An uber-silent bar-restaurant
SECRETS
Hotel Olivia Plaza
Is it possible to find a quiet corner in full Catalonian square ? You are right. The Olivia Plaza Hotel hides the 19 , its uber-quiet bar-restaurant and overlooking a historic landmark just a stone's throw away from the hordes of teenagers at the Hard Rock cafe. Is gallery- terrace , equipped for summer and winter, looks out directly onto the church of Santa Anna , trapped between the constructions of the gothic quarter . Open not only to customers, it is one of the places to show off trespassers in the city.
Garden of the House Ignacio Puig
A wooded public garden , with its dot decadent and his roll Romantic , in the heart of old city . How to improve this promising beginning? Adding that access can only be done through an elevator in the Carrer Rings (which does not always work) or, even more clandestinely, through the Hotel Petit Palace Boquería. The hotel's terrace, a few steps below the garden, is perfect for having a drink while congratulating yourself on meeting one of the most surprising corners of Barcelona.
Romantic garden of the Ateneu
With its pond Colorful fish , their palm trees shading and its tables that invite the gathering, "romantic" has never been more appropriate than here. Unfortunately he belongs to an institution only for members , but (in addition to the possibility of enrolling in one of its interesting courses), you should not miss the day of Sant Jordi or the corpus to enjoy its nineteenth-century charm.
The terrace-gallery of the Hotel Olivia Plaza
WITH VIEWS
Hotel DO
Barcelona It is a city that is full of panoramic views everywhere , but until recently we were deprived of contemplating one of its emblematic places, the royal square , from the heights. The roof of the fantastic Hotel DO is an elegant and stylish way to enjoy the palm trees, the arcades and the animation of the place a few meters above reality.
The house of Migdía
More informal, further away, difficult to find and with a less reliable schedule, the caseta -despite everything- has no comparison with anything. One of the best possible places to watch the sunset , contemplate the sea and remember that despite everyone it is a beautiful place.
The Hotel DO, with panoramic views everywhere
Martinez
Monjuic It is that mountain a step away from your house that you never fully get to know. If you need excuses to get closer, the Martínez has been one of the proposals for a year most appetizing gastronomic . Start with a vermouth and end with a rice paddy overlooking the harbor puts everyone in a good mood.
In Martínez, the key is rice with views of the port
OCEANFRONT
Cocky
We start at the end. Beneath the Hotel W , the Gallito terrace has two things that win us over: a vine that will be perfect when it reaches the desired level of leafiness, and a slight Mexican influence in the form of dishes on the menu and the spirit of Chicken soup (a kind of festive brunch) that they organize Sundays . It is beautiful, youth Y animated.
Bestial
There is no possible loss. At the foot of the Hotel Arts and the fish sculpture of Gehry , the terrace on several levels of the Bestial serves food Italian and Mediterranean with unbeatable views.
Facing the sea: Bestial
The Guingueta
Chiriguiterismo with what it has to be: an easy, relaxed formula, without formalities, in which the food is fresh and of first quality, that for a reason we are in front of the sea. In the Guingueta de Joan Escribà they take good note of this and offer rice and fideuás on the Bogatell beach.
the delicious
Newly opened gastronomic beach bar on the beach of Saint Michael , open all day long, are -like a good beach bar-, half a meter from the sand and offer Mediterranean cuisine, drinks and appetizers, but they seduce us forever with a single concept: have breakfast on the beach.
Quality beach bar
WITH ROLL
Antic Theater
One of those survivors of a Barcelona in danger of extinction that the same is theater, bar, cultural center, art space and whatever comes before you. its unforgettable back garden , with trees, plants and tables placed on the ground, is to spend hours and hours of talk fixing the world.
Calder's Bar
One of the bars that has the most faithful acolytes largely thanks to its terrace located in the Passage which gives it its name. to take the vermouth , a local beer or some fajitas with guacamole , perfect in summer or winter, dog-friendly , we fully understand why you have so many fans.
Antic Teatre, one of those survivors
Coffee Fragments
Les Cortes It is one of those neighborhoods still far from the Barcelona tourism earthquake . The Fragments is so cool that sometimes it makes you think you're in a set, with its square full of families , its concise but careful menu and the very structure of the place, in a small two-storey house with a terrace and interior patio they have no rival.
Ocana
If before we got on the DO to contemplate the Plaza Reial from the heights, now It's time to live it on the street in a place that is a club, a bar, a restaurant and, above all, a tribute to one of the most unusual characters in late-Francoist Barcelona, Jose Perez Ocana . The terrace, sheltered between the arcades, invites you to think about the vicissitudes of the place or simply to watch life go by.
Ocaña, a terrace to live at street level
PEACEFUL
the raft
In the upper area, one of the emblematic restaurants of the city has a new management but maintains its perfect terrace for any season, full of green, wood and with good mediterranean cuisine . To listen to the little birds, eat wonderfully and stay in a state of rest close to reverie.
La Balsa, very calm
Olokuti
It is a fair trade store where you can find aromatic candles, modernist novels or tea tree oil, but we are always fascinated, plain and simple, by the fact that it is beautiful. Hydraulic floor, high ceilings and above all the amazing garden in the back in which they organize various events and in which you can enjoy (it is not a classic bar, it works with self-service) of a break between trees and plants.
Cafeteria of the Collegi d'Enginyers Tècnics Industrials
The passatges are those gifts that the urban planning of Barcelona offers us from time to time, sprinkled throughout the city map. The one in Méndez Vigo is one of our favorites in l'Eixample because it is full of italian influence (here are the Liceo and the Italian Institute of Culture) and above all because it hides a very relaxed and charming terrace just a step away from the traffic of Aragó street. The engineering college cafeteria is open to everyone , it is simple, very photographable and anyone who visits it remembers it forever. Closed on weekends but of course, perfection does not exist. _(Consell de Cent 365) _
Olokuti is a store but with a garden
WITH HISTORY
Can Cut
A terrace located in the gardens of an 11th century farmhouse. This data should suffice. But if you want more, think about traditional catalan cuisine , walls covered by ivy and in general, one of those places of the past in the middle of the city that it seems unbelievable that they have survived the challenges of progress.
The jardi
The bustle of Raval it sometimes spreads to this quiet terrace housed privilegedly in the gardens of the old Hospital de la Santa Creu. Perfect for a break and a few caps between medieval stones , the library of Catalonia , students of the Massana and regulars of the neighborhood who take the fresh air on the benches of the cloister. Genuine on all four sides.
Terrace of the Hotel Neri
It's one of the best known places (until Woody Allen couldn't resist wearing it Vicky Cristina Barcelona ) but we cannot ignore it because the square of Saint Philip Neri It is one of the most magical corners of the gothic quarter (Despite the fact that its current form is not really Gothic, but rather the result of the construction of the neighborhood during the 20th century).
The hotel's terrace, the only one in the square, is a privileged place to dream of the fountain, the tranquility (when the tourists give respite) and the presence of the past in the form of the traces that a bomb caused on the façade of the church Franco during the Civil War.
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Traditional Catalan cuisine in an atmosphere of ivy and carefree