Whistlestop Tour of Barcelona

Food: 

For the tastiest tapas, try Tapeo on Calle Montcada
https://plus.google.com/103884012299134124056/about?gl=IE&hl=en-IE#103884012299134124056/about?gl=IE&hl=en-IE

Petra is an eccentric and eclectic restaurant that does quality Catalan Cuisine
http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Restaurant_Review-g187497-d1081737-Reviews-Petra-Barcelona_Catalonia.html


Cool Bars:  

Loads of funky/super stylish cocktail bars around Raval square (Red light
area so stick to the square & mind the wallets/handbags). Barceló Raval Hotel is a cylindrical building that has a quality rooftop bar with 360degrees panoramic views of the city, just blaze in & up the lift.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g187497-d1083206-i60045254-Barcelo_Raval-Barcelona_Catalonia.html 

 Hotel Me has a brilliant rooftop bar/club plays sweet tunes & even more brilliant views.
http://www.melia.com/hotels/spain/barcelona/me-barcelona/index.html 

There is an abyss of restaurant/bars on the beach in Barceloneta, but beware the Chiringitos strip to the left when you face the sea are cheesy shiiiiite, to the right of Olympic Port are the more upmarket places. CDLC http://www.cdlcbarcelona.com/carpe-diem-lounge-club  is the very last establishment on this strip, featuring  giant Buddah statues, is by far my favourite because you could buy a bottle of Cava for €20 instead of €10 per drink and the music and atmosphere was great.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2012/mar/16/barcelona-barceloneta-bars-restaurants-spain

 

Things to do: 

Get the cable car to the top of Montjuic (the big hill overlooking the city). 

There is a secret bar (only open from midday to dusk) on the other side of the castle nestled in the woods. The Olympic stadium is here, the Miro museum is brilliant & the Magic Fountain does its thing every hour on the hour.

http://gospain.about.com/od/barcelon1/tp/Montjuic-Barcelona.htm