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arts-culture

Women Will Come 2026

An exhibition retelling the city’s history through women and their fight for change.

arts-culture

Light Filtered Through the Cracks

MACBA’s exhibition looks back to when video became a tool for political intervention.

arts-culture

Festa Major de Sants 2026

If Gràcia’s festa major leaves you wanting more, Sants is just around the corner.

arts-culture

Pere Portabella

A program of screenings drawn from this Catalan filmmaker’s repertoire.

arts-culture

Declaration of Love to Lenin, Juana Dolores Romero Casanova

This incredible artist’s first exhibition held at La Virreina.

arts-culture

Joaquín Tusquets de Cabirol. Eloquent Form

An exhibition on the work of the Catalan photographer whose images capture postwar life.

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

Minor White

An exhibition on one of the most influential figures in 20th-century American photography.

arts-culture

Echoes: Videos from the Han Nefkens Foundation Donation

An exhibition on a donation of 18 video artworks by Han Nefkens Foundation.

arts-culture

Elisava

A sun-soaked photography project capturing the Poblenou coastline.

arts-culture

“Small, Middle and Big” Family Space

A family space for children to play, rest, read, draw and imagine together.

film

Tout va bien

Godard and Gorin’s caustic portrait of love, labor and revolution after May 1968

arts-culture

Summer Nights at Casa Amatller 2026

Discover Casa Amatller at night with an audio guide and glass of cava.

style-design

Hidden Boutiques of Barcelona: A Curated Shopping Tour

Discover the city through its independent boutique scene.

music

Rock & Grill

Rock&Grill returns to Poble Espanyol with the perfect summer formula.

nightlife

STORIES WITH SPINE: Chapters and Adventures by Amelia Jane Hunter

Catch the Australian comedian, performer and writer at Mint Bar

arts-culture

Ancient Literature: The Odyssey

A discussion of Homer’s epic

music

Tom Barford Quintet

fitness-wellness

Full Moon Beach Yoga

A seaside yoga class for anyone looking for a little lunar magic in their lives

music

90s Queens Nights

DJs and tribute acts to our favorite pop divas at Poble Espanyol.

film

Mecal Air Barcelona 2026

Mecal Air turns summer nights into relaxed open-air short-film cinema sessions.

fitness-wellness

Outdoor Fitness Workout

An energizing group-training session at Barcelona’s seafront.

music

Fritanga! Rumba & Tapeo

Fritanga! turns the tardeo into a weekly celebration with music, food and cocktails

arts-culture

Opening of the Baluard Garden

Soak up some of the city’s history at the Jardí del Baluard.

arts-culture

Art & Coffee Oil Painting Workshop

Slow down, get creative and enjoy something a bit off the beaten track

film

Cineclub 113

A film to get you in the mood, then a DJ set to carry the feeling into the night.

film

But I'm a Cheerleader

A queer cult classic that turns conversion therapy into camp

fitness-wellness

The Beautery Rooftop

Beauty, music and socializing form this glamorous midweek rooftop escape.

arts-culture

Kapwani Kiwanga

Fundació Joan Miró shows the work of artist Kapwani Kiwanga.

arts-culture

The Cult of Beauty

The CCCB’s latest exhibition delves into one of the most loaded ideas in culture.

food-drink

Otsu

A creative Japanese-inspired café blending coffee, design and food in Poblenou.

food-drink

Bonsai

A matcha-obsessed Eixample café sourcing first-harvest ceremonial powder from Japan, stone-ground to order – with proper coffee alongside.

food-drink

Xiringuito Escribà

The Escribà family’s Bogatell-beach paella house, cooking over wood fires since 1992.

food-drink

Azimuth

Perched atop the glitzy Almanac – a five-star rooftop built for Manhattans by the pool and sunsets that flatter everyone in them.

food-drink

Chivuo’s

They have gained a following for their “slow” street food and craft beer.

style-design

Le Petit Salon

A one-stop beauty shop – hair, nails, brows, lashes and full-body treatments.

fitness-wellness

The Beautery

A chic salon in the Eixample offering a range of relaxing beauty treatments.

food-drink

Jaqueline

Mediterranean restaurant, jazz club, Japanese bar and clandestine cocktail bar in one.

nightlife

La Casa de la Pradera

A dive bar with cheap drinks and a mixed crowd of locals.

food-drink

Àmbar

A specialty bar built on tasting one coffee across different extraction methods – Jaleo beans, guest roasters and a warm, unsnobby welcome.

food-drink

7 Portes

The 1836 institution where paella was invented for a dandy who wouldn’t peel shrimp.

arts-culture

Camp Nou Experience

Barça’s museum and trophies, with a viewing platform over the stadium works.

food-drink

Casa Dorita

Market-cuisine tapas named for the great-grandmother whose cooking started it.

food-drink

Cinc Sentits

Chef Jordi Artal, a former Michelin star holder, is back with his Catalan kitchen Cinc Sentits at a new location.

romance

H Regàs

A sleek and modern love hotel in Sant Gervasi.

fitness-wellness

Postural Fitness

Jane is an English manual therapist and yoga teacher.

innovation

Apocapoc

A coworking space in a converted grain factory – cork floors, reclaimed-wood furniture and an ethos of doing things “little by little.”

food-drink

Brew Wild

If craft beer and pizzas are your thing then you’ll most certainly like Brew Wild.

arts-culture

Casa Vicens

Gaudí’s first Modernist jewel in Barcelona, completed in 1883, is among the pioneer buildings in Europe’s Art Nouveau.

food-drink

Cheriff

A Barceloneta seafood house since 1959, newly refreshed – the paella the regulars swear by.

food-drink

Good Shit, Vegan Kebabs

Gràcia’s vegan takeaway offers “street food with a little conscience.”

food-drink

Gouthier

Based in Sarrià, this is Barcelona’s premier oyster bar.

fitness-wellness

Holmes Place Urquinaona

This premium brand of fitness, wellness and spa clubs has four exclusive locations in Barcelona.

food-drink

La Mar Salada

Down towards Barceloneta’s beach, you’ll come across a place that serves what is arguably the best paella in the city: La Mar Salada.

arts-culture

Espai [b]

A small Gràcia gallery that has backed contemporary local artists since 2003.

style-design

Fusta’m

A cozy Raval furniture and homeware shop for restored vintage finds and replicas.

food-drink

Honest Greens

Plant-focused fast food concept by Netflix’s The Final Table contestant Benjamin Bensoussan has opened its first location on the busy Rambla de Catalunya.

food-drink

A Tu Bola

This casual restaurant’s motto is refreshingly straightforward: “nice food for a small price.”

food-drink

Buenos Aires

An Argentinean steakhouse importing Black Angus, Nebraska beef and New Zealand lamb.

music

Discos Paradiso

Pick up books, clothing and instruments alongside the eclectic record selection.