Guidebook for Barcelona
Food Scene
Farina & sons
264 Carrer Gran de GràciaIt's really close, nice, and with a great assortment.
Great place for take away woks. It's also a great organic supermarket, where you can get some stuff while you wait for your noodles
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Organic Market Gràcia
22 Carrer d'AstúriesGreat place for take away woks. It's also a great organic supermarket, where you can get some stuff while you wait for your noodles
My favorite tapas restaurant in the city. Average cost but very good quality, big serves and a great assortment of regular tapas and season specials.
Bar Morryson
162 Carrer de GironaMy favorite tapas restaurant in the city. Average cost but very good quality, big serves and a great assortment of regular tapas and season specials.
My favorite burger place in the district. (for enthusiasts please ask, there're other 3 or 4 nice places around).
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La Vespa Burger bar
99 Carrer del Torrent de l'OllaMy favorite burger place in the district. (for enthusiasts please ask, there're other 3 or 4 nice places around).
Catalan food restaurant. Small but nice place, to get some mid-price local food.
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La Llesca
6 Carrer de TerolCatalan food restaurant. Small but nice place, to get some mid-price local food.
Typical Catalan food restaurant. It's quite nice and big, but it's also getting lately a bit expensive, due to its success.
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Taverna El Glop
24 Carrer de Sant LluísTypical Catalan food restaurant. It's quite nice and big, but it's also getting lately a bit expensive, due to its success.
Lukumás
169 Carrer del Torrent de l'OllaNice hipster place for some extrasweet breakfast.
SMS Delícies
33 Carrer d'AstúriesNice place for a breakfast/brunch
Don't get fooled for the way it looks: you'll find a lot of ice cream places around the city, but this is one of the best ones!
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Gelateria Italiana Deliziosa
2 Plaça Revolució de Setembre 1868Don't get fooled for the way it looks: you'll find a lot of ice cream places around the city, but this is one of the best ones!
This might be the best ice creams in the city. Worth trying it if you're around.
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DeLaCrem
15 Carrer d'Enric GranadosThis might be the best ice creams in the city. Worth trying it if you're around.
This street is the very center of chinatown, with several amazing restaurants. If you like real Chinese cuisine you might wanna try this one, or ask me for other authentic places.
DaZhong
34 Carrer d'Alí BeiThis street is the very center of chinatown, with several amazing restaurants. If you like real Chinese cuisine you might wanna try this one, or ask me for other authentic places.
Sushi Ya 2
3 Carrer del CometaHidden Japanese restaurant. Hard to find but really nice food!
Totally off the touristical-route Japanese restaurant. Ideal for a very quiet and romantic dinner, or for a slow-food luch during the week.
Katafuchi
16 Passatge de BatllóTotally off the touristical-route Japanese restaurant. Ideal for a very quiet and romantic dinner, or for a slow-food luch during the week.
This is not exactly a tapas bar, but a pintxo bar! Amazing place to sit at the bar (not on a table) and get some small pieces of fish on bread and other cool Basque food specials.
Jaizkibel
180 Carrer de SicíliaThis is not exactly a tapas bar, but a pintxo bar! Amazing place to sit at the bar (not on a table) and get some small pieces of fish on bread and other cool Basque food specials.
Parks & Nature
Iphakhi leParki Güell
Great view from this spot. You can access easily there Carretera de les Aigües (water road), a 9km path along the hill next to the city.
Plaça Doctor Andreu
Great view from this spot. You can access easily there Carretera de les Aigües (water road), a 9km path along the hill next to the city.
The city has many kilometers of beach… but the closest to the center are more crowded, and there might be more burglars. This one is nice and a bit more quiet.
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Bogatell Beach
The city has many kilometers of beach… but the closest to the center are more crowded, and there might be more burglars. This one is nice and a bit more quiet.
Shopping
Verdi street is the classic shopping one in the neigorhood, with all kinds of original shops
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Carrer de Verdi
Carrer de VerdiVerdi street is the classic shopping one in the neigorhood, with all kinds of original shops
Pestrian street full of shops. Easy access to other supershopping streets around, like Portaferrissa
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Avinguda del Portal de l'Àngel
Avinguda del Portal de l'ÀngelPestrian street full of shops. Easy access to other supershopping streets around, like Portaferrissa
Not sure if it's the biggest mall in the city, but it's definitely the poshest one.
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L'illa Diagonal
557 Avinguda DiagonalNot sure if it's the biggest mall in the city, but it's definitely the poshest one.
Big shopping mall, built inside an old bullfighting ring
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Arenas de Barcelona Multicines
385 Gran Via de les Corts CatalanesBig shopping mall, built inside an old bullfighting ring
Goofretti Glories
208 Avinguda DiagonalAnother big shopping mall, with plenty of restaurants.
Forget Boqueria, it has become a tourist trap! If you want to see how we still buy groceries in an old-style market, the "Gracia central market" is the place to go.
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Imarike ye-Abaceria
168 Pg. de Sant JoanForget Boqueria, it has become a tourist trap! If you want to see how we still buy groceries in an old-style market, the "Gracia central market" is the place to go.
Drinks & Nightlife
Sol square is totally surrounded by bars and terraces. People at night even sit on the floor with drinks.
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Plaza del Sol
Plaça del SolSol square is totally surrounded by bars and terraces. People at night even sit on the floor with drinks.
Escudellers is "the street". In gothic district, it's just one bar next to the other, with some pubs or small discos too
Carrer dels Escudellers
Carrer dels EscudellersEscudellers is "the street". In gothic district, it's just one bar next to the other, with some pubs or small discos too
Blai street has quickly become the hipster place to be, to be seen and to meet friends. Pedestrian street with one bar next to the other. It's very cheap, but don't expect much quality tapas or food there.
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Carrer de Blai
Carrer de BlaiBlai street has quickly become the hipster place to be, to be seen and to meet friends. Pedestrian street with one bar next to the other. It's very cheap, but don't expect much quality tapas or food there.
Timeline Bar
3 Carrer de la ProvidènciaSmall but supercool place. Ideal for a quiet and nice drink.
Very old tavern. Nice place for a beer or a "vermut", or maybe some small tapas too.
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Bar Bodega Quimet
23 Carrer de VicVery old tavern. Nice place for a beer or a "vermut", or maybe some small tapas too.
The temple of clubbing in Barcelona. Mostly techno and minimal, but with concerts and other styles inbetween the week
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Sala Apolo
113 Carrer Nou de la RamblaThe temple of clubbing in Barcelona. Mostly techno and minimal, but with concerts and other styles inbetween the week
That's my favorite square in Gracia. Only 3 bars with their terrace, but a very quiet and nice place for a drink, and right next to Torrijos street (with some other cool bars, sweet places and Mexican food)
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Plaza ye-Virreina
42 Carrer de l'OrThat's my favorite square in Gracia. Only 3 bars with their terrace, but a very quiet and nice place for a drink, and right next to Torrijos street (with some other cool bars, sweet places and Mexican food)
Getting Around
Lesseps station
Big square, with metro station and several bus lines.
Small train station, but easy to access from home. It's possible to take trains to some destinations there.
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Passeig de Gracia
Passeig de GràciaSmall train station, but easy to access from home. It's possible to take trains to some destinations there.
"The center" of the city. It also serves as public transport node: train station (some destinations only), bus to the airport, several metro lines, a lot of buses, and exchange point of almost all night buses of the city.
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Plaza ka-Catalunya
Plaça de Catalunya"The center" of the city. It also serves as public transport node: train station (some destinations only), bus to the airport, several metro lines, a lot of buses, and exchange point of almost all night buses of the city.
Main train station. Suitable mostly for long distance trains. To get trains to closer areas it might be better to go to other stations, closer to your lodgment.
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Sants Estació
Main train station. Suitable mostly for long distance trains. To get trains to closer areas it might be better to go to other stations, closer to your lodgment.
Sightseeing
This is a big museum of old Catalan art, but also has an amazing view of the city from the South
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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC
s/n Parc de MontjuïcThis is a big museum of old Catalan art, but also has an amazing view of the city from the South
This square hosts what used to be the town hall when Gracia was an independent town. Currently is full of bars and usually children playing or eating ice-cream. You'll not believe you're just 5 minutes away of the one of most transited and snob crossings in the city.
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Iplaza yeVila de Gracia
This square hosts what used to be the town hall when Gracia was an independent town. Currently is full of bars and usually children playing or eating ice-cream. You'll not believe you're just 5 minutes away of the one of most transited and snob crossings in the city.
Essentials
You don't need to go too far for a supermarket… Condis is cheap and you'll find anything you need.
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CondisLife
166 Carrer del BrucYou don't need to go too far for a supermarket… Condis is cheap and you'll find anything you need.
Classic, it's 9pm, Sunday or holidays, you need something and supermarkets are closed… In this street you'll find 2 supermarkets that are open till night and on Sundays.
Supermercat Express
40 Carrer de Pérez GaldósClassic, it's 9pm, Sunday or holidays, you need something and supermarkets are closed… In this street you'll find 2 supermarkets that are open till night and on Sundays.