Guidebook for Barcelona

Marina & Mark
Marina & Mark
Guidebook for Barcelona

Food Scene

Great neighborhood tapas, reasonable prices and everything is always fresh. It’s what locals call “cuina traditional de mercat” (traditional market cuisine) There is no menu, just a board listing the dishes of the day. Once a dish is finished, it simply gets crossed off the board.
27 locals recommend
Restaurant Portolés
375 Carrer de la Diputació
27 locals recommend
Great neighborhood tapas, reasonable prices and everything is always fresh. It’s what locals call “cuina traditional de mercat” (traditional market cuisine) There is no menu, just a board listing the dishes of the day. Once a dish is finished, it simply gets crossed off the board.
Best tapas in Barcelona, nice area, sit at the bar and try the “pulpitos” and the duck paté . Early for lunch is best, at the bar, so you can point and eat. They all speak english. If it’s full sit outside on the Ramblas.
279 locals recommend
Ciudad Condal
18 Rambla de Catalunya
279 locals recommend
Best tapas in Barcelona, nice area, sit at the bar and try the “pulpitos” and the duck paté . Early for lunch is best, at the bar, so you can point and eat. They all speak english. If it’s full sit outside on the Ramblas.
Spanish home-style cooking in an authentic atmosphere, located in the Raval. Nothing fancy but filled with locals and run by what seemed like family. Food was good and very reasonably priced. Excellent menu, had many choices and there were specials of the day, including paella. Simple food but good.
43 locals recommend
Restaurant Romesco
28 Carrer de Sant Pau
43 locals recommend
Spanish home-style cooking in an authentic atmosphere, located in the Raval. Nothing fancy but filled with locals and run by what seemed like family. Food was good and very reasonably priced. Excellent menu, had many choices and there were specials of the day, including paella. Simple food but good.
A very cheap dive for meat lovers, about 8 euros for a good steak. Try the asado, vacío or entraña, our favorites. Located in Barceloneta.
57 locals recommend
La Malandrina
3 C/ de Pepe Rubianes
57 locals recommend
A very cheap dive for meat lovers, about 8 euros for a good steak. Try the asado, vacío or entraña, our favorites. Located in Barceloneta.
It’s a very nice place in the Born, we recommend to call and reserve. You can have an early dinner and then you can walk the Born towards the town center. Must try the Mango and Foie Carpaccio, delicious!
140 locals recommend
Bar del Pla
2 Carrer de Montcada
140 locals recommend
It’s a very nice place in the Born, we recommend to call and reserve. You can have an early dinner and then you can walk the Born towards the town center. Must try the Mango and Foie Carpaccio, delicious!
They serve brunch every day and also very good drinks
28 locals recommend
Firebug - Brunch - Bar - Bistro
23 Pg. de Sant Joan
28 locals recommend
They serve brunch every day and also very good drinks
A noodle house recommended by an asian friend of ours. Simple but very good and authentic. The place is small, people start lining up before they open so go there early. Kind of incredible.
68 locals recommend
Ramen-ya Hiro
164 Carrer de Girona
68 locals recommend
A noodle house recommended by an asian friend of ours. Simple but very good and authentic. The place is small, people start lining up before they open so go there early. Kind of incredible.
Good food!
48 locals recommend
Red Ant Noodle Bar
5 Carrer dels Tiradors
48 locals recommend
Good food!
Because life without dumpling is not worth living, that’s their slogan, this restaurant became my favorite in the Born. Their serve exotic asian tapas, with influences from Hong Kong, China and Vietnam. Great quality food and drinks, an acceptable variety of beers for reasonable prices. Just make sure to make reservations or go with enough time to wait in line because it’s a small place and is always packed. Anyway it’s worth the wait, specially if you are having a good time with friends or enjoying a beer.
252 locals recommend
Mosquito
46 C/ dels Carders
252 locals recommend
Because life without dumpling is not worth living, that’s their slogan, this restaurant became my favorite in the Born. Their serve exotic asian tapas, with influences from Hong Kong, China and Vietnam. Great quality food and drinks, an acceptable variety of beers for reasonable prices. Just make sure to make reservations or go with enough time to wait in line because it’s a small place and is always packed. Anyway it’s worth the wait, specially if you are having a good time with friends or enjoying a beer.
A classic artisan Italian gelato (ice cream) store. They offer an infinite variety of flavors with natural ingredients, fruity creamy and delicious.
26 locals recommend
Gelaaati Di Marco
7 Carrer de la Llibreteria
26 locals recommend
A classic artisan Italian gelato (ice cream) store. They offer an infinite variety of flavors with natural ingredients, fruity creamy and delicious.
They have a delicious sourdough pizza. It' a good place also to stop for a vermouth.
39 locals recommend
ChichaLimoná
80 Pg. de Sant Joan
39 locals recommend
They have a delicious sourdough pizza. It' a good place also to stop for a vermouth.
The menu is fresh and healthy with unusual combinations that are very tasteful. Most of the vegetables are grown specifically for the restaurant, like kale for example which is almost impossible to find in Barcelona. For those who wants to eat healthy, enjoy a nice venue and a new eating experience, this is the place to go. Not expensive, not cheap and the kale chips are fabulous.
232 locals recommend
Flax&Kale
74b Carrer dels Tallers
232 locals recommend
The menu is fresh and healthy with unusual combinations that are very tasteful. Most of the vegetables are grown specifically for the restaurant, like kale for example which is almost impossible to find in Barcelona. For those who wants to eat healthy, enjoy a nice venue and a new eating experience, this is the place to go. Not expensive, not cheap and the kale chips are fabulous.
A great tapas bar frequented by the locals - the wait for a table can be long, so try to get there when they aren't busy if you don't want to wait.
504 locals recommend
Cervesería Catalana
236 C. de Mallorca
504 locals recommend
A great tapas bar frequented by the locals - the wait for a table can be long, so try to get there when they aren't busy if you don't want to wait.
Seafood "chiringuito" at the beach. A place where to eat a paella facing the sea.
20 locals recommend
Marina Bay
19-21 Carrer de la Marina
20 locals recommend
Seafood "chiringuito" at the beach. A place where to eat a paella facing the sea.
Good for brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. Semi-healthy and tasty options.
139 locals recommend
Granja Petitbo
82 Pg. de Sant Joan
139 locals recommend
Good for brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. Semi-healthy and tasty options.
A great tapas bar- the wait for a table can be long, so try to get there when they aren't busy if you don't want to wait.
106 locals recommend
Vinitus
333 C. del Consell de Cent
106 locals recommend
A great tapas bar- the wait for a table can be long, so try to get there when they aren't busy if you don't want to wait.
A stakehouse and a butcher. All the food is fresh and organic sourced from local farms and from some in the Pyrenees.
Pirineu En Boca
17 Carrer de Girona
A stakehouse and a butcher. All the food is fresh and organic sourced from local farms and from some in the Pyrenees.
Cozy, non touristy and very good restaurant. The meat is very good and made with optimal coals. Everything is prepared by an Argentine guy who has been here for over 25 years and cooks for passion. Fortunately, it is quite unknown by tourists and that's why this little neighborhood restaurant is not crowded. They offer a daily menu for 11Euros at lunch time and 16 at dinner time. There is Paella on Tursdays !! Restaurante muy acogedor, poco turístico y muy bueno. La carne es buenísima y elaborada con unas brasas óptimas. Todo lo realiza un argentino que lleva aquí más de 25 años y cocina por pasión. Por suerte, es bastante desconocido en las redes y eso hace que este pequeño restaurante de barrio no esté masificado. Ofrecen un menú diario de 11Euros a mediodía y 16 por la noche. ¡¡ Los jueves paella !!
6 locals recommend
Los buñuelos de la tía Francisca
372 Carrer de Lepant
6 locals recommend
Cozy, non touristy and very good restaurant. The meat is very good and made with optimal coals. Everything is prepared by an Argentine guy who has been here for over 25 years and cooks for passion. Fortunately, it is quite unknown by tourists and that's why this little neighborhood restaurant is not crowded. They offer a daily menu for 11Euros at lunch time and 16 at dinner time. There is Paella on Tursdays !! Restaurante muy acogedor, poco turístico y muy bueno. La carne es buenísima y elaborada con unas brasas óptimas. Todo lo realiza un argentino que lleva aquí más de 25 años y cocina por pasión. Por suerte, es bastante desconocido en las redes y eso hace que este pequeño restaurante de barrio no esté masificado. Ofrecen un menú diario de 11Euros a mediodía y 16 por la noche. ¡¡ Los jueves paella !!
An oasis in the neighborhood. Wines and liquors store with an interior lounge to enjoy their drinks and some tapas. Giovanni, the owner, makes this place really special and recomendable. Go on vermut time (befween breakfast and lunch time, it is a very local habit.... like siesta time) Un oasis en el barrio. Tienda de vinos y licores con un salón interior para tomar sus bebidas y algunas tapas. Giovanni, su propietario , hace de esta tienda un lugar realmente especial. Ideal para ir a tomar a la hora del vermut (momento entre el desayuno y la comida, algo muy típico de aquí... como la hora de la siesta)
La Bodega Mediterrània
344 Carrer de Lepant
An oasis in the neighborhood. Wines and liquors store with an interior lounge to enjoy their drinks and some tapas. Giovanni, the owner, makes this place really special and recomendable. Go on vermut time (befween breakfast and lunch time, it is a very local habit.... like siesta time) Un oasis en el barrio. Tienda de vinos y licores con un salón interior para tomar sus bebidas y algunas tapas. Giovanni, su propietario , hace de esta tienda un lugar realmente especial. Ideal para ir a tomar a la hora del vermut (momento entre el desayuno y la comida, algo muy típico de aquí... como la hora de la siesta)
Very local. Daily menu based on home cooking from fresh market at a good price. It's owners will make you feel special. . Visit their Facebook and take a look at the funny videos starred by them almost every week to promote their restaurant online: https://www.facebook.com/holalaramonabar/ Menú diario a base de cocina de mercado casera a buen precio. Lo mejor de su restaurante son sus propietarias. Visitar su Facebook y echar un vistazo a los divertidos videos que protagonizan casi cada semana para promocionar su restaurante en las redes: https://www.facebook.com/holalaramonabar/
12 locals recommend
La Ramona
262 Carrer de Roger de Flor
12 locals recommend
Very local. Daily menu based on home cooking from fresh market at a good price. It's owners will make you feel special. . Visit their Facebook and take a look at the funny videos starred by them almost every week to promote their restaurant online: https://www.facebook.com/holalaramonabar/ Menú diario a base de cocina de mercado casera a buen precio. Lo mejor de su restaurante son sus propietarias. Visitar su Facebook y echar un vistazo a los divertidos videos que protagonizan casi cada semana para promocionar su restaurante en las redes: https://www.facebook.com/holalaramonabar/
Old fur manufacturers place reconverted in this original restaurant that invites you to taste more than 20 varieties of delicatessen canned sardines, tuna, mackerel, ... all of them have been hand made respecting the tradition. They also have a wide variety of super original spreadables you can not enjoy elsewhere. The entire can collection is exposed for those wishing to buy some of them and take it to enjoy at home. Antigua peletería reconvertida en restaurante que invita a degustar más de 20 variedades de latas de sardinas, atún, caballa,… que han sido elaboradas a mano respetando la tradición. También disponen de gran variedad de untables súper originales que no podrás degustar en otros lugares. Se encuentra expuesta toda la colección de latas para quienes deseen comprarlas.
7 locals recommend
Lata-Barra
4 Carrer d'Escipió
7 locals recommend
Old fur manufacturers place reconverted in this original restaurant that invites you to taste more than 20 varieties of delicatessen canned sardines, tuna, mackerel, ... all of them have been hand made respecting the tradition. They also have a wide variety of super original spreadables you can not enjoy elsewhere. The entire can collection is exposed for those wishing to buy some of them and take it to enjoy at home. Antigua peletería reconvertida en restaurante que invita a degustar más de 20 variedades de latas de sardinas, atún, caballa,… que han sido elaboradas a mano respetando la tradición. También disponen de gran variedad de untables súper originales que no podrás degustar en otros lugares. Se encuentra expuesta toda la colección de latas para quienes deseen comprarlas.
Pastelería tradicional del barrio de toda la vida. Negocio familiar que empezó hace 75 años. Cada día elaboran dulces de la forma tradicional y con ingredientes naturales. THE Traditional bakery in the neighborhood since 75 years ago. Every day they prepare traditional sweets and cakes with natural ingredients.
8 locals recommend
Pastisseria Lepanto
436 Bis C. de Mallorca
8 locals recommend
Pastelería tradicional del barrio de toda la vida. Negocio familiar que empezó hace 75 años. Cada día elaboran dulces de la forma tradicional y con ingredientes naturales. THE Traditional bakery in the neighborhood since 75 years ago. Every day they prepare traditional sweets and cakes with natural ingredients.
Panaderos y pasteleros Artesanos desde 1952. Cada dia ponen a la venta un montón de variedades de cocas artesanas y pan elaborado de forma tradicional. Su especialidad es la pastisseria Catalana. Siempre tienen alguna muestra que ofrecer a sus clientes como degustación. Bakers and confectioners since 1952. Every day they offer a large range of artisan bread and typical "coques" they prepare in the traditional way. Their specialty is the typical Catalan cakes and "coques". They always have some sample to offer to its customers as tasting.
Pa i coques de Perafita
45 Avinguda de Gaudí
Panaderos y pasteleros Artesanos desde 1952. Cada dia ponen a la venta un montón de variedades de cocas artesanas y pan elaborado de forma tradicional. Su especialidad es la pastisseria Catalana. Siempre tienen alguna muestra que ofrecer a sus clientes como degustación. Bakers and confectioners since 1952. Every day they offer a large range of artisan bread and typical "coques" they prepare in the traditional way. Their specialty is the typical Catalan cakes and "coques". They always have some sample to offer to its customers as tasting.
Tapas mezze Arab-Mediterranean fusion and Palestinian beer restaurant with candles and oriental atmosphere. Tapas mezze de fusión árabe-mediterránea y cerveza palestina en restaurante con ambiente de velas y oriental.
13 locals recommend
Ziryab Hookah Shisha Lounge
5 Carrer de Grunyí
13 locals recommend
Tapas mezze Arab-Mediterranean fusion and Palestinian beer restaurant with candles and oriental atmosphere. Tapas mezze de fusión árabe-mediterránea y cerveza palestina en restaurante con ambiente de velas y oriental.

Drinks & Nightlife

They have a big selection of beers. Nice ambiance and good tapas.
17 locals recommend
BierCaB
55 Carrer de Muntaner
17 locals recommend
They have a big selection of beers. Nice ambiance and good tapas.
Good selection of beers
26 locals recommend
La Bona Pinta
433 Carrer de la Diputació
26 locals recommend
Good selection of beers
Cozy wine bar with a wide selection of wines in the country, cans and preserves, and rustic chic decor. Acogedora vinoteca con amplia selección del caldos del país, tapas y conservas, y una decoración rústico chic.
18 locals recommend
ELDISET
3 Carrer Antic de Sant Joan
18 locals recommend
Cozy wine bar with a wide selection of wines in the country, cans and preserves, and rustic chic decor. Acogedora vinoteca con amplia selección del caldos del país, tapas y conservas, y una decoración rústico chic.

Parks & Nature

2289 locals recommend
Ciutadella Park
21 Passeig de Picasso
2289 locals recommend
Gaudi's park
648 locals recommend
Park Güell
648 locals recommend
Gaudi's park
563 locals recommend
Barceloneta Beach
563 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Vila Olimpica Beach
1 Moll de Gregal
7 locals recommend

Shopping

320 locals recommend
Supermercat El Corte Inglés
14 Pl. de Catalunya
320 locals recommend
All about cosmetics
Sephora
121 Rambla de Catalunya
All about cosmetics
32 locals recommend
El Triangle Centro Comercial
1 Plaza de Cataluña
32 locals recommend
Located at the end of Las Ramblas, next to the sea. Open on Sundays!
472 locals recommend
Maremagnum
5 Moll d'Espanya
472 locals recommend
Located at the end of Las Ramblas, next to the sea. Open on Sundays!
383 locals recommend
L'illa Diagonal
557 Avinguda Diagonal
383 locals recommend
107 locals recommend
Diagonal Mar Centro Comercial
3 Avinguda Diagonal
107 locals recommend
391 locals recommend
Goofretti Glories
208 Avinguda Diagonal
391 locals recommend
Telefonía y Regalos artesanos. Norfa, su propietaria desde hace 18 años y anfitriona de Airbnb , selecciona cuidadosamente los artículos de regalo hechos a mano para su tienda. También ofrece cursos de manualidades y sobre manejo de smartphones. Phones, sim cards and handcrafted gifts. Norfa, the owner since 18 years and Airbnb home sharing host, chooses carefully the selection of gift items handcrafted for her shop. She also offers handcrafting workshops and offers classes on how to use smartphones.
Inti Bcn Mòbils i Regals
401 Carrer de Mallorca
Telefonía y Regalos artesanos. Norfa, su propietaria desde hace 18 años y anfitriona de Airbnb , selecciona cuidadosamente los artículos de regalo hechos a mano para su tienda. También ofrece cursos de manualidades y sobre manejo de smartphones. Phones, sim cards and handcrafted gifts. Norfa, the owner since 18 years and Airbnb home sharing host, chooses carefully the selection of gift items handcrafted for her shop. She also offers handcrafting workshops and offers classes on how to use smartphones.
Empresa familiar especializada en el sector de la joyería y relojería. Además de los diseños clásicos podrás encontrar las últimas colecciones de una nueva generación de jóvenes artistas, que con sus joyas están creando un nuevo concepto de joyería. Family run business specialized in the field of jewelery and watches. In addition to the classic designs you can find the latest collections of a new generation of young artists who with her jewels are creating a new concept of jewelry.
Torrents Gianni Joieria
60 Avinguda de Gaudí
Empresa familiar especializada en el sector de la joyería y relojería. Además de los diseños clásicos podrás encontrar las últimas colecciones de una nueva generación de jóvenes artistas, que con sus joyas están creando un nuevo concepto de joyería. Family run business specialized in the field of jewelery and watches. In addition to the classic designs you can find the latest collections of a new generation of young artists who with her jewels are creating a new concept of jewelry.

Arts & Culture

1224 locals recommend
Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
1 Plaça dels Àngels
1224 locals recommend
289 locals recommend
Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
5 Carrer de Montalegre
289 locals recommend
144 locals recommend
Museu d'Història de Catalunya
3 Plaça de Pau Vila
144 locals recommend
An architectonic gem!
508 locals recommend
Palace of Catalan Music
4-6 C/ Palau de la Música
508 locals recommend
An architectonic gem!

Sightseeing

447 locals recommend
Arco de Triunfo de Barcelona
Passeig de Lluís Companys
447 locals recommend
1403 locals recommend
La Rambla
75 La Rambla
1403 locals recommend
585 locals recommend
Montjuic Castle
66 Ctra. de Montjuïc
585 locals recommend
There is a beautiful church you can visit
722 locals recommend
Tibidabo
722 locals recommend
There is a beautiful church you can visit
Gaudi's cathedral
3229 locals recommend
La Sagrada Cerveseria
16 Plaça Sagrada Família
3229 locals recommend
Gaudi's cathedral
Where the "fancy" brands are
982 locals recommend
Passeig de Gracia
Passeig de Gràcia
982 locals recommend
Where the "fancy" brands are
More of Gaudi
1825 locals recommend
Casa Milà
92 Pg. de Gràcia
1825 locals recommend
More of Gaudi