Experience the culinary delights of Barcelona.

Explore Boqueria Market

Awaken your senses and treat your eyes to a myriad of specialties on offer at Boqueria Market. With everything from tropical fruits, olives, and seafood to bakeries, tapas bars, and cooking classes, this market is a must-visit for any food lover.

The market began in the 13th century as an open-air market, located in front of one of Barcelona's ancient city walls, where local farmers set up stalls to sell their fruits and vegetables. Many of the vendors are ancestors of the families that helped establish the market. Today, it is one of the city's most popular tourist attractions.

Try the grilled onion calçotada.

Calçotada is a traditional Spanish dish made with a familiar ingredient: green onions. The fragrant, roasted green onions release a natural sweetness that blends perfectly with the sweet and sour sauce, creating a rich and savory flavor. The distinctive, slightly pungent taste lingers in the throat, a truly delightful experience.

More than just a dish, Calçotada is also considered a major festival. The most famous Calçotada celebration is held in Valls during the last week of January. People gather to roast onions together and hold onion-eating contests in a very lively atmosphere.

Visit elBarri Adrià

Voted the number one restaurant in the world by Restaurant Magazine, elBullí was a three-Michelin-star restaurant on the Costa Brava coast, owned by world-renowned Catalan chef Ferran Adrià and his brother Albert. After elBullí closed in 2011, Albert Adrià opened several restaurants in the city in his brother's style, known as elBarri Adrià – Adrià Region, the most notable of which is Tickets, Barcelona's leading tapas restaurant.

Taste patatas bravas at Bar Tomás

Perhaps the most popular tapas dish in Barcelona ispatatas bravasSimple yet incredibly unique, this potato-based culinary creation from the land of bullfighting is truly special. "Patatas bravas" means "brave potatoes"—a name referring to the spicy tomato sauce served with diced, fried, drained potatoes topped with alioli. - A signature Catalan spice blend. Besides the delicate interplay of sweet, sour, and savory flavors, patatas bravas also boasts the pungent aroma of garlic slices. For a more elaborate version, a fried egg is often added on top to complete the flavor. Barcelona locals believe Bar Tomás in the Sarrià district serves the best patatas bravas in the city.

Cool down with horchata at Sirvent

After a sunny day exploring Barcelona, there's nothing better than stopping by Sirvent in Calle Parlament, famous for its horchata, ice cream, and the Spanish marshmallow called turrón. Made from chufa—a type of nut introduced to the region by the Moors—horchata has a pure milky white color and a delicate aroma of cinnamon and vanilla. In Barcelona, horchata is a very popular drink.

Enjoy the Vermuteo culture.

In recent years, vermouth – known as vermut in Catalan – has truly experienced a resurgence in Barcelona. Typically dark, spicy, and slightly sweet, vermouth is distilled using a secret recipe so well that you rarely find two bottles that are exactly alike in color, aroma, and taste. While vermouth is a popular aperitif enjoyed both day and night, on Sundays locals often gather at their favorite pubs to drink it.vermuteo- Enjoying vermouth together. Here, vermouth is served with appetizers such as canned seafood, olives, and crispy chips. The Calle Parlament area in Sant Antoni is famous for its vermouth culture, while in neighborhoods like Sants or Les Corts, you'll find a more traditional atmosphere.