This swanky new uptown hotel combines a 19th-century villa with a state-of-the-art glass pavilion clad in teak lattices giving it a modern Japanese air. The...
Avda Tibidabo 1The AC chain's flagship hotel is perched on top of Montjuïc, where the air's just a little bit fresher than in the city below and the view is fabulous....
Plaça Carlos Ibáñez 3A peerless spot for alfresco seaside dining, with tiered wooden decking and ancient olive trees. Bestial's dining room is also a stylish affair, with...
C/Ramón Trias Fargas 2-4Sumptuously designed in a Manhattan style, with leather Chesterfields, cascading lampshades and a gilt-edged fireplace, Big Fish doubles as a Mediterranean...
C/Comercial 9Located in an 18th-century palace, Bòria is half hotel, half apartment, with sophisticated loft-style rooms and suites with polished wood floors, plush rugs...
C/Bòria 24-26
Famous for its fresh-from-the-nets selection of oysters, scallops, Galician clams, whelks and just about any other mollusc you care to mention. While the...
C/Almirall Aixada 23Tucked away in the barrio of Barceloneta, this quaint, rose-coloured space with two quiet terraces is mostly overlooked by tourists, and consequently...
C/Maquinista 17Portly, jovial waiters have been charming moneyed regulars for over a hundred years at Can Solé. Over time, many of these diners have added to the framed...
C/Sant Carles 4An ancient rambling farmhouse clad in bougainvillea, perched high above the city, Can Travi Nou offers wonderfully rustic dining rooms with roaring log...
C/Jorge Manrique s/nDevised by the Mallorcan footwear giant, this is a holistic concept-fest of a hotel, designed by Ferran Amat of Vinçon fame. It's quirky, and has as one of...
C/Elisabets 11There was a lot of talk about the Fuster when it first opened. Many complained that this historic building should have been preserved as a public space. The...
Passeig de Gràcia 132Casanova is a smart new hotel, suitable for those looking to try something a shade different. The charcoal grey and black decor with streaks of lime green...
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 559
Talented Canadian-Catalan chef Jordi Artal shows respect for local classics (flat coca bread with foie gras and crispy leeks, duck magret with apple), while...
C/Aribau 58The only way to go at El Paraguayo, and indeed at most South American restaurants, is to order a fat juicy steak, a bottle of good, cheap house Rioja and a...
C/Parc 1One of the famous beachfront xiringuitos that was moved and refurbished in time for the 1992 Olympics, El Suquet remains a friendly, family-run concern...
Passeig Joan de Borbó 65