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In this mini-guide you will find places and ideas for plans that we love and have selected especially for you. Barcelona is great fun, so relax and don’t waste a second more, discover what’s around Hotel Arts, and even explore a bit further. |
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The word BAR is international: there are always bars everywhere, but in Barcelona, we take bars to the next level.
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Small and unsophisticated, this restaurant retains the unique authenticity of “pudas”, small eateries traditionally located in old seaside neighbourhoods. Legend has it that the Bomba de la Barceloneta was invented here, a fried ball of breaded potato, hiding minced meat in the centre and served with salsa brava. Whether true or not, it is delicious just like all the dishes prepared by the owners. Get ready for a true local experience.
Carrer del Baluart, 56. Tel: 932 214 061. Open Mon to Wed from 9:00am to 3:15pm. Closed on Sunday. |
At the other end of the spectrum, Bravo24 is the restaurant of the Hotel W. Carles Abellán, renowned Catalan chef, offers a succulent menu of historic dishes from Barcelona. El Arroz a la Capuchina, based on a local recipe from 1837, is a vegetarian delight. In any case, you need not to be passionate about culinary history to enjoy Bravo24. If weather permits, and it most surely will, request a front-line table on the balcony and enjoy magnificent views of the Mediterranean.
Bravo24: Plaça Rosa dels Vents, 1. Hotel W. Tel: 932 952 636. Open every day from 1pm to 4pm. Dinner is served between 8pm to 11:30pm. |
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If you want to eat fresh and inexpensive seafood and don’t mind heading to a restaurant that will never appear in the Wallpaper guide of Barcelona, then this is your place. Located next to the Santa Caterina Market, the one that has the beautiful tiled roof and is not crawling with tourists, and the Cathedral, you can take a leisurely stroll back to Promax through the streets of the old city.
Casa Mari and Rufo: Carrer Freixures, 11 • Tel: 933 197 302 • Closed Sunday • Mon to Wed from 8am to 6pm. |
Looking like a huge food hall, 2600m2, El Nacional is really a large restaurant, exquisitely decorated, combining the best of Spanish cuisine in a landmark building from 1889. You can choose from eight different dining areas. Our favorites are the grilled meat at the magnificent coal brasserie, the oyster bar, and, of course, the cocktails. The location is perfect, right on Paseo de Gracia, just a few metres from the emblematic block of three beautiful buildings that are the jewel in the Modernist crown.
El Nacional: Passeig de Gràcia 24 • Tel: 935 185 053 • Open daily from midday to 2am. |
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One of our favourites, this restaurant is a classic, traditional and charming with a terrace overlooking a small town square. When you go to Els Pescadors, it seems that you’ve left Barcelona behind. The rice dishes are memorable, the fried sonso also, a type of dwarf fish.
Els Pescadors: Plaça de Prim 1 • Tel: 932 252 018 • Open daily from 1pm to 4pm and 8pm to 11pm. |
Half restaurant, offering a slew of international and uncomplicated dishes, half cocktail bar, hosting some of the best bartenders in Barcelona. One of the most recent spots opened in the rogue part of town. Dinner and fun until dawn. When they finally push everyone out, you can take a walk around the neighbourhood to find another bar to finish the night or to start the new day.
Ultramarinos: Rambla dels Caputxins 31 • Tel: 932 702 381 • Open daily from noon to 3am. |
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For 10 years now, Nasty Mondays has been rock ‘n’ roll's meanest European party. Well, that’s how the organizers define it, but it definitely lives up to its’ name. Every Monday, hundreds of souls hooked on rock, pop, and electro rock gather together at one of the city’s most emblematic clubs.
Sala Apolo: Nou de la Rambla 113. Open from midnight. |
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