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Hang out in El Born for a few days and you'll inevitably end up at this pint-sized, always-busy, unadorned spot devoted to great-value 'Asian tapas'. Local Catalan ingredients are worked into fragrant Vietnamese pho, salted edamame, Chinese dim sum, Japanese gyoza and the like, accompanied by craft beers or teas from Barcelona emporium Čaj Chai. No bookings.


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1. Museu de la Xocolata

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Chocoholics have a hard time containing themselves at this museum dedicated to the fundamental cocoa-based foodstuff. Displays trace the origins of…

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2. Arxiu Fotogràfic de Barcelona

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On the 2nd floor of the former Convent de Sant Agustí is the modest exhibition space of this photo archive, devoted to sharing photos of the city from the…

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3. Foto Colectania

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Photography lovers should swing by this minimalist-design nonprofit foundation in El Born, which hosts thought-provoking, regularly changing exhibitions…

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4. Capella d'en Marcús

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Standing at the northern end of Carrer de Montcada, on the corner of Carrer dels Corders, this much-meddled-with Romanesque chapel was once a wayfarers’…

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5. Mercat de Santa Caterina

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Come shopping for your tomatoes or pop in for lunch at this extraordinary-looking produce market, designed by forward-thinking architects Enric Miralles…

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6. Castell dels Tres Dragons

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Along the Passeig de Picasso (western) side of the Parc de la Ciutadella, the engaging, medieval-looking 'Castle of the Three Dragons' caprice is the work…

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7. Museu Europeu d’Art Modern

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Unravelling across three floors and a hushed courtyard within the handsome 18th-century Palau Gomis, around the corner from the Museu Picasso, this…

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8. Monestir de Sant Pere de les Puelles

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It was around this much-remodelled Romanesque church, founded in 945, that settlement began in La Ribera. In 985 a Muslim force under Al-Mansur largely…