Ranking · Part I
🔥 Hot lunch today
Order in the morning and receive it hot at lunchtime. It is the city's rarest model and the closest thing to a traditional quentinha.
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Best for: a daily hot lunch at the best price in the city
Rating 4.3 TripAdvisor · 4.3 Restaurant Guru (21)
Price €8 half menu · €11 full menu
Delivery Mon–Fri, 11:00–14:00
Model hot, same day
A home-style market kitchen with more than eight years of experience. The menu changes daily with fresh, seasonal ingredients. The full menu (€11) lets you choose from two starters, two mains and two desserts. The half menu (€8, one dish plus dessert) is the perfect weekday lunch. You can see the menu two weeks ahead and schedule the entire week.
- Hot food delivered between 11:00 and 14:00, a true quentinha-style lunch
- €8–11, unbeatable for a delivered hot lunch
- Daily market menu with scheduling up to two weeks ahead
- Reviews praise its genuinely home-cooked food
- Weekdays only and only during the lunch window
- Delivery limited to Barcelona, so confirm your postal code on the site
- It is not gourmet food. It is simple, honest home cooking
💡 How to use it: sign up, open the weekly menu and schedule your days. It becomes your regular Barcelona lunch kitchen.
lasencarnas.es →
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ApetEat
Barcelona + Madrid · focused on offices and homes
Best for: ordering at 11:00, eating hot at 13:00 and paying with a meal voucher
The press praises its value for money
Price €11.95 half menu · €14.95 full menu
Order by 11:30 → delivery 12:00–14:00
Accepts Sodexo / Edenred
Healthy menus prepared daily, with 12 starters and 12 mains that change weekly, plus about 50 à la carte dishes. The main advantage is the logistics: order by 11:30 and eat it hot between 12:00 and 14:00 It also accepts Sodexo and Edenred meal vouchers, which is rare in this category. Eco-friendly packaging and a fully gluten-free line (€11.95).
- Same day with no planning, ideal for a last-minute lunch
- Meal vouchers accepted, unlike almost every competitor
- Healthy menu with weekly rotation
- More expensive per dish than Las Encarnas (€11.95–14.95)
- Delivery before 13:00 costs an extra €1
- Corporate focus, so confirm home delivery for your postal code
apeteat.com →
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Best for: an upgraded lunch with a chef's touch
Rating 4.4 Google · 4.0 TripAdvisor
Price varies, restaurant quality at a fair price
Delivery via Uber Eats + pickup
Chef Miquel Antoja's takeaway project, ranging from traditional to sophisticated, with local suppliers and seasonal ingredients. Think melting ham croquettes and perfectly cooked rice dishes. It is not a daily menu service. It is the impressive takeaway for when you want to eat well without cooking.
- Chef-level technique in a takeaway format
- Reviews describe the value for money as very fair
- Easy spontaneous ordering through Uber Eats
- No fixed menú del día, so prices vary by dish
- Delivery coverage depends on the Uber Eats radius
foodlona.com →
Ranking · Part II
🧊 Meals for the week
Spanish tuppers arrive refrigerated in one delivery, last for days in the fridge and need 2–3 minutes in the microwave. Per dish, this is the least expensive lunch model. The ranking below weighs verified ratings × price × flexibility.
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NoCocinoMas
Delivery across mainland Spain · choose your day (Tue–Sat)
Best for: the strongest value on the market and the best rating among major services
Rating 4.5 Trustpilot (264)
Price €4–5 on average (€3–8)
Minimum €35
No subscription
3 sizes: 380g–1,100g
Spain's best-rated major prepared-meal service stands apart while famous competitors struggle on Trustpilot. NoCocinoMas holds a 4.5 rating across 264 reviews, with more than 100 different dishes each day, three portion sizes, no fixed schedule and a choice of delivery day. Lentils cost €4.85, while vegetable curry is €3.90 in an eight-meal pack. Five meals cost €24.95 and a full 14-meal week costs €68.
- The best rating among nationwide services (4.5/264)
- €4–5 per dish, close to the cost of cooking at home
- No subscription and no cancellation traps
- Huge catalog with 100+ dishes and three sizes
- €35 minimum order, high for one person but manageable with a fortnightly order
- Food arrives cold. This is fridge-and-microwave food, not a hot lunch
💡 Strategy: order €35–40 every ten days for lunches at about €4.50 per day. Start with the best sellers, such as lentils and meatballs, before exploring the full catalog.
nococinomas.es →
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Tappers.es
Mainland Spain · delivery in 24–48 hours
Best for: stocking up for 15 fridge days without preservatives
Rating 4.6 (406 reviews on its site)
Price ~€5.50 full portion · half portions under €4
Minimum €40 · €10 off on your first order
Shelf life 15 days (HPP)
The key is high-pressure processing (HPP), which lets dishes last up to 15 refrigerated days without preservatives . It uses extra-virgin olive oil and fully natural ingredients. This changes the equation for anyone who does not want weekly deliveries: one large order covers half a month. Half portions under €4 work well as a side or light dinner.
- 15-day shelf life, the market's longest buffer without freezing
- No preservatives or colorings, with HPP and extra-virgin olive oil
- Gluten-free and vegan ranges, plus inexpensive half portions
- €40 minimum per order
- The texture of some stews suffers slightly from the process
tappers.es →
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Qué Toca
Barcelona · two refrigerated deliveries per week
Best for: a flexible local Barcelona option with no subscription
Reviews highlight generous portions
Price €5.20–7.20 (400–450g)
Minimum €30
Shelf life 10 days
Coupon QUETOCA10 (−€10)
A Barcelona operation with a home-kitchen spirit: 45+ main dishes refreshed every week including legumes, fish, meat and vegan options. Its 400–450g portions are described as generous, and there is no subscription: order whenever you want. The €30 minimum is lower than the top two, with €10 off the first purchase.
- Lowest minimum order among the top three (€30)
- Large portions and a varied weekly menu
- Local company with refrigerated city delivery twice a week
- Less public review history than NoCocinoMas or Tappers
- 10-day shelf life, shorter than Tappers' 15 days
quetoca.com →
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Best for: premium prepared meals when flavor matters more than price
Rating 4.90 Google (148) · 4.87 ProvenExpert · 4.6 Trustpilot
Price €8.65–13/meal (about €50/week · five lunches)
8 menu ranges
The best ratings in the entire review include 4.90 on Google, backed by a kitchen with serious pedigree. Its chefs have worked with Ferran Adrià and Nobu. The company has eleven years of experience and eight menu ranges: Balanced, Low Carb, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, lactose-free, senior meals and even baby food. The drawback is a price 40–100% above competitors.
- 4.90/5 on Google with consistently strong praise for flavor
- Elite kitchen pedigree from former Adrià and Nobu chefs
- Ranges for specific needs, including seniors and babies
- €8.65–13 per meal, about twice the price of NoCocinoMas
- No published nutritional or macro information
- From week two, the menu is assigned automatically but can be changed
benditotupper.com →
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Best for: supervised diets with menus designed by nutritionists
Menus by registered nutritionists
Catalog 250+ dishes, with weekly rotation
Delivery free in Barcelona
Price on request
Weekly menus created by registered dietitian-nutritionists, using traditional Spanish recipes and market ingredients. Genuine adaptations are available for diabetes, low-fat diets and different salt levels. The catalog has more than 250 dishes and Barcelona delivery is free. The weakness is transparency: prices are only available on request.
- The only option with qualified nutritionists designing the menu
- Clinical adaptations for diabetes, salt and fat
- Free delivery in the city
- Prices are not published, so you must request a quote
- Limited public review presence
gesgourmet.es →
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Nostrum
100+ stores (founded in Barcelona in 1999) · app + Uber Eats
Best for: the lowest budget, with €1–3 dishes through the app's club
Price €1–3/dish with Fan's Club (up to −50%)
Stores across Barcelona · 10:00–21:00
Uber Eats + Too Good To Go
The benchmark for a cheap lunch: a Catalan prepared-food chain with refrigerated displays, workplace vending and an app club that lowers dishes to €1–3. Do not expect grandma's cooking. It is standardized, industrial home-style food, but it has no rival as an emergency fallback or a €2.50 lunch.
- By far the lowest price in this guide
- Stores across the city, with no minimum and easy pickup on your way
- Too Good To Go surprise packs for bargain hunting
- Standardized chain quality that varies by store
- Delivery depends on the nearby store's Uber Eats radius
Nostrum on Uber Eats →
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Menudiet
All mainland Spain · free shipping
Best for: specific diets and long shelf life, delivered frozen
Price from €3.99/dish
Shipping free mainland Spain
Menus clinical and sports personalized
The frozen option, with personalized weekly menus for weight loss, athletes, pregnancy and diabetes, starting at €3.99 per dish with free shipping. Frozen food lasts for months but has slightly weaker texture than refrigerated meals. For anyone following a structured diet, it is the most practical option here.
- Genuinely targeted clinical and sports diets
- Free shipping and a long freezer shelf life
- Frozen food has weaker texture than refrigerated meals
- Less home cooking and more structured meal plan
menudiet.es →