Banys Orientals is one of the best deals to be found in Barcelona. It exudes cool, from its location at the heart of the Born to the stylish shades-of-grey minimalism of its...

As much tapas bar as restaurant, Cal Pep is always packed: get here early for the coveted seats at the front. There is a cosy dining room at the back, but it's a shame to miss...

Casa Gispert radiates a warmth that has something to do with more than just its original wood-fired nut and coffee roaster. Like a stage-set version of an olde school shoppe,...

The Custo look is synonymous with Barcelona style, and the loud, cut-and-paste print T-shirts have spawned a thousand imitations. Custodio Dalmau's signature prints can now be...

The basement of a Greek restaurant is the unlikely setting for this cosy and wildly popular club. There's no plate-throwing but instead, from Thursday through Saturday nights,...

Opened in 2008, El Atril's handful of tables already require a reservation on most nights of the week thanks to some reliably good cooking traversing a broad range of cuisines....

Cut someone in half, make a rabbit disappear or try out any number of other professional-quality stage illusions at the beautiful old 'King of Magic.' Less ambitious tricksters...

After a sustained campaign the threat of demolition has been lifted from this former chocolate factory turned café. Just as well, since it's a real find, with good vegetarian...

Superb seafood, served refectory-style. Choose from glistening mounds of clams, mussels, squid, spider crabs and other fresh treats, decide how you'd like it cooked (grilled,...

Rehoused in a bigger, post-industrial space with an expanded menu to match, Mosquito continues to turn out affordable, shareable, Asian 'tapas', and has now added some...

Commissioned by the nationalistic Orfeó Català choral society, this jawdropping concert hall was intended as a paean to the Catalan renaixença and a showcase for the most...

This extraordinary visual explosion of Modernista architectural flights of fancy is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Built in 1908 by Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it is certainly...

There's so much going on in this surprisingly extensive park - the zoo, the Natural History Museum, Catalan parliament buildings, a school, a church, a boating lake, a...

The stunning new look at this longtime favourite is halfway between a French bistro and tapas bar; the emphasis is now less on the tables and more on sitting up at the new...