Barcelona - Where to Eat & Where to Buy

Here you will find different types of Barcelona restaurants in a categorized way.

Unique Places  

Can Conesa : Conesa Plaça sant Jaume Llibreteria 1 (plaza dela Generalitat)

You can find Spanish homemade sandwiches. It serves since 1951. 

Vienna: La Maquinista, La Rambla, Universitat. 

 It offers traditional Spanish/Catalan sandwiches or fast food.

Sandwichez: Via Augusta 117/ amigo 63 (www.sandwichez.es)
 It is possible to find veggie products with, unique ambiance with slow/jazz music.

 

La Champaniera / Can Paixano:

The place is pretty crowded. It is a unique tapas bar, famous for its pink cavas.

Pub Black Sheep

It is famous among students with cheap prices. Provides an authentic ambiance.

Bar Tomas: Major de Sarria 49

You can find one of the best patatas bravas.

Sandwich and Friends Passeig del Born 27

Pan & Company:

It is a Catalan national fast-food chain.

 Famous & Affordable Restaurants 

Les Quinze nits: Placa Reial 6

Marcelino 2000: Eixample

Restorante Economica: Borras Plasa Saint Agusti 13

Ca'labuelo: Providencia 44

La Fonda: Escudellers 10

La Dolca: Herminia Magdalenes 27

 

The Most Expensive Restaurants

Set Portes,  Casa Leopoldo, & El Passadis de'n Pep.

 With a Certain Character

Bilbao Berria: Placa Nova 3, Barri Gothic

La Bodegueta: Rambla de catalunya 100

La Gardunya: Jarusalem 18

El Pla de la garsa: Assaonadors 13

Seyor Parellada: Argenteria 37

Flash Flash: Granada del Penedes 25

 

Sea Restaurants

• La Barceloneta, 
• Can Majo, 
• Can Ramonet, 
• Can Sole, 
• El Port Vell  and El Port Olimpic, 
• Merendero de la Mari, 
• Reial Club Maritim de Barelona, 
• Xiringuito Escriba.

 Cafes

Meson del Café Llibreteria 16

Café Moka La Rambla 178

Café del Opera La Rambla 74

Quite Cafes

Hivernacle Passeig Picasso

Mirabloau Placa Del Doctor Andreu

Café d'Estiu: Plaza Sant Lu, 5-6, Barrio Gótico

Cafes in Placa Del Pi

Social Cafes

Zurich, Placa Catalunya

El Tio Che, Rambla del PobleNou 44-46

 

Different Cafes

Glaciar Placa Reial 3

Bar Paris Paris 178

Bar RA Placa de la Gardunya 7

L'ascensor Bellafilla 3

Beyond Categories

Bar Pasties Santa Monica 4

Pipa Club Placa Reial 3

Els Quatre Gats Montsio 3

El bosc de les fades Passetge de la Banca 7 opposite the wax museum.

Live Music (Bar Disco)

APOLO: Nou de la Rambla 113
APOLO 2: Nou de la Rambla 111
Arena: Balmes 32
Arena VIP: Gran Via 593
Be Cool, Casino Barcelona, CatWalk, Dublin, Duvet, Elephant, Fellini, Jam Bore, La Terrazza, Little Italy, Luz de Gas, Moog, Kareoke Nick Discotek, Opium, Otto Zutz, Palacio del Flamenco, Ribelino's, RitaBlue,
Rita Rouge, Sala B, Salvation, Shoko, Space, Sutton, Tarantos, Prauma, Universal, Up and Down.

Common Supermarkets

• Dia
• Lidl
• Mercadona
• Alcampo
• Caprabo
• Carrefour
• Corte Ingles
• Open Cores: 24 hours open but a bit more expensive than Corte Ingles.

Big Shopping Malls

• Las Arenas, Plaza España, L3 Line (green), L1 Line (red), all the buses pass through Placa Espanya.
• Lilla, Tram, L3 Line (green) to Maria Christina then tram to Llila 
• Cort Ingles, all around the city there are several of them.
• Grand Via II, L'hospitalet, train or bus from Espanya metro station. The train station is Fira Europa.
• Maremagnum, L3 Line (green) to Drassanes, at the end of LaRambla in front of Aquarium.
• Diagonal Mar : Tram, Bus 7, L4 line (yellow) 
• La Maquinista: Metro L1 Line (red) to the Sant Andreu exit. 
• Les Glories: Tram, L1 Line (red) to Glories
• For Shopping Electronic Items: Media Market, Digital Factory, PC City, Fnac,Verde, and other outlets around the Universitat. 
• IKEA for home casual: 
• Ikea Hospitalet: Polígono Industrial Pedrosa Entrada peatonal por Avenida de la Gran Vía 115-133  To go  IKEA/ Gran Via 2 by public transports you simply catch a train of the FGC (not the metro) from Plaza España to Europa / Fira.The station is two stops away from Plaza España and all trains leaving from Plaza España stop at this stop.
• Ikea Badalona: C/ Luxemburgo s/n Polígono Montigalá Badalona, METRO: L1 Fondo and  L4 Pep Ventura (bus B1 o B29), BUS: B22, B29, B17, B27, Busses: -Plaza de España: 65-79-105-L70-L72-L80-L81-L86-L87, Plaza de Cataluña: L95.

SALE TIME For Barcelona  (Rebajas/ Rebaxas)

January 7 - March 6; Winter Sale date

July 1 - August 31; Summer Sale date
(For Madrid:  January 1- March 31 and June 21- September 21)

Traditional Markets

•  Mercat de la baqueria, Liceu.
• Saint Joseph Market,
• Mercat Del Clot,
• Placa de la Pomra,
• La Placa del Font/ Segue I el correr del clot,
• La Sagrada Familia artisan market, on Sundays,
• Els Encats Vells; second-hand market on Mondays,
• El Mercadillo del Camello Portaferrissa 17,
• Carrer Banys; Vells 9,
• Monday Wednesday Friday on non-festival Saturdays around Placa of Les Glories Catalanes 9:00-16:00
• Gracia