Great place to pick up your fresh fruits and veggies. Place is well stock and great prices. Workers…read moreare friendly. What more can you ask for.

We visited this covered open air market on our last day in Barcelona before boarding our cruise…read moreship. Our tour guide the previous day advised us to wait until around 10-1030 before arriving to ensure vendors were open. We heeded his advice and yet 1/3 of the stalls were either still setting up or had not yet arrived so be aware of this when visiting. The area has plenty of space for lots to walk and gather, though there isn't much space to sit down and eat. There are a plethora of food stalls, fresh juices, sweets, meats and more. We wandered up and down each aisle stopping when we saw something interesting. We tried pastries, olives, tacos, candies and flavored salts. This was a great spot to pick up gifts for people back home.

Open market, lots of tourists! It was a nice stroll, the time we went seemed have a lot of stalls…read morealready closed for the day but we still managed to cruise around. Most stalls sold similar items. We did grab some oysters salty and unsalted. I preferred the salted one as it was less brinier. The lady liked the unsalted. It was 10euro for 4! They also had plenty of stalls with cured meats, cheeses, fresh squeezed juices, and like a fried outer dough with meat filling treats. I have no idea what they are called but we got some haha! Overall pretty chill spot, when we left and went out a back alleyway exit, there was some youngings one of which walked passed us then immediately turned and got super close following us. Not sure if they were filming pickpocket pranks or what but stand your ground and tell them off. Our only weird interaction really with possible pickpockets this trip that we noticed.

One of many farmer's type markets sprinkled around Barcelona (and in all Spanish cities), this one…read moreis in the Gracia neighborhood. All your grocery shopping can be done here daily, (bakery, fruit, veggies, meat, fish, charcuterie etc) although not all the stalls are always open except for the main shopping days, usually Saturday and Monday. Go early to get the best selections. It's not crowded so a pleasant experience, and reasonable prices.

This mercat is one of the reasons why living in Gracia is so amazing! Think of it as a…read moreneighborhood Boqueria but without the crowds and hoards of tourists. I come here almost daily just to pick up ingredients for a fresh meal. They have it all: fresh seafood stalls, meat butchers, jamon stalls, chicken stands, egg stands, cheese stalls, bacalao stalls, beans, fruits, and veggies... Prices are great and the fresh options you need will be endless! Come in the morning as not all the vendors re-open after siesta. Not alot of English is spoken here so come prepared with your google translation. LOL!