Opened in 2008, these subterranean, bare-bricked Arab baths are superbly relaxing, and offer a range of extra massages in addition to the basic package of...

The walls here are dripping with masks, crafted from papier mâché and leather. Whether gilt-laden or in feathered commedia dell'arte style, simple Greek...

Banys Orientals is one of the best deals to be found in Barcelona. It exudes cool, from its location at the heart of the Born to the stylish shades-of-grey...

The 14th-century Convent de Sant Agustí has had a new lease of life in recent years with James Turrell's fabulous 'light sculpture' surrounding the C/Comerç...

Positioned somewhere between a French bistro and a tapas bar, the Bar del Pla serves tapas or raciones (divine pig's trotters with foie, outstanding pa amb...

All studios have a properly equipped kitchen and a dining area. Some of the decor is a bit nursery-school (fluffy clouds painted above the bed), but on the...

Sumptuously designed in a Manhattan style, with leather Chesterfields, cascading lampshades and a gilt-edged fireplace, Big Fish doubles as a Mediterranean...

Located in an 18th-century palace, Bòria is half hotel, half apartment, with sophisticated loft-style rooms and suites with polished wood floors, plush rugs...

The centre of Barcelona is strangely devoid of glamorous nightspots - or at least it was until Buda came along. A restaurant early on, which turns club at...

As much tapas bar as restaurant, Cal Pep is always packed: get here early for the coveted seats at the front. There is a cosy dining room at the back, but...

Soft leather handbags in cherry reds, parma violet and grass green made by hand just upstairs by designer Lisa Lempp. Sizes range from the cute and petit to...

A luggage shop that, in levels of service and size of stock, recalls the golden age of travel. Here you can still purchase trunks for an Atlantic crossing,...

Locals were heartbroken when the old, beloved Casa Delfín served its last plate of fried sardines, but it has scrubbed up very nicely indeed in its new...

Another Born favourite, Casa Gispert radiates a warmth that has something to do with more than just its original wood-fired nut and coffee roaster. Like a...