L'Eixample
Enter a travel wonderland at this extensive bookshop, founded in 1979, which has enough guidebooks, maps, travel literature and other works to induce a…
L'Eixample
Enter a travel wonderland at this extensive bookshop, founded in 1979, which has enough guidebooks, maps, travel literature and other works to induce a…
Barcelona
Within the turquoise-tiled former home of an old 20th-century neighbourhood shop, this inviting book specialist stocks Catalan and Spanish titles, along…
Barcelona
Going strong since the 1970s, Surco is an obligatory stop for music lovers, especially fans of vinyl. You'll find loads of new and used records and CDs…
Barcelona
Founded in 1995, Ukka makes its bohemian-inspired women's fashion and accessories (including scarves, hats and eye-catching jewellery) at its Barcelona…
Barcelona
Opened in 1927, Galvany is one of the city's most beautiful markets, with a brick facade and glass- and cast-iron interior. Over 80 stalls sell an…
Barcelona
Designed in 1889 by Pere Falqués and originally a livestock market (though now sensitively remodelled), Poblenou's fresh-produce market bursts with…
Barcelona
Cutting-edge Barcelona women's labels at this pink-patterned boutique mean asymmetrical tops, jackets and dresses, bold prints and delicate lace. Men will…
Barcelona
This tiny shop looks like an old apothecary, with pretty glass bottles of extraordinary fragrances (for men and women) made in-house, beautifully packaged…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Need a Lionel Messi football jersey, a blue-and-burgundy ball, or any other football paraphernalia honouring what many locals consider the greatest team…
Barcelona
‘Once Upon a Time’ is the name of this fanciful boutique, which brings out the princess in you. It offers ethereal, delicate women’s clothes as well as…
Barcelona
Self-trained French designer Emmanuel Wagnon recasts recycled timbers and metals to create individual works of art that are functional too: chairs, tables…
El Raval
Artist Teresa Rosa Aguayo runs this textile workshop in the heart of the artsy bit of El Raval. You can join workshops at the loom, admire some of the…
Barcelona
In business since the 1920s, this family-run operation turns out delectable freshly baked breads and pastries using traditional artisan techniques,…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Since 1924 this family-owned beauty has been purveying all manner of headgear: hipsterish short-brimmed hats, low-key fedoras, elegant straw sun hats, a…
Barcelona
Barcelona's biggest secondhand English bookshop stocks thousands of titles covering all sorts of subjects, from cookery to children’s classics. There's a…
L'Eixample
An excellent multilingual bookshop with titles stocked amid lovely old tiled floors and a speciality cafe run by Satan's Coffee Company, with a sunny back…
Barcelona
Spread across what was once a button factory, this lively bookshop and literary hub stocks both secondhand and brand-new titles in a stylish concrete…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
One of the most extensive LGBTQ bookstores in the city has a mix of erotica in the form of DVDs and comics as well as books. It's a welcoming, resourceful…
L'Eixample
Norma stocks a huge range of comics, both Spanish and international – everything from Tintin to out-there sci-fi comics, along with figurines, clothing,…
L'Eixample
Mother-and-son design team Lurdes Bergada and Syngman Cucala specialise in classy men’s and women’s fashions made from natural fibres, which have…
L'Eixample
Dating from 1888 (though remodelled in 1998), the iron-clad Mercat de la Concepció has around 50 stalls selling food, flowers, wine and more, including…
Barcelona
One of Barcelona's best and biggest shopping centres, with high-end boutiques, high-street favourites and a mesmerising spread of eateries.
Barcelona
Created out of largely abandoned docks, this buzzing shopping centre is home to 72 stores including youthful Spanish chain Mango and Barcelona-based…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
A pure wonderland for the senses, La Basilica Galeria is a small and elegant jewellery and perfume store, with artful displays set in glass boxes. They…
Barcelona
At the base of La Rambla under the Mirador de Colom, this small, well-established market is a requisite stop for antique hunters. Here you'll find old…
Centre Comercial de les Glòries
Barcelona
In the former Olivetti factory, this sprawling complex covers everything from fashion to sports and gifts, with all the usual suspects like Zara and…
L'Eixample
A gleaming, modern neighbourhood market, on the site of a 19th-century open-air predecessor, the Mercat del Ninot sells mostly meat and fish and also has…
Barcelona
One of a string of boutiques along this street, Tomates Fritos carries a trove of unique wares. The cache of global designers includes Abrigo Ganni …
L'Eixample
With branches throughout Spain, the ‘Home of the Book’ is a well-stocked general bookshop with sections devoted to literature in English, French and other…
Fira d'Artesania del Palau de Mar
Barcelona
Artisans sell a range of crafty items, including jewellery, graphic T-shirts, handwoven hats, fragrant candles and soaps, scarves, ceramics, espadrilles…
Fira del Col·lectiu d'Artesans d'Alimentació
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Once a fortnight, gourmands can sample homemade honeys, sweets, cheeses, oils and other edible delights at this Friday-to-Sunday artisan market on one of…
Barcelona
Crate diggers will love rummaging through the vinyl collection here. There's a huge range of rock, pop and jazz, including plenty of Spanish music, along…
Barcelona
This is the best central army-surplus warehouse. Get your khakis here, along with urban army fashion T-shirts, boots and more. You can also find vintage…
Barcelona
This mall lies about 4km north of Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes and has a wide assortment of well-known midrange fashion shops as well as chain…
Barcelona
Take a stroll along the pedestrian-only Rambla de Mar to reach this weekend art fair, with a broad selection of paintings both collectable and forgettable.
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
On Saturdays and Sundays the Barri Gòtic is enlivened by a colourful art and crafts market held beside the 14th-century Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi.
Barcelona
On busy Avinguda Diagonal, this massive complex of Spain's favourite department store has luxe brands, a supermarket and a handful of eateries.
L'Eixample
One of the city’s main English-language bookshops, this large space also has a handful of titles in other languages.
L'Eixample
FNAC, the French electronics, book and music emporium, has a couple of branches around town, but this is the biggest.