This cylindrical building now dominates the Rambla del Raval and promises to become something of an icon of the barrio. A hip cocktail lounge designed by Jordi Gali and the...

Set up in 1933 by Miguel Boadas, born to Catalan parents in Havana (where he became the first barman at the legendary La Floridita), this classic cocktail bar has changed...

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...

Thronged with tourists searching for a little bit of Barcelona's gastro magic, and usually ending up with a pre-sliced quarter of overpriced pineapple, Europe's biggest food...

Papered with posters of vintage Spanish sexpot Sara Montiel and filled with hookah smoke and the sounds of Bollywood balladry, La Concha is a gem of dusty fabulousness that...

A bright little tapas restaurant with only three tables, so it pays to reserve. All the usual tapas, from anchovies to cured meats, are rigorously sourced, and complemented by...

Opened in 1820 by a native of Marseilles, who may just have changed the course of Barcelona's artistic history by introducing absinthe, still a mainstay of the bar's delights....

Metro is a fixture on the Barcelona gay scene and its popularity seldom wanes. It's particularly packed at weekends, making the smaller of the two dancefloors, specialising in...

Even if you can't tell a caravel from a catamaran, the excellent Maritime Museum is well worth a visit, as the soaring arches and vaults of vast shipyards represent one the...

Perfect for fans of the thin and the crispy, Ravalo's table-dwarfing pizzas take some beating, thanks to flour (and a chef) imported from Naples. Most of the pizzas come with...