Guidebook for Barcelona
Sightseeing
Arco de Triunfo de Barcelona
Passeig de Lluís CompanysArc de Triump
Best and probably most expencive market in barcelona.. but worth a visit... great eye candy!
1313 locals recommend
Mercat de la Boqueria
91 La RamblaBest and probably most expencive market in barcelona.. but worth a visit... great eye candy!
The most visited place in barcelona..the infamous Gaudi Cathedral, a must see... even if its just from the outside
66 locals recommend
València - Lepant
The most visited place in barcelona..the infamous Gaudi Cathedral, a must see... even if its just from the outside
Casa Milà
92 Pg. de GràciaAnother of Gaudi's beautiful Buildings in barcelona
Monumental station
Old bullfighting ring
CASA BATLLÓ
43 Pg. de GràciaAnother beautiful Gaudi Building
Everything Else
Metro Tetuan station
Metro
Barcelona nord Bus
68 Carrer d'Alí BeiBus Station
Arc de Triomf station
s/n Pg. de Sant JoanMetro/ Train
Turkish baths and spa.. Great turkish scrubs and aromatherapy sessions, as well as 7 different pools at different temperatures, ranging for ice cold to piping hot!
65 locals recommend
Aire de Barcelona
22 Passeig de PicassoTurkish baths and spa.. Great turkish scrubs and aromatherapy sessions, as well as 7 different pools at different temperatures, ranging for ice cold to piping hot!
Best place for a manicure/pedicure in an amazing modernista building... they also do kids (mini) manacures for 5 & 10euros... Recomend pedicure complete after walking bcn streets!
9 locals recommend
The Pink Peony
Best place for a manicure/pedicure in an amazing modernista building... they also do kids (mini) manacures for 5 & 10euros... Recomend pedicure complete after walking bcn streets!
BudgetBikes - Shop Catalunya
38 Carrer d'EstrucBike Rental
Makamaka
76 Passeig de Joan de BorbóGreat burgers and garlic chips right by the beach!
Food Scene
Great fresh home-made food... Daily menu 10,50... best value in town. Spanish food with a french twist.
8 locals recommend
El Casal Café Bar - Tapas, Vinos y Ostras
5 Plaça Victor BalaguerGreat fresh home-made food... Daily menu 10,50... best value in town. Spanish food with a french twist.
Nice old school restaurant, 20 varieties of croquettas, great ham.. alot of tourists as well as locals.. some light entertainment at night
35 locals recommend
Casa Alfonso
6 Carrer de Roger de LlúriaNice old school restaurant, 20 varieties of croquettas, great ham.. alot of tourists as well as locals.. some light entertainment at night
old seafood restaurant, realy nice interiors, with beautiful tiles, and pictures of bullfights.. Expencive but worth it for a treat
22 locals recommend
Casa Leopoldo
24 Carrer de Sant Rafaelold seafood restaurant, realy nice interiors, with beautiful tiles, and pictures of bullfights.. Expencive but worth it for a treat
Famous tapas bar, expencive but worth it... Try the artichoke shavings, tortilla (perfectly undercooked), chiperones...
131 locals recommend
Cal Pep
8 Plaça de les OllesFamous tapas bar, expencive but worth it... Try the artichoke shavings, tortilla (perfectly undercooked), chiperones...
Bangkok Cafe
65 Carrer d'Evarist ArnúsBest Thai restaurant in barcelona.
Great restaurant inside boqueria market.. Set menu, and daily specials.
15 locals recommend
Kiosko Universal
Great restaurant inside boqueria market.. Set menu, and daily specials.
El Quim de la Boquería
91 La RamblaGreat tapas restaurant inside boqueria market
Bar Papitu
Plaça de Sant GaldricVery famous tapas restaurant inside boqueria market
Cervesería Catalana
236 C. de MallorcaGreat Tapas, a bit pricy, and always a wait.
choose you seafood.. how much you want.. how you want it cooked.. yum!
339 locals recommend
La Paradeta
7 Carrer Comercialchoose you seafood.. how much you want.. how you want it cooked.. yum!
Murivecchi
59 Carrer de la PrincesaGreat Italian food! weekday menu for 11 euros.. Kid friendly
local dive tapas bar... one of the best! cheap and local and fresh..
126 locals recommend
La Cova Fumada
56 Carrer del Baluardlocal dive tapas bar... one of the best! cheap and local and fresh..
Great bar for food, try the foie gras and beef dish ... the best! The also serve their own brewed beer
128 locals recommend
Cervecería Vaso de Oro
6 Carrer de BalboaGreat bar for food, try the foie gras and beef dish ... the best! The also serve their own brewed beer
Bacoa Burger
15 Carrer del JudiciBest burgers in barcelona
Upmarket fine dining restaurant, in a building designed by gaudi , designed for a textile family.
11 locals recommend
China Crown
48 Carrer de CaspUpmarket fine dining restaurant, in a building designed by gaudi , designed for a textile family.
Great place for breakfast right across the road! French croissants & pain au chocolate ..coffee.. cupcakes.. eggs and sausages.. sandwiches..and brunch! They even have a kids area in the back with bla
9 locals recommend
Giulietta Cafè | Pastisseria, Restaurant i Càtering
164 Plaça de TetuanGreat place for breakfast right across the road! French croissants & pain au chocolate ..coffee.. cupcakes.. eggs and sausages.. sandwiches..and brunch! They even have a kids area in the back with bla
Probably the best chines in town.. and very cheap.. plate are huge, and food is great. Great noodle and dim sum soup!
25 locals recommend
Chen Ji
65 Carrer d'Alí BeiProbably the best chines in town.. and very cheap.. plate are huge, and food is great. Great noodle and dim sum soup!
Great restaurant right next door! Can be a bit pricey, but they do a daily menu
Restaurante Granja Lido
36 Pg. de Sant JoanGreat restaurant right next door! Can be a bit pricey, but they do a daily menu
aQistoi
94 Carrer de GironaGreat small cafe that do empanados, sandwiches & salads .. great deserts too!
My daughters favourite restaurant! Chinese/Sushi food on a rotating conveyor belt... set menu all you can eat.
Kaitensushi He
72 Carrer de Pau ClarisMy daughters favourite restaurant! Chinese/Sushi food on a rotating conveyor belt... set menu all you can eat.
Grill house, great meat dishes, suckling pig, chorizo, black pudding etc.. they also have a menu. Great family place, or for big groups
8 locals recommend
El Yantar de la Ribera
114 Carrer de Roger de FlorGrill house, great meat dishes, suckling pig, chorizo, black pudding etc.. they also have a menu. Great family place, or for big groups
Restaurante italiano Musarel·la
39 Carrer de CaspGreat italian restaurant, fresh pasta and pizzas.. reasonably priced
Jaizkibel
180 Carrer de SicíliaBasque restaurant, great seafood, a bit pricey, but excellen quality fresh seafood
The best/oldest sandwich place in barcelona... hotcold.meat.veggie.. you name, they have it.. catalan style.. always a big Q.. very little seating, but worth it, even if it is to go..
16 locals recommend
Conesa Restaurant
1 Carrer de la LlibreteriaThe best/oldest sandwich place in barcelona... hotcold.meat.veggie.. you name, they have it.. catalan style.. always a big Q.. very little seating, but worth it, even if it is to go..
Best Pizza pIace in gracia, super cheap, Iots of different sIices on offer... oId schooI pizza joint..
Pizzería Lucania II
29 Carrer de TerolBest Pizza pIace in gracia, super cheap, Iots of different sIices on offer... oId schooI pizza joint..
Old fisherman restaurant.. super cheap, canteen style.. alot of fried food, but tasty
79 locals recommend
Restaurant Montolio Can Maño
12 Carrer del BaluardOld fisherman restaurant.. super cheap, canteen style.. alot of fried food, but tasty
Very nice tapas restaurant in el borne, right in front of the market, with nice terrace on the placa.
96 locals recommend
Bormuth
1 Plaça ComercialVery nice tapas restaurant in el borne, right in front of the market, with nice terrace on the placa.
Excelent restaurant with pinxos.. in fact this street is lined with pinxo bars with each pinxo 1euro.. perfect for a bar hop..
14 locals recommend
Malamén - Bendita Bodega
53 Carrer de BlaiExcelent restaurant with pinxos.. in fact this street is lined with pinxo bars with each pinxo 1euro.. perfect for a bar hop..
Cañete
17 Carrer de la UnióNice mediteranian restaurant
Yum! Argentinian empanadas galore! only small bar seating.. but great to take away.. best place for empanadas in bcn..
8 locals recommend
La Foodieteca
2 Plaza de Ramón Berenguer el GrandeYum! Argentinian empanadas galore! only small bar seating.. but great to take away.. best place for empanadas in bcn..
Bar Centro - Burgers & Craft Beer
55 Carrer de CaspGourmet hamburgers and sandwiches
La Pepita
343 Carrer de Corsegamediteranian .. contemporary tapas
Milk Bar & Bistro
21 Carrer d'en GignàsPerfect for brunch..
Restaurante Gurqui
303 C. de Mallorcacute typical restaurant.. like eating in someones sitting room
Restaurant Sant Joan
65 Passeig de Sant JoanGood local restaurant, good homemade tapas
Drinks & Nightlife
Chef Ferran Adrià tapas restaurant... very difficult to book, (you can try on website) They also do minimum sittings without bookings, but you will need to wait.. go early
264 locals recommend
Tickets
164 Av. del Paral·lelChef Ferran Adrià tapas restaurant... very difficult to book, (you can try on website) They also do minimum sittings without bookings, but you will need to wait.. go early
Oldest bar in barcelona. An absenthe bar, a bit of a dive bar, but worth the visit if you like this kind of off the walv bar experience
142 locals recommend
Bar Marea Baja
6 Av. de les DrassanesOldest bar in barcelona. An absenthe bar, a bit of a dive bar, but worth the visit if you like this kind of off the walv bar experience
3 story bar/restaurant, owned by the wife of the Moritz beer... beautiful decor.. free 'disco' downstairs most nite... great place to have a drink or coffee and watch barcelona go by!
239 locals recommend
Ocaña
13-15 Pl. Reial3 story bar/restaurant, owned by the wife of the Moritz beer... beautiful decor.. free 'disco' downstairs most nite... great place to have a drink or coffee and watch barcelona go by!
Plaça d'Osca
Plaça d'OscaCute Placa to have a few drinks/tapas over this end of town..
A pipe club, hidden away on the first floor of a building on placa reale.. no sign, you have to look for the bell, and they will buzz you in.. always open for even after 3am.. pooltable, drinks
38 locals recommend
Barcelona Pipa Club
21 Carrer de Santa EulàliaA pipe club, hidden away on the first floor of a building on placa reale.. no sign, you have to look for the bell, and they will buzz you in.. always open for even after 3am.. pooltable, drinks
Cute old school bar in gracia, with pool table and terrace an small square
44 locals recommend
Bar Virreina
1 Plaça de la VirreinaCute old school bar in gracia, with pool table and terrace an small square
Essentials
Supermarket.. There is a better supermarket, called Mercadona. on c/ Napols (between Austia Marc / casp). There is also a local covered Market on Granvia, between Napols/ Sicilia)
96 locals recommend
Bonpreu
278 Carrer de SardenyaSupermarket.. There is a better supermarket, called Mercadona. on c/ Napols (between Austia Marc / casp). There is also a local covered Market on Granvia, between Napols/ Sicilia)
Baluard Barceloneta
38 Carrer del BaluardBest Bakery in Barcelona!
Carrefour Express Carrer Bailèn
33 C/ de BailènFrench supermarket
Entertainment & Activities
large Fountain/kids pool to swim in, and picnic area... Ideal for toddlers as water is only 50cm deep.
17 locals recommend
Jardines de la Torre de Les Aigues
52I Carrer de Roger de Llúrialarge Fountain/kids pool to swim in, and picnic area... Ideal for toddlers as water is only 50cm deep.
Barcelona Zoo
zoo
little park, with a beautiful statue with an old water fountain underneath
23 locals recommend
Tetuan station
little park, with a beautiful statue with an old water fountain underneath
largest central park in barcelona, great place to hang out and catch the sun, as you watch the activities of the locals.. great ludoteca (kids activity park) for kids. You can also rent a boat
2289 locals recommend
Ciutadella Park
21 Passeig de Picassolargest central park in barcelona, great place to hang out and catch the sun, as you watch the activities of the locals.. great ludoteca (kids activity park) for kids. You can also rent a boat
Shopping
Mango Outlet
37 Carrer de GironaMango outlet.... great for womens clothing bargains
Desigual
9 Pl. de CatalunyaDesigual Outlet
Floristerías Navarro
320 Carrer de Valènciaflowers 24/7