For main drinking areas head for the Passeig del Born for a great selection of laid-back bars or the Grácia district with intimate plazas and narrow streets that are the perfect spot for a quiet drink.

Should you wish to visit the English and Irish pubs they are plenty here are but a few to chose from: The Dubliner, 10 Ros de olano, Gracia, Ryans, Carrer Ample 28, Barcelona, The Michael Collins, Plaça Sagrada Familia 4, Barcelona, The Quiet Man, Marqués de Barberà 11, Barcelona, The Shamrock, Tallers 72, Barcelona, Kitty O’ Shea’s Nau Santa Maria 5-7, Barcelona, The Queen Vic, Nou de la Rambla 24, George & Dragon, Diputacion 269, Manchester Bar, Valldonzella 40 and The Black Horse, C/allada vermell 16. All opening until 3am at the latest, some even later depending on demands.

There are hundreds of bars and cafes in the Barri Gòtic (look on and around Carrer de la Mercè) and fashionable bars in the Passeig del Born.

Barceloneta is the place to be for seafood restaurants. However if you are a picky eater there is always the usual Pizza Hut, Burger King, KFC and McDonalds available as well as the occsional Chinese, Indian and Kebab take–aways.