News and Coffee is bringing back to life a piece of our cities which little by little has been disappearing: The Newsstand. Newspapers, a selection of independent magazines and books & a great cup of specialty coffee to go. FAV PLACE.

Catalan food

This nearly 200-year-old bar— reputedly the oldest in Barcelona, is an absynthe bar. Was one of the locations from Vicky Christina Barcelona's film. The Marsella is one of those places that Hemingway supposedly loved to frequent (Hemingway being to bars in Spain what George Washington is to inns in New England).

Best Underground music store in Barcelona, with local artist and labels.

I only recommend walking around the Barceloneta beach at sunset, there are fewer people and in the fall and spring seasons is very nice to sit on a terrace watching the sea and entertaining yourself with the activities of the area.