Cotton House Hotel
Located in the former Cotton Producers Guild, the hotel features a sophisticated and layered environment with whispers of a gentlemen’s club from the era when fiber was king.
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Cotton House Hotel
Located in the former Cotton Producers Guild, the hotel features a sophisticated and layered environment with whispers of a gentlemen’s club from the era when fiber was king.
Soho House
The 57 rooms are done up in Spanish textiles and antique fixtures; a Cecconi’s in the lobby and an on-site cinema promise lots of onsite entertainment.
Soho House
The 57 rooms are done up in Spanish textiles and antique fixtures; a Cecconi’s in the lobby and an on-site cinema promise lots of onsite entertainment.
The Serras
In a building that once housed Pablo Picasso’s first studio now sits The Serras, with a tapas restaurant helmed by acclaimed chef Marc Gascons, a plunge pool on the rooftop terrace, and spacious loftlike rooms.
The Serras
In a building that once housed Pablo Picasso’s first studio now sits The Serras, with a tapas restaurant helmed by acclaimed chef Marc Gascons, a plunge pool on the rooftop terrace, and spacious loftlike rooms.
Mandarin Oriental
Designed by Patricia Urquiola, the 120 rooms are housed in an art deco building on Passeig de Gracia. Highlights include the two-Michelin-starred Catalan restaurant, Moments, and a serene state-of-the-art spa.
Mandarin Oriental
Designed by Patricia Urquiola, the 120 rooms are housed in an art deco building on Passeig de Gracia. Highlights include the two-Michelin-starred Catalan restaurant, Moments, and a serene state-of-the-art spa.
Hotel Yurbban
Here, the charcoal-colored rooms are compact and crisp, if a little spare, and the groovy Midcentury-inspired lobby and patio garden feels more like Trancoso, Brazil, than downtown Barcelona.
Hotel Yurbban
Here, the charcoal-colored rooms are compact and crisp, if a little spare, and the groovy Midcentury-inspired lobby and patio garden feels more like Trancoso, Brazil, than downtown Barcelona.
W Hotel
The Ricardo Bofill-designed hotel started the beachside building boom with a sail-shaped tower on the water when it first opened. Join the stylish crowd at the beach club for cocktails and a robust burger menu right on the Mediterranean.
W Hotel
The Ricardo Bofill-designed hotel started the beachside building boom with a sail-shaped tower on the water when it first opened. Join the stylish crowd at the beach club for cocktails and a robust burger menu right on the Mediterranean.
Hotel Brummell
A tropical, modernist aesthetic in the public spaces, though the 20 clean-lined rooms hew Scandinavian. Head to the all-day Kitchen for Spanish staples such as buñuelos de bacalao (salt-cod pastries) and toasted Andalusian bread with Iberian ham.
Hotel Brummell
A tropical, modernist aesthetic in the public spaces, though the 20 clean-lined rooms hew Scandinavian. Head to the all-day Kitchen for Spanish staples such as buñuelos de bacalao (salt-cod pastries) and toasted Andalusian bread with Iberian ham.
Hotel Vincci Mae
With 1930s actress Mae West as its muse, the hotel portrays her elegance through geometric lines and works by artist Antonio García-Yanes, while the cocktail in her name is served on the hammock-strung roof terrace.
Hotel Vincci Mae
With 1930s actress Mae West as its muse, the hotel portrays her elegance through geometric lines and works by artist Antonio García-Yanes, while the cocktail in her name is served on the hammock-strung roof terrace.
Casa Bonay
With an unfussy look from Brooklyn firm Studio Tack, a team of local craftsmen were assembled to fabricate everything from Alt Empordà’s natural, plant-based products to geometric furniture in the rooms by Marc Morro of local shop AOO. Argentine chef Estanis Carenzo is in charge of the two restaurants, where almost all the ingredients are organic and the wine list is biodynamic.
Casa Bonay
With an unfussy look from Brooklyn firm Studio Tack, a team of local craftsmen were assembled to fabricate everything from Alt Empordà’s natural, plant-based products to geometric furniture in the rooms by Marc Morro of local shop AOO. Argentine chef Estanis Carenzo is in charge of the two restaurants, where almost all the ingredients are organic and the wine list is biodynamic.
Hotel Praktik Bakery
With a working bake shop led by breadmaker Anna Bellsolá as its centerpiece, this spot has quickly become a favorite bolthole for its 74 simple monochrome rooms offset by blue mosaic bathrooms.
Hotel Praktik Bakery
With a working bake shop led by breadmaker Anna Bellsolá as its centerpiece, this spot has quickly become a favorite bolthole for its 74 simple monochrome rooms offset by blue mosaic bathrooms.
Picasso Museum
The collection of the Picasso Museum has been completely reinstalled with a string of brilliant acquisitions as well as hundreds of documentary photographs showing the artist at work.
Picasso Museum
The collection of the Picasso Museum has been completely reinstalled with a string of brilliant acquisitions as well as hundreds of documentary photographs showing the artist at work.
Galeria Toni Tàpies
Shortly after painter Antoni Tàpies died in 2012, his eponymous Galeria Toni Tàpies ceased to show work by other artists. It's now entirely devoted to highlighting the career of this towering figure of 20th-century painting.
Galeria Toni Tàpies
Shortly after painter Antoni Tàpies died in 2012, his eponymous Galeria Toni Tàpies ceased to show work by other artists. It's now entirely devoted to highlighting the career of this towering figure of 20th-century painting.
Tàpies Foundation
Created by artist Antoni Tàpies in 1984 in a stunning modernista building that was once a publishing house, the foundation showcases a selection of his works in addition to smaller contemporary art exhibitions.
Tàpies Foundation
Created by artist Antoni Tàpies in 1984 in a stunning modernista building that was once a publishing house, the foundation showcases a selection of his works in addition to smaller contemporary art exhibitions.
Design Museum of Barcelona
The building, designed by MBM Architects and known as la grapadora (the stapler), hints at just the type of everyday item one might find inside, where the collections reveal how design has affected humanity from ancient times to the present.
Design Museum of Barcelona
The building, designed by MBM Architects and known as la grapadora (the stapler), hints at just the type of everyday item one might find inside, where the collections reveal how design has affected humanity from ancient times to the present.
Palau de la Musica Catalana
Here, concerts are staged almost every day inside one of the city’s architectural gems, designed by architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner.
Palau de la Musica Catalana
Here, concerts are staged almost every day inside one of the city’s architectural gems, designed by architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner.
Galeria Senda
The space shows everyone from Robert Mapplethorpe to up-and-coming Spanish talents such as Anna Malagrida.
Galeria Senda
The space shows everyone from Robert Mapplethorpe to up-and-coming Spanish talents such as Anna Malagrida.
Caixa-Forum Barcelona
The vast arts center is located in a stunning former brewery.
Caixa-Forum Barcelona
The vast arts center is located in a stunning former brewery.
Barcelona Pavilion
Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion, among the most iconic of modernist structures, was designed by the architect for the city’s 1929 International Exhibition and re-created on the same site in the 1980s.
Barcelona Pavilion
Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion, among the most iconic of modernist structures, was designed by the architect for the city’s 1929 International Exhibition and re-created on the same site in the 1980s.
Sagrada Familia
What would Barcelona be without Antoni Gaudí’s iconic structure? Due to be completed in 2026, the massive basilica and top tourist site continues its slow rise over the city.
Sagrada Familia
What would Barcelona be without Antoni Gaudí’s iconic structure? Due to be completed in 2026, the massive basilica and top tourist site continues its slow rise over the city.
Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site
The early-20th-century campus of exuberant buildings and pavilions is adorned with gothic tracery and has been reopened with a new gallery space.
Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site
The early-20th-century campus of exuberant buildings and pavilions is adorned with gothic tracery and has been reopened with a new gallery space.
Enigma
The 40-course tasting menu, concocted by famed chef Ferran Adrià, can take up to four hours, and the wine list has been pared back to subtle, low-alcohol vintages, in deference to the food.
Enigma
The 40-course tasting menu, concocted by famed chef Ferran Adrià, can take up to four hours, and the wine list has been pared back to subtle, low-alcohol vintages, in deference to the food.
Disfrutar
While the fare evokes some of the theatrics of El Bulli, at Disfrutar—run by three of its former head chefs—the informal interiors provide a fresh new backdrop.
Disfrutar
While the fare evokes some of the theatrics of El Bulli, at Disfrutar—run by three of its former head chefs—the informal interiors provide a fresh new backdrop.
Gresca
The first solo endeavor from former El Bulli chef Rafa Peña, Gresca offers an enticing menu of simple and fresh cuisine.
Gresca
The first solo endeavor from former El Bulli chef Rafa Peña, Gresca offers an enticing menu of simple and fresh cuisine.
Gresca Bar
Next door to Gresca, expect small tapas like eel toast with sour cream and onion, and anchovy marinated with lemon at this wine bar.
Gresca Bar
Next door to Gresca, expect small tapas like eel toast with sour cream and onion, and anchovy marinated with lemon at this wine bar.
Mary Boone Bar
Inspired by the well-known New York art dealer, Mary Boone Bar offers a fun dose of uptown attitude along with cocktails named for modern artists in an art-filled environment meant to evoke Boone’s imagined Barcelona apartment.
Mary Boone Bar
Inspired by the well-known New York art dealer, Mary Boone Bar offers a fun dose of uptown attitude along with cocktails named for modern artists in an art-filled environment meant to evoke Boone’s imagined Barcelona apartment.
Servicio Continuo
At photographer Nacho Alegre’s Servicio Continuo, interior designers Cristina Carulla and Cristina Mas conjured a British member’s club that jibes with the Prohibition-era drinks and abbreviated menu of global classics.
Servicio Continuo
At photographer Nacho Alegre’s Servicio Continuo, interior designers Cristina Carulla and Cristina Mas conjured a British member’s club that jibes with the Prohibition-era drinks and abbreviated menu of global classics.
The Green Spot
An airy room lined in textured timber and lush atrium by São Paulo-based Isay Weinfeld complement a seductive vegetarian menu that includes sweet potato tagliatelle with macadamia nuts and black truffles.
The Green Spot
An airy room lined in textured timber and lush atrium by São Paulo-based Isay Weinfeld complement a seductive vegetarian menu that includes sweet potato tagliatelle with macadamia nuts and black truffles.
Solomillo
The charcutería in the Hotel Alexandra is an ode to beef: Diners choose the breed, weight, and cooking point of their carefully aged sirloin, which has been heralded as some of the best in the city.
Solomillo
The charcutería in the Hotel Alexandra is an ode to beef: Diners choose the breed, weight, and cooking point of their carefully aged sirloin, which has been heralded as some of the best in the city.
Santa Eularia
A compact department store on Passeig de Gracia with a fantastic edit of coveted niche brands.
Santa Eularia
A compact department store on Passeig de Gracia with a fantastic edit of coveted niche brands.
Jaime Beriestain
The sprawling concept shop of Chilean interior designer Jaime Beriestain, where visitors will find Spanish furniture brands and curios, a floristería, and his grandma’s onion soup recipe at the café.
Jaime Beriestain
The sprawling concept shop of Chilean interior designer Jaime Beriestain, where visitors will find Spanish furniture brands and curios, a floristería, and his grandma’s onion soup recipe at the café.
Bel
An old-school haberdashery famed among the Catalan gentry for their bespoke shirts, pajamas, and boxer shorts, all made onsite.
Bel
An old-school haberdashery famed among the Catalan gentry for their bespoke shirts, pajamas, and boxer shorts, all made onsite.
Antique Boutique
A go-to for vintage décor pieces, offering both Midcentury pieces and custom designs in gleaming brass. (It also houses the photography collective Anonymus.)
Antique Boutique
A go-to for vintage décor pieces, offering both Midcentury pieces and custom designs in gleaming brass. (It also houses the photography collective Anonymus.)
Galeria Miquel Alzueta
Visitors arrive through an arched, steel-clad tunnel into an expansive vaulted space where Alzueta champions younger artists and unsung design pioneers.
Galeria Miquel Alzueta
Visitors arrive through an arched, steel-clad tunnel into an expansive vaulted space where Alzueta champions younger artists and unsung design pioneers.
La Commercial
On Carrer de Rec, which reigns as a can’t-miss fashion-and-design destination, visitors can pop into any of the five La Commercial boutiques, which carry a tautly selected array of housewares.
La Commercial
On Carrer de Rec, which reigns as a can’t-miss fashion-and-design destination, visitors can pop into any of the five La Commercial boutiques, which carry a tautly selected array of housewares.
Issue Ten
David Vivirido and Francesco, founders of the cult men’s lifestyle magazine Hercules Universal, have applied their sharp editing to an eclectic inventory of edgy art, underground fashion pubs, and special-edition tees from local label Shon Mott.
Issue Ten
David Vivirido and Francesco, founders of the cult men’s lifestyle magazine Hercules Universal, have applied their sharp editing to an eclectic inventory of edgy art, underground fashion pubs, and special-edition tees from local label Shon Mott.