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Agreste de Fabio & Roser
Far from the tourist centre (Carrer Funoses Llussà 2) but worth the trip; take the tasting menu — figs with parmesan cream and the cheese plate are standouts.
Bandini's
Sant Antoni spot with natural wines — order the gilda, the stracciatella and the spicy fried eggplant on labneh.
Bar Bocata
One of the most 'in' spots in town — stop for vermouth with the tomato salad and the runny tortilla de patatas.
Bar Cañete
Unió 17: not cheap for a tapas bar but precise — burrata, anchovies, oxtail 'shepherd's pie' and crema catalana.
Bar La Federica
Tiny bar at c/ Salvà 3 — book ahead for the Flamenco Queer show, €10 including a drink.
Berbena
Carrer de Minerva 4, Michelin 2024: tiny, ~5 tables, only two seatings (19:00 & 21:00) — book. Don't miss the smoked butter; gluten-free requests handled.
Chök Ramelleres
Now 100% gluten free with branches across the city: cronuts, brookies, cinnamon rolls, cheesecakes plus bikinis, toasts and focaccias.
Dalt de Tot
Carrer de Saragossa 66 — order the gildas (octopus and anchovy), ventresca tuna, cured cheese and a glass of red Priorat.
El Far del Nord
Go for the lunch menu: perfect pumpkin-feta soup, coca bread with figs, fried boquerones with mojo picón and the mar i muntanya.
Extra Bar
Torrent de l'Olla 79; tiny and no reservations — arrive 19:00-20:00. Order gilda, razor clams, tuna tartare, mar i muntanya, Ratafia.
Fil Manila
Carrer Ramelleres 3, city centre: cheap and authentic — noodles with chicken and fish €5, lumpia, and the halo-halo dessert everyone orders.
Fino Barcelona
Daily specials board: oysters €4.5, steak tartare with smoked eel €19. Don't miss the flamed mackerel, smoked butter and mushroom croqueta.
Gasterea
No reservations; tally your pintxos on a paper and pay cash. Get a cider for the traditional pour and a glass of txakoli.
Hermós Bar de Peix
Her regular fish bar in the market: order navajas in olive oil, the ceviche, stuffed artichoke and the mar i muntanya scallops.
Jabato Taperia
Her favourite dish is the cold steak in jus with sweet potato purée; also butifarra croquettes, red tuna tataki and the torrija.
Kiltro RestoBar
Montseny 13: amazing tacos on blue tortillas, loaded nachos (they ordered a second), ceviche with mango and a dreamy pisco sour.
La Brasa de Pirenaicas
No reservations and open all day; order the gilda, potatoes with botifarra and egg, lamb chops, and mel i mató with Ratafia.
La Gracienca | Vins i Platets
Her favourite bar in Gràcia (Providència 3): order the marinated eggplant/escalivada platter and the seafood salad.
La Pubilla
Her favorite set lunch menu in Gràcia — every dish is a bullseye; end with the mango cream dessert.
Lascar 74
Carrer del Roser 74: 'the perfect ceviche', oysters with leche de tigre, zamburiñas huancaína and pisco sours.
Madre Taberna Moderna
Avinguda de Gaudí, right under the Sagrada Família in a sea of bad tourist places — order the mushroom omelette; terrace faces the basilica.
Maleducat
Carrer del Manso 54 — reservations are a must; order the navajas with carrot escabeche and finish with the burnt cheesecake and kefir sorbet.
Mercat de la Llibertat
Tal shops here every morning before her tour - come early, but remember you'll be carrying whatever you buy.
MOG Barcelona
Carrer de Muntaner 190, sharing plates by two Goan siblings. Chilli shrimp (order twice), coconut mussels, coconut crema catalana. €110 for all of it.
Molino de Pez
Order the zamburiñas in their sauce, the slow-cooked lentil stew (enough as a main for two) and the lemon sorbet; open kitchen with a wood grill.
Palo Verde
Carrer de Còrsega 232: order the tartare, burnt peppers, shrimp, the green pea dish and the 'dry rice' — portions are small, order several.
Prodigi
Go for the €38 lunch menu (starter, first and main from two options, dessert); the €90 tasting menu isn't necessary. Drinks extra.
Sagrada Família
In December a Christmas market sets up right opposite the basilica.
Tapeo Gracia
Order the honey-and-lime aubergines, the sepia, Iberian pork, fideuà with sea urchin, cod balls and the cheese board as dessert.
The Green Spot Diagonal
Diagonal branch (Av. Diagonal 593): spicy pizza, vegan spinach burger and green risotto; many vegan and gluten-free options.
Viblioteca
Carrer de les Guilleries 10: come for the cheese fridge and cheese platter; the portobello-parmesan carpaccio is perfect.
Vivanda
Major de Sarrià 134, beautiful garden, great for a romantic dinner. Best dish: tortilla with onion caramelized 9 hours. ~€100 a couple.
Carnisseria De Cruz Morales
Order the marbled beef slices seared on a hot stone at your table, with padrón peppers.
Cøliaki Gluten Free Bakery
100% gluten-free bakery – sandwiches, croissants, pastries and breads; the creator starts the morning here with celiac guests.
Lluritu
Marisquería on Torrent de les Flors 71; go for the clams and grilled squid, oysters from €4.
Mercantic
The best flea market near Barcelona — don't miss the huge second-hand bookshop she calls Spain's oldest, and the painted toilet door.
Platja de Castelldefels
Direct Rodalies train from Plaça Catalunya or Passeig de Gràcia; followers call it the best beach around Barcelona.
Bar Casi 1978
Come for the menú del día — gazpacho, fideos a la cassola, ou amb samfaina. No bookings, queues at peak, open mornings and lunch only.
Bar Super
Small wine bar by the Bar Brutal team, great for lunch: natural wine, grilled lettuce with bottarga, secreto ibérico, butifarra de calçots.
Bocanariz
Nice wine bar with good natural wines — the artichoke is very tasty and the meat-and-cheese stuffed mushrooms were the best dish.
Eat Caribbean Barcelona
Near La Rambla; try the jerk chicken with plantain. Not 100% GF but only one dish has gluten, and it's lactose-free too.
La Fonda de Pirenaicas
Hard to book weeks ahead — come as a small group at off-peak hours and they often find you a table.
Platja del Prat
Next to the airport - planes take off and land overhead, decent chiringuito; no easy public transport, come by car.
Pötstot
Near Sagrada Família: order the croquetas, patatas bravas with vegan mayo and fermented cashew cheese; skip the quinoa-pomelo salad.
Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau
Set your map to 'Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau', not the hospital: 27 buildings in gardens, a UNESCO site and a former working hospital until 2009.
Cecconi's Barcelona
Lavish buffet brunch on Sundays only; book ahead, about €55 with one drink, great for celebrations
Morro Fi
Bonanova branch at Paseo de la Bonanova 105 (three locations in the city); order the gilda skewer with vermouth.
Negro & Rojo
The most beautiful place she's been in Spain: two floors — Japanese food on one, Spanish on the other.
Pastelería Hofmann
Secret branch at Av. de Pau Casals 5 — get the mascarpone croissant and the famous pistachio dessert with zero queue.
Petit Brunch
Kids edition before the main party, 13:00–18:00: workshops, bouncy castles, water games. About €5, kids free.
Platja del Bogatell
The only city beach she goes to: yellow metro line to Bogatell station, then a 10-minute walk.
SlowMov
Considered some of the best coffee in Barcelona; the coffee shop is at C/ Neptú 36, a minute from the roastery.
CaixaForum Barcelona
Hosts special programmes around 8 March, International Women's Day.
Casa Inés
Tasty burrata, sardines in olive oil and salmon tartare with wasabi ice cream — good but not wow, go if you're in the area.
CCCB
Often runs special talks and screenings around International Women's Day (8 March).
El Chigre 1769
Carrer dels Sombrerers 7: beautiful space, good for cava, oysters and the roast artichokes; a full meal isn't worth it (tomato salad €16).
Estació de Barcelona Sants
AVE to Madrid takes 2h50; feels like an airport but arriving 30 min before departure is enough.
Fishology
Service and food are perfect but portions are tiny — take the pricier tasting menu and bring a snack for the way home.
GOIKO Gluten Free
Newly opened 100% gluten-free burger branch – the bestselling 'Kevin Bacon' burger comes fully gluten free.
Monster Sushi
Gal·la Placidia 25 – celiac-safe dishes are marked on the menu; not cheap but tasty.
Museu del Disseny de Barcelona
On her list of Barcelona museums worth visiting.
Palau de la Música Catalana
On her list of interesting indoor places to escape to.
Parc de Montjuïc
Summer venue of the Brunch in the Park daytime parties, with the cable car passing overhead.
Restaurant Windsor
Còrsega 286: take the €33 'traditional menu' — great value with full Michelin service, but the food is tasty rather than exciting.
Tapeo Born
Second branch of Tapeo, in El Born - same menu if Gràcia is full.
Thai Restaurant Barcelona 1998 Royal Cuisine
Almost the whole menu is gluten free, each dish arrives with a 'Gluten Free' flag; grand space with regular tables or floor seating.
Almanac Barcelona
Hosts wine tastings — Tal tasted whites from the Valdeorras D.O. in Galicia, based on the Godello grape.
Antic Teatre
On her list of interesting indoor places to escape to.
Arenas de Barcelona
One of her recommended Barcelona malls — former bullring with a rooftop.
Ateneu Barcelonès
On her list of interesting indoor places to escape to.
Biblioteca de Catalunya
On her list of interesting indoor places to escape to.
Can Cortada
On her list of the best places in Barcelona for calçots in season.
Can Travi Nou
On her list of the best places in Barcelona for calçots in season.
Can Vador
On her list of the best places in Barcelona for calçots in season.
Casa Vicens
Gaudí house on her list of indoor places to escape to in the city.
Cinemes Girona
Original-language screenings — check for VO / VOSE / VOSC.
Cinemes Verdi
Screens films in the original language — look for VO / VOSE / VOSC next to the title.
Cines Renoir Floridablanca
Original-language screenings — check for VO / VOSE / VOSC.
CosmoCaixa
On her list of Barcelona museums worth visiting — good indoor option on a rainy day.
Diagonal Mar
One of her recommended Barcelona malls.
El Disbarat
On her list of the best places in Barcelona for calçots in season.
El Mirador de Can Cases
On her list of the best places around Barcelona for calçots in season.
El Pintor
On her list of the best places in Barcelona for calçots in season.
El Xalet de Montjuïc
On her list of the best places in Barcelona for calçots in season.
Filmoteca de Catalunya
Original-language screenings — check for VO / VOSE / VOSC.
Fundació Antoni Tàpies
On her list of interesting indoor places to escape to.
Fundació Joan Miró
On her list of Barcelona museums worth visiting.
L'Illa Diagonal
One of her recommended Barcelona malls — good indoor escape on a rainy day.
La Maquinista
One of her recommended Barcelona malls.
Mercat dels Encants
Open Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 9:00-20:00; auctions of estate and closed-shop goods happen early mornings Mon/Wed/Fri. Iconic 25m mirrored roof.
Moco Museum Barcelona
On her list of Barcelona museums worth visiting.
Mooby Balmes Multicines
Original-language screenings — check for VO / VOSE / VOSC.
Museu Blau
On her list of Barcelona museums worth visiting.
Museu Egipci de Barcelona
On her list of interesting indoor places to escape to.
Museu Marítim de Barcelona
On her list of Barcelona museums worth visiting.
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
On her list of Barcelona museums worth visiting; great views from Montjuïc.
Phenomena Experience
Original-language screenings — check for VO / VOSE / VOSC.
Plaça de Catalunya
A second 8 March march sets off from here at 12:00.
Platja de Gavà Mar
Local's pick among the best beaches around Barcelona, south of the city.
Platja de la Barceloneta
Beautiful for a stroll, but packed with tourists and pickpockets - not the place for a real beach day.
Platja de la Mar Bella
Yellow metro line to Poblenou station - you may be the only tourists there.
Platja de Santa Susanna
A follower calls the Santa Susanna coastline outside Barcelona 'stunning beaches'.
Sala Apolo
After Brunch in the Park everyone walks over — free Sunday after-party.
Tangana
Great spot for a drink plus tasty traditional market-style food.
Westfield Glòries
One of her recommended Barcelona malls.
Yelmo Cines Icaria
Original-language screenings — check for VO / VOSE / VOSC.
Arc de Triomf
End point of the main International Women's Day march on 8 March.
Catedral de Barcelona
The Fira de Santa Llúcia Christmas market is held right beside it.
Jardinets de Gràcia
Starting point of the big 8 March women's march at 11:30, heading down Passeig de Gràcia.
La Rambla
Sights · boulevard
Passeig de Gràcia
The 8 March march passes along it on its way to the Arc de Triomf.
Plaça de la Sagrada Família
Sights · square
Plaça de Sant Jaume
Come here for castellers (human towers) — Tal filmed the rare 'Pilar al balcón' climb to the balcony.
Platja de la Nova Mar Bella
A follower's pick for the best beach in and around Barcelona.
Platja de la Pineda de Gavà
Follower pick for the best beach near Barcelona, on the Gavà/Castelldefels strip.
Poble Espanyol
Winter home of the Brunch parties ('Brunch in the City').
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