Hotel
Hotel Arts Barcelona
A Ritz-Carlton tower hotel on the Port Olímpic seafront, with two outdoor pools, a fourth-floor spa and the two-Michelin-star Enoteca Paco Pérez.
An eco-conscious boutique hostal in El Raval, a short walk from Plaça de Catalunya, with a rooftop terrace and rooms and apartments.
Good to know
Hostal Grau is a small, independent hotel on a quiet street in upper El Raval, a few minutes' walk from Plaça de Catalunya and La Rambla. It has put sustainability at the heart of its approach, with recycled furniture, organic mattresses and soaps, and environmental certifications including Biosphere.
Choose between standard, superior and deluxe rooms or apartments with a kitchenette, useful for longer stays. El Terrat, the rooftop terrace, is a pleasant place to relax at the end of the day, and reception is staffed around the clock. It suits travellers who want character and a central base at a moderate price.
Yes, alongside rooms there are apartments with a kitchenette or kitchen.
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Restaurant
Three-Michelin-star restaurant in the Eixample run by former elBulli chefs Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch and Mateu Casañas, serving long, playful tasting menus.
Thing to do
Barcelona's best-known food market, entered from La Rambla under a wrought-iron arch, packed with produce stalls, fishmongers and busy counter bars.
Café
The original coffee bar of Nømad, the Barcelona speciality roaster founded by Jordi Mestre, tucked into a quiet passage near the Palau de la Música.
Bar
An El Born speakeasy reached through a fridge door at the back of a pastrami bar, named number one in The World's 50 Best Bars in…