churros and chocolate to soak up the booze and put you to bed. Obvious essentials like pintxos and paella are included (both great but neither entirely Catalan), but be sure to seek out local gems like natural wines, seasonal seafood, home-style stews, and artisan vermouth, as well wood-oven shawarmas, rotisserie chickens, Japanese steaks, craft beers, Malaysian curries, and and world-class cocktails, followed by 3 a.m. This map will steer visitors toward sure-fire success in the overwhelming world of Barcelona dining. (Though Barcelona loves a pricey tasting menu, too.) But it’s also too easy to have a downright disappointing meal if you settle for any old paella-slinging bar along Les Rambles (known in Spanish as La Rambla) or La Barceloneta. As befits the city’s Mediterranean lifestyle, you can eat incredibly well here, and often for not very much money.

From Barcelona’s towering churches and bustling avenues to the sun-drenched beaches and idyllic plazas, it’s obvious why this city captures visitors’ hearts and refuses to let go.

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