Casa Calvet allows the time-strapped visitor to sample some excellent cooking and appreciate the master of Modernisme at the same time. One of Gaudí's more understated...

A rare pocket of authenticity in the increasingly touristy Barri Gòtic, this traditional tapas bar is located in what were once medieval stables, and it doesn't seem to worry...

Dazzling in its design, Els Quatre Gats is an unmissable stop for those interested in Modernista architecture and indeed the art of the period, being the former regular meeting...

The essence of fin-de-siècle Barcelona, the 'Four Cats' was designed by Modernista heavyweight Puig i Cadafalch and patronised by the cultural glitterati of the era, most...

The chocolate milk drink Cacaolat was invented in this old granja in 1931, and it is still on offer, along with strawberry and banana milkshakes, orxata (tiger nut milk) and...

La Granja is an old-fashioned café filled with yellowing photos and antiques, which has its very own section of Roman wall. You can stand your spoon in the tarry-thick hot...

The eponymous seven doors open on to as many dining salons, all kitted out in elegant 19th-century decor. Long-aproned waiters bring regional dishes, served in enormous...

When this was a taxidermist's, Dalí ordered 200,000 ants, a tiger, a lion and a rhinoceros - the latter was wheeled into the Plaça Reial so that he could be photographed atop...