Neighbourhood guide · Barcelona
Casa Batlló, La Pedrera and the Sagrada Família, the grand hotels of Passeig de Gràcia, Disfrutar and Lasarte.
Neighbourhood guide
Cerdà’s grid, Gaudí’s houses and the city’s grandest avenue.
The back story
How a 19th-century grid became an open-air gallery of Modernisme, and why the Sagrada Família is still being built.
UNESCO World Heritage
Gaudí’s basilica, still being completed, with its central tower inaugurated in June 2026.
Mallorca 401, 08013 BarcelonaExplore View on map
UNESCO World Heritage
Gaudí’s house of bone-like balconies and a dragon-scale roof on Passeig de Gràcia.
Passeig de Gràcia 43, 08007 BarcelonaExplore View on map
UNESCO World Heritage
Gaudí’s rippling stone apartment building, with the warrior chimneys on its roof.
Passeig de Gràcia 92, 08008 BarcelonaExplore View on map
UNESCO World Heritage
Domènech i Montaner’s hospital of tiled pavilions and gardens, a walk from the Sagrada Família.
Batlló to La Pedrera
The city’s grandest avenue, from Casa Batlló to La Pedrera and up to Casa Fuster.
Inaugurated June 2026
The basilica’s central tower, blessed and inaugurated in June 2026; work continues inside.
Three MICHELIN Stars
Creative tasting menus in the Eixample.
Villarroel 163, 08036 BarcelonaExplore View on map
Three MICHELIN Stars
Creative cooking at the Monument Hotel.
Mallorca 259, 08008 BarcelonaExplore View on map
Two MICHELIN Stars (new in 2026)
The gastro-bar that MICHELIN says takes tapas to the next level.
Diputació 220, 08011 BarcelonaExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star
The fine-dining room of Mandarin Oriental.
Passeig de Gràcia 38–40, 08007 BarcelonaExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand
Vegetable-led cooking on Carrer de Provença.
Provença 310, 08037 BarcelonaExplore View on map
Over Passeig de Gràcia
The Majestic’s rooftop, with the city laid out around it.
Passeig de Gràcia 68–70, 08007 BarcelonaExplore View on map
Mediterranean and cocktails
Mandarin Oriental’s open-air rooftop for cocktails and Mediterranean plates.
Passeig de Gràcia 38–40, 08007 BarcelonaExplore View on map
Flagships in Modernista buildings
The city’s luxury avenue, lined with flagships and Modernista façades.
With a rooftop café
Spain’s department store on Plaça de Catalunya.
Moments, One MICHELIN Star
A former bank on Passeig de Gràcia, with Moments, the Terrat rooftop and a spa.
Passeig de Gràcia 38–40, 08007 BarcelonaExplore View on map
La Dolce Vitae rooftop
A grand hotel on Passeig de Gràcia, with a rooftop restaurant and bar looking over the city.
Passeig de Gràcia 68–70, 08007 BarcelonaExplore View on map
Lasarte, Three MICHELIN Stars
A Passeig de Gràcia hotel, home of the three-star Lasarte.
Passeig de Gràcia 75, 08008 BarcelonaExplore View on map
Aleia, Two MICHELIN Stars
A Modernista mansion at the top of Passeig de Gràcia, with Aleia, new to two stars in 2026.
Passeig de Gràcia 132, 08008 BarcelonaExplore View on map
On the Gran Via
A hotel on the Gran Via, a block from Passeig de Gràcia.
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 670, 08010 BarcelonaExplore View on map
Gran Via
A contemporary hotel on the Gran Via, between Passeig de Gràcia and Rambla de Catalunya.
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 619–621, 08007 BarcelonaExplore View on map
Facing La Pedrera
A design hotel on Rosselló, around the corner from La Pedrera.
Rosselló 265, 08008 BarcelonaExplore View on map
Rambla de Catalunya
A boutique hotel on Rambla de Catalunya.
Rambla de Catalunya 104, 08008 BarcelonaExplore View on map
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