Tapas
Bar Pinotxo. Fab jam-packed zero frills comfort counter. Puesto 466 / Mercat de la Boqueria / Rambla, 91 / Raval / M: Liceu / 93 317 8286 / 6.30am-4pm daily / pinotxobar.com
Can Paixano. Always rammed burgers n’ bubbles cubby. Reina Cristina, 7 / Barceloneta / M: Barceloneta / 93 310 0839 / 9am-11.30pm Mon-sat / canpaixano.com
Bar del Pla. The tongue-tingling ceviche alone is worth it. Montcada, 2 / Born / M: Jaume I / 93 268 3003 / lunch & dinner Monsat / bardelpla.cat
Bar Lobo. Japanese upstairs, young style crew on the patio. Pintor Fortuny, 3 / Raval / M: Catalunya / 93 481 5346 / all day daily / grupotragaluz.com
Bar Velódromo. Deco classic turned uptown hotspot under star chef Jordi Vilà. Great brekky, sceney supper. Muntaner, 213 / Eixample / M: Diagonal / 93 430 6022 / 6am-late
Paco Meralgo. Ripper ecru haunt of the upwardly mobile. Muntaner, 171 / Eixample / M: Hospital Clínic / 93 430 9027 / lunch & dinner daily / restaurantpacomeralgo.com
Koska Taverna. Tiny jewel of lush pintxos and just 3 tables. Blai, 8 / Poble Sec / M: Poble Sec / 93 127 0313 / koskataverna.com
La Flauta. Queue around the cuadra for skinny but moreish flauta baguettes and be sure to eyeball the specials. Aribau, 23 / Eixample / M: Universitat / 93 488 1797 / all day Mon-sat
Quimet y Quimet. You’ll be crammed like sardines as it’s standing room only for Senyor Quim’s sublime ració. Poeta Cabanyes, 25 / Poble Sec / M: Paral.lel / 93 442 3142 / lunch daily, dinner Mon-fri / note ració mostly made with tinned produce
Bohèmic. Homely atmos belies nu wave, haute small plates. Manso, 42 / St Antoni / M: Poble Sec / 93 424 0628 / lunch & dinner Tue-sat / bohemicbistro.com