Nømad Coffee Lab

Nømad began with Jordi Mestre serving coffee from a cart at markets in London before he brought the idea home to Barcelona and opened this small coffee bar in Passatge Sert in 2014. The company has since grown into one of the city's best-known speciality roasters, roasting its own beans in Poblenou and supplying cafés and restaurants, but this tucked-away bar, now simply called the Coffee Bar, remains the place where coffee is the only focus.

Expect carefully made espresso drinks and filter coffee from a rotating list of single origins, chosen and roasted by the Nømad team, with baristas who are happy to talk through what is on offer and how each coffee tastes. If you usually drink milky coffee, try a short espresso or a filter here to taste the fruit and sweetness the roasters look for. Bags of beans are sold to take home, and staff can advise on brewing methods.

The bar is small, with limited seating, so it works best for a quick coffee or a takeaway rather than a long stay with a laptop. It is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 7pm and closed at weekends. If you want a coffee at the weekend, Nømad's Petit Nomad on Carrer de Bergara, near Plaça de Catalunya, opens every day, and its larger Frutas Selectas space on Carrer de Pujades in Poblenou serves coffee, pastries and lunch from Monday to Saturday.

The Coffee Bar suits coffee enthusiasts and anyone curious about speciality coffee who wants to learn more from the people who roast it. It is a calm place to start a morning of sightseeing in the old town before the crowds arrive. Prices are in line with other speciality cafés in the city.

Passatge Sert is a quiet pedestrian passage in Sant Pere, just a couple of minutes' walk from the Palau de la Música Catalana and close to Urquinaona station on lines L1 and L4. From here it is easy to continue to the Mercat de Santa Caterina, Barcelona Cathedral or the lanes of El Born, where the Museu Picasso and the basilica of Santa Maria del Mar are within ten minutes on foot. Arc de Triomf and the Parc de la Ciutadella are a short walk east for a stroll with your coffee.