Boutique hotels in Barcelona
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Neri Hotel & Restaurante
- Style
- 18th-century palace
- Setting
- Shady square by the cathedral
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ABaC Restaurant & Hotel
- Style
- Modern, minimalist and Michelin-starred
- Setting
- Hip heights of Zona Alta
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Grand Hotel Central
- Style
- Urban chill
- Setting
- A ramble from Las Ramblas
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ME Barcelona
- Style
- Glassy glamour, fashion-shoot chic
- Setting
- Popular, party-people’s Poble Nou
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Hotel Omm
- Style
- Architect-designed detail
- Setting
- Art nouveau side street
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Hotel Pulitzer
- Style
- Graphic designers’ playhouse
- Setting
- Close to Plaça Catalunya
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Murmuri
- Style
- Hoppen and jumpin’
- Setting
- Exciting Eixample
Self-catering properties in Barcelona
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Destination BCN
- Style
- Mid-century modernism
- Setting
- Gaudí's Gothic streets
Barcelona
Eating, drinking and dancing
We've tracked down the best cafés for people-watching, the bars with the coolest cocktails, the most accomplished restaurants and the liveliest local nightlife in Barcelona.
Restaurants
La Vinya del Senyor
Stop at this bar on Plaza Santa Maria for a glass of wine before hitting the shops in the Gothic Quarter.
+34 (93) 319 30 33
7 Portes
Barcelona’s oldest restaurant serves an authentic Catalan menu, in a formal environment. There's a pianist from 22h30.
Passeig d’Isabel II
+34 (93) 218 42 30
La Barra de Botafumeiro
Fish-lovers should head to this traditional restaurant.
Gran de Gráci
+34 (93) 319 21 02
Commerç 24
This restaurant is a fashionable, modern tapas bar.
Carrer Commerç
+34 (93) 310 10 21
Passadis del Pep
You like seafood ? This is where to come – they call the shots on what you eat, too, which can be fun.
Pla de Palau,
+34 (93) 203 06 58
Acontraluz
This place is a bit out of the way, uptown, but it’s a cool, contemporary restaurant with a lively atmosphere and great Mediterranean food; ask for a seat in the conservatory.
Milanesat
+34 (93) 225 12 72
Agua
This popular restaurant is fab for seafood and is especially pleasant in summer, if you get a table on the terrace looking out to sea; booking well in advance is advisable.
Beachfront
Cafés
+34 (93) 310 79 61
Cal Pep
A traditional tapas bar with all the favourites – cured hams, daily specials and a bustly atmosphere in the evenings.
Plaça de les Olles
Bars and clubs
Danzatoria
Very beautiful, very glamorous ...
Avenida del Tibidabo
Gusto
A laid-back drinkery that gets going around midnight
Calle Francisco Giner
Mas y Mas
For a lively, post-diner drink, try this uptown favourite.
Carrer Maria Cubi
Universal
We like this lively uptown bar for an after-dinner drink.
Carrer Maria Cubi
