Zingy homemade lemonade, Barcelona-roasted beans by Nømad (coffees €1.50 to €4), and divine cakes and pastries sourced from renowned bakeries around town pull coffee lovers to this off-radar corner just north of the Parc de la Ciutadella. Launched mid-2019, with open-brick walls and potted plants tumbling out the door, Orval is the second outpost of El Poblenou's much-loved Espai Joliu.
Orval
Barcelona
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