Barcelona

Places to eat

  • Bar Tomas - Best patatas bravas in BCN
  • El Nacional Barcelona
  • Paco Meralgo: nice place for tapas
  • Pez Vela (or any restaurant below the W hotel): cool beach views; just go for lunch and enjoy the beach
  • Teresa Carles: excellent veggie restaurant close to Plaça Catalunya
  • La cerveceria catalana: a must-go for tourists J
  • La Ostia: nice place in La Barceloneta
  • Shunka: close to the Cathedral, considered the best japanese restaurant in Barcelona according to Ferran Adria (best chef in the world for 4 years in a row)
  • Señor Parellada: really good restaurant specialized in Catalan cuisine, in the Born
  • Go to Patrixol Street and have some hot chocolate
  • Grab an ice-cream at Amorino in Porta Ferrissa
  • Best Basque food: go to Irati (pinchos and tapas are really good too), close to the Ramblas
  • Tickets: try booking in advance – it's packed
  • Makamaka: pretty hipster close to the beach
  • Toto: nice for lunch in the city center
  • Bar Lobo: really cool place for tapas
  • 4 Gats: really famous place to go after listening to a concert at Palau de la Musica
  • Don't miss the Fabrica Moritz for a beer: typical from BCN

Places to party

  • Nasty Mondays party at Apollo: really cool
  • Ocaña: super cool bar in Plaza Real perfect to go before partying
  • Opium Mar: best place to go close to the beach
  • Sutton: really posh, you'll have fun
  • Bling Bling: same as Sutton across the street
  • Either go to Jaleo or Drugstore before going to Sutton or Blinb Bling
  • Don't miss Razzmatazz – 2 trends: electronic and alternative/rock
  • Any bar in Gracia is pretty nice to drink something in the afternoon
  • Boca Grande: really nice to have a drink // you can go have dinner at Mordisco which is around the corner

Places to visit

  • You'll have to walk the city: it's great! Gracia, Born, Barri Gotic, Raval, Rivera, Eixample… All great neighbourhoods
  • Visit the MACBA: contemporary art
  • Go to the beach: Barceloneta and Passeig Maritim: that's a great run in the morning
  • The best place for running though it's the Carretera de les Aigues: take a cab, it will drop you half way to the top of the Collserola hill where there is a 10k route with amazing view of Barcelona
  • Visit all Gaudi & Modernism stuff: La Pedrera, Parc Guell, Sagrada Familia, Casa Muntades, Pavello Baro de Cuadres, Casa Batllo, Casa de les Punxes, Hospital de Sant Pau
  • There is a park behind Parc Guell which has a hill with amazing views of the city. It’s worth a nice hike
  • Walk around the Parc de la Ciutadella
  • Go to the Palau de la Musica: it's truly impressive
  • Museu Picasso is also great
  • If you have time go to Montjuic, and look at the views and a couple of museums: NMAC and Caixa Forum
  • You should not miss Santa Maria del Mar and the Cathedral
  • AND OF COURSE: CAMP NOU
Ameya Avasare