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Route of historic restaurants in Barcelona

A journey through the city’s living history. From Gothic cafés to Eixample dining rooms and iconic cocktail bars, taste classic Catalan dishes, sip legendary drinks, and soak in the stories these timeless spots have witnessed.

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Spain - Barcelona

Granja M. Viader

By @DavidLeon

Dairy archaeology in a city that adores its afternoon snacks with chocolate. This is where Cacaolat, a Catalan icon, was born, and all it takes is sitting here to feel the weight of that history on your shoulders (and in your glass of hot chocolate with whipped cream).

Address: Carrer d'en Xuclà, 4, Ciutat Vella, 08001 Barcelona, Spain

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About @DavidLeon

I'm David León, from Barcelona. Degree in Journalism and a postgraduate in the history of the city. Literary, local, and food journalism. I’ve written about food for Time Out and National Geographic, and I’ve researched it at Ferran Adrià’s elBulli. Now, here, I share my favorite spots in Barcelona.

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