We love Barcelona and in case you are following us on social media you may need observed that we return there within the summers. Our household has an condominium within the Raval space and Barcelona has due to this fact change into virtually like a second dwelling to us. It has that uncommon mixture of massive metropolis vibe, nice climate and lengthy seashores. Now we have shared a number of suggestions on instagram however we needed to put collectively a extra correct information of the locations we like to go to for good meals and household pleasant locations.
We’re leaving out the Gaudí sights, the Picasso museum and all different common vacationer sights and give attention to good vegetable centered locations to eat, nice espresso and scrumptious ice cream. There are literally thousands of eating places and locations in Barcelona and that is under no circumstances a whole information. Nevertheless it’s the locations that we regularly return to or have been really useful by people who know our preferences. In the event you assume we’ve got missed one thing good, please go away a remark and we would embody it once we replace the information.
Now we have additionally marked all these locations in a Green Kitchen Barcelona on Google Maps so you possibly can simply discover them. And to make issues even higher, we additionally marked all our favourite playgrounds as a result of they are often fairly difficult to discover. (In the event you don’t have youngsters you possibly can simply shut that layer.)
Thanks for following alongside and luxuriate in Barcelona!
Cafés
– Satans Espresso – This has been certainly one of our favourite espresso bars for years. It’s hidden away in an alley in Gotica. Aside from superior espresso they serve a few cool meals choices and served quinoa bircher earlier than we did 🙂
– Caravelle – This place shortly turned certainly one of our favorites. The atmosphere and repair is nice and the espresso is on spot. The meals are creative and style wonderful. You may simply ask to your flat white with oat milk and their cow’s milk comes from small farm simply outdoors Barcelona.
– Little Fern Cafe – A New Zealand / Aussie fashion cafe in Pobleneu with numerous fashionable veggie choices and nice espresso. We liked the corn fritters and avocado and smashed pea sandwich.
– Federal Cafe – A typical hipster place with cool inside and good espresso. They permit laptops so we go right here once we want to work and luxuriate in a tomato and melted cheese croissant sandwich.
– Bohl – If you’re searching for smoothie bowls and porridge bowls in Barcelona, that is the place to go. A lovely location situated within the Eixample neighborhood.
– Nømad Espresso Lab & Store – Specialty espresso roasters with three places serving scorching espresso and signature chilly brew.
– Onna Espresso – Severe espresso café, making their espresso with small batch hand-roasted espresso beans. You could find candy breakfast and match lattes too. Positioned within the good neighbourhood Grácia.
Eating places
– Bormuth – A traditional catalan tapas restaurant in Born that we at all times return to. It’s decently priced and has many good vegetarian tapas choices. Attempt the pink pepper and goat’s cheese, the aubergine with honey and the wilted spinach with pine nuts and raisins.
– Teresa Carles / Flax & Kale – It is a vegetarian establishment in Barcelona. Well-known for his or her inventive vegetarian meals, colourful smoothies and exquisite places. Teresa Carles was the primary restaurant however now they’ve a number of extra have two sister eating places and in addition Teresas Stairway as their third location centered on smoothies and smaller bites. A bit expensive however shouldn’t be missed in case you are a vegetarian visiting Barcelona.
– El Jardi – A bit tapas and drink bar hiding inside a backyard in the course of busy Raval. They typically have stay music within the afternoons after which it’s properly value stopping by for a drink and a snack.
– Bar Lobo -A fancier tapas bar on a quieter avenue simply behind La Rambla. The meals is sweet and the placement is fairly though a bit costly. It’s an excellent place to deliver associates to as they’ve an enormous outside seating space within the solar, however you may want to reserve a desk first.
– Tantarantana – An outdated favourite tapas restaurant in Born that we’ve got visited for years. Meals and repair are nice and so they make one of the best fried aubergine.
– Sincere Greens – New cool and large restaurant and café with breakfast, lunch and dinner and a separate espresso bar with healthy-ish treats and snacks. Good in case you are round Plaça de Catalunya and are searching for one thing inexperienced. Additional factors for his or her kombucha on faucet.
– The Green Spot – A fancier vegetarian restaurant proper to start with of Barceloneta. Now we have tried their charcoal pizza with zucchini and smoked burrata, root carpaccio with spirulina and iced turmeric latte with espresso.
– Parking Pita / Parking Pizza – These two neighbor locations have been really useful to us by a bunch of individuals however we went there with out checking their opening hours and got here earlier than they have been open for dinner (youngsters life!). We didn’t have time to return however will def attempt it subsequent time we’re on the town. The photographs on their instagram look nice.
– Sopa Barcelona – We haven’t made it right here but however heard that we should always go for good vegetarian meals and soups. Is likely to be value a go to in case you are within the Poblenou neighborhood.
– Baldomero – We haven’t made it right here but, however it has been really useful to us by many. And the photographs on their instagram appears aesthetically pleasing with shades of pink and a communal fashion kitchen.
– Väcka – A small vegan place with numerous enjoyable and artistic vegan burgers, waffles, vegan cheeses and truffles.
Ice Cream Bars
– Gocce Di Latte – An awesome ice cream bar between Born and Barceloneta. We regularly cease by right here personal the way in which again from the seaside. They’ve an all vegan location across the nook.
– Amorino gelato – Tremendous touristy however our children love that they form their ice cream into roses. They’ve serval places within the metropolis, we normally go to the Portaferrissa avenue.
– Dela Crem – A number of individuals tipped us about this ice cream place which is situated on a comfortable strolling avenue with a number of good cafes and eating places a bit north of Plaça Catalunya. The salted pistachio ice cream was insanely good and their espresso and mascarpone too.
– Bar Campana – Positioned subsequent to a cute courtyard in Born. Price a cease for his or her espresso ice cream and good nougat flavors too.
– Paralello Gelato – Artisinal ice cream store. We really by no means made it right here however it’s on our checklist for subsequent time.
STORES
– Veritas – That is an natural grocery store the place we go if we wish decently priced and clear ingredient merchandise like nut butters, plant milks, quinoa, vegan ice lotions, kombucha, veggie sausages, one of the best tempeh and tofu. We regularly cease by right here throughout our first days and refill on issues that we get pleasure from to hold at dwelling.
– La Bouqeria – The traditional market in Barcelona full of colourful and creatively displayed fruit and greens, (sweetened) fruit juices, nuts, cheeses, eating places (and meats)
– Santa Caterina Market – It is a related market to La Bouqeria however indoor with rather less vacationers.
– Ferment 9 – A complete store and workshop house devoted to ferments like sauerkraut, kimchi, greens and kombucha. In the event you love bubbles and intestine pleasant bacterias, you could cease by and in the event you haven’t tried it but, go and get your ferment dependancy began.
– Origo – An natural sourdough bakery in Graçia, in case you get uninterested in the usual Spanish baguette kind of bread.
Issues to do with youngsters
There are many small playgrounds unfold out in each neighborhood in Barcelona and lots of of them even have a espresso store or tapas bar subsequent door which we expect is great. They aren’t actually marked on any official maps, so we’ve got marked a number of of our favourite playgrounds on our Google Map so that you simply can discover them. If you’re searching for bigger playgrounds, take a look at the parks Joan Miro,
– Labyrinth de Hoerta – Take the metro right here and stroll up via the peaceable backyard, watch the outdated fountains after which get misplaced within the massive backyard labyrinth. We normally deliver lunch and have it there as there aren’t any good meals choices. They’ve a fairly enjoyable playground as properly.
– Tibidabo Amusement Park – A bit tivoli on prime of a mountain with a view over Barcelona. It’s a enjoyable day journey when you have youngsters however deliver meals as they don’t have many vegetarian choices aside from fries and popcorn.
– Seashore – Barceloneta is an extended seaside that may be reached inside a 15 minute stroll from La Rambla. It’s properly taken care of and have numerous lifeguards though water can get a bit soiled as with most metropolis seashores. In the event you hire a motorbike, it’s value using a bit additional away to Bogatell seaside and additional on. Water will get cleaner and it will get rather less crowded. If you’re in Bogatell, you also needs to take a stroll up the gorgeous Rambla del Poblenou after the seaside.
– Swimming Swimming pools – There aren’t that many nice swimming swimming pools for teenagers (until you need to invade one of many accommodations). Nonetheless, in case your youngsters can swim it is best to go up to one of many two swimming swimming pools on Montjuic. Each locations solely have deep swimming pools however they’re moderately priced and have 50 meters swimming pools. Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc has a tremendous panoramic view over the town however aside from that it’s all very primary with no sunbeds or shadow locations. Piscines Bernat Picornell don’t have the view however it has each an indoor and an outside pool, lifeguards, sunbeds and a bit café.
