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El Raval
Multicultural, raw and creative

El Raval

Barcelona's most multicultural inner district, mixing contemporary art, old hospitals and many cuisines.

El Raval has long been the most mixed district in central Barcelona, home to successive waves of migration and one of the city's most genuinely multicultural daily lives. The MACBA contemporary-art museum and the medieval Hospital de la Santa Creu anchor a quarter that swings between grit and culture within a single street. The Rambla del Raval, with Botero's bronze cat, gives it a broad central spine lined with cafés from a dozen cuisines. It rewards curiosity over caution and is best explored in daylight and without a fixed plan.

Highlights

MACBA contemporary-art museum Rambla del Raval and Botero's cat Medieval Hospital de la Santa Creu Multicultural food streets Independent galleries and bars
13 places
4 Categories

Restaurant

6 places

Suculent Restaurant
Suculent - Restaurant in El Raval, Barcelona
Restaurant
Chef Driven Bistro Catalan
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El Bulli-trained Catalan cooking on the Rambla del Raval

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Dos Palillos Restaurant
Dos Palillos - Restaurant in El Raval, Barcelona
Restaurant
Michelin Counter Dining Creative

Michelin-starred Asian-Spanish tapas behind a Raval bar

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Bar Cañete Restaurant
Bar Cañete - Restaurant in El Raval, Barcelona
Restaurant
Counter Dining Lively Classic

Theatrical classic-Spanish bar dining steps off La Rambla

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Dos Pebrots Restaurant
Dos Pebrots - Restaurant in El Raval, Barcelona
Restaurant
Concept Driven Mediterranean Lively

Mediterranean food history reimagined by Albert Raurich

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Bacaro Restaurant
Bacaro - Restaurant in El Raval, Barcelona
Restaurant
Intimate Italian Candlelit
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Tiny Venetian taberna beside the Boqueria

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El Pachuco Restaurant
El Pachuco - Restaurant in El Raval, Barcelona
Restaurant
Mexican Mezcal Late Night

Raval's serious taqueria and mezcaleria, late and loud

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Cafe

2 places

Caravelle Cafe
Caravelle - Cafe in El Raval, Barcelona
Cafe
Brunch Craft Beer All Day

All-day Raval canteen for brunch, craft beer and house brews

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Granja M. Viader Cafe
Granja M. Viader - Cafe in El Raval, Barcelona
Cafe
Historic Traditional Chocolate

The 1870 granja where Cacaolat was born

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Bar

3 places

Bar Marsella Bar
Bar Marsella - Bar in El Raval, Barcelona
Bar
Historic Absinthe Atmospheric

Barcelona's 1820 absinthe bar, gloriously unchanged

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La Monroe Bar
La Monroe - Bar in El Raval, Barcelona
Bar
Terrace Cultural Casual

Filmoteca cafe-bar with a vast Raval terrace

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La Confiteria Bar
La Confiteria - Bar in El Raval / Paral.lel, Barcelona
Bar
Historic Belle Epoque Vermut

1912 confectioner's shop, now a vermut and cocktail landmark

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Gallery

2 places

MACBA Gallery
MACBA - Gallery in El Raval, Barcelona
Gallery
Contemporary Art Architecture Cultural
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Richard Meier's white-glass temple of contemporary art

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CCCB Gallery
CCCB - Gallery in El Raval, Barcelona
Gallery
Culture Exhibitions Ideas
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Barcelona's centre for contemporary culture and ideas

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