Bacaro

El Raval


Widely considered one of Barcelona's top Italian restaurants, Bacaro delivers delicately crafted Venetian cuisine with contemporary flair in a slender alley setting just behind the Mercat de la Boqueria. It's a warm, low-key yet stylish split-level spot in which to tuck into beautiful seasonal plates of, perhaps, wild-mushroom passatelli with spinach pesto, smoked-mozzarella gnocchi or Puglia burrata.


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Nearby El Raval attractions

1. Mercat de la Boqueria

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Barcelona's most central fresh-produce market is one of the greatest sound, smell and colour sensations in Europe. It's housed in a packed-out Modernista…

2. La Capella

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The Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu's 15th-century former chapel is now an exhibition space, with frequent temporary exhibitions.

3. Mosaïc de Miró

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At Plaça de la Boqueria, where four side streets meet just north of Liceu metro station, you can walk all over a colourful 1976 pavement mosaic, with one…

4. Centre de la Imatge

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The Centre de la Imatge is an exhibition space that forms part of the Palau de la Virreina. It hosts mainly – but not exclusively – photography shows.

5. Palau de la Virreina

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A rare example of post-baroque building in Barcelona, the Palau de la Virreina is a grand 18th-century rococo mansion (with some neoclassical elements)…

6. Museu de l’Eròtica

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Observe what naughtiness people have been getting up to since ancient times in this museum, with historical relics such as Indian bas-reliefs showing…

7. Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu

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Behind the Mercat de La Boqueria stands the Gothic Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu, which was once the city’s main hospital. Founded in 1401, it…

8. Gran Teatre del Liceu

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If you can’t catch a night at the opera, you can still take in the awe-inspiring architectural riches of one of Europe’s greatest opera houses. Opened in…