L'Eixample

Every district in Barcelona has its own beauty. Whenever you are interested in luxury, art and culture, a visit to the district Eixample is a must.

L’Eixample (meaning: extension), is designed by the catalan architect ‘Ildefons Cerda’ because the old city of Barcelona (Ciutat vella) was overcrowded. The district shows Catalan modernism, due to the famous buildings of Gaudi which are situated here: the Sagrada Familia, Casa Batllo and Casa Mila.

If you are in for a nice walk, take the bus or metro to the station ‘Passeig de Gracia.’ This is the most expensive shopping street in Barcelona. In this street, Casa Batllo is located. Try to avoid the busy hours and go early or later in the afternoon. From this area, you can walk all the way to the Sagrada Familia in about 30 minutes.

What else should you try out?

Brunch & coffee:

• Brunch & Cake – for breakfast or lunch (tip: in this street two stores are located, Carrer Enric Granados 145 is mostly quiet, and Carrer Enric Granados 19 is very famous and there is always a waiting line) – FAV!

• Wakka for the best carrot cake (Carrer d’Enric Granados, 38) 

• Eatmytrip Brunch & Bakery (Consell de cent 378) 

• Roast Club Cafe for coffee (Carrer de València, 143) 

• OMA Bistro (Carrer del Consell de Cent, 227) – FAV!

• ITACATE Juice bar (Carrer del Comte Borrell, 107) 

• Pink Soda (Ronda de Sant Pere, 52) 

• The Sweetophelia café (Ronda de Sant Pere, 39) 

• El Arbol Brunch (Carrer Aribau 36 & Passeig sant joan 33) – FAV!

• Auto Rosellon (Carrer del Rosselló, 182)

• Café Cosmo (Carrer Enric Granados, 3) 

• Granja Petitbo (Passeig de Sant Joan, 82) – FAV!

• Toto dinner can be pricy so I recommend a lunch menu (menu del dia) with 3 courses for 15,90,- ( Carrer de València, 246) 

Dinner:

• The Sopa Boba for an unique tapas experience (Carrer del Bruc, 115) – FAV!

• El Nacional is a foodhall with 4 different restaurants in it and used to be a parking garage (Passeig de Gracia, 24)  – FAV!

• Osmosis, high class dinner (Carrer d’Aribau, 100)

• Parking Pizza for the best pizza in town (Londres, 98) – FAV!

• Oval for burgers (Carrer de València, 199) 

• Boca Grande high class dinner and check Boca Chica, the amazing cocktailbar they have upstairs. Even the toilets are worth the view. (Passatge de la Concepció, 12) 

• Boutique hotels:

• Casa Bonay

• Casa Gracia

• Yurbban

• Cotton House

Sightseeing:

• Jardins de la Universitat de Barcelona – beautiful gardens, only open during weekdays (Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585) 

• Casa Battlo (Passeig de Gracia, 43) 

• Casa Mila – La Pedrera (Provenca, 261 – 265) 

• The Sagrada Familia (Carrer de Mallorca, 401) 

Recommendable because: 

Many artworks from famous architect Gaudi, broad and long streets, with beautiful houses, great shopping at Passeig de Gracia and many outlets (like Mango) closeby at Carrer de Girona & the coffee hotspots!