Homeware & Haute Fash

Start halfway up Riera St Miquel at cutting-edge w/wear atelier #37 Menchén Tomàs / 93 416 0571 / menchentomas.com; exit right and right again onto Dr Rizal, then skip down a short flight of stairs onto Minerva for graceful Lydia Delgado (w) on your right at #21 (see Adv. Shopping). At the next intersection, turn left onto Sèneca. If you’re running on empty, pause at fam-run nook #20 Roig Robí (see Rest./ Smart) for classic Catalan morsels, otherwise scoot on for restored rustic French furny Estudio Restauración at #18 / 93 528 5996 / estudiorestauracion.com; and more fab pre-loved pieces next door at #16 Antique Boutique / 93 415 8648 / antiqueboutiquebcn.com. Across the street #9-11 Galería Miquel Alzueta / 93 238 9750 / galeriamiquelalzueta. es / has eye-popping contempo art, and designer den #9 Nobodinoz (see Standout Stores) packs some kewl kid gear. Over the road you go for #8 Ox Mobiliari / 61 676 5351 / oxmobiliari.com / with slick Scandi 50s-70s collectibles; Diagonal at #6 / 93 415 1414 / the best in fancy lighting; and #2 cobbler Cuervo’s / 93 368 1381 / cobblerblack.com / handmade hooves that get guys n’ gals galloping in from all over. At the crossing with Riera St Miquel, either slink right for svelte gowns by Andrea Morros at #11 / 93 218 3822 / andreamorros.com, or scamper on until you reach Gràcia. The Modernist marvel ahead is #132 Casa Fuster / 93 255 3000 / hotelcasafuster.com – either pop in for a cuppa at Café Vienés, or swish up to the terrace for va-va vistas.