Citorah PickRestaurant
El Quim
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Citorah says
La Boqueria is worth your time for the fish counters at the back, El Quim for breakfast eggs with chipirones.
From Best Paella in Barcelona 2026 — 10 Places Worth the Metro, under “The Boqueria rice stalls”.
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Citorah PickMarket
La Boqueria
Citorah says La Boqueria is worth your time for the fish counters at the back, El Quim for breakfast eggs with chipirones.
The catch It is not worth your time for the rice stalls fronting the Rambla entrance — the ones with the giant pre-cooked vats of yellow rice and prawns going grey under the heat lamp.
Citorah PickRooftop bar · El Raval
La Isabela
Citorah says A rooftop terrace with Balinese beds on La Rambla, which the hotel claims has the best skyline in Barcelona.
The catch Off-season hours aren't published.
Citorah PickSight · Gothic Quarter
Plaça Sant Felip Neri
Citorah says Start in the Barri Gòtic. The Barcelona Cathedral, the medieval lanes, Plaça del Rei, Plaça Sant Felip Neri. Go early — by 11 AM the Gothic fills with day-tour groups.
Citorah PickHotel · Gothic Quarter
Hotel Neri
Citorah says A five-star in a medieval palace in the Gothic Quarter and, it says, the city's only Relais & Châteaux hotel.
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Barcelona · Food & drink
Best Paella in Barcelona 2026 — 10 Places Worth the Metro
Ten Barcelona paella spots worth crossing the city for in 2026 — with prices, dishes, neighbourhoods and the tourist-trap rice we tell you to walk past.
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