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Shopping· La Rambla
La Boqueria Market
Barcelona's best-known market, under an iron roof just off La Rambla, with counters where you can eat among the stalls.
Collection · Barcelona
Where to eat in Barcelona: markets and bars
7 placesFreeUpdated November 4, 2026
Three markets, El Xampanyet in El Born, Can Culleretes (since 1786), the Els Quatre Gats café and Granja Viader's hot chocolate.
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Shopping· Sant Pere
Santa Caterina Market
A neighbourhood market near the cathedral under a wavy roof of coloured ceramic tiles inspired by fruit and vegetables.
Shopping· Sant Antoni
Sant Antoni Market
A cross-shaped 19th-century iron market restored in 2018, with food stalls during the week and a book market on Sundays.
Restaurant· El Born
El Xampanyet
A tapas bar on Carrer de Montcada with blue tiles and marble tables, known for its house cava and anchovies.
Restaurant· Gothic Quarter
Can Culleretes
A restaurant open since 1786 on a narrow Gothic Quarter street, with tiled dining rooms and traditional Catalan dishes such as cannelloni.
Café· Gothic Quarter
Els Quatre Gats
A Modernista café opened in 1897 in Casa Martí, an artists' haunt where Picasso held his first exhibition.
Café· El Raval
Granja M. Viader
An 1870 dairy bar in a Raval alley, run by the family that invented Cacaolat, serving thick hot chocolate with cream and sponge fingers.
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Before you go
How to eat in Barcelona
Markets in the morning
La Boqueria, Santa Caterina and Sant Antoni close on Sundays. Go in the morning, when the stalls are full, and eat at their counters.
Local hours
Lunch runs 13:30–15:30 and dinner starts around 21:00. On weekdays many restaurants serve a set lunch menu, the menú del día.
Tapas in El Born
El Xampanyet fills up fast: arrive at opening time and order standing at the bar. Santa Maria del Mar is two minutes away.
An afternoon classic
At Granja Viader, behind La Boqueria, order a suizo (hot chocolate with cream) or a Cacaolat, which this same family invented.
Checked on November 3, 2026. Opening hours and tickets can change, so check each place’s website before you go.
