arts-culture
Charlotte Perriand. Free to Rethink the World
Fundació Joan Miró’s exhibition on the work of French artist Charlotte Perriand
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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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The best things to do in Barcelona, curated by locals. Events, restaurants, nightlife and the spots worth knowing – updated weekly.
Events
Thursday, Oct 29
arts-culture
Dana Lixemburg
An exhibition on three decades of work by this Dutch photographer
arts-culture
After The Kiss
Taiwanese artist Attilio Chien comes with a solo exhibition devoted to the kiss
film
CLAM International Social Film Festival 2026
Cinema with something to say takes centre stage at CLAM Film Festival 2026
arts-culture
KBr Flama’26
KBr Flama’26 returns to Fundación MAPFRE with a selection of new talent
film
In-Edit Festival 2026
Ten days of discovering great musical stories at In-Edit Festival 2026
film
Asian Film Festival 2026
A tour through contemporary Asian cinema
arts-culture
Bivac 2026
CCCB’s festival of young thought offers an evening of discussion and debate
film
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
An intimate, four-part portrait of the writer, artist and radical thinker John Berger
Friday, Oct 30
arts-culture
ArtsLibris 2026
ArtsLibris celebrates artist’s books, photobooks and independent publishing
arts-culture
In Her Gestures
The first major solo exhibition in Europe by Barcelona-based artist Tamara Kostochko
music
World News
Jangly, melodic post-punk from the London quartet
music
A. Chal
A.CHAL brings his R&B, hip-hop and Latin sounds to Razzmatazz
Saturday, Oct 31
music
Digitalism
Digitalism bring their electro-house, indie dance and electronic music to Apolo
film
A Woman Under the Influence
John Cassavetes’ devastating portrait of marriage and mental distress.
nightlife
Mascarada Halloween Party
Mascarada Halloween party takes over Poble Espanyol
Sunday, Nov 1
arts-culture
Declaration of Love to Lenin, Juana Dolores Romero Casanova
This incredible artist’s first exhibition held at La Virreina.
Ongoing
arts-culture
The Cult of Beauty
The CCCB’s latest exhibition delves into one of the most loaded ideas in culture.
arts-culture
Light Filtered Through the Cracks
MACBA’s exhibition looks back to when video became a tool for political intervention.
arts-culture
Pere Portabella
A program of screenings drawn from this Catalan filmmaker’s repertoire.
arts-culture
Seat: Factory of Transformations
Castell de Montjuïc’s exhibition uses car company SEAT to tell a story about Barcelona
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
Josep Maria de Sucre, Activist and Visionary Artist
A new exhibition on the work of Catalan visionary artist Josep Maria de Sucre
film
Transhumant Film Festival 2026
The socially committed film and photojournalism festival returns
fitness-wellness
Outdoor Fitness Workout
An energizing group-training session at Barcelona’s seafront.
arts-culture
Art & Coffee Oil Painting Workshop
Slow down, get creative and enjoy something a bit off the beaten track
Places
food-drink
Xiringuito Escribà
The Escribà family’s Bogatell-beach paella house, cooking over wood fires since 1992.
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
Otsu
A creative Japanese-inspired café blending coffee, design and food in Poblenou.
innovation
MOB Bailèn
A former textile factory near Arc de Triomf houses desks and a neighborhood café.
food-drink
Can Majó
A family-run Barceloneta paella house since 1968, with a terrace on the beach.
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
Little Fern
A slice of New Zealand brunch culture in Poblenou – flat whites, the charred-corn fritter stack and those kimchi pancakes, all done with real care.
lgbt
Bar Rufián
This gay dive bar throws a VermuParty one Sunday a month.
food-drink
Biocenter
This is one of the city’s first vegetarian restaurants and a pioneer in sustainability.
food-drink
Garage Bar
The creators of the Vella Terra food and wine fair founded this wine bar to celebrate excellent natural wines and natural, artisanal foods.
arts-culture
Antifaz Comics
Comics as well as graphic novels, fantasy and horror fiction, DVDs and toys.
food-drink
Jansana Gluten Free Bakery
These baked works of art are every bit as delicious as they look.
food-drink
Boa-Bao
Boa-Bao takes diners on a culinary journey through flavors of Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and beyond.
style-design
Mercantic
Sant Cugat’s charming antiques market.
food-drink
Tiberi Bar
Natural wine and Mediterranean sharing plates from the Tiberi Club collective.
food-drink
Chivuo’s
They have gained a following for their “slow” street food and craft beer.
food-drink
DelaCrem Obrador
Natural ice cream on Passeig de Sant Joan – no additives, no stabilizers.
food-drink
Bangkok Café
A tiny, fiercely authentic Thai kitchen in Les Corts, packed with homesick regulars.
nightlife
Gimlet
Founded by Javier de las Muelas, Gimlet was the first of what is now a global empire of cocktail bars.
style-design
MAM Originals
Sculptural jewelry meets a restored 19th-century building in the Barri Gòtic.
food-drink
Chennai Masala Dosa
Chef Selva hails from the South Indian city of Chennai, aka Madras.
food-drink
Kafenion
A Greek-rooted coffee house from the island of Salamina, by way of Amsterdam – specialty coffee and proper hospitality on a busy Eixample corner.
food-drink
Lluritu
Ocean-fresh, seasonal seafood takes center stage at Lluritu. More than that, they want, by their own admission, to “make seafood sexy.”
food-drink
Dr. Beer & Mr. Fried
A champion of craft beer and fried food, the new arrival draws inspiration from US-style cajun and creole cuisine.
food-drink
L'Òstia
This restaurant pays tribute to fishermens’ favorite tapas.
style-design
Olmos
Pep brings hairdressing and interior design together in a flat on Diagonal.
fitness-wellness
Rituels d'Orient
You don’t have to travel to Turkey or Morocco to enjoy an authentic hammam experience.
food-drink
Savour Academy
Zara’s hands-on Barcelona food-and-wine workshop – paella and cooking classes, wine tastings, and the cava-sabering party trick.
romance
The Luxury Love
Sandra’s Sant Pere shop stocks lingerie and outfits for parties and themed nights.
fitness-wellness
Blaumeer Yoga Studio
Blaumeer Yoga Studio hosts full-moon rooftop yoga with live music in the Gòtic.