Cast-iron pillars, etched mirrors and bucolic murals create an air of fading grandeur at Café de l'Opera, which now seems incongruous among the fast-food joints and tawdry...

A cosy tearoom, where first flush Darjeeling is approached with the reverence afforded to a Château d'Yquem. A range of leaves comes with tasting notes describing not only the...

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...

What used to be a slightly hippie tearoom in which dreadlocked students would sip masala chai and lassi while reminiscing about their trip to Rajasthan is now a slightly hippie...

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...

Still unchallenged in the Old City in its provision of a decent brunch, Milk's fry-ups, pancakes and smoothies have been extended to Saturday as well as Sunday (until 4pm). Its...

Schilling's large windows on to the main thoroughfare connecting La Rambla with the Plaça Sant Jaume were once the spot to see and be seen, and although it's lost some of its...