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Mercat de Mercats 2026
The annual celebration of everything fresh and local from neighbourhood markets
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The best restaurants, bars and cafes in Barcelona – tapas, brunch, natural wine, craft beer and everything in between. Curated by locals.
Barcelona
food & drink
The best restaurants, bars and cafes in Barcelona – tapas, brunch, natural wine, craft beer and everything in between. Curated by locals.
Events
Saturday, Oct 17
Places
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Otsu
A creative Japanese-inspired café blending coffee, design and food in Poblenou.
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Xiringuito Escribà
The Escribà family’s Bogatell-beach paella house, cooking over wood fires since 1992.
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Bonsai
A matcha-obsessed Eixample café sourcing first-harvest ceremonial powder from Japan, stone-ground to order – with proper coffee alongside.
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Pikio Taco
This indie taqueria offers up straight-up Mexican fare.
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The Rooftop at Serras
A chic terrace and plunge pool above the Serras, with serious cocktails and a clean sweep over Port Vell, Barceloneta and the sea.
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Fonda Pepa
A gastrobar that fuses traditional Catalan cuisine with modern techniques.
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Les Dues Sicílies
Try an arancini, fried rice balls stuffed with beef, mushrooms, Iberian ham or prawns.
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Mescladís
Mescladís (“mixed” in Catalan) is a non-profit organization that works towards social cohesion and the betterment of local relations.
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Rincón Persa
The prettiness and wholesomeness of Iranian food is an open secret.
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Bembi
Bembi serves regional Indian dishes with house-ground spices in the Eixample.
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MariscCo Còrsega
Have your seafood grilled or fried up, Andalucía-style – you pay according to the weight of the product.
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Bar But
Market-fresh Mediterranean food is their game, but Asian influences assert themselves too.
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El Pachuco
Wash down generous portions of Mexican fare with peso-priced micheladas.
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Koh-ndal Thai Bistro
Sant Gervasi Thai with a Mediterranean twist, from its French-Catalan owners.
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La Dama
Indulge in French delights at this lavish space.
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Tope at The Hoxton
The Hoxton’s Poblenou rooftop – a sky-high taqueria for cochinita pibil tacos, margaritas and a front-row view of the Sagrada Família.
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Alain Pizza
This takeout and delivery-only pizzeria makes Roman-style gourmet pizza at fast food prices.
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Apluma
A Pluma is what happens when a trained chef takes on the humble concept of rotisserie chicken.
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Funky Eatery
Funky Bakers adds to its growing baking empire with a restaurant.
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Rex Café
Sink into one of the red velvet chairs to start your day with specialty coffee, croissants, avo toast and scrambled eggs.
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Lateral
This glitzy tapas joint is the result of a €1.3 million investment.
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Ripa Coffee
A hugely popular Eixample microroastery – it roasts what it pours, from rotating single origins to flat whites and cult cinnamon rolls.
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Casa Dorita
Market-cuisine tapas named for the great-grandmother whose cooking started it.
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Besta
Opened in Barcelona’s Esquerra de l’Eixample district, Besta is a new contender of the city’s gastronomic scene.
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Salut Wine Studio
Melissa’s wine studio – tastings, bottles and subscription boxes from €39.
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Jon Cake
Barcelona’s newest dessert shop, Jon Cake, serves up artisan cheesecakes to die for.
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Les Filles
Lovers of interiors will find nirvana here, as well as a breakfast menu of hipster greatest hits and a European lunch menu.
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Tiberi Bar
Natural wine and Mediterranean sharing plates from the Tiberi Club collective.
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Barcelona Cooking
Learn more about local dishes likes tapas and paella and how to prepare them with a cooking class, chef demonstration or culinary tour.
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Can Majó
A family-run Barceloneta paella house since 1968, with a terrace on the beach.