Plekken in Barcelona

The Istanbul Anatolian grill, transplanted to the Eixample

Valencian rice mastery in a former textile factory

Barcelona's oldest cocktail bar, founded 1933

Half-century Les Corts classic for fish and grills

Barceloneta's oldest house, seafood since the 1750s building

Poblenou's seafood benchmark on a postcard plaza

Matsuhisa's robata izakaya across from Santa Caterina market

Modern Barceloneta rice and seafood kitchen

Domenech i Montaner's UNESCO Modernista concert hall

A speakeasy behind a pastrami-shop freezer door, Born

Inland 1959 paella house where Barceloneta families eat

Seasonal Catalan small plates with a coveted garden terrace in Sarria

Venetian cooking by twin brothers below Montjuic

Creative-district stay with strong social spaces