Taberna La Parra {CAS}
byClick here to read in English. Cruzar el umbral de La Parra es como caminar por la casa…
Restaurants & Bars
+ Bernat
byThirty-two years after taking over Librería Bernat in 1978, Montse decided it was time for more (hence the…
Garage Beer Co {Suscriptor}
bySomos una cervecería artesanal con una zona de degustación y un espacio creativo. Un punto de encuentro para…
Bike club
byIt’s mid-morning on Sunday as we sip cafés con leche (Cafés el Magnífico) and the first of “los…
Palmer {el clásico}
byIt’s always a downer to see a classic de toda la vida turn over a new leaf, remodel…
Palo Cortao
byIt’s 19:30 Saturday evening and Palo Cortao has just opened. Just. It’s retro-industrial, empty and cold. We have…
La cervesa artesana i el seu futur
byTreball No et podràs queixar. Has aconseguit tenir-ne tant que et trobem fins i tot a garitos on…
Kaelderkold {eng}
byOn Egos and Subcultures could be the theme of many a chat regarding current culinary “movements”. From street…
Lisboa
bySometimes there’s a story and a half hiding just inside the swinging glass door to a typical Eixample…
Bar la Bota
byA makeover, complete with scraped beams and vaulting (so hot right now), has bumped the 2012 version of…
Honey
byA wise Irishman, partial to community, fresh milk and friendly chat, lived on the corner of València and…
Brisas do sil
byBack when a love affair with Poble Sec was nothing more than twinkle in many a local eye,…
Mas Guinardó
byNear the foot of Parc de Guinardó, a guiding iaia (let’s hope of the flauta variety) comments on…
Nakashita
byWalk your new, permanent or temporary sweetheart into this sushi joint nestled near the edge of La Ribera….
Morro Fi
byWith Bacchus as our witness, we will suck every last possible goddamn drop of vermut from this place…
Red Ant Noodle Bar {ENG}
byClick aquí para leer en castellano. If, to you, “fresh pasta” means Italy and only Italy, take a…
Bodega Quimet {CAS}
byClick here to read in english. Del otro lado de Gràcia, Bodega Quimet es un poco como la…
La Bodega
byHark! What do I hear? Is that clique-free human engagement in a bar in el Born? Are those…
Casa Lucio {ENG}
byThe first was too dark. The second, all blurry. You might have stopped there, but one in our…
Flax & Kale {ENG}
byClick aquí para leer en castellano. If trends and bubbles discomfit you, you may want to buckle your…
d’Aquí {ENG}
byClick aquí para leer en castellano. Cécile looked for a space she could see straight through and found…
Beer Fever in Barna {ac}
by¿Alguna vez se te ha quedado cara de paleto al entrar en un pub británico y pasar por…
La República {Suscriptor}
byLa mejor gastronomía argentina en el barrio Gótico de Barcelona. Las mejores milanesas de la ciudad, empanadas argentinas,…
Gopal {ENG}
byClick aquí para leer en castellano. Not vegan? Love a burger? Ex-meat-eater-turned-veg? Do you still dance the butifarra?…
La Taquería {ENG}
byClick aquí para leer en castellano. We finally have a real taquería. Not a restaurant, but an authentic…
2D2DSpuma
byAs the story goes, six years ago two ladies ended up with a bar in their laps, quit…
Xiringuito Aigua {ENG}
byClick aquí para leer en castellano. We’ve covered Fogó: Catalan street food in a Catalan capital that still…
El Changarrito {ENG}
byClick AQUÍ para leer en castellano. El Comidista couldn’t get enough of El Changarrito’s slogan “alta cocina casera”….
Manchester Bar
byPick your poison, Raval or Gótico, both Manchesters are golden oldies. As one reviewer writes, “Qué manía tenemos…
Ikki {ENG}
byClick aquí para leer en castellano. Ikki ditched Raval for Poble Sec. It’s for the best. Their old…
Rosses i Torrades
byDavid is owner, selector, clerk, cleaner and teacher in his one-and-a-half-year-old shop in the Left Iz. It’s a…
Ale & Hop
byThere may be a few remaining vents to cover and tubes to connect but Ale & Hop, –…
Homo Sibaris
byIt is said that in the 6th century in the Greek colony of Sybaris the citizens amassed great…
Chapultepec {ENG}
byClick aquí para leer en castellano. When Itzli in El Born closed (Itzli Barceloneta is still in action),…
La Cervecita
byIn a space large enough for a small brewery, owners Quim and Angie set up a shop that…
Taverna La Parra {ENG}
byClick aquí para leer en castellano. Crossing the threshold of La Parra is like walking into the most…
Robadors 23
byRobadors 23 is like home, albeit a dark stone tunnel of a home full of strangers. You and…
Bodega Quimet {ENG}
byClick aquí para leer en castellano. On the other side of Gràcia, Bodega Quimet is a bit like…
Espai Capra
byWould you like a one-sentence recommendation? Here it goes: Thank Zeus above for a new café in Poble…
Guixot
by“We should leave now to get there before it’s completely packed,” was commonly uttered back in the day…
Taquería Tamarindo
byAccording to some, the Mexican culinary community in Barcelona has its panties all in a bundle, anxiously awaiting…
La Pubilla del Taulat
byThis locale has been a bodega for approximately 125 years, since Poblenou was just a three-street poble surrounded…
Bodega Manolo
byThis place has a press book that is biblical in proportions, and while we don’t tend to cover…
Pizza del Sortidor {punto}
byIf you were a regular at Pizza del Raval before the boys shut up shop, you were likely…
Filferro
byThe sun is shining and the weather is sweet, yeah. And the Barcelona gold we’re pulling out of…
Can Siscu
by“Foodie” is all well and good, but someone has to filter through countless, nameless manolos not designed by…
Fogó
byIf recent Eat Street hubbub has you fired up and in the mood for more quality street food…
Palo Alto
byLeast cool in temperature, Palo Alto is a magical world of its own, set in an enclosed manufacturing…
Cara B
byYou’re 8 years old again and oldies and classic rock songs are fresh to your ears. Twist and…
Bar Tarambana
byQuim and Joan have been friends since they were five. Roughly 25 years later they told their parents…
La Chana
byNi rastro of the dark, pricey, guiri-sh cocktail bar that occupied this small locale until a little over…
Bohèmic
byBohèmic deserves so much more than this nugget. A family-run, fine-dining establishment, our go-to in poorer moments and…
La Resistència
byLa Resistència is the latest in Barcelona’s beer bar revolution (if only social revolution moved so quickly!). The…
Aguaribay
byOnce a month we deliver a stack of newspapers to Aguaribay. It hurts. We walk into the modest…
Caravelle {suscriptor}
byWhen a menú del día is too much, you’re tired of the Mediterranean cuisine, and you lack the…
Nyam Nyam
byIt has been said that the restaurant is dead. While that is surely an exaggeration, if we contemplate…
Maruya
byIt seems cliché, but in Barcelona if you see Japanese people eating in a tasca japonesa, it must…
Čaj Chai {Suscriptor}
byFor years Čaj Chai, pronounced [Chai Chai], opened Barna’s first tea house specialized in taking tea very seriously…
Bar del Convent
byEl Bar del Convent esta ubicado en el magnífico Convent de Sant Agustí, edificio gótico construido entre los…
Butifarring
bySo, you can tell from the name of the place where this is going. You want a medal?…
Veganoteca
byDid you know someone has been putting milk proteins into your condoms? Oliver does. He sells vegan condoms….
La Cerveseria Clandestina {Suscriptor}
byIn a Barcelona where so many of the new hip(ster) businesses are launched by foreigners or multi-national equipos…
Copasetic {suscriptor}
byCopasetic, Organic comfort food, cocktails with style ‘n’ a jazzy vintage mood. Copasetic, que significa “totalmente satisfactorio”, es…
Federal Café
byFederal Café – Brunch, Burgers & Coffee. Drink a coffee made with fresh, pure milk in the garden…
Café Tarannà {Suscriptor}
byCarrer Parlament has another café gem and while the (now) three of them surely don’t want to be…
De Paula {Suscriptor}
byHamburguesas excepcionales en el barrio del Poble Sec, Barcelona. Buena comida, buen precio, un ambiente tranquilo y mucho,…
Never More
byFrom its inception as a bar, Nevermore has been as much an inspiration in upcycling truly local trastos…
Ikki {CAS}
byClick here to read in english. Ikki cambió el Raval por Poble Sec.Fue lo mejor. Su antiguo local…
Pizza Paco {Suscriptor}
byJa és un dels mítics del barri del Born i La Ribera. Conegut per les seves pizzes veganes,…
Betty Fords {Suscriptor}
byBetty Fords, Raval, Barcelona. Good, bueno, tasty, comfortable. Cosas así. Amable? Sofa & bar stools, gin tonic, oh…
Manchester Bar
byManchester Bar: Great tunes from the 80’s and 90’s. From Joy Division to Placebo to The…
El Atril {brunch}
byBrunching en el Gótico • Cual menú de restaurante, El Atril te ofrece un brunch compuesto de un…
Teresa Carles {brunch}
by¿Vegetariano? Sí, gracias • Teresa Carles es una propuesta vegetariana. Brunch saludable y sabroso para los que quieran…
Meatpacking Bistro {brunch}
byEl huevo llevado a su máximo esplendor • En Meatpacking Bistro son expertos en eggs! Increíbles todas sus…
L’Angolino {brunch}
byAndiamo dalla nonna • L’Angolino ofrece un brunch económico donde encontrarás la típica foccacia que prepararía una abuela italiana con ingredientes…
La Federica {brunch}
byRetro chic brunch • La Federica tiene seductoras propuestas para que te quites la resaca de encima y retomes…
Copasetic {brunch}
byBrunch orgánico • Los fines de semana Copasetic ofrece un brunch lleno de propuestas orgánicas para gente saludable o…
Avenue Bar {brunch}
byHambre & Antojo • Como una prolongación de Timeline, pues de ahí ha heredado su carta actual, Avenue Bar…
Timeline Bar {brunch}
bySírvete tú mism@, darling • Timeline ofrece, bajo el lema D.I.Y., (Do It Yourself) un amplio bufet compuesto…
Federal Café {brunch}
byCool & Delicious • Federal ya se ha convertido hace tiempo en un punto de encuentro de lo cool…
El 58
bySetting the scene. Pnou, the barrio in between. It is at once Barcelona’s headquarters for modern design and…
Bar Olimpia
byAn odd web of galería kiosks (not the art kind) connects Ronda Sant Pau with Marqués de Campo…
CatBar
byPeople who love cats this much are terrifying. Fortunately for Cat Bar, veganism, vegetarianism, massive piles of food,…
The Horse & Heron
byIt’s all about gastro, señoras y señores. Los amigos de the Horse & Heron han organizado una segunda…
Bollocks
by¿Qué es Bollocks? Beer, Burgers y Rock! Birras, cocktails y cubatas rebajados antes de las 22:00h…
Nevermind
by¿Qué deberían saber tus clientes de tu negocio? Que hay Happy Hour todos los días hasta…
Antic Teatre {suscriptor}
by¡Investigación, innovación y creación escénica actual para siempre! Dirección: C/ Verdaguer i Callís 12, 08003 Horario: Lun-Jue 10-23:30…
Chilam Balam
byThis is not Mexican food, but Aztec and Mayan pre-Colombian cult cuisine. Or at least that’s how they’re…
Miscelanea {Suscriptor}
byGalería de arte, tienda de obra gráfica, bar y sala de eventos. Todo en uno desde el Raval….
Ultramarinos {suscriptor}
byNot too long ago, Alex and Fede set out to make the slogan that every bar uses on…
Mitja Vida
byYou know Morro Fi? If you don’t, quit fucking around and get in there. You need that vermut,…
Quinoa {veg}
byThink of this as an experiment, a training ground. After pastry school boot camp and years of paying…
Cal Marino
byEl cliente siempre… bebe dos veces. ¿Qué es lo más raro que te han pedido? Shawarma. Celler Cal…
Rosses i Torrades
byRosses i torrades cellar de cerveses. Three craft beer taps and up to 500 bottle reference at your…
Taverna Can Margarit
byChrono-geographically, you should start deep in the heart of the locale that is Taverna Can Margarit. There, at…
Lusitano
byAre high-backed, ornately upholstered and dark-lacquered hardwood benches somehow a Portuguese thing? I’ve yet to solve the mystery,…
Ecuasucre
byEcuasucre refused us photographic permission so we’ve chosen this lovely lady instead. Lucky you because the interior of…
Spice Café {suscriptor}
byI took away a slice of Spice’s homemade carrot cake, promising to let them know what I thought….
On Café
byNo one is reinventing the wheel here. On Café is neither Scandinavian design innovation nor is it gastro-anything,…
L’Antica Napoli
byIf we rewind, you’re walking away from L’Antica Napoli so stuffed you would rather roll yourself down Montjuïc’s…