Barcelona is Catalonia’s capital for everyday eating: tapas and vermut culture, market cooking, seafood, and rice dishes influenced by the wider Mediterranean coast. Spain Eats lists editorial places here; postal search can also surface nearby restaurants from map data.

What to eat

• Tapas and small plates in the Gothic Quarter and El Born
• Market meals (Boqueria-adjacent and neighborhood markets)
• Rice and seafood along the waterfront
• Modern Catalan cooking across Eixample

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