Plekken in Barcelona

Born's restored 1852 pastry house

Ten-table owner-run seafood and rice locals' room

Barcelona's centre for contemporary culture and ideas

Three-floor Aussie-style brunch with a rooftop

Anna Bellsola's fourth-generation Barceloneta bakery

Miro's own museum on Montjuic, by Josep Lluis Sert

In-house roasting and pour-overs on a quiet Born lane

Market-driven Catalan cooking opposite Mercat de la Llibertat

Catalonia's house of contemporary dance on Montjuic

Irish-owned brunch-and-cocktails fixture of 20 years

Barcelona's specialty-coffee pioneer down a hidden passage

Catalonia's most-awarded croissants, off the Passeig del Born

Pioneering Japanese-Catalan patisserie since 1983

Specialty espresso and brunch behind a red-striped Eixample canopy

The Gothic-quarter cafe that kicked off the city's coffee wave

Morning bar for specialty coffee and house viennoiserie

Direct-trade espresso from a 1972 Citroën inside a design studio

Polished third-wave coffee on Rambla del Poblenou

Calm coffee, matcha and sustainable goods in 22@

Tapies's foundation in a Domenech i Montaner landmark

Veteran specialty-coffee roaster-café on Viladomat