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The best things to do in Barcelona, curated by locals. Events, restaurants, nightlife and the spots worth knowing – updated weekly.
Barcelona
miniguide
The best things to do in Barcelona, curated by locals. Events, restaurants, nightlife and the spots worth knowing – updated weekly.
Events
Thursday, Jun 25
arts-culture
Patrim’25: Look in Silence. That Blues Look
A snapshot of emerging artistic talent from the Universitat de Barcelona’s Faculty of Fine Art
arts-culture
Joaquín Tusquets de Cabirol. Eloquent Form
An exhibition on the work of the Catalan photographer whose images capture postwar life
arts-culture
Minor White
An exhibition on one of the most influential figures in 20th-century American photography
film
La Gran Pantalla 2026
This film festival returns with a bold celebration of ageing and cinema
arts-culture
“Small, Middle and Big” Family Space
A family space for children to play, rest, read, draw and imagine together
arts-culture
Grec Festival de Barcelona 2026
Grec Festival returns as Barcelona’s great summer celebration of performing arts
music
Les Nits de Barcelona 2026
Turning the gardens of the Palau de Pedralbes into the most elegant summer stage
music
Blaumarí Music Festival
Blaumarí Music is a new boutique summer concert series at Port Vell
music
BARTS Festival
Bringing the spirit of one of Barcelona’s biggest venues into a new festival format
film
Cinema Out of Place 2026
A film festival that turns warm evenings into open-air gatherings for queer cinema
Friday, Jun 26
arts-culture
Bonita Women Festival
A colourful celebration of music, culture, diversity and female energy
music
RUSF Series: Roxanne Harris (live coding) + XIWIRE (live coding)
Coding and live music performance collide
music
Sam Prekop
The Sea and Cake experimentalist blends pop melodies with jazz textures
Saturday, Jun 27
fitness-wellness
Outdoor Fitness Workout
An energising group-training session at Barcelona’s seafront
music
Reggaeton Beach Festival 2026
A beach festival bringing together some of the world’s best reggaeton performers
music
Chris Isaak
Grammy-nominated American singer Chris Isaak comes to Parallel 62
Sunday, Jun 28
style-design
La Puça del Clot 2026
A spin-off of the highly successful El Flea market, La Puça comes to El Clot.
fitness-wellness
Queens of the Pitch
A women’s football meet-up built around community
film
Pink Narcissus
James Bidgood's experimental homoerotic dreamscape
Wednesday, Jul 1
music
Tokischa
Dominican artist Tokischa brings her unfiltered world to Razzmatazz
Ongoing
arts-culture
Out of Focus, another Vision of Art
CaixaForum’s latest exhibition exploring blur and visual imprecision
arts-culture
Joaquim Gomis Transatlantic
An exhibition on the photography of Catalan photographer, Joaquim Gomis
arts-culture
Chez Matisse
CaixaForum's deep dive into Henri Matisse
arts-culture
The Cult of Beauty
The CCCB’s latest exhibition delves into one of the most loaded ideas in culture
arts-culture
Kapwani Kiwanga
Fundació Joan Miró shows the work of artist Kapwani Kiwanga
arts-culture
The Last Days of Pompeii 2026
An immersive exhibition turning ancient history into an incredible spectacle
arts-culture
Like a Dance of Starlings
Reflecting on MACBA’s 30-year journey through a metaphor of starling murmuration
arts-culture
Anna Moreno. The Third Twist
MACBA welcomes a new exhibition on the work of Anna Moreno
arts-culture
Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme
An exhibition led by two Palestinian artists featuring songs, poetry, installations and more
Places
food-drink
Albé
This gastrobar offering Catalan dishes with a genuine Lebanese touch.
food-drink
Jaqueline
Mediterranean restaurant, jazz club, Japanese bar and clandestine cocktail bar in one
food-drink
Deep Pizza
Deep Pizza is proud to make Detroit-style pizza...
food-drink
El Chiringuito de Casa Bonay
A cosy open-air terrace with a laid-back, beach-bar spirit
food-drink
Casa Amàlia
Individual paellas – rare in Barcelona – made from Mercat de la Concepció produce at this Eixample classic since 1950.
innovation
La Vaca Coworking
Once a former dairy, La Vaca (“the cow”) is now a creative coworking space in Barcelona’s Poble Sec neighborhood.
food-drink
Cal Trapella
Opened by three friends, Cal Trapella offers a cosy refuge in which to devour the homemade tapas on offer.
food-drink
Rooftops at Yurbban
A pair of stylish open-air spots to choose from each with a laid-back Yurbban feel
food-drink
Cacho
Homemade food, great music, local beers and what they bill as “the best terrace of the @22 district.”
food-drink
El Sueno at Serras
El Sueño comes with views that remind us why we fell in love with Barcelona
food-drink
Cafés El Magnífico
The Sans family’s Born roastery, roasting since 1962 – loose-weight single origins and a takeaway espresso loyalists rank among the city’s best.
food-drink
Chocolates Brescó
Catalan chocolate company with a history going back to the 18th century.
music
Cutoff Pro Audio
A reference shop for all things music-production related…
food-drink
Mezz
French cuisine of the 1970s reinterpreted in Barcelona today
romance
La França
Barcelona's premiere love hotel.
food-drink
Isabella’s
If you’re a lover of Italian cuisine, you’re in for a treat at Isabella’s.
style-design
Jaime Beriestain
A beautiful concept store and restaurant.
food-drink
Vegetalia Born
The manufacturer of organic vegetarian products also has several restaurants.
food-drink
7 Portes
A Passeig Isabel II landmark since 1836: the Arròs Parellada, paella invented for a dandy who couldn't be bothered to peel shrimp.
romance
H Regàs
A sleek and modern love hotel in Sant Gervasi.
food-drink
Taquerías Tamarindo
Serving up some of the city’s best tacos.
food-drink
Bar But
Market-fresh Mediterranean food is their game, but Asian influences assert themselves too.
style-design
Costuretas Social Club
This space is dedicated to the art of sewing.
food-drink
Koku Kitchen
A purposefully unflashy little ramen place hidden down a tatty side street…
food-drink
Maná 75
A Barceloneta paella specialist: over a dozen varieties fired off on what the house calls the longest paella line in Europe.
food-drink
Can ros
A classic Catalan seafood restaurant in La Barceloneta.
food-drink
Xiringuito Escribà
The Escribà family’s beachfront paella house on Bogatell, cooking rice over wood fires since 1992 – the pastry dynasty’s savory venture.
fitness-wellness
Postural Fitness
Jane is an English manual therapist and yoga teacher…
food-drink
Due Spaghi
This Catalan-Italian restaurant follows Slow Food km0 principles.
food-drink
Can Majó
A Barceloneta paella institution since 1968, founded by a fisherman and his wife; their children run it still, with a terrace on the beach.