The best Pulpo a la gallega in Essen, ranked

Updated 11 Sep 2026 · 5 restaurants in Essen confirmed pulpo a la gallega on their menu · See them on the map

We checked the menus of Essen's Spanish restaurants and tapas bars dish by dish. 5 of them confirmed pulpo a la gallega. 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 pulpo a la gallega should be made. Europe-wide: the best pulpo a la gallega in Europe.

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The ranking

Tapas Bar und Restaurant - Bochum

Tapas bar / restaurant

★ 4.4 · 848 Google reviews

📍 Kortumstraße 3, 44787 Bochum, Germany - Essen, Germany

Price guide: €30-€40 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.

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Tapas en Tigges

Restaurant

★ 4.8 · 286 Google reviews

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

Price guide: €20-€30 per person.

Menu / source · Google Maps

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The best pulpo a la gallega beyond Essen

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