them.
What should I order?
The smash burgers are what the reviews are actually about. The Doble Kapy Smash is the house one.
Do I need to book?
No. It runs as a normal walk-in bar and restaurant from 12:30.

Details change – always confirm hours, prices, and booking on the official site before you travel. Animal encounters are subject to each venue's welfare rules.

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