Agua's main draw is its large terrace overlooking the beach, although the relaxed dining room is usually buzzing. The menu rarely changes, but regulars...
Passeig Marítim 30Still the best of the various café terraces around the edges of the quiet, traffic-free Plaça Vicenç Martorell, Kasparo serves tapas, bocadillos, salads and...
Plaça Vicenç Martorell 4A 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 2-4
An assured approach to the classics of Catalan cuisine, combined with sunny tables on the pretty Plaça Sant Just, make this one of the best-value...
C/Lledó 1
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 23An 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/nWith this alfresco terrace café, the Parc de la Ciutadella has a healthy alternative to the kioskos serving overpriced beer and bags of rainbow popcorn. Not...
Parc de la Ciutadella
In a forgotten, almost rustic square of Poblenou lies this first-rate fish restaurant, with tables under the canopy formed by two huge and ancient ombú...
Plaça Prim 1A tapas bar with a smart, classy look in the one remaining pocket of charm left in the neighbourhood of Les Corts. Sit at the tables in the square or the...
Plaça de la Concòrdia 12
With its simple look, missable façade and paper tablecloths, Kaiku looks a world apart from the upmarket seafood restaurants that pepper this barrio, but...
Plaça del Mar 1
Completely alfresco, high up in a clearing among the pines, this is a magical space, scattered with deckchairs, hammocks and candlelit tables. Rather...
Mirador del Migdia
An unassuming but jolly neighbourhood joint, with a sunny terrace on the Plaça del Sortidor. There's barely a continent that isn't represented on the menu,...
Plaça del Sortidor 14
Perfect for fans of the thin and the crispy, Ravalo's table-dwarfing pizzas take some beating, thanks to flour (and a chef) imported from Naples. Most of...
Plaça Emili Vendrell 1When 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...
Plaça Reial 8