Bar del Pla Bar Bar Confronta Wine Led Tapas Lively Bar del Pla El Born / La Ribera $$ Catalan bar food with a deep, low-intervention wine list
Bormuth Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Tapas Easygoing Value Bormuth El Born / La Ribera $$ Easygoing modern tapas on the Born's Plaça Comercial edge
Brunells 1852 Shop Shop Confronta Patisserie Heritage Pastry Brunells 1852 El Born $$ Born's restored 1852 pastry house
Caelum Cafe Cafe Confronta Historic Pastries Atmospheric Caelum Barri Gòtic $$ Monastery sweets above medieval baths
Café Cometa Cafe Cafe Confronta Specialty coffee Scandinavian Brunch Café Cometa Sant Antoni $$ Scandi-minimal café at the heart of Sant Antoni
Caravelle Cafe Cafe Confronta Brunch Craft Beer All Day Caravelle El Raval $$ All-day Raval canteen for brunch, craft beer and house brews
Casa Maians Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Owner Run Rice Seafood Casa Maians Barceloneta $$ Ten-table owner-run seafood and rice locals' room
CCCB Gallery Gallery Confronta Culture Exhibitions Ideas CCCB El Raval $$ Barcelona's centre for contemporary culture and ideas
Cerveseria Catalana Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Classic Tapas Lively All Day Cerveseria Catalana Eixample Dreta $$ The benchmark all-day tapas bar of the Eixample
El Vaso de Oro Bar Bar Confronta Historic House Beer Plancha El Vaso de Oro Barceloneta $$ Narrow 1962 beer-and-griddle bar, house brews and solomillo
Euskal Etxea Taberna Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Basque Pintxos Counter Euskal Etxea Taberna El Born / La Ribera $$ Born's original Basque pintxo bar inside a cultural centre
Federal Café Cafe Cafe Confronta Brunch Specialty coffee Rooftop Federal Café Sant Antoni $$ Three-floor Aussie-style brunch with a rooftop
Forn Baluard Shop Shop Confronta Bakery Sourdough Artisan Forn Baluard Barceloneta $$ Anna Bellsola's fourth-generation Barceloneta bakery
Fundacio Joan Miro Gallery Gallery Confronta Modern Art Architecture Miro Fundacio Joan Miro Montjuic / Poble-sec $$ Miro's own museum on Montjuic, by Josep Lluis Sert
Hidden Coffee Roasters Cafe Cafe Confronta Specialty Coffee Roaster Calm Hidden Coffee Roasters El Born / La Ribera $$ In-house roasting and pour-overs on a quiet Born lane
La Alcoba Azul Bar Bar Confronta Candlelit Atmospheric Tapas La Alcoba Azul Barri Gòtic $$ Candlelit Moorish-mood tapas and cocktail den
La Vermu Bar Bar Confronta Vermut Casual Local Ritual La Vermu Gracia $$ Gracia's neighbourhood vermouth ritual, done properly
Mercat de les Flors Gallery Gallery Confronta Contemporary Dance Cultural Noucentista Mercat de les Flors Poble Sec $$ Catalonia's house of contemporary dance on Montjuic
Milk Bar & Bistro Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Brunch Cocktails Retro Milk Bar & Bistro Barri Gòtic $$ Irish-owned brunch-and-cocktails fixture of 20 years
Morro Fi Bar Bar Confronta Vermut Aperitivo Standing bar Morro Fi Sant Antoni $$ New-wave vermut bar that helped revive the ritual
Nomad Coffee Lab & Shop Cafe Cafe Confronta Specialty Coffee Roaster Minimalist Nomad Coffee Lab & Shop Sant Pere / La Ribera $$ Barcelona's specialty-coffee pioneer down a hidden passage
Onofre Vins i Formatges Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Wine Deli Local Onofre Vins i Formatges Barri Gòtic $$ Wine shop, deli and snug restaurant with a local list
Pastisseria Hofmann Cafe Cafe Confronta Patisserie Croissants Award Winning Pastisseria Hofmann El Born / La Ribera $$ Catalonia's most-awarded croissants, off the Passeig del Born
Quimet & Quimet Bar Bar Confronta Historic Standing Room Conservas Quimet & Quimet Poble Sec $$ Fifth-generation montadito bodega, standing-room only
Roast Club Cafe Cafe Cafe Confronta Specialty Coffee Brunch Bright Roast Club Cafe Eixample Esquerra $$ Specialty espresso and brunch behind a red-striped Eixample canopy
Satan's Coffee Corner Cafe Cafe Confronta Specialty Coffee Brunch Design Led Satan's Coffee Corner Barri Gotic $$ The Gothic-quarter cafe that kicked off the city's coffee wave
Sin Amor No Cafe Cafe Confronta Specialty Coffee Bakery Calm Sin Amor No Poblenou $$ Morning bar for specialty coffee and house viennoiserie
SKYE Coffee Co. Cafe Cafe Confronta Specialty Coffee Design Creative SKYE Coffee Co. Poblenou $$ Direct-trade espresso from a 1972 Citroën inside a design studio
The Miners Coffee Cafe Cafe Confronta Specialty Coffee Modern Bright The Miners Coffee Poblenou $$ Polished third-wave coffee on Rambla del Poblenou
Casa Taos Cafe Cafe Confronta Specialty Coffee Matcha Sustainable Casa Taos Poblenou $$ Calm coffee, matcha and sustainable goods in 22@
Espai Joliu Cafe Cafe Confronta Specialty Coffee Plants Design Led Espai Joliu Poblenou $$ Plant shop, gallery and Nomad-coffee cafe in one raw warehouse
Fundacio Antoni Tapies Gallery Gallery Confronta Modern Art Modernisme Tapies Fundacio Antoni Tapies Eixample $$ Tapies's foundation in a Domenech i Montaner landmark
Onna Coffee Cafe Cafe Confronta Specialty Coffee Roaster Minimal Onna Coffee Gracia $$ Pioneer Gracia roaster pouring single-origin filter and espresso
SlowMov Cafe Cafe Confronta Specialty Coffee Roaster Design Led SlowMov Gracia $$ Roastery and cafe built on slow, transparent specialty coffee
Tarannà Cafè Cafe Cafe Confronta Specialty coffee Roastery Relaxed Tarannà Cafè Sant Antoni $$ Veteran specialty-coffee roaster-café on Viladomat
The Green Spot Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Vegetarian Design Led Vegan Friendly The Green Spot Barceloneta $$ Design-led vegetarian kitchen near the old port