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...
La Rambla 74Dazzling in its design, Els Quatre Gats is an unmissable stop for those interested in Modernista architecture and indeed the art of the period, being the former regular meeting...
C/Montsió 3The 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...
C/Xuclà 4-6The lower floors at this Modernista landmark were designed by Domènech i Montaner in 1902. The main restaurant is decorated with floral tiling and elaborate woodwork, while the...
C/Sant Pau 9-11La 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...
C/Banys Nous 4When this was a taxidermist's, Dalí ordered 200,000 ants, a tiger, a lion and a rhinoceros - the latter was wheeled into the Plaça Reial so that he could be photographed atop...
Plaça Reial 8