Guidebook for Barcelona
Food Scene
I love this place!!! Its very charming and cute. Its a small bar where you will be surrounded by hundreds of wine bottles. The tapas are good quality and very delicious! Its very popular bar so usually it gets crowded. You should avoid rush hours. Check their opening times in trip advisor. Go and enjoy!
275 locals recommend
Quimet & Quimet
25 Carrer del Poeta CabanyesI love this place!!! Its very charming and cute. Its a small bar where you will be surrounded by hundreds of wine bottles. The tapas are good quality and very delicious! Its very popular bar so usually it gets crowded. You should avoid rush hours. Check their opening times in trip advisor. Go and enjoy!
Its an Asian food little restaurant, in Born area. I went once and I was astonished about how delicious was the food. Then, I found out that this little restaurant is super famous because of their food quality. So I recommend to anyone to go there! But you have to book in advance cos its very popular.
252 locals recommend
Mosquito
46 C/ dels CardersIts an Asian food little restaurant, in Born area. I went once and I was astonished about how delicious was the food. Then, I found out that this little restaurant is super famous because of their food quality. So I recommend to anyone to go there! But you have to book in advance cos its very popular.
Apparently its an inexpensive restaurant to enjoy really fresh seafood -- crabs, prawns. You pick out what you want at the counter, it's weighed up and heaved away, and you pick it up crisp and steaming on a platter. I have never been there but everyone says its a really charming and good restaurant. One day I will go...
339 locals recommend
La Paradeta
7 Carrer ComercialApparently its an inexpensive restaurant to enjoy really fresh seafood -- crabs, prawns. You pick out what you want at the counter, it's weighed up and heaved away, and you pick it up crisp and steaming on a platter. I have never been there but everyone says its a really charming and good restaurant. One day I will go...
Very charming bar. Its a place for tapas and wine, champagne or beer. Its very popular so usually its full of people eating and chitchatting. It locate in Born, a very nice area that you should visit. And its relatively near of my house. I love this place!!!
173 locals recommend
El Xampanyet
22 Carrer de MontcadaVery charming bar. Its a place for tapas and wine, champagne or beer. Its very popular so usually its full of people eating and chitchatting. It locate in Born, a very nice area that you should visit. And its relatively near of my house. I love this place!!!
The Mercat de La Boqueria (Boqueria Market) is the most popular of the many food markets in Barcelona. The market hall at the Rambla de Sant Josep often attracts large crowds, both locals and tourists. I love this market even though personally I think there are too many people. But you should go! some stalls are beautiful...
1313 locals recommend
La Boqueria Market
91 La RamblaThe Mercat de La Boqueria (Boqueria Market) is the most popular of the many food markets in Barcelona. The market hall at the Rambla de Sant Josep often attracts large crowds, both locals and tourists. I love this market even though personally I think there are too many people. But you should go! some stalls are beautiful...
This is a very famous bakery. They have many kind of bread. One of the best locations in Barcelona for pastry and croissants made fresh daily. Go early and enjoy!
142 locals recommend
Baluard Barceloneta
38 Carrer del BaluardThis is a very famous bakery. They have many kind of bread. One of the best locations in Barcelona for pastry and croissants made fresh daily. Go early and enjoy!
Petrixol Café
11 Carrer de PetritxolOne of the best churros con chocolate in town. Don't miss it!
I love this little cute restaurant!!! The tapas are good quality. Its not bad food for tourists. Its small but charming. The waiters are friendly and profesional. Its just 5 minutes walking from my home. I suggest you to try one of their specialities called "bombas", this tapa its potatoes with a bit of meat inside and spicy tomato sauce. Its yummy!
101 locals recommend
La Bombeta
3 Carrer de la MaquinistaI love this little cute restaurant!!! The tapas are good quality. Its not bad food for tourists. Its small but charming. The waiters are friendly and profesional. Its just 5 minutes walking from my home. I suggest you to try one of their specialities called "bombas", this tapa its potatoes with a bit of meat inside and spicy tomato sauce. Its yummy!
I love this place!!! Its a little stall-tiny restaurant in the middle of the chaotic Boqueria Market. The owner is very friendly and the food is so good! Its traditional spanish dishes, try "las alubias". Its a bit expensive, so check the prices, but definitely its worth to eat at Pinotxos bar!
24 locals recommend
Pinotxo Bar
I love this place!!! Its a little stall-tiny restaurant in the middle of the chaotic Boqueria Market. The owner is very friendly and the food is so good! Its traditional spanish dishes, try "las alubias". Its a bit expensive, so check the prices, but definitely its worth to eat at Pinotxos bar!
Its a humble restaurant where the prices are affordable and cheap in relation to the quality of the food. They have tapas and other dishes. Typical Spanish food. The service sometimes its a bit slow, but last time I went I order Fideua (its similar to paella but instead of rice its noodles) and it was very tasty.
78 locals recommend
Bar Bitacora
1 Carrer de BalboaIts a humble restaurant where the prices are affordable and cheap in relation to the quality of the food. They have tapas and other dishes. Typical Spanish food. The service sometimes its a bit slow, but last time I went I order Fideua (its similar to paella but instead of rice its noodles) and it was very tasty.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is also one of my favorite places in Barcelona! The main point of this bar is to drink champagne. One glass cost around one euro. And they have a special offer during the day: If you take a bottle of champagne and two tapas it costs around 10 euros. There are not tables, everyone is standing up chitchatting cheerfully. I love the atmosphere, its very lively and to me its very Spanish. Bare in mind that its such a popular bar that you should avoid rush hours on the weekends because sometimes its unbearable how many people there are inside.
283 locals recommend
La Xampanyeria
7 Carrer de la Reina CristinaThis is also one of my favorite places in Barcelona! The main point of this bar is to drink champagne. One glass cost around one euro. And they have a special offer during the day: If you take a bottle of champagne and two tapas it costs around 10 euros. There are not tables, everyone is standing up chitchatting cheerfully. I love the atmosphere, its very lively and to me its very Spanish. Bare in mind that its such a popular bar that you should avoid rush hours on the weekends because sometimes its unbearable how many people there are inside.
Its a little bar in Gothic area, its a bit dark and usually they put music such as Joy division, the Smiths... I guess thats why its called Manchester! Anyway, many local people in their 30s go there, so its not very touristic and usually there are nice and interesting people there!
47 locals recommend
Manchester Bar
5 Carrer de MilansIts a little bar in Gothic area, its a bit dark and usually they put music such as Joy division, the Smiths... I guess thats why its called Manchester! Anyway, many local people in their 30s go there, so its not very touristic and usually there are nice and interesting people there!
This is the oldest bar of Barcelona! Its high ceilings and old furniture and architecture is pretty amazing. Its very traditional to drink 'absenta' there, which is a real strong alcohol. This bar its in Raval which is an rea full of bars... Raval is a very interesting area, influence by Pakistani immigration and artists.
142 locals recommend
Bar Marea Baja
6 Av. de les DrassanesThis is the oldest bar of Barcelona! Its high ceilings and old furniture and architecture is pretty amazing. Its very traditional to drink 'absenta' there, which is a real strong alcohol. This bar its in Raval which is an rea full of bars... Raval is a very interesting area, influence by Pakistani immigration and artists.
Tapas bar and restaurant with a big variety of fish and meat tapas. Quite big portions. Great value for money and quality. Its around 5 minutes walking from home!
170 locals recommend
Bar jai-ca
13 Carrer de GinebraTapas bar and restaurant with a big variety of fish and meat tapas. Quite big portions. Great value for money and quality. Its around 5 minutes walking from home!
Opened all the way back in 1933, this art deco cocktail bar is the oldest in the city. Located not far off the Ramblas, it caters to a cool, artsy and often moneyed crowd.
50 locals recommend
Boadas Cocktails
1 Carrer dels TallersOpened all the way back in 1933, this art deco cocktail bar is the oldest in the city. Located not far off the Ramblas, it caters to a cool, artsy and often moneyed crowd.
One of the classics! Oldest drug queen show super funny and entertaining and afterwards disco bar. Its small but cosy bar where everyone is dancing and the atmosphere is very cheerful! If you wanna dance and have fun go there!
19 locals recommend
El Cangrejo
9 Carrer de MontserratOne of the classics! Oldest drug queen show super funny and entertaining and afterwards disco bar. Its small but cosy bar where everyone is dancing and the atmosphere is very cheerful! If you wanna dance and have fun go there!
Little bar in the centre of Raval. Its usually very lively with many locals having cocktails, drinks...and they put good music.
80 locals recommend
Bar Bodega Fortuny
56 Carrer de Joaquín CostaLittle bar in the centre of Raval. Its usually very lively with many locals having cocktails, drinks...and they put good music.
Its a cosy bar where they do cocktails and other drinks. I went for the first time when it was my birthday and I did really like it. Its in little square called Plaza Sant Just that seems like a secret square.
23 locals recommend
Ginger
1 C. de la Palma de Sant JustIts a cosy bar where they do cocktails and other drinks. I went for the first time when it was my birthday and I did really like it. Its in little square called Plaza Sant Just that seems like a secret square.
Parks & Nature
Its a park relatively near to my house. After living in London I must confess that in Spain we don't have amazing parks because if it doesn't rain often then the grass is a bit dry. Nevertheless, Citadela park is cute, there is a pond, usually its sunny and its lovely to have a walk over there.
2289 locals recommend
Ciutadella Park
21 Passeig de PicassoIts a park relatively near to my house. After living in London I must confess that in Spain we don't have amazing parks because if it doesn't rain often then the grass is a bit dry. Nevertheless, Citadela park is cute, there is a pond, usually its sunny and its lovely to have a walk over there.
Its a nice park, up in the hill. Its worth to go and walk around it. But I personally think that the magic fountain at night is really touristic and taky. I went once and never again!
1300 locals recommend
Montjuïc
Its a nice park, up in the hill. Its worth to go and walk around it. But I personally think that the magic fountain at night is really touristic and taky. I went once and never again!
This beach is super popular. Its really lively and its one minute away on foot from my house. There lot of people basking in the sun, having fun, playing many sports- football, volleyball, surfing, doing paddle, yoga, jogging, skateboarding, walking the dog, etc...Also, there are many restaurants, bars and chiringuitos, the prices are a bit expensive but this always happens in restaurants in any beach in Spain. You have to go!
34 locals recommend
Sant Sebastian Beach
This beach is super popular. Its really lively and its one minute away on foot from my house. There lot of people basking in the sun, having fun, playing many sports- football, volleyball, surfing, doing paddle, yoga, jogging, skateboarding, walking the dog, etc...Also, there are many restaurants, bars and chiringuitos, the prices are a bit expensive but this always happens in restaurants in any beach in Spain. You have to go!
Sightseeing
This cathedral of gaudy is a must! Even thou its very touristic everyone should go to see it! Its one of the most amazing cathedrals of the world so its totally worth to visit it.
3229 locals recommend
La Sagrada Cerveseria
16 Plaça Sagrada FamíliaThis cathedral of gaudy is a must! Even thou its very touristic everyone should go to see it! Its one of the most amazing cathedrals of the world so its totally worth to visit it.
Cathedral of Barcelona
s/n Pla de la SeuBeautiful courtyard with a very nice cafe and restaurant. Once it was a hospital and now is one of the must important art academies of Europe. I love this little courtyard because its right in the middle of a noisy area (Raval) and suddenly its very peaceful in the courtyard where there are trees and the old building.
9 locals recommend
Escola Massana
9 Plaça de la GardunyaBeautiful courtyard with a very nice cafe and restaurant. Once it was a hospital and now is one of the must important art academies of Europe. I love this little courtyard because its right in the middle of a noisy area (Raval) and suddenly its very peaceful in the courtyard where there are trees and the old building.
A street in central Barcelona, popular with tourists and locals alike. A tree-lined pedestrian mall, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres connecting Plaça de Catalunya in the centre with Colombus statue. You can't come to Barcelona and not visiting this pedestrian street!
1403 locals recommend
La Rambla
75 La RamblaA street in central Barcelona, popular with tourists and locals alike. A tree-lined pedestrian mall, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres connecting Plaça de Catalunya in the centre with Colombus statue. You can't come to Barcelona and not visiting this pedestrian street!
Shopping
Its a huge store where you can find books, music, films and electronic stuff such as computers, telephones, iPads...etc. Everyone in Barcelona knows Fnac!
31 locals recommend
Fnac
4 Plaza de CataluñaIts a huge store where you can find books, music, films and electronic stuff such as computers, telephones, iPads...etc. Everyone in Barcelona knows Fnac!
Portal de l'Àngel is a pedestrian street in the Ciutat Vella district and part of the large shopping area that homes international shopping brands, including Zara, Massimo Dutti, Benetton, etc...
308 locals recommend
Avinguda del Portal de l'Àngel
Avinguda del Portal de l'ÀngelPortal de l'Àngel is a pedestrian street in the Ciutat Vella district and part of the large shopping area that homes international shopping brands, including Zara, Massimo Dutti, Benetton, etc...
Essentials
Big supermarket where all locals and neighbors of Barceloneta go there. Its not touristic, so normal prices.
262 locals recommend
CAPRABO
116 Carrer de GuipúscoaBig supermarket where all locals and neighbors of Barceloneta go there. Its not touristic, so normal prices.
Arts & Culture
Museu Picasso
15-23 Carrer de MontcadaInteresting and free entrance exhibitions by catalan artists. Its two minutes away from Boqueria and next to Las Ramblas. The exhibitions usually are worth to see.
33 locals recommend
ARTS SANTA MÒNICA
7 La RamblaInteresting and free entrance exhibitions by catalan artists. Its two minutes away from Boqueria and next to Las Ramblas. The exhibitions usually are worth to see.