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Eixample
Modernist grandeur, orderly grid

Eixample

Cerdà's elegant grid lined with Modernisme landmarks and a steady residential rhythm.

Ildefons Cerdà's nineteenth-century grid gives Eixample its unmistakable rhythm: wide avenues, chamfered corners and long blocks that make the district feel airy and orderly. This is where Modernisme reaches full pitch, from Gaudí's Casa Batlló and La Pedrera along Passeig de Gràcia to the Sagrada Família a few blocks east. Beyond the famous façades it is a working residential quarter, with everyday markets, neighbourhood cafés and the lively bar scene of the so-called Gaixample. The scale is grander than the old town, but the pleasures are still found at street level.

Highlights

Passeig de Gràcia and Casa Batlló Gaudí's La Pedrera Sagrada Família nearby Cerdà's chamfered-corner blocks Cafés and bars of the Gaixample
16 places
5 Categories

Restaurant

10 places

Disfrutar Restaurant
Disfrutar - Restaurant in Eixample Esquerra, Barcelona
Restaurant
Avant Garde Tasting Menu World 50 Best
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Three-star elBulli alumni at the creative peak of Spanish gastronomy

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Lasarte Restaurant
Lasarte - Restaurant in Eixample Dreta, Barcelona
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Three Star Basque Refined
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Martin Berasategui's three-star Basque temple inside the Monument Hotel

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Mont Bar Restaurant
Mont Bar - Restaurant in Eixample Esquerra, Barcelona
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Counter Dining Two Star Intimate
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Two-star cooking served at a counter, not a white-tablecloth room

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Cinc Sentits Restaurant
Cinc Sentits - Restaurant in Eixample Esquerra, Barcelona
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Two Star Modern Catalan Calm

Two-star modern Catalan from Canadian-Catalan chef Jordi Artal

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Gresca Restaurant
Gresca - Restaurant in Eixample Esquerra, Barcelona
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Chef Favourite Product Driven Intimate
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Where Barcelona's top chefs eat on their night off

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Bardeni - El Meatbar Restaurant
Bardeni - El Meatbar - Restaurant in Eixample Dreta, Barcelona
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Meat Focused Counter Dining Chef Led

Dani Lechuga's meat-obsessed counter bistro

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Cruix Restaurant
Cruix - Restaurant in Eixample Esquerra, Barcelona
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Value Modern Catalan Rice
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Miquel Pardo's fun, value-driven modern-Catalan rice and tapas

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Cerveseria Catalana Restaurant
Cerveseria Catalana - Restaurant in Eixample Dreta, Barcelona
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Classic Tapas Lively All Day

The benchmark all-day tapas bar of the Eixample

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Enigma Restaurant
Enigma - Restaurant in Esquerra de l'Eixample, Barcelona
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Avant Garde Tasting Menu Architectural
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Albert Adria's 25-course labyrinth, the El Bulli idea reborn

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Ali Ocakbasi Restaurant
Ali Ocakbasi - Restaurant in Eixample Esquerra, Barcelona
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Turkish Ocakbasi Mezze

The Istanbul Anatolian grill, transplanted to the Eixample

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Bar

1 place

Sips Bar
Sips - Bar in Eixample Esquerra, Barcelona
Bar
World 50 Best Bars Design Led Open Kitchen
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World's-best-ranked cocktail bar with an open-kitchen drinks counter

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Cafe

2 places

Roast Club Cafe Cafe
Roast Club Cafe - Cafe in Eixample Esquerra, Barcelona
Cafe
Specialty Coffee Brunch Bright

Specialty espresso and brunch behind a red-striped Eixample canopy

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Hotel

2 places

Cotton House Hotel Hotel
Cotton House Hotel - Hotel in Eixample Dreta, Barcelona
Hotel
Heritage Design Led Library Bar

Belle-epoque cotton-guild palace turned design hotel

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Sir Victor Hotel
Sir Victor - Hotel in Eixample Dreta, Barcelona
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Design Led Art Forward Rooftop
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Baranowitz+Kronenberg-designed hotel a step off Passeig de Gracia

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Gallery

1 place

Fundacio Antoni Tapies Gallery
Fundacio Antoni Tapies - Gallery in Eixample, Barcelona
Gallery
Modern Art Modernisme Tapies

Tapies's foundation in a Domenech i Montaner landmark

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