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
Friday, Nov 6
film
MOST International Wine Film Festival 2026
A film festival celebrating cinema and wine culture
food-drink
MY Coffee Awards 2026
Bringing together some of the world’s best roasters, baristas and coffee experts
arts-culture
KBr Flama’26
KBr Flama’26 returns to Fundación MAPFRE with a selection of new talent
arts-culture
Dana Lixemburg
An exhibition on three decades of work by this Dutch photographer
nightlife
Barcelona Fringe Festival 2026
Bringing the spirit of Edinburgh’s famous Fringe Festival to Barcelona
film
International Architecture Film Festival 2026
International Architecture Film Festival 2026
food-drink
Vermut & soul 2026
This year Vermut & Soul festival returns
music
MIRA Digital Arts Festival 2026
A festival of digital arts and contemporary music
arts-culture
Festival 42 2026
A literary festival celebrating the worlds of fantasy, science fiction and horror genres
film
Introduction to the End of an Argument | Resistance, Why?
A Palestine-focused double bill
film
Suncine 2026
A film festival dedicated to screening environmentally-focused films
film
In-Edit Festival 2026
Ten days of discovering great musical stories at In-Edit Festival 2026
film
George Michael: The Faith Tour
A rediscovered snapshot of George Michael at the height of his pop superstardom
Sunday, Nov 8
arts-culture
The Cult of Beauty
The CCCB’s latest exhibition delves into one of the most loaded ideas in culture.
arts-culture
Montjuïc Cemetery Tour
Daytime tours around one of the city’s most fascinating places to explore
Ongoing
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
Josep Maria de Sucre, Activist and Visionary Artist
A new exhibition on the work of Catalan visionary artist Josep Maria de Sucre
arts-culture
Elisava
A sun-soaked photography project capturing the Poblenou coastline.
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
style-design
Lullaby Vintage
Raval vintage boutique packed with personality and treasures
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
Bold
This tiny burger counter serves smash patties on Martin’s American potato rolls.
food-drink
El Puestu
Specializing in “vins i platillos”(wines and small dishes), the menu features bold but simple dishes that rely heavily on the quality of each ingredient.
food-drink
Abissínia
Take a journey to Ethiopia without leaving Barcelona.
nightlife
Penny Banger
This expat-owned bar sits in part of a 450-year-old Modernist palace.
nightlife
Guzzo
Urban art, a soul kitchen plus live concerts and DJs.
food-drink
Morro Fi
A foodie blog turned successful vermouth spot.
food-drink
Pepa Bar a Vins
The tapas are prepared raw, marinated, grilled or lightly blow-torched.
food-drink
Salut Wine Studio
Blind tastings turn wine knowledge into a game, with a bottle for the winner.
food-drink
Martínez
Perched on one of Montjuïc’s cactus-clad cliffs, this is one of the finest tapas bars in town.
food-drink
Cheriff
A Barceloneta seafood house since 1959, newly refreshed – the paella the regulars swear by.
arts-culture
Casa Montjuïc
A Poble-sec cinema and concert hall for ambient music and first-time directors.
fitness-wellness
Bicitecla
If you’re looking for a two-wheeler, this is the place to start your journey.
food-drink
Elsa y Fred
The weekend brunch is a local fixture, offering staples like pancakes and Eggs Benedict.
food-drink
La Tere Gastrobar
A Venezuelan-run gastrobar on Carrer Riego, one of the reasons Sants is rising.
style-design
Rulo
Martín and Irina’s retro-modern hair salon, a block from Plaça dels Àngels.
style-design
Fusta’m
A cozy Raval furniture and homeware shop for restored vintage finds and replicas.
fitness-wellness
French Kiss
A beauty parlor and spa with good prices, located next to Plaça Catalunya.
food-drink
Desoriente
This vegan restaurant mixes world cuisines to leave diners disoriented.
food-drink
Viet Kitchen
Welcome to Barcelona’s first restaurant specializing in bánh mì sandwiches, a classic Vietnamese street food feast.
food-drink
Rasa
Rasa serves chaat and Indo-Chinese dishes near the lower end of La Rambla.
lgbt
Bar Rufián
This gay dive bar throws a VermuParty one Sunday a month.
food-drink
Xampanyet
Barcelona’s legendary cava and tapas bar.
food-drink
Bar Bodega Quimet
This old-school wine shop and tapas bar was founded in 1954.
nightlife
La Terrrazza
Barcelona’s definitive open-air club – summer nights inside Poble Espanyol.
food-drink
Casa Rafols
Casa Lolea’s sister restaurant, in a converted century-old hardware store.
food-drink
2D2Dspuma
Brewery, distributor and bottle shop in one – with a taproom pouring Catalan and far-flung craft beer right beside the shelves.
fitness-wellness
Pole Dance BCN
An Eixample studio that teaches pole dancing as a sport, not a spectacle.