The best Paella in Essen, ranked

Updated 11 Sep 2026 · 6 restaurants in Essen confirmed paella on their menu · See them on the map

We checked the menus of Essen's Spanish restaurants and tapas bars dish by dish. 6 of them confirmed paella. This page ranks them weighing each restaurant's Google rating against how many people have reviewed it (score = Google rating × log₁₀ of the review count). Only places with at least 5 Google reviews are ranked. Recipe: how paella should be made. Europe-wide: the best paella in Europe.

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The ranking

Bodega Tapas Bar

Tapas bar / restaurant

★ 4.6 · 745 Google reviews

📍 Gladbecker Str. 31, 46236 Bottrop, Germany - Essen, Germany

Price guide: €20-€30 per person.

Menu / source · Google Maps
Pulpo Tapas - Essen

Tapas bar / restaurant

★ 4.6 · 501 Google reviews

📍 Frohnhauser Str. 55, 45127 Essen-Stadtbezirk I, Germany - Essen, Germany

Price guide: €0-€60 per person.

Menu / source · Google Maps
Viva la Vida

Tapas bar / restaurant

★ 4.6 · 491 Google reviews

📍 Cäcilienstraße 4, 45130 Essen-Stadtbezirke II, Germany - Essen, Germany

Price guide: €20-€30 per person.

Menu / source · Google Maps
Juan Sánchez tapas-bar

Tapas bar / restaurant

★ 4.6 · 432 Google reviews

📍 Rüttenscheider Str. 214, 45131 Essen, Germany - Essen, Germany

Price guide: €20-€60 per person.

Menu / source · Google Maps
Tapas en Tigges

Restaurant

★ 4.8 · 286 Google reviews

📍 Ebertstraße 28, 45879 Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Essen, Germany

Price guide: €20-€30 per person.

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Andalucia Casa Pedro

Restaurant

★ 4.5 · 365 Google reviews

📍 Neukircher Mühle 29, 45239 Essen-Stadtbezirke IX, Germany - Essen, Germany

Price guide: €0-€30 per person.

Menu / source · Google Maps

More dish rankings in Essen

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