Citorah says

Beach — head to Bogatell or Mar Bella (calmer than Barceloneta) for a swim and a seafront lunch.

From 3 Days in Barcelona 2026: The Perfect Itinerary, under “Day 3 — Park Güell, the beach, and a slow finish”.

Good to know

  • Citorah PickRestaurant

    Xiringuito Escribà

    Citorah says The Escribà family have run pastry counters in this city since 1906, and their beach restaurant at Av. del Litoral 62 is where they cook the rice.

    The catch Wrong restaurant if you're solo (the rices are built for two), in a hurry (forty minutes minimum from order to table — that's how paella works), or trying to eat for under €30.

  • Citorah PickRestaurant · Poblenou

    La Base by Farré

    Citorah says Chef Miquel Farré's Catalan cooking — oysters, tapas, rice — inside the municipal sailing centre on Mar Bella beach, with a €17 weekday set lunch.

  • Citorah PickRestaurant · Poblenou

    Las Sardinitas

    Citorah says Moncho's group's terrace on the promenade facing Nova Icària beach, with glass panels that open or close with the weather, and a dining room behind.

  • Citorah PickBeach · Poblenou

    Mar Bella

    Citorah says Beach — head to Bogatell or Mar Bella (calmer than Barceloneta) for a swim and a seafront lunch.

The guides it’s in

  • Barcelona · Itineraries

    3 Days in Barcelona 2026: The Perfect Itinerary

    A day-by-day Barcelona itinerary balancing the big Gaudí sights with the neighbourhoods locals use — what to do, in what order, for a 2026 city break.

    Checked · 4 minResearch-led
  • 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.

    Checked · 18 minResearch-ledSays what to skip
  • Barcelona · Beach clubs

    Barcelona Beach Clubs 2026: What the City Actually Has

    Barcelona has no Ibiza-style beach club. Here's what it has: Port Olímpic's seafront restaurant-clubs, beach bars with sunbeds you can book, and Beso Beach in Sitges.

    Checked · 7 minResearch-led

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