Local Guides
Our genuine and conscious list of favourites bars
and restaurants with a great value for money.
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Our Top 10
Barcelona downtown
The very mythical cuisines of the Santa Maria market - El Born
Excellent value, food & ambient - El Gòtic
Innovating Healthy Flexitarian restaurant - El Raval
Designed by Stylist Rosa-Violán. Fusion cuisine. Las Ramblas
Delicious tapas & palleas in front of the sea - Nova Icària Beach
Mysterious & atypical bar behind Las Ramblas
The city's most gastronomic & unique experience - Passeig de Gràcia
Our Favourites
by categories
PAELLA, TAPAS & WINE
Great Pintxos, Basque cuisine - Plaza Catalunya & Passeig de Gràcia
Very good tapas & Vermuth - El Born
Genuine winery & tapas in front of the Santa María del Mar Church - El Born
Exclusive place combining the Torres wines and a delicate cuisine - Passeig de Gràcia
GOURMET, CHIC & AFFORDABLE
Excellent value, food & ambient - El Gòtic
Affordable gourmet menu - Plaça Universitat
Elegant, formal & modernist. Plaça Reial
Italian cuisine in a Cuban house - El Born
Gastronomic tavern - El Born
Affordable gourmet menu - Passeig de Gràcia
Unique design, market cuisine - El Born
AUTHENTIC, CHEAP & sIMPLe
Great ambient! Tapas & Cider - El Born
Great traditional place - tapas & wines - El Born
Genuine tapas bar in the heart of La Barceloneta
Authentic ! Try their "sardinas" - La Barceloneta
MARKET CUISINE
The very mythical cuisines of the Santa Maria market - El Born
Fresh food. Unique Catalan vault place - El Born
Packed but truly good experiences - Las Ramblas
WORLD CUISINE
Delicate Argentinian. Menu option - El Born
Intimate Fusion Japanese - Passeig de Gràcia
BUN BO VIETNAM - cheap midday menu
Excellent & affordable Vietnamese - El Gòtic
TOYO - cheap midday menu
Exquisite creative running Sushi - Gràcia
AT THE BEACH
BURGERS and SANDWICHES
SPECIAL TEA BARS
Surely the best burgers in town - Plaça Catalunya
The best fresh sandwiches & salads bar - El Gòtic
Teas & handmade cakes in a nice cellar - El Gòtic
Alternative & relaxed tea bar - El Gòtic
LIVE MUSIC
ROOFTOP TERRACES
Just in front of the port - El Gòtic
Its gardens & views - Las Ramblas
Unique view of La Pedrera - Passeig de Gràcia
Purely central rooftop terrace - Plaza Catalunya
ATYPICAL BARS
Unique! Back to a few centuries ago - Plaça Reial
Hidden & curious modernist bar - Eixample
Packed but great tapas & live music - Poble Sec
Mysterious & atypical bar behind Las Ramblas
Our Favourites
by neighborhood
POBLENOU
Best place for Brunch and Cocktails & Live Music at evening owned by a welcoming family! Marià Aguilo
Contemporary cuisine in a beautiful trendy ambient but in the heart of a local square. Centric square of Poblenou
Really nice place with a great atmosphere. Good quality and local food! Try their midday lunch! Marià Aguiló
Well known for its tapas, cheeses and wines! An (a)typical offer in a Modernist building on Rambla del Poblenou
“Vrutal” el Vegetariano Brutal. Best Vegans Hamburgers & Coctails in Town. Ramble del Poblenou
Best vegan restaurant & bar in Poblenou with a very autor receipts and cool & surf ambient.Ramble del Poblenou
Got a great reputation for its delicate tapas with a French touch and its retro and artistic ambient. Ramble del Poblenou
Best Cocktails & Vermut Bar in the heart of Poblenou with Live Jazz ! Marià Aguilo
Vegetarian restaurant with very fresh and veggie options. They have a good midday menu. Next to Plaça Prim
One of the best handmade ice cream shop in Barcelona since 1912. Try also the "Orxata"- Rambla del Poblenou
SANT ANTONI
Must go street in Sant Antoni for bars like “Bar Calders” or “El Mama Barcelona” with a real ambiance, nice tapas and cocktails!
Brazilian nipo cuisine with its own personality in the heart of Barcelona. A meeting of experiences, flavors and styles!
Brewing fresh beer everyday in the center of Barcelona. The restaurant & “Concept Store” is really unique!
Albert Adrià offers 5 culinary experience restaurants around like his famous “Tickets” Bar which is nº 32 of the worlds 50 bests.
Mediterranean Cuisine! Excellent gourmet tapas and authentic offered by Albert Adrià famous for his 5 culinary restaurants.
One of the pioneer of Veggie & Trendy food in Barcelona!
A must go place for any creative veggie food lover.