En Ville

El Raval


You'll want to come here for the divine decor – dramatic bouquets, oil paintings and antique details all around, in a 19th-century building – as much as the food. It's mostly, but not always, Spanish, and entirely gluten-free, with dishes such as asparagus risotto, red-wine squid and spinach-and-camembert salad. Arrive early for lunch (menú del dia €15) to beat the queues.


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1. MACBA

0.09 MILES

An extraordinary all-white, glass-fronted creation by American architect Richard Meier, opened in 1995, the MACBA has become the city's foremost…

3. Institut d’Estudis Catalans

0.12 MILES

The Institute for Catalan Studies sits in the 17th-century Casa de Convalescència, once part of the Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu. The building,…

4. 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…

5. Església de Betlem

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On La Rambla with Carrer del Carme, this church was constructed in baroque style for the Jesuits in the late 17th and early 18th centuries to replace a…

6. Centre de la Imatge

0.16 MILES

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.

7. 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)…

8. Font de Canaletes

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The section of La Rambla immediately south of Plaça de Catalunya is named after this inconspicuous turn-of-the-20th-century drinking fountain and lamppost…