Makamaka Beach Burger Café

Makamaka Beach Burger Café is a burger restaurant on Passeig de Joan de Borbó in the Barceloneta neighbourhood, positioned just behind Barcelona's beachfront on one of the area's main promenade streets. The café specialises in craft burgers — made with quality beef patties and served in brioche buns with a range of toppings and condiments — and positions itself as a beach-casual, quality-focused alternative to the standard tourist-facing restaurants that dominate the Barceloneta strip. The menu covers classic and creative burger combinations, a good selection of vegetarian and vegan options including a plant-based burger, fish and chips, and a range of sides including sweet potato fries and coleslaw. Craft beers, natural wines, and fresh lemonades round out the drinks offering. The setting is a natural draw for visitors arriving from the beach: the terrace seating is appropriate for sun-dried beachgoers in shorts and flip-flops, and the atmosphere is consistently relaxed and informal. The kitchen operates from noon daily through to midnight, offering an unusually broad service window for a neighbourhood that sees early beach crowds and late post-beach dinners. Vegetarian and vegan diners are better served here than at most neighbouring restaurants in Barceloneta, where seafood and grilled meats dominate the menus. Prices are mid-range by Barcelona standards: a burger with sides and a beer costs approximately €18–25. Makamaka does not take reservations and operates on a walk-in basis, with waits on summer evenings and weekend afternoons. The café's Hawaiin-influenced name and aesthetic (Makamaka means 'friend' in Hawaiian) gives it a cheerful, holiday-appropriate identity suited to its beach-adjacent location.