Enjoy Barcelona like a local
Coffee
Our favourite breakfast and morning places!
We usually go and have breakfast here. They have great coffee and great sandwiches, cakes, croissants and juices.
Brooklyn Cafè
280 Carrer de Buenos AiresWe usually go and have breakfast here. They have great coffee and great sandwiches, cakes, croissants and juices.
Bond Cafe
44 Carrer de l'AvenirAnother of my favourite places for breakfast! great coffee and cakes
Great place for breakfast, to sit and work for some hours, or even lunch. Very famous in the area.
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Bar El Velódromo
213 Carrer de MuntanerGreat place for breakfast, to sit and work for some hours, or even lunch. Very famous in the area.
Gastronomia
We are great foodies in this house! we know most of the good places in the city
This is by far one of the best restaurants in the area. It's a hidden gem, full of locals. Mostly local food, some tapas as well. The service is also amazing. If you plan to go on a weekend, you must book in advance.
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Bambarol
21 Carrer de SantalóThis is by far one of the best restaurants in the area. It's a hidden gem, full of locals. Mostly local food, some tapas as well. The service is also amazing. If you plan to go on a weekend, you must book in advance.
This is a great Catalan food restaurant, incredible price for value. If you enjoy trying some very local gastronomy, try this one. Try the snails, I'm a huge fan. Anna hates them.
Dolceta 2 Restaurant
266 Carrer del Comte d'UrgellThis is a great Catalan food restaurant, incredible price for value. If you enjoy trying some very local gastronomy, try this one. Try the snails, I'm a huge fan. Anna hates them.
Here you can have the authentic Café de París sauce with your meet. You should order a steak with your choice of sauce, and chickpeas as a starter. I know it sounds like too much, just trust me. Have a nice bottle of Catalan red wine with it.
Café de París
16 Carrer del Mestre NicolauHere you can have the authentic Café de París sauce with your meet. You should order a steak with your choice of sauce, and chickpeas as a starter. I know it sounds like too much, just trust me. Have a nice bottle of Catalan red wine with it.
If you like sushi, this is a great place in the area. It belongs to a small local chain that is thriving. Its not cheap, but the quality is fantastic.
Nomo Galvany
135 C/ dels MadrazoIf you like sushi, this is a great place in the area. It belongs to a small local chain that is thriving. Its not cheap, but the quality is fantastic.
This is a traditional Korean and Japanese food restaurant. You won't find sushi here though. Also the place is in a very nice cozy street.
Kappo Barcelona
10 Passatge de Lluís PellicerThis is a traditional Korean and Japanese food restaurant. You won't find sushi here though. Also the place is in a very nice cozy street.
This is one of the most famous restaurants in Barcelona, usually pretty packed with tourists, but its worth it. You can have tapas, fish, meat... and drink whatever you want. Service is superb, very Spanish environment. Book in advance if you want a table, otherwise wait in line and you can get a spot pretty quickly
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Paco Meralgo
171 Carrer de MuntanerThis is one of the most famous restaurants in Barcelona, usually pretty packed with tourists, but its worth it. You can have tapas, fish, meat... and drink whatever you want. Service is superb, very Spanish environment. Book in advance if you want a table, otherwise wait in line and you can get a spot pretty quickly
This is one of my personal favourite. I'll say the bad things first: its number one on TripAdvisor, always packed, no advanced bookings (go with time), tiny space and you can't sit.
Having said this, it's the winner of many tapas prizes. A Catalan tavern with great wine. Have the Salmon with truffle honey, and make sure to try the "carquiñolis" for desert.
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Quimet & Quimet
25 Carrer del Poeta CabanyesThis is one of my personal favourite. I'll say the bad things first: its number one on TripAdvisor, always packed, no advanced bookings (go with time), tiny space and you can't sit.
Having said this, it's the winner of many tapas prizes. A Catalan tavern with great wine. Have the Salmon with truffle honey, and make sure to try the "carquiñolis" for desert.
This is an exquisite mix of mediterranean food and asian food. Its definitively not cheap, but if you are a real food geek you cannot miss this one. Also great for dates or business meetings.
You literally sit beside the cooks, in a large table together with the rest of the customers. The environment is great, and the food is superb.
Try the oyster (they have a few kinds), drink sake.
Kak Koy
16 Carrer de RipollThis is an exquisite mix of mediterranean food and asian food. Its definitively not cheap, but if you are a real food geek you cannot miss this one. Also great for dates or business meetings.
You literally sit beside the cooks, in a large table together with the rest of the customers. The environment is great, and the food is superb.
Try the oyster (they have a few kinds), drink sake.
This is one of the places in the city where vermouth is the general drink instead of beer or wine. This is an upcoming trend in Barcelona. Foodwise, you can have all of your traditional local (catalan) tapas. Its in the middle of Gracia, one of the liveliest districts in the city
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La Vermu
15 Carrer de Sant DomènecThis is one of the places in the city where vermouth is the general drink instead of beer or wine. This is an upcoming trend in Barcelona. Foodwise, you can have all of your traditional local (catalan) tapas. Its in the middle of Gracia, one of the liveliest districts in the city
This is a classic in Barcelona. Not cheap, but in all the guides. You can have excellent meat and fish here, they generally prepare new dishes every day so just go there and let them surprise you!
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Bar Mut
192 Carrer de Pau ClarisThis is a classic in Barcelona. Not cheap, but in all the guides. You can have excellent meat and fish here, they generally prepare new dishes every day so just go there and let them surprise you!
Drinks
Some ideas on where to go in the evenings
Great place to have a nice cocktail and relax with firends
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Solange Cocktails & Luxury Spirits
143 Carrer d'AribauGreat place to have a nice cocktail and relax with firends
Gintonic is very big here. In this place, you will only find Gintonic. They have their own brewed gin, so it's really the go to place in the city.
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Bobby Gin
47 Carrer de Francisco GinerGintonic is very big here. In this place, you will only find Gintonic. They have their own brewed gin, so it's really the go to place in the city.
I usually go here for a good cocktail with a couple of friends. It may not seam like it, but its open until 2am and there's always a free billiard to play a nice game.
Archy, the bar tender, is a Cuban who speaks better Catalan than I do, fantastic guy. I actually have a book which tells his story and has most of his recipes.
Hotel Casa Camper
11 Carrer d'ElisabetsI usually go here for a good cocktail with a couple of friends. It may not seam like it, but its open until 2am and there's always a free billiard to play a nice game.
Archy, the bar tender, is a Cuban who speaks better Catalan than I do, fantastic guy. I actually have a book which tells his story and has most of his recipes.
Barris
This is one of the oldest squares in the area. This use to be a small town before the XIX century expansion of the city.
My family comes from here, most of them still live in those houses, we have lived there for 5 generations.
Today is a nice small square, very familiar and lively. Nice terraces to have a drink, breakfast or eat.
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Plaça de la Concòrdia
Plaça de la ConcòrdiaThis is one of the oldest squares in the area. This use to be a small town before the XIX century expansion of the city.
My family comes from here, most of them still live in those houses, we have lived there for 5 generations.
Today is a nice small square, very familiar and lively. Nice terraces to have a drink, breakfast or eat.
Turisme
If you are into modern art, you should visit MACBA. This is one of the famous modern art museums in Europe
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Barcelona Kortárs Művészeti Múzeum
1 Plaça dels ÀngelsIf you are into modern art, you should visit MACBA. This is one of the famous modern art museums in Europe
Albert studied Architecture for a year, and Anna is an interior designer.
We both admire this place. In 1929, Barcelona held the Universal Expo, and Germany appointed Mies Van Der Roe to build their pavilion. The pavilion was torn down after the expo finished, but many people in the industry kept remembering how pure and perfect that pavilion represented Mies' style. In the 80's, the government of Barcelona got blueprints and put it back up.
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Barcelona pavilon
7 Av. Francesc Ferrer i GuàrdiaAlbert studied Architecture for a year, and Anna is an interior designer.
We both admire this place. In 1929, Barcelona held the Universal Expo, and Germany appointed Mies Van Der Roe to build their pavilion. The pavilion was torn down after the expo finished, but many people in the industry kept remembering how pure and perfect that pavilion represented Mies' style. In the 80's, the government of Barcelona got blueprints and put it back up.
It's a great walk to get up to this castle. It's a very important piece of history for Catalunya.
The Borbonic Spanish kings put it up in the XVIII century after invading Catalunya. By that time, the Spanish exercised a terrible repression against Catalan people who either suffered or left in exile - one of the big exiles at the time. This castle was put up to bomb the city in case the Catalans rebelled.
During the Spanish civil war, fascists killed Catalan Republicans here. Francesc Macià, the president of Catalunya was shot to death here.
It is a symbol of Catalan dignity.
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Montjuic vár
66 Ctra. de MontjuïcIt's a great walk to get up to this castle. It's a very important piece of history for Catalunya.
The Borbonic Spanish kings put it up in the XVIII century after invading Catalunya. By that time, the Spanish exercised a terrible repression against Catalan people who either suffered or left in exile - one of the big exiles at the time. This castle was put up to bomb the city in case the Catalans rebelled.
During the Spanish civil war, fascists killed Catalan Republicans here. Francesc Macià, the president of Catalunya was shot to death here.
It is a symbol of Catalan dignity.
This is where Albert goes training. It's one of the best sports clubs in the city, and a small hidden gem from everyone. There are hardly no turists, and a day ticket is like €15. Its great if you want to go work from there, eat and practice some sports in front of the beach.
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Club Natacio Atletic-Barceloneta
93 Passeig de Joan de BorbóThis is where Albert goes training. It's one of the best sports clubs in the city, and a small hidden gem from everyone. There are hardly no turists, and a day ticket is like €15. Its great if you want to go work from there, eat and practice some sports in front of the beach.
Really cool and great place to go running, see the city from up high, or just go for a walk. We usually go there on weekends for cycling or running.
Rent a scooter bike and go check it out.
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Carretera de les Aigües
s/n Carretera de les AigüesReally cool and great place to go running, see the city from up high, or just go for a walk. We usually go there on weekends for cycling or running.
Rent a scooter bike and go check it out.