Guidebook for Barcelona

Helen
Guidebook for Barcelona

Food Scene

it has the best elaborated tapas in the city and is a stone throw's away from the apartment.
12 paikallista suosittelee
Blavis, racó gastronòmic
85 Carrer de Saragossa
12 paikallista suosittelee
it has the best elaborated tapas in the city and is a stone throw's away from the apartment.
This catering company across the road from our flat provides fantastic home cooked meals you can heat up in the kitchen microwave and enjoy in your room. It is an alternative to eating out.
Brusi Catering
11 Carrer de Sant Elies
This catering company across the road from our flat provides fantastic home cooked meals you can heat up in the kitchen microwave and enjoy in your room. It is an alternative to eating out.
Brand new coffee shop with an amazing selection of pastries and savory sandwiches. It has delicious coffee and is a great place for breakfast.
Cafeteria kumato 2
311 Carrer de Balmes
Brand new coffee shop with an amazing selection of pastries and savory sandwiches. It has delicious coffee and is a great place for breakfast.
Great modern Mediterranean cuisine at great prices,
54 paikallista suosittelee
La Pubilla
23 Plaça de la Llibertat
54 paikallista suosittelee
Great modern Mediterranean cuisine at great prices,
Delicious food, good atmosphere and service, pleasing value.
25 paikallista suosittelee
Santa Gula
3 Plaça de Narcís Oller
25 paikallista suosittelee
Delicious food, good atmosphere and service, pleasing value.
Happening vermut bar serving good quality tapas.
8 paikallista suosittelee
Dalt de Tot
66 Carrer de Saragossa
8 paikallista suosittelee
Happening vermut bar serving good quality tapas.
There are a number of bakeries in the area, however Turris has perhaps the best selection of breads and pastries for taking away. (There is no place to sit and have a coffee as well -- for that, try Bopan)
Turris Molina
282 Carrer de Balmes
There are a number of bakeries in the area, however Turris has perhaps the best selection of breads and pastries for taking away. (There is no place to sit and have a coffee as well -- for that, try Bopan)
Sophisticated Catalan / Mediterranean cuisine in an unostentatious setting
9 paikallista suosittelee
Petit Capet
21 Carrer de Benet Mercadé
9 paikallista suosittelee
Sophisticated Catalan / Mediterranean cuisine in an unostentatious setting
Delicious Catalan cooking with a twist in a low key venue. In good weather, book ahead to get a table outside.
Pervers
24 Carrer d'Hercegovina
Delicious Catalan cooking with a twist in a low key venue. In good weather, book ahead to get a table outside.
Small, intimate restaurant with innovative Catalan-based cooking. Book ahead to get a table outside on this quiet square.
Monocrom bistró & vins
4 Plaça de Cardona
Small, intimate restaurant with innovative Catalan-based cooking. Book ahead to get a table outside on this quiet square.
Funky fusion of Mexican and Colombian street food: tacos, guacamole, empanadas, chillis, cervezas, tequilas ... what's not to like?
ANORMAL
440 Carrer de Bertran
Funky fusion of Mexican and Colombian street food: tacos, guacamole, empanadas, chillis, cervezas, tequilas ... what's not to like?
Very tasty, good value, mom&pop local Korean restaurant.
Restaurant Corea BIBIMBAP
331 Carrer de Balmes
Very tasty, good value, mom&pop local Korean restaurant.
High quality tapas at a reasonable price with a street terrace
10 paikallista suosittelee
Carlitos Restaurant
50 Carrer de Calvet
10 paikallista suosittelee
High quality tapas at a reasonable price with a street terrace
Reasonably-priced, tasty Thai place -- has a terrace and also serves brunch on the weekends!
KOH-NDAL THAI BISTRO
57B Passeig de Sant Gervasi
Reasonably-priced, tasty Thai place -- has a terrace and also serves brunch on the weekends!
Good quality and value Mediterranean / Catalan cuisine with terrace seating.
Roma
41 Carrer d'Alfons XII
Good quality and value Mediterranean / Catalan cuisine with terrace seating.
Tasty savoury and sweet crepes at budget prices in a pleasant setting with a terrace makes this a good option.
21 paikallista suosittelee
Creperia Krampus
89 Carrer de Saragossa
21 paikallista suosittelee
Tasty savoury and sweet crepes at budget prices in a pleasant setting with a terrace makes this a good option.
Tasty family run restaurant with friendly service. Often have discounts via The Fork website.
INDIAN CURRY HOUSE
443-445 Carrer de Muntaner
Tasty family run restaurant with friendly service. Often have discounts via The Fork website.
Local Japanese restaurant with a good price to quality ratio, and attentive service
asagumo
42-44 Carrer de Saragossa
Local Japanese restaurant with a good price to quality ratio, and attentive service
Stylish wine bar where you can drink wines by the glass or bottle with side dishes of food, or buy bottles to take away. Good advice available from the staff.
MATOS Bar de Vins & Enoteca
412 Carrer de Muntaner
Stylish wine bar where you can drink wines by the glass or bottle with side dishes of food, or buy bottles to take away. Good advice available from the staff.

Drinks & Nightlife

they have the best vermut in the city and the service is very friendly.
Mitja Vida
39 Carrer de Brusi
they have the best vermut in the city and the service is very friendly.
The Bar At The End of Time: good for a late night drink at the end of the evening. While most local bars shut by twelve, this one is open until 3AM.
Bar Restaurante El Meu Poble
29 Avinguda de la Riera de Cassoles
The Bar At The End of Time: good for a late night drink at the end of the evening. While most local bars shut by twelve, this one is open until 3AM.

Sightseeing

Casa Vicens is a modernist building designed by Antoni Gaudí. It's located in the neighborhood of Grácia on Calle de las Carolinas, 24. It is considered one of the first buildings of Art Nouveau and was the first house designed by Gaudí. It helps explain the character of the his work and also a new chapter in the history of modern architecture.
272 paikallista suosittelee
Casa Vicens
20-26 Carrer de les Carolines
272 paikallista suosittelee
Casa Vicens is a modernist building designed by Antoni Gaudí. It's located in the neighborhood of Grácia on Calle de las Carolinas, 24. It is considered one of the first buildings of Art Nouveau and was the first house designed by Gaudí. It helps explain the character of the his work and also a new chapter in the history of modern architecture.

Parks & Nature

it is located right behind the apartment and has a great playground for kids, table tennis tables for big kids and a basketball court.
Jardines De Enric Sagnier
18 Carrer de Sant Elies
it is located right behind the apartment and has a great playground for kids, table tennis tables for big kids and a basketball court.

Arts & Culture

All the exhibits are free and they have a gorgeous garden and a fantastic coffee shop and restaurant just off the gardens.
32 paikallista suosittelee
Palau Robert
107 Pg. de Gràcia
32 paikallista suosittelee
All the exhibits are free and they have a gorgeous garden and a fantastic coffee shop and restaurant just off the gardens.

Shopping

All the high street shops in one place with a fantastic food court on the basement floor.
383 paikallista suosittelee
L'illa Diagonal
557 Avinguda Diagonal
383 paikallista suosittelee
All the high street shops in one place with a fantastic food court on the basement floor.
This market has great fresh and typical local produce, and also a delicious fish bar.
111 paikallista suosittelee
Mercat de la Llibertat tori
27 Plaça de la Llibertat
111 paikallista suosittelee
This market has great fresh and typical local produce, and also a delicious fish bar.
Grocery store with good range of fresh produce which is open Sunday mornings when most supermarkets are closed.
Fruteria y super Dylan
101 Carrer de Pàdua
Grocery store with good range of fresh produce which is open Sunday mornings when most supermarkets are closed.
Wineshop with a knowledgeable and friendly English-speaking owner. Sometimes he has tastings.
Vinos Y Max
76 Carrer de Pàdua
Wineshop with a knowledgeable and friendly English-speaking owner. Sometimes he has tastings.
This is where Andrew goes to buy mixed cases as a presents for his parents in the UK, and to pick up special bottles for us -- you can tell the owner what you are interested and your price point and s/he can recommend something for you. Spain is great value for wine and there are plenty of great wines you can find for less than €10.
Cosme Vins | Botiga de Vins, Licors i Cava
294 Carrer d'Aribau
This is where Andrew goes to buy mixed cases as a presents for his parents in the UK, and to pick up special bottles for us -- you can tell the owner what you are interested and your price point and s/he can recommend something for you. Spain is great value for wine and there are plenty of great wines you can find for less than €10.

Essentials

A modern do-it-yourself laundromat that takes cash or card. Very easy to use and convenient. Washers and dryers from 5€ a wash.
Large well priced supermarket. Not open on Sundays.
44 paikallista suosittelee
Consum
32-34 Av. de Roma
44 paikallista suosittelee
Large well priced supermarket. Not open on Sundays.
This is the closest laundromat.
Fem Safareig
24 Carrer de Sant Hermenegild
This is the closest laundromat.
This is a close dry cleaners which will do a service wash and ironing, if one is needed, but at a price higher than the local Fem Safareig laundromat
Zona Alta
1 Carrer De Descartes
This is a close dry cleaners which will do a service wash and ironing, if one is needed, but at a price higher than the local Fem Safareig laundromat