An old-style café-bar that's good for lazy Sunday mornings, with its battered leather seats, ceiling fans and shady tables outside, although staff can sometimes be less than...

A doggedly wholesome place, all red gingham and pine and chewy spinach tart. The speciality is tasty focaccia with various toppings, along with the usual high-fibre, low-fun...

Downstairs in the basement, the low sofas fill up with amorous couples, while upstairs everything is sleek and light, with brushed steel, dark leather and a Klimt-like mural. A...

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...

Possibly the only café of its type left in the Eixample, with a delightfully dusty air, Modernista wooden banquettes, walls stained with the nicotine of ages and marble tables...

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...

Heaven on earth for the sweet of tooth, Dolso is a 'pudding café', where even the fabulously on-trend retro baroque wallpaper is chocolate-coloured. Desserts run from light (a...

The courtyard of the Gothic Antic Hospital is a tranquil, tree-lined spot a million miles from the hustle of C/Hospital. Terrace café El Jardí actually has two separate bars -...

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...

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...

With whitewashed stone walls, piles of books and games, and a gaily painted table-and-chair set for children, La Nena is wonderfully cosy, or would be if the staff would only...

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...

On the ground floor of a nondescript block, Rococó manages to live up to its name thanks to red velvet seating, flock wallpaper and gilt-edged paintings. A wildly varied menu...