Miró famously likes to cause a stir on the catwalk, using illegal immigrants and even local prisoners to model his wares. His clothes, however, for men and women, couldn't be...

Bagués is perhaps the city's most prestigious jeweller. Lluis Masriera, the original master jeweller of the house, created revolutionary pieces using a 'translucid enamel'...

This well-stocked English-language bookstore has a wide range of learning and teaching materials for all ages. There's also a decent selection of contemporary and classic...

This temporary set-up, in operation only while the Sant Antoni market is being refurbished (it's due to reopen in 2012), houses tables packed with every manner of reading...

Colmados - old-school grocery stores - are relics of the old way of shopping before the invasion of the supermarkets. This is one of the few surviving examples in the...

Computer installation and repairs, including Macs.

The first ever design shop in Barcelona (est. 1977) and an early patron of celebrated designer Javier Mariscal, Dos i Una stocks good quality designer frippery such as retro,...

This French chain stocks everything a pint-sized fashionista might need, though the girls do a bit better than the boys. Newborns to 14-year-olds are served with a covetable...

Antoni Escribà, the 'Mozart of Chocolate', died in 2004, but his legacy lives on. His team produces jaw-dropping creations for Easter, from a chocolate Grand Canyon to a...

At Flors Navarro, fresh-cut blooms, pretty house plants and stunning bouquets are available to buy 24 hours a day. A dozen red roses can be delivered anywhere in the city,...

An unglamorous but serious record shop chain with a wide range of stock, which also stretches to DVDs, books and video games. The poor can flick through the always extensive...

There are some English-speaking staff at this handy optical superstore in the centre of town. Efficient service means that you should be able to have your prescription...