Barcelona
Barcelona
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Taverna El Glop
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Seafood paella & Mediterranean fish cooked over coals, plus Catalan wines at a small, buzzy tavern.
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Tapas + Treats
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Can Paixano
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#1 tapas bar in city. I never went, was far from everything and always supposedly packed. Feel free to try your luck
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My Fucking Restaurant
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Carrer de Blai
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Long street of tapas bars, very similar to what you'd find in northern Spain
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L'Empanaderia de Gràcia
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My friends don't like this place but I do. Spain equivalent to grabbing a quick slice of pizza.
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Orxateria El Tio Che
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Cute place for horchata, lemonades, slushies, and other drinks
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TRIGO Pa i Postres
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Paral·lelo Gelato
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Anita Gelato
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Cafes
La Ikas
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Cutest little cafe with trinket filled backyard and a lovely owner who may give you free chocolate cake
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Laie Llibreria Café
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Hidden cafe 1 floor up in the back of a small Catalan library. Get the lemon meringue cake and lemonade.
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Granja & Chocolateria La Nena
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Super cute place for hot chocolate and churros and board games. Popular with families
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Café Cometa
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Solid cafe, but marking it here cause it's the center point of a neat little neighborhood with cool street installations, a modern library, and huge market.
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Casa de les Punxes x Cloudworks
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Co-working space and cafe in an old castle. Ask for a tour of the top floor, if you have a group you can rent the tower.
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Sabio Infante Brunch and coffee
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Cute with bright green walls. And get the strawberry juice
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Hotel Praktik Bakery
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Markets
Mercat de Santa Caterina
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Mercat de Sant Antoni
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Shop
Come In Bookshop
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English bookstore chain in Spain if you're in a pinch and need a book
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HUMANA Vintage
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Ultra Local Records
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REVELAB Studio - Film Lab & Analogue Photography Shop
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La Sagrada Familia
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Touristy, expensive, and totally worth it. One of the coolest places I've ever been. You must go here.
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Port Cable Car - Port Station
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Take the cable car over the bay and city, land on Mont Juic, and explore the nearly Olympic stadiums
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Montjuïc
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Mountain in the middle of the city. Medieval ruins, Olympic stadiums, small museums, and few people. Neat but not a must-go.
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Day trips
Sitges
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Montserrat
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Take the train out one day and visit this monastery high in the mountains
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Museums
Joan Miró Foundation
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CaixaForum Barcelona
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Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
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Can Framis Museum
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Contemporary Catalan artworks from the 1960s to present day in an 18th-century factory building.
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Theaters
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Teatre Coliseum
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Filmoteca de Catalunya
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Night
CASA FIGARI // Bar de Jazz
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Hoppiness
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Parks
Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia
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Favorite spot to sit for hours at a cafe and people watch
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Plaça del Sol
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Plaça de la Virreina
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Library of Catalonia
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Plaça Reial
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Barceloneta Beach
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Ciutadella Park
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Park Güell
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Hostels
Barcelona - Yeah Hostel
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The Central House Barcelona Gracia
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Neighborhoods
Gracia
Perfect place to wander, snack, and enjoy public plazas. Always an event happening in this maze of streets.
Eixample
Fancy neighborhood right below Gracia, best architecture
Poblenou
Bushwick of Barcelona
Sant Antoni
El Poble-Sec
Gothic Quarter + El Raval
Things to know
Subway is great, train systems around the region are super easy to use.
Eat - patatas bravas, jamón iberico, croquettes, paella, cheesecake
Festival of Gracia is in the summer
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