Who says that it is not an essential route for tourists to go to the market? Many tourists see as a must to go to the markets when they visit a city and of course if you are in our city, for sure that it will be one recommendation.

The truth is that Barcelona can boast of having many central markets (and not so central) in which the daily life of the people of Barcelona mixes with the weekly shopping, a sensational architecture and with bars and restaurants that cook delicious meals.

Today we are going to take a tour of 3 of the municipal markets that the center of Barcelona has. We promise you that there are many more but if you visit any of these markets, you will be amazed.

Are you willing to try another type of tour through Barcelona?

Sant Antoni Market. A walk through the characteristic modernism of Barcelona.

This newly renovated and beautiful market is located in the heart of the Sant Antoni neighborhood, about a few minutes walk from the Hotel Barcelona Century.

The architectural work was designed by Antoni Rivera i Trias and is one of the most emblematic of the city. The Mercat de Sant Antoni is considered, together with the Mercat del Born, an example of urban iron architecture of the nineteenth century, in full modernism.

We encourage you to visit its interior but if you take a walk around, what will leave you speechless are its colors and windows, an impressive expression of the modernist style of the time.

Santa Caterina market. The contemporary route of Barcelona.

From the Cathedral of Barcelona, in the distance, a wavy and colorful roof stands out. Here we have the Mercat de Santa Caterina.

This beautiful work was created by the architects Benedetta Tagliabue and Enric Miralles and was thought to be seen from the air. Even so, if you go through the neighborhood of Santa Caterina and reach the market, you will appreciate its colors and shapes.

In addition to the roof, the visit will reward you with the enjoyment of the colors of their traditional food and tasty delicious meals that you can taste in their restaurants.

Boquería Market. In Barcelona from 1.217

We have already mentioned this market on other occasions but we could not stop talking about the most famous market in Barcelona.
Located in the Ramblas of Barcelona, the Boquería a sign of joy, daily life and good feelings.

Going through its corridors will give you surprises in color, smell and taste.
Among its features, in addition to the metal roof that was opened in 1914, you can find small restaurants such as Pinotxo Bar and different types of cuisines as Japanese cuisine, Greek, Arab countries, … a pleasant representation of world cuisine.

Here you have the MercatsBcn website in case you want to see more information about these and other markets in the city.

Enjoy the Barcelona markets. We encourage you to come and spend a few days in Barcelona, you will love it!

If you are looking for hotel deals in Barcelona, you are interested to know how the Club Barcelona Century Hotel works.

By registering through the form, you will receive an email which icludes the code that will help you get the maximum discount if booking throgh our website.

• 12% discount on your reservation
• * 32% discount with our Early Booking rate *. If you plan your trip 20 days in advance and you use the code received in your email, once registered in our Club Barcelona Century Hotel, the 32% discount will be applied.

* These discounts are only valid when booking from our website or calling us by phone.

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In the meantime, today we want to talk about the gastronomy that you can find in Barcelona, from the most typical to the most trendy.

It is known that everybody can fancy different types of foods, so let talk about different meals here, too. Luckily, in Barcelona we have a great gastronomic to offer and if you do not believe it, you’ll see!

To start, we want to let you know that if you are going to be this weekend in our city and you are interested in the vegan world (all those foods in which no animal are involved – actively or passively – in the creation of such foods) , Barcelona will be holding the most important Trade Fair in Europe.

After the great success of the last edition, the Veggie World Barcelona has moved to La Farga in L’Hospitalet. There you can go to see the latest news of vegan cuisine on the 27th and 28th of October.

If you are vegan, Barcelona continues to expand its offer in this type of cuisine.
Some restaurants where you will feel comfortable for their vegan cuisine are:

• Miquetes Màgiques
• Biocenter
• Bar Celoneta

Otherwise, If you are more into discovering typical dishes, here some tradition Catalan food:

You already know the famous «Pa amb tomàquet» because at this point we believe that bread with tomato is very well accepted and it is quite easy to get it served in any food place.

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“Canelons” is one of the favourite dishes of Catalan Christmas menu, but you do not have to come in those dates to enjoy a good plate of cannelloni. Although it is a recipe of Italian origin, it is in Catalonia where it is most eaten.

Another typical Catalan dish that you can not miss is Botifarra amb seques (sausage meat with beans). It is one of the most loved dishes of Catalan cuisine and the truth is that although it seems simple, there are many recipes and cooking style.

If you are most likely to eat fish, you would love the Bacallà a la Llauna. It is cod cooked very tasty. You would love it.

And here it comes the desserts! We are very sweet too…

Catalan cream, coca de Sant Joan, Mel i Mató, carquinyolis, panellets, braç de gità, … the list does not finish at all.

We have only mentioned some of the dishes, but as you imagine we confirm that there are a big list, just in case you want to bear them in mind: fricandó, suquet de peix, coca de recapte, xatonada, trinxat, faves a la catalana … The truth is that Catalan cuisine is one of the richest, diverse and complete of all the mediterranean and as much as we talk about it the best thing is that you try it, you will love it!

Some of the most famous restaurants where you can find this type of typical Catalan dishes (and Barcelona) are:

• Can Culleretes, in the Gothic
• Cal Boter, in the neighborhood of Gràcia
• Topik, in l’antiga Esquerra de l’Eixample
• Can Vilaró, Sant Antoni
• Petit Comité, in la Dreta de l’Eixample

By the way, if you prefer to eat a sandwich, stop by Can Conesa (in the Sant Jaume square, delicious!) and just let you know that «A bikini» in a bar is not a garment to go to the beach, it is a cheese and jam sandwich and a «pyjama» is a dessert composed of flan, ice cream and some preserved fruit.
What do you fancy?

If you are looking for hotel deals in Barcelona, you are interested to know how the Club Barcelona Century Hotel works.

By registering through the form, you will receive an email which icludes the code that will help you get the maximum discount if booking throgh our website.

• 12% discount on your reservation
• * 32% discount with our Early Booking rate *. If you plan your trip 20 days in advance and you use the code received in your email, once registered in our Club Barcelona Century Hotel, the 32% discount will be applied.

* These discounts are only valid when booking from our website or calling us by phone.

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If you are looking for hotel deals in Barcelona, you are interested to know how the Club Barcelona Century Hotel works.

By registering through the form, you will receive an email which icludes the code that will help you get the maximum discount if booking throgh our website.

• 12% discount on your reservation
• * 32% discount with our Early Booking rate *. If you plan your trip 20 days in advance and you use the code received in your email, once registered in our Club Barcelona Century Hotel, the 32% discount will be applied.

* These discounts are only valid when booking from our website or calling us by phone.