Guidebook for Barcelona
Food Scene
Milk Bar & Bistro
21 Carrer d'en GignàsGreat brunch place. Nice cocktails.
Drinks & Nightlife
Dusk
23 Carrer de la MercèFun bar. Popular with Expats.
Neither age nor status are social barriers at Karma, a classic rock bar that lies under Plaça Reial.
15 locals recommend
Karma
10 Pl. ReialNeither age nor status are social barriers at Karma, a classic rock bar that lies under Plaça Reial.
Clubbers who are ever-so-slightly beyond their twenties ... or thirties got a bit overexcited when Madrid's famous Marula Café announced it was opening a club in Barcelona.
101 locals recommend
Marula
49 Carrer dels EscudellersClubbers who are ever-so-slightly beyond their twenties ... or thirties got a bit overexcited when Madrid's famous Marula Café announced it was opening a club in Barcelona.
Every night, the cave-like Jamboree hosts jazz, Latin or blues gigs by mainly Spanish groups – on Mondays, in particular, the outrageously popular WTF jazz jam session is crammed with a young crowd.
255 locals recommend
Jamboree
264 Carrer de LepantEvery night, the cave-like Jamboree hosts jazz, Latin or blues gigs by mainly Spanish groups – on Mondays, in particular, the outrageously popular WTF jazz jam session is crammed with a young crowd.
Sightseeing
Stretching from the Plaça del Rei to the cathedral are some 4,000sq m (43,000sq ft) of subterranean Roman excavations – streets, villas and storage vats for oil and wine.
24 locals recommend
MUHBA Temple of Augustus
10 Carrer del ParadísStretching from the Plaça del Rei to the cathedral are some 4,000sq m (43,000sq ft) of subterranean Roman excavations – streets, villas and storage vats for oil and wine.
Kleptomaniac and general magpie Frederic Marès (1893-1991) 'collected' everything he laid his hands on, from hairbrushes to opera glasses and gargoyles.
30 locals recommend
Frederic Mares Museum
5 Plaça Sant IuKleptomaniac and general magpie Frederic Marès (1893-1991) 'collected' everything he laid his hands on, from hairbrushes to opera glasses and gargoyles.
The construction of Barcelona's Gothic cathedral began in 1298. However, thanks to civil wars and plagues, building dragged on at a pace that makes the Sagrada Família project look snappy!
912 locals recommend
Cathedral of Barcelona
s/n Pla de la SeuThe construction of Barcelona's Gothic cathedral began in 1298. However, thanks to civil wars and plagues, building dragged on at a pace that makes the Sagrada Família project look snappy!
Arts & Culture
The European Museum of Modern Art, located inside the Palau Gomis, makes figurative art of the 20th and 21st centuries its main priority, something that doesn't usually get a lot of museum space.
33 locals recommend
European Museum of Modern Art
5 Carrer de la Barra de FerroThe European Museum of Modern Art, located inside the Palau Gomis, makes figurative art of the 20th and 21st centuries its main priority, something that doesn't usually get a lot of museum space.
Shopping
Caelum sells all kinds of sweets made by monks and nuns in monasteries and convents around the area.
73 locals recommend
Caelum
8 Carrer de la PallaCaelum sells all kinds of sweets made by monks and nuns in monasteries and convents around the area.
Everything Else
An oasis of luxury and modern design in the historical neighbourhood. Colourful tiles and ultramodern decorations, a well-executed fusion of modernity and elegance.
34 locals recommend
Tapas Royale
19 Carrer dels EscudellersAn oasis of luxury and modern design in the historical neighbourhood. Colourful tiles and ultramodern decorations, a well-executed fusion of modernity and elegance.