Guidebook for Barcelona
Essentials
Carrer de Rocafort, 39
Cheapest in the neighborhood.
Avinguda de Mistral
Avinguda de MistralFresh fruits and vegetables
Carrer d'Entença, 28
Good value, good selection
Food Scene
Spanish and Catalan good. A bit expensive, but has a reasonable fixed-price menus weekdays.
Carrer de Tamarit, 117
117 Carrer de TamaritSpanish and Catalan good. A bit expensive, but has a reasonable fixed-price menus weekdays.
Excellent gallego-style tapas. Try the house specialty octopus (pulpo) if you're a bit adventurous. Difficult to get a table after 9 PM weekends.
Carrer d'Entença, 2
2 Calle Señores de EntenzaExcellent gallego-style tapas. Try the house specialty octopus (pulpo) if you're a bit adventurous. Difficult to get a table after 9 PM weekends.
The same owners as the more famous Quinze Nits and La Fonda, it has good, cheap Catalan food in a very pleasant atmosphere. Reservations needed on the weekend (93 289 0130).
Carrer del Comte Borrell
The same owners as the more famous Quinze Nits and La Fonda, it has good, cheap Catalan food in a very pleasant atmosphere. Reservations needed on the weekend (93 289 0130).
For the inevitable paella, we recommend this place (93 441 30 89). Or, for the more typical seaside atmosphere, in Barceloneta. Mar Salada, Pg. Joan de Borbó 58-59 (93 221 21 27).
Carrer de Vilà i Vilà, 71
For the inevitable paella, we recommend this place (93 441 30 89). Or, for the more typical seaside atmosphere, in Barceloneta. Mar Salada, Pg. Joan de Borbó 58-59 (93 221 21 27).
Carrer de Tamarit, 151
Good, cheap Middle Eastern food, and wonderful, friendly owners
Sightseeing
Wonderful water, light, and music show. Generally, the schedule is Thursday to Sunday, every half hour between 9.30 and 11 PM. But best to check if there are changes.
440 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Font Màgica de Montjuïc
1 Pl. de Carles BuïgasWonderful water, light, and music show. Generally, the schedule is Thursday to Sunday, every half hour between 9.30 and 11 PM. But best to check if there are changes.
Worth a sightseeing visit, but also great for fresh food. (Because of renovation work, right now it’s housed on Ronda Sant Pau.) Also an interesting used book, CD, and DVD market on Sunday mornings
377 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Рынок Mercat De Sant Antoni
1 Carrer del Comte d'UrgellWorth a sightseeing visit, but also great for fresh food. (Because of renovation work, right now it’s housed on Ronda Sant Pau.) Also an interesting used book, CD, and DVD market on Sunday mornings
Drinks & Nightlife
X Cocktails, Lolita, and Vinòdrom, all good for an evening drink. X Cocktails is a little expensive, but does make good cocktails. (At Rocafort and Tamarit. The Airbnb map places it wrong.)
Carrer de Rocafort, 22
22 Carrer de RocafortX Cocktails, Lolita, and Vinòdrom, all good for an evening drink. X Cocktails is a little expensive, but does make good cocktails. (At Rocafort and Tamarit. The Airbnb map places it wrong.)
Shopping
A former bullfighting ring that's been transformed into a shopping mall. It features a 360º roof-top skywalk terrace with panoromic views of the city.
Watatsumi
373 Gran Via de les Corts CatalanesA former bullfighting ring that's been transformed into a shopping mall. It features a 360º roof-top skywalk terrace with panoromic views of the city.