Places in El Raval

Tiny Venetian taberna beside the Boqueria

Theatrical classic-Spanish bar dining steps off La Rambla

Barcelona's 1820 absinthe bar, gloriously unchanged

All-day Raval canteen for brunch, craft beer and house brews

Barcelona's centre for contemporary culture and ideas

Michelin-starred Asian-Spanish tapas behind a Raval bar

Mediterranean food history reimagined by Albert Raurich

Raval's serious taqueria and mezcaleria, late and loud

The 1870 granja where Cacaolat was born

1912 confectioner's shop, now a vermut and cocktail landmark

Filmoteca cafe-bar with a vast Raval terrace

Richard Meier's white-glass temple of contemporary art

El Bulli-trained Catalan cooking on the Rambla del Raval