food-drink
Mercat de la Terra
Slow Food Barcelona Vázquez Montalbán brings the countryside to Barcelona with these farmers markets.
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The best things to do in Barcelona, curated by locals. Events, restaurants, nightlife and the spots worth knowing – updated weekly.
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miniguide
The best things to do in Barcelona, curated by locals. Events, restaurants, nightlife and the spots worth knowing – updated weekly.
Events
Saturday, Sep 19
arts-culture
Pere Portabella
A program of screenings drawn from this Catalan filmmaker’s repertoire.
arts-culture
Barcelona Gallery Weekend 2026
Barcelona Gallery Weekend offers a good reason to swap the beach for four walls
arts-culture
Picasso Cyprus
An exhibition exploring how ancient Cypriot art influenced Picasso’s art
fitness-wellness
Outdoor Fitness Workout
An energizing group-training session at Barcelona’s seafront.
food-drink
Vegan Fest Catalunya 2026
A celebration of plant-based living, animal rights and more conscious ways to live
arts-culture
Catalan book week 2026
The city celebrates Catalan literature across one whole week
arts-culture
Festa Major del Poblenou 2026
The Festa Major del Poblenou returns this September
arts-culture
Echoes: Videos from the Han Nefkens Foundation Donation
An exhibition on a donation of 18 video artworks by Han Nefkens Foundation.
lgbt
Panteresports
The city’s annual international LGTBIQ+ multisport tournament returns
arts-culture
Light Filtered Through the Cracks
MACBA’s exhibition looks back to when video became a tool for political intervention.
arts-culture
Declaration of Love to Lenin, Juana Dolores Romero Casanova
This incredible artist’s first exhibition held at La Virreina.
arts-culture
Elisava
A sun-soaked photography project capturing the Poblenou coastline.
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
La Mercè 2026
One of the biggest cultural events on the calendar, La Mercè 2026 arrives
food-drink
San Miguel Biergarten
This annual beer festival descends upon Poble Espanyol’s Plaza Mayor
film
B-Retina 2026
A cult gathering for B-movies, “trash cinema”, horror and the unclassifiable
music
FSTVL•B
FSTVL•B is ready with three days of the city’s freshest alternative sounds
film
The Goonies 2026
Richard Donner's classic kids' adventure movie from 1985
film
Transhumant Film Festival 2026
The socially committed film and photojournalism festival returns
film
Phenomena Rocks!
Three nights of top-notch music films at Phenomena
Sunday, Sep 20
fitness-wellness
La Mercè 10k Run 2026
As part of La Mercè Barcelona’s running community prepare for a 10km race
style-design
La Puça del Clot 2026
A spin-off of the highly successful El Flea market, La Puça comes to El Clot.
arts-culture
Opening of the Baluard Garden
Soak up some of the city’s history at the Jardí del Baluard.
style-design
Los 22 Market
This second-hand and vintage market is the ultimate rummage for clothes
arts-culture
Art & Coffee Oil Painting Workshop
Slow down, get creative and enjoy something a bit off the beaten track
music
Destroyer (solo show)
Destroyer's Dan Bejar plays a solo acoustic show
Monday, Sep 21
arts-culture
Summer Nights at Casa Amatller 2026
Discover Casa Amatller at night with an audio guide and glass of cava.
Tuesday, Sep 22
music
Moses Yoofee Trio
Moses Yoofee Trio bring their explosive Berlin sound to La Nau
Ongoing
arts-culture
Out of Focus, another Vision of Art
CaixaForum’s latest exhibition exploring blur and visual imprecision.
Places
food-drink
Xiringuito Escribà
The Escribà family’s Bogatell-beach paella house, cooking over wood fires since 1992.
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.
nightlife
Diobar
You’ll find one of Barcelona’s best music venues in the basement of a Greek restaurant.
food-drink
Bivio
At steakhouse in Bivio, Argentine Black Angus arrives on a hot stone for you to finish at the table.
food-drink
Bar Castells
This tapas bar/restaurant dates back some hundred years.
food-drink
Departure Coffee Co.
A pared-back coffee bar and art gallery down a tiny Raval street, pouring SlowMov beans across V60, pour-over and cold brew.
style-design
Suara
The non-profit dedicated to rescuing cats now has a shop.
food-drink
Abissínia
Take a journey to Ethiopia without leaving Barcelona.
food-drink
Pepa Bar a Vins
The tapas are prepared raw, marinated, grilled or lightly blow-torched.
food-drink
Three Marks Coffee
Marco, Marco and Marc are dedicated to brewing up excellent coffee for a new audience in the barrio of Fort Pienc, well insulated from hipsterdom.
food-drink
Bar del Pla
Fantastic, innovative tapas in a casual setting.
nightlife
Bloody Mary Cocktail Lounge
They serve no less than 10 versions of the much-loved drink.
food-drink
Bacaro
A low-key trattoria that balances warmth and charm in a way that only Italians can.
food-drink
Can Ros
A classic Catalan seafood restaurant in La Barceloneta.
food-drink
Roast Club Cafe
Italian barista Iker pours every cup with obsessive care at this snug café – single-origin espresso and filter for those who taste the difference.
food-drink
Kobuta Ramen i Mes
A contender for the best ramen shop in Barcelona has cropped up in the unlikely neighborhood of Sants.
arts-culture
Museu de Cultures del Món
The rich collection presents the diversity and art of non-Western cultures.
food-drink
Apluma
A Pluma is what happens when a trained chef takes on the humble concept of rotisserie chicken.
food-drink
Ceviche 103
Bridging the gap between homely Peruvian eateries and upscale locales.
food-drink
La Confitería
This historic bar is now one of the neighborhood’s choicest spots to eat and drink.
food-drink
Grill Room Bar Thonet
This restaurant is housed within the walls of what was once Bar Torino, thought to have been Barcelona’s first vermouth bar.
food-drink
La Papa
The newest and most beautiful café-cum-brunch place to hit the Eixample.
nightlife
HQ Club
Cannabis clubs are proliferating as readily as the weed itself.
food-drink
Funky Eatery
Funky Bakers adds to its growing baking empire with a restaurant.
nightlife
Homo Sibaris
Sants’ pioneering craft-beer bar – house brews on a hidden village square.
style-design
UniqBrow
This Barcelona brand proposes changing your glasses to suit your mood.
style-design
Bornisimo
This concept shop carries handmade objects from Spain and beyond.
food-drink
Rex Café
Sink into one of the red velvet chairs to start your day with specialty coffee, croissants, avo toast and scrambled eggs.
food-drink
NAP Antic
“Neapolitan Authentic Pizza”: thin-crust, doughy delights cooked in proper wood-fired ovens.