Guidebook for Barcelona
Shopping
Supermercat El Corte Inglés
14 Pl. de CatalunyaComercial centre
Gran Via 2
Mall
L'illa Diagonal
557 Avinguda DiagonalShopping centre
Probably Barcelona's best-known market, ideally situated on La Rambla this market is a must whether sourcing ingredients for a fine meal or just wandering through.
1313 locals recommend
Mercat de la Boqueria
91 La RamblaProbably Barcelona's best-known market, ideally situated on La Rambla this market is a must whether sourcing ingredients for a fine meal or just wandering through.
However all the stalls that were still open were doing very good trade, and even the small tapas bar in the middle of the market was full of locals having a bite. The stall owners are very friendly.
377 locals recommend
Mercat De Sant Antoni
1 Carrer del Comte d'UrgellHowever all the stalls that were still open were doing very good trade, and even the small tapas bar in the middle of the market was full of locals having a bite. The stall owners are very friendly.
Market district born near the beach with great variety of fresh and local products.
501 locals recommend
Mercat Santa Caterina
16 Av. de Francesc CambóMarket district born near the beach with great variety of fresh and local products.
Arenas de Barcelona Multicines
385 Gran Via de les Corts CatalanesMall.
Food Scene
They say all guides in the world and am repeating myself but Quimet and Quimet is, well, so you cry. They own beer, serve the best vermouth in the world and offer a variety of wines.
275 locals recommend
Quimet & Quimet
25 Carrer del Poeta CabanyesThey say all guides in the world and am repeating myself but Quimet and Quimet is, well, so you cry. They own beer, serve the best vermouth in the world and offer a variety of wines.
A piece of the Basque Country. An authentic euskaltaberna (Basque tavern) in central Barcelona, in the middle of Paseo de Gracia, that’s Txapela. The Barcelona temples of PINTXOS (BASQUE CANAPÉS).
27 locals recommend
Txapela
8 Pg. de GràciaA piece of the Basque Country. An authentic euskaltaberna (Basque tavern) in central Barcelona, in the middle of Paseo de Gracia, that’s Txapela. The Barcelona temples of PINTXOS (BASQUE CANAPÉS).
This Aragonese tavern is a reference to the popular cuisine of the district of Nou Barris. They have all kinds of tapas.
87 locals recommend
La Esquinica
296 Passeig de Fabra i PuigThis Aragonese tavern is a reference to the popular cuisine of the district of Nou Barris. They have all kinds of tapas.
People come to taste excellent anchovies, ham superlative and especially to drink sparkling white wine that bears its name. At peak times do not fit or a pin, so it's best to go early.
173 locals recommend
El Xampanyet
22 Carrer de MontcadaPeople come to taste excellent anchovies, ham superlative and especially to drink sparkling white wine that bears its name. At peak times do not fit or a pin, so it's best to go early.
Pura Brasa is a welcome antidote to all the burger bars, offering instead slabs of pristine meat and fish, expertly grilled, and served in a lively atmosphere.
15 locals recommend
Pura Brasa
373 Gran Via de les Corts CatalanesPura Brasa is a welcome antidote to all the burger bars, offering instead slabs of pristine meat and fish, expertly grilled, and served in a lively atmosphere.
If you're after a taste of new Catalan cuisine in a less formal atmosphere, dinner here, in Eixample, delivers, but it's the great-value, inventive lunch that best stirs the hearts.
13 locals recommend
Gresca
230 C/ de ProvençaIf you're after a taste of new Catalan cuisine in a less formal atmosphere, dinner here, in Eixample, delivers, but it's the great-value, inventive lunch that best stirs the hearts.
Elegant and formal with a modernist look, the unique character is the result of the balance between food and interior design. The cuisine is based in the Mediterranean tradition.
23 locals recommend
La Rita
279 C/ d'AragóElegant and formal with a modernist look, the unique character is the result of the balance between food and interior design. The cuisine is based in the Mediterranean tradition.
Drinks & Nightlife
A countryside home from home with makeshift terraces to hang out with friends, barbecues, sunset concerts and hammock chill-out sessions with DJs spinning funk and groove by the candlelight.
54 locals recommend
La Caseta del Migdia
s/n Mirador del MigdiaA countryside home from home with makeshift terraces to hang out with friends, barbecues, sunset concerts and hammock chill-out sessions with DJs spinning funk and groove by the candlelight.
The fashion terrace for summer comes from the hand of Sagardi and Bacardi, and is located on the area of the Museu d'Historia de Catalunya, in the Port Vell.
39 locals recommend
1881 per SAGARDI
3 Plaça de Pau VilaThe fashion terrace for summer comes from the hand of Sagardi and Bacardi, and is located on the area of the Museu d'Historia de Catalunya, in the Port Vell.
Definitely one of the points of the route is to go to this place. It is a bar, super good diner style of a fairy forest full of trees, leaves and even a water fountain.
160 locals recommend
El Bosc de les Fades
7 Passatge de la BancaDefinitely one of the points of the route is to go to this place. It is a bar, super good diner style of a fairy forest full of trees, leaves and even a water fountain.
Lends its basement to those who want to lengthen and start dinner with drinks and a boogie. Divided into two areas by stone arches, the space has a decor that gives a special touch to the atmosphere.
28 locals recommend
Rita Blue
3 Plaça de Sant AgustíLends its basement to those who want to lengthen and start dinner with drinks and a boogie. Divided into two areas by stone arches, the space has a decor that gives a special touch to the atmosphere.
Located on the slopes of the Tibidabo and enjoying therefore stunning panoramic views over the city of Barcelona, Mirablau is an exclusive and elegant cocktail whose large and magnificent views.
116 locals recommend
Mirablau Club & Disco
s/n Plaça del Doctor AndreuLocated on the slopes of the Tibidabo and enjoying therefore stunning panoramic views over the city of Barcelona, Mirablau is an exclusive and elegant cocktail whose large and magnificent views.
Arts & Culture
La Terraza is an incredible open-air club inside a beautiful walled replica village (Pueblo Español) that's nestled at the side of Barcelona’s famous Montjuic Hill where masses of international DJs.
27 locals recommend
La Terrrazza
s/n Av. Francesc Ferrer i GuàrdiaLa Terraza is an incredible open-air club inside a beautiful walled replica village (Pueblo Español) that's nestled at the side of Barcelona’s famous Montjuic Hill where masses of international DJs.
Trendy restaurant and club, is a stunning place of modern design located in the Paseo de la Barceloneta. The magnificent terrace on the sand of the beach is ideal for lunch or dinner.
360 locals recommend
Opium Barcelona Restaurant and Club
34 Passeig Marítim de la BarcelonetaTrendy restaurant and club, is a stunning place of modern design located in the Paseo de la Barceloneta. The magnificent terrace on the sand of the beach is ideal for lunch or dinner.
Restaurant & Club. Black, red and gold sofas provide a simple and elegant touch to this oriental paradise near the sea. The best showcase to see and be seen.
213 locals recommend
Shôko
36 Passeig Marítim de la BarcelonetaRestaurant & Club. Black, red and gold sofas provide a simple and elegant touch to this oriental paradise near the sea. The best showcase to see and be seen.
The Barcelona posh night destination of excellence. Spectacular fashion girls and boys, well dressed, the dress code is strictly enforced.
209 locals recommend
Sutton Barcelona
13 Carrer de TusetThe Barcelona posh night destination of excellence. Spectacular fashion girls and boys, well dressed, the dress code is strictly enforced.
It is a modern club sophisticated atmosphere where the most select house sounds. Calmer room is upstairs, where we listen hip-hop and R & B and where we can rest your feet on the comfy sofas.
97 locals recommend
Club Catwalk
2-4 Carrer de Ramon Trias Fargas
It is a modern club sophisticated atmosphere where the most select house sounds. Calmer room is upstairs, where we listen hip-hop and R & B and where we can rest your feet on the comfy sofas.
The perfect recipe for fun, with an elegant design and decoration, the best sound and lighting systems, international artists and DJ, dazzling performances and superb public.
155 locals recommend
Pacha Barcelona
2 Carrer de Ramon Trias Fargas
The perfect recipe for fun, with an elegant design and decoration, the best sound and lighting systems, international artists and DJ, dazzling performances and superb public.
It is a club dedicated to the most avant-garde techno and its variations it has a great sound, a recently renovated and certainly your favorite place on Saturday night, if you love this kind of music.
7 locals recommend
Under Club Barcelona
141 Carrer de TarragonaIt is a club dedicated to the most avant-garde techno and its variations it has a great sound, a recently renovated and certainly your favorite place on Saturday night, if you love this kind of music.
houses one of the most extensive collections of artworks by the 20th-century Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. With 4.249 works by the painter, the museum has one of the most complete collections of works
1655 locals recommend
Museu Picasso
15-23 Carrer de Montcadahouses one of the most extensive collections of artworks by the 20th-century Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. With 4.249 works by the painter, the museum has one of the most complete collections of works
Camp Nou is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, which has been the home of Futbol Club Barcelona since 1957.The Camp Nou holds 99,354 people and this is the largest stadium in Europe.
369 locals recommend
Collblanc - Cardenal Reig station
Camp Nou is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, which has been the home of Futbol Club Barcelona since 1957.The Camp Nou holds 99,354 people and this is the largest stadium in Europe.
Visiting the museum you can see the best collection of Romanesque mural painting in the world and the most representative artists of Catalan Modernism, such as Gaudí or Casas.
861 locals recommend
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC
s/n Parc de MontjuïcVisiting the museum you can see the best collection of Romanesque mural painting in the world and the most representative artists of Catalan Modernism, such as Gaudí or Casas.
Sightseeing
The magic fountain is a spectacular display of colour, light, motion, music and water acrobatics - if you mix all these elements together in just the right combinations, you end up with pure magic !
374 locals recommend
ClassBedroom Fira Business Apartments
1 Bis Av. de Rius i TauletThe magic fountain is a spectacular display of colour, light, motion, music and water acrobatics - if you mix all these elements together in just the right combinations, you end up with pure magic !
La Sagrada Familia is one of Gaudí's most famous works in Barcelona. It's a giant Basilica that has been under construction since 1882 (that's not a typing error!) and it's not expected to be complete
3229 locals recommend
La Sagrada Cerveseria
16 Plaça Sagrada FamíliaLa Sagrada Familia is one of Gaudí's most famous works in Barcelona. It's a giant Basilica that has been under construction since 1882 (that's not a typing error!) and it's not expected to be complete
A magical park with amazing buildings, sculptures, and tile work designed by Gaudí. You will also find Gaudí's old home in Güell Park which is now open to the public as a small museum.
2138 locals recommend
Park Güell
A magical park with amazing buildings, sculptures, and tile work designed by Gaudí. You will also find Gaudí's old home in Güell Park which is now open to the public as a small museum.
Casa Milà, popularly known as ‘La Pedrera’ (the stone quarry), an ironic allusion to the resemblance of its façade to an open quarry, was constructed between 1906 and 1912 by Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926).
1825 locals recommend
Casa Milà
92 Pg. de GràciaCasa Milà, popularly known as ‘La Pedrera’ (the stone quarry), an ironic allusion to the resemblance of its façade to an open quarry, was constructed between 1906 and 1912 by Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926).
arcelona's opera house, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, was founded on the Rambla in 1847 and has continued over the years to fulfil its role as a culture and arts centre.
341 locals recommend
Gran Teatre del Liceu
51-59 La Ramblaarcelona's opera house, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, was founded on the Rambla in 1847 and has continued over the years to fulfil its role as a culture and arts centre.
Standing on a vantage point 173 metres above the port, Montjuïc Castle commands stunning views of the city. Now a peaceable place, the memory of this fortress endures in Barcelona.
585 locals recommend
Montjuic Castle
66 Ctra. de MontjuïcStanding on a vantage point 173 metres above the port, Montjuïc Castle commands stunning views of the city. Now a peaceable place, the memory of this fortress endures in Barcelona.
The Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium was built for the 1929 International Exhibition. It was refurbished for the 1992 Olympic Games and occupies a privileged place in the memories of the people.
117 locals recommend
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
17 Passeig OlímpicThe Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium was built for the 1929 International Exhibition. It was refurbished for the 1992 Olympic Games and occupies a privileged place in the memories of the people.
is an open-air museum comprising full-scale replicas of 117 buildings from different parts of Spain. It was built on Montjuïc Mountain for the 1929 International Exhibition in Barcelona.
329 locals recommend
Poble Espanyol
13 Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdiais an open-air museum comprising full-scale replicas of 117 buildings from different parts of Spain. It was built on Montjuïc Mountain for the 1929 International Exhibition in Barcelona.
Everything Else
The beach forms an integral part of the neighbourhood of the same name, la Barceloneta, Barcelona's classic neighbourhood by the sea, where the people of Barcelona love to come and eat fish, seafood !
563 locals recommend
Barceloneta Beach
The beach forms an integral part of the neighbourhood of the same name, la Barceloneta, Barcelona's classic neighbourhood by the sea, where the people of Barcelona love to come and eat fish, seafood !