Just inside the entrance, on the right-hand side, of the Boqueria, is this essential market bar, run by Juanito, one of the city's best-loved figures. In the early morning the...

The 'Champagne Bar' as it's invariably known, has a huge following among young Catalans and legionforeigners who think they discovered it first. It can be impossible to talk,...

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,...

At once enchanting and disturbing, El Ingenio's handcrafted toys, tricks and costumes are reminders of a pre-digital world where people made their own entertainment. Its...

Ginger manages to be all things to all punters: a swish art deco cocktail bar with comfortable buttercup yellow banquettes; purveyor of fine tapas and excellent wines, and,...

Designed by a theatre set designer in the 1860s, this atmospheric shop hides myriad herbs, infusions, ointments and unguents for health and beauty. More up-to-date stock...

A pretty, tastefully decorated hostal, with friendly staff, d'Uxelles is a delightful place to stay and a bargain to boot. The angels above reception are a hint of what's to...

Every night, the cave-like Jamboree hosts jazz, Latin or blues gigs by mainly Spanish groups - on Mondays, in particular, the outrageously popular What the Fuck (WTF) jazz jam...

An authentic family-run bodega, hugely popular with local workers, where you'll need to arrive early for a cramped and possibly shared table. Said to be the birthplace of the...

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,...

Kleptomaniac and magpie, Frederic Marès (1893-1991) 'collected' everything he laid his hands on, from hairbrushes to opera glasses and gargoyles. Unlike most private...

Nou Camp, where FC Barcelona has played since 1957, is one of football's great stadiums, a vast cauldron of a ground that holds 98,000 spectators. That's a lot of noise when...

Packed to the rafters with dusty bottles of wine, this classic but minuscule bar makes up for in tapas what it lacks in space. The specialities are conservas (shellfish...

This monstrous club's five distinct spaces form the night-time playground of seemingly all young Barcelona. There's indie rock in Razz Club, tech-house in The Loft, techno pop...