Bocamar

Bocamar, Premià de Mar: Verdict

Bocamar sits at Marina Port in Premià de Mar, a coastal town about 20 kilometres northeast of Barcelona along the Maresme shore. With almost no public data on pricing, awards, or chef credentials available, this is a venue you book on location instinct and local reputation rather than critical endorsement. That context matters: if you want a reviewed, credentialed seafood destination on the Catalan coast, you have better-documented options. But if you are already in Premià de Mar and want a marina-side meal with a seafront address, Bocamar is the address most likely to deliver it.

The Portrait

Marina Port settings on the Maresme coast tend to share a common logic: proximity to daily catch landings, an open-air or glass-fronted dining room oriented toward the water, and a menu that tracks whatever came off the boats that morning. Bocamar fits that pattern. Its address at Camí Ral, Local 7 inside the marina places it directly within the working port infrastructure, which for a food and wine enthusiast is a meaningful signal. Restaurants embedded in active marinas typically have shorter supply chains for fish and shellfish than their city-centre counterparts, and the cooking tends to reflect that.

The counter or bar seating question is worth raising here. Marina restaurants in this format often offer a bar-adjacent area where you can eat more informally, watch kitchen activity, and order a single dish rather than committing to a full table service progression. If Bocamar follows that model, bar seating is the move for a solo visit or a quick lunch stop between coastal walks. It gives you access to the kitchen's output without the pacing of a full sit-down service, which in a town like Premià de Mar, where the dining scene is oriented around locals rather than tourists, is often where you get the most honest read on a kitchen's daily form.

Premià de Mar itself is not a dining destination in the way that Sitges or El Port de la Selva draws visitors specifically to eat. It is a residential coastal town with a functioning marina, and Bocamar's position there puts it squarely in the category of neighbourhood-anchor restaurant rather than destination dining. For the explorer-type traveller, that framing is actually an argument in its favour: you are eating where locals eat, at a marina that exists for fishing rather than tourism, and the experience is proportionally more grounded. Pair a meal here with a visit to the broader Premià de Mar restaurant scene or the town's bars for a fuller picture of what the Maresme coast offers outside Barcelona's orbit.

One comparable nearby option worth knowing: La Briza in Premià de Mar gives you a direct local alternative if Bocamar is full or if you want a second data point before committing. For broader Maresme coast planning, check the Premià de Mar experiences guide and the hotels guide if you are considering an overnight stay.

Quick reference: Marina Port address, easy booking, neighbourhood-anchor positioning, bar seating likely available for informal visits.

How to Book

Booking difficulty is rated easy. Premià de Mar is not a high-demand dining destination for out-of-town visitors, so walk-ins are plausible, particularly at lunch. That said, if you are travelling specifically to eat here, a same-week reservation makes sense. No online booking platform or direct phone number is currently listed in available data, so your leading route is to contact the venue directly through the marina or check for current booking options via local search.

How It Compares

See the comparison section below for how Bocamar sits relative to the Catalan and Spanish coast's credentialed fine dining options.