"Located on the edge of the city in Plaza España, this bodega—run by the former director of Barcelona’s legendary fine-dining joint, Tickets—comes off as bougie, but can get a little rowdy and actually feels super casual. The list of local vintages is long enough to keep you parked (and a bit drunk) on the sunny patio all afternoon, plus an impressive selection of vermut. Traditional Catalan dishes like pig’s trotters with black pudding and mushrooms, or roast chicken with kalamata olives and capers are hearty enough to keep you from completely languishing under the Spanish sun." - isabelle kliger