Guidebook for Barcelona
Food Scene
Just a few steps from the apartment, this restaurant has great food and a great terrace in the Placa Sant Pere. Service can be slow during busy periods. Be patient! Lunch highly recommended.
43 locals recommend
La Candela
12 Plaça de Sant PereJust a few steps from the apartment, this restaurant has great food and a great terrace in the Placa Sant Pere. Service can be slow during busy periods. Be patient! Lunch highly recommended.
Doble ZerOO
53 Carrer de Jaume GiraltCreative and exotic Japanese food and Sushi. Tel. 933151744
Great Argentinian Steaks and Chimichurri! Tel 933101020
15 locals recommend
Restaurant Argentí El Foro
53 Carrer de la PrincesaGreat Argentinian Steaks and Chimichurri! Tel 933101020
FOR FISH LOVERS! Chaotic but a great local experience. You can't book and queues can be long. No credit cards accepted. You choose your meal (in its raw state) and they cook it for you amazingly!
339 locals recommend
La Paradeta
7 Carrer ComercialFOR FISH LOVERS! Chaotic but a great local experience. You can't book and queues can be long. No credit cards accepted. You choose your meal (in its raw state) and they cook it for you amazingly!
Mosquito
46 C/ dels CardersCantonese Cuisine - exotic - delightful. Very busy. Tel. 932687569
Very special restaurant - service and food are superb. Book! tel. 932380201
17 locals recommend
Con Gracia
8 Carrer de Martínez de la RosaVery special restaurant - service and food are superb. Book! tel. 932380201
Excellent tapas, reasonable prices. Not touristy (insider tip)! Booking advisable. Tel 933250283 or visit during daytime to make a reservation. Little English spoken here.
76 locals recommend
Bar RA
6 Carrer d'ElisabetsExcellent tapas, reasonable prices. Not touristy (insider tip)! Booking advisable. Tel 933250283 or visit during daytime to make a reservation. Little English spoken here.
Lolita Taperia
104 Carrer de TamaritGreat Tapas
Famous seafood tapas bar. Busy! Get there 30mins before opening time and queue if you want life to be easy. Tell the chef what kind of things you like and he prepares a selection of tapas for you.
131 locals recommend
Cal Pep
8 Plaça de les OllesFamous seafood tapas bar. Busy! Get there 30mins before opening time and queue if you want life to be easy. Tell the chef what kind of things you like and he prepares a selection of tapas for you.
Neapolitan Authentic Pizza. Avinguda Francesc Cambó, 30. Next to Santa Caterina Market. Best Pizza in Barcelona. Popular with Italians! Very busy but take-away available. Facebook.com/nap.bcn.
112 locals recommend
NAP Antic
30 Av. de Francesc CambóNeapolitan Authentic Pizza. Avinguda Francesc Cambó, 30. Next to Santa Caterina Market. Best Pizza in Barcelona. Popular with Italians! Very busy but take-away available. Facebook.com/nap.bcn.
Amazing tapas, steaks and other dishes. fairly reasonably priced. Worth visiting.
12 locals recommend
Arcano Restaurant
10 Carrer dels MercadersAmazing tapas, steaks and other dishes. fairly reasonably priced. Worth visiting.
All day food, really great Woks and curries (nothing is VERY spicy but has great flavours). Reasonably priced and I go there quite regularly. Give it a go if you are around the central square.
18 locals recommend
Woki Organic Market Plaça Catalunya
20 Ronda de la UniversitatAll day food, really great Woks and curries (nothing is VERY spicy but has great flavours). Reasonably priced and I go there quite regularly. Give it a go if you are around the central square.
Amazing service, food and wines. It's in an unusual (off the beaten track) in El Raval district, but if you find it you won't be disappointed! Advance booking strongly recommended (almost essential).
62 locals recommend
Cera 23
23 C. de la CeraAmazing service, food and wines. It's in an unusual (off the beaten track) in El Raval district, but if you find it you won't be disappointed! Advance booking strongly recommended (almost essential).
Lovely atmosphere for coffee/breakfast or a snack at any time of the day. Just a few steps away from the apartment.
106 locals recommend
Elsa y Fred
11 Carrer del Rec ComtalLovely atmosphere for coffee/breakfast or a snack at any time of the day. Just a few steps away from the apartment.
La Mar Salada Restaurant
58 Passeig de Joan de Borbóbest authentic Paella, great location
Arts & Culture
Barcelona's famous music hall. Watch Flamenco, Spanish Guitar plus special concerts throughout the year.
www.palaumusica.cat/en
360 locals recommend
Palau de la Música Catalana
4-6 C/ Palau de la MúsicaBarcelona's famous music hall. Watch Flamenco, Spanish Guitar plus special concerts throughout the year.
www.palaumusica.cat/en
Sightseeing
Museu Picasso
15-23 Carrer de Montcada3,800 of Picasso's pieces are housed here spread across 5 palaces
Ciutadella Park
21 Passeig de PicassoBeautiful central park
Gaudi's famous unfinished cathedral. Advance tickets strongly recommended. Queues for tickets can be 2 hours. See separate info sheet regarding Gaudi sights. www.visit.sagradafamilia.cat
3229 locals recommend
La Sagrada Cerveseria
16 Plaça Sagrada FamíliaGaudi's famous unfinished cathedral. Advance tickets strongly recommended. Queues for tickets can be 2 hours. See separate info sheet regarding Gaudi sights. www.visit.sagradafamilia.cat
Gaudi designed town house.
Please see separate info sheet regarding entry to Gaudi sights.
1825 locals recommend
Casa Milà
92 Pg. de GràciaGaudi designed town house.
Please see separate info sheet regarding entry to Gaudi sights.
La Rambla
75 La RamblaBarcelona's famous boulavard
Great monument given to the Catalans by the French as a gift. Next to this is the metro and train station. Trains to the north or south of Barcelona are easily taken from here
447 locals recommend
Barcelona's Arc de Triomf
Passeig de Lluís CompanysGreat monument given to the Catalans by the French as a gift. Next to this is the metro and train station. Trains to the north or south of Barcelona are easily taken from here
Essentials
Fresh meat, vegatables, fruit, nuts EVERYTHING! The restaurant housed inside the market is also worth visiting
501 locals recommend
Santa Caterina Market
16 Av. de Francesc CambóFresh meat, vegatables, fruit, nuts EVERYTHING! The restaurant housed inside the market is also worth visiting
Everything Else
La Barceloneta
BEACH! closest beach to the apartment
Shopping
Avinguda del Portal de l'Àngel
Avinguda del Portal de l'ÀngelSpain's most walked street and shopping district
Drinks & Nightlife
If you want the perfect roof-top terrace cocktail... head for this hotel! Drinks are around €12 but if you feel like spoiling yourself you won't regret going here (closed November - April)
16 locals recommend
Hotel 1898
109 La RamblaIf you want the perfect roof-top terrace cocktail... head for this hotel! Drinks are around €12 but if you feel like spoiling yourself you won't regret going here (closed November - April)
The Eclipse bar is a wraparound, glass-fronted lounge on the 26th floor, managed by London cocktail gurus Ignite. Evenings start slow and merge into full-on fiesta mode by midnight. Dress up to get in
527 locals recommend
We Barcelona
Passeig de Joan de BorbóThe Eclipse bar is a wraparound, glass-fronted lounge on the 26th floor, managed by London cocktail gurus Ignite. Evenings start slow and merge into full-on fiesta mode by midnight. Dress up to get in