Catalonia
Original tiling and stonework adorn Boira's elegant multi-room interior, where tables are sprinkled across an atmospheric old-town house. It's the perfect…
Must-see restaurants in Catalonia
Barcelona
Launched by neighbourhood chef Fran Manduley, this smartly updated Sant Antoni bodega with oversized mirrors, wine-barrel tables and bottle-lined walls…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Black-and-white marble floors, a smattering of old wooden tables and ramshackle displays of musical instruments lend a bohemian charm to this warm…
La Ribera
A locally popular stop inside the Mercat de Santa Caterina, old-school Bar Joan is known especially for its arròs negre (cuttlefish-ink rice) on Tuesdays…
Costa Brava
Seasonal, local ingredients fuel fun, imaginative, elegantly prepared degustation menus at this intimate, stone-walled, bodega-like eatery. Over five or…
La Ribera
Influenced by culinary flavours from all over the globe, rustic-modern El Atril delivers on both classic tapas (patates braves, Iberian ham boards, goat's…
Barcelona
Run by friendly English-speaking staff, this delightful independent cafe has earned a following for its delicious home-baked treats, including ricotta-and…
Barcelona
Occupying the 1913 Casa Roviralta, a striking Modernista creation by Joan Rubió i Bellver, with stained-glass windows, Moorish-style brick arches and…
Calella de Palafrugell
Barely a metre off the beach, with tables gazing out on the twinkling bay, this is the buzzy Calella branch of Barcelona's hugely successful Tragaluz…
Barcelona
A much-loved Sant Antoni haunt, Bar Ramón is a lively blues-filled joint opposite the market. Old photos of American musical R&B legends (and a few…
Barcelona
At this long-running altar to refined traditional cooking, the seasonally changing menu serves as a showcase for beautifully presented creations with…
Cerdanya
All wood-block walls, mismatched furniture and arty decor, this buzzy cafe-bistro-bar criss-crosses the Spanish–French border with its beautifully…
Sitges
Indian-style pakoras with coconut curry, vegan cheeseburgers, shitake tempura with aioli, and delectable American-style vegan cheesecake: vegetarian Lady…
Barcelona
On Sant Antoni's main stretch, which now teems with cafes, Australian-founded Federal was the trailbazer, with its expertly crafted coffee (including flat…
El Raval
You'll want to come here for the divine decor – dramatic bouquets, oil paintings and antique details all around, in a 19th-century building – as much as…
Barcelona
Black, white and burgundy dominate the decor at this elegant Michelin-starred restaurant just off the beaten path, with Catalan chef Oriol Ivern at the…
Barcelona
Barcelona success story Timesburg has a raft of locations including this cavernous mezzanine in El Poblenou. Burger buns are stamped with its logo, and…
Barcelona
Both gorgeous design space and buzzing garden café-restaurant, Les Filles is adorned with pine-green booths, vases of fresh flowers and jazzy cushions and…
Barcelona
Hidden away just west of the Estació de França, this charming, slender brick-walled bodega wins over regulars with its thoughtfully prepared seasonal…
Barcelona
Pizza bases at .IT ('Italian Tradition') are made from Caputo flour and fermented for 35 hours before being baked in a 400°C wood-fired oven. There's a…
Tossa de Mar
This is the standout of a slew of restaurants hugging the old wall along Carrer del Portal. Within an 18th-century fisher’s stone house, Michelin-starred…
L'Eixample
Just far enough from La Sagrada Família to dodge the crowds, this simply decorated spot serves authentic Mexican fare. The menu includes 20 different…
Barcelona
The walls are scrawled with messages from past diners at this busy-busy place with a long marble bar, great G&Ts and vermouth on tap. The lightly creative…
L'Eixample
High ceilings, battered leather armchairs, creative flower arrangements and soaring windows set the scene in this sunny little corner cafe, beloved of…
El Raval
Three generations have kept this spick-and-span old-time classic in business since 1929. Beneath olive-green beams in the back dining room you can see the…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Founded in 1786, Barcelona's oldest restaurant is still going strong, with visitors and locals alike flocking here for its rambling interior, old…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Tucked away in a narrow lane near the waterfront, tile-walled La Plata is a humble, well-loved bodega that has served just four simple, perfect plates…
Catalonia
On a quiet night, it's all hush-hush in this old-town corner. But once you get buzzed in, it's as if you've entered a private club: excellent service,…
Tarragona
At locally popular old-town wine and tapas bar Korxo, tables huddle under streetside umbrellas and there's no wine list. The on-the-ball all-female team…
The Catalan Pyrenees
The elegant promise of the cream exterior and artful iron lamps is suitably fulfilled by this stylish, central restaurant. Volcanic and modern-European…
La Ribera
Named after an Argentinean film, Elsa y Fred feels like a cosy, old-school-glam living room, with a wooden fireplace, mirrored pillars and sink-down…
El Raval
This modern pizza joint is every bit as hip as its Raval location would suggest, with a dim, cavernous interior that's an eclectic mix of industrial…
Barcelona
Founded in 1836 as a cafe, then converted into a restaurant in 1929, 7 Portes has a grand setting beneath arches, and exudes an old-world atmosphere with…
Barcelona
Rustic wood tables, exposed bulbs and fresh-cut flowers evoke a Zen-like vibe at this warm health-focused cafe. Caribbean, Mediterranean and Asian…
Barcelona
At least as many locals as visitors head to this venerable 1969-established seafood specialist in Barceloneta for laden seafood platters and real-deal…
El Raval
It's easy to be won over by this good-natured Galician place, set within the stone walls of a century-old building, furnished with eccentric touches like…
Tarragona
Inside a medieval cavern decorated with bright contemporary art and original Gothic arches, dine on creative European cooking that follows the seasons…
Tarragona
The crisp interior design of this palm-patterned restaurant promises fine dining and AQ amply delivers, with its impeccably crafted, playfully executed…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
One of the Barri Gòtic's long-standing favourites, Pla is a stylish, romantically lit medieval dining room where centuries-old original brick arches…
Barcelona
With branches in Madrid and Ubud (Bali), this bright and cheery contemporary cafe adorned with marine-life murals and big sharing tables does delicate…
