I love working from coffee shops or just stopping by for a chat with my wife whenever we need a break from work.

Here are some of my favorite coffee shops in Barcelona. Some of these are not really good to work from, but they do have great coffee. My main criteria for this list is how good the coffee is.

• Onna Coffee – Gracia
• Bicioci – Gracia
• Hidden Cafe – Les Corts
• Satan’s Coffee Corner – Gotico
• Satan’s Coffee Corner II – Eixample
• Three Marks – Poblenou
• True Artisan Coffee – Sant Pere
• Cafés El Magnífico – El Born 
• Manso’s Cafe – Sant Antoni
• El Magnifico – Gotico
• Morrow Coffee – Sants
• Lukumas – Gracia / Raval
• Nomad Every Day – Poble Nou
• True Artisan – Gotico
• Cafes El Magnifico – Born
• Federal Cafe – Gotico, Poble Sec
• Nomad Coffee – El Born
• Spice Cafe – Poble Sec
• Cafe Cometa – Sant Antoni
• Roast Club Cafe – Eixample
• Sabio Infante – Gracia

Buying Coffee Beans

If you want to buy coffee beans so you can make your own blend of amazing coffee at home, here are my recommendations for local coffee roasters:

• Slowmov
• Onna Coffee
• Right Side Coffee – excellent online ship
• Cafes Ros
• Morrow Cafe
• Nomad Coffee
• El Magnifico
• Eclectia

Coffee Subscriptions

• Right Side Coffee
• The Coffee Vine
• Nomad Box

If you know any other great coffee places that I should try, please leave a comment.

I have the good fortune of currently living in the amazing city of Barcelona, with it’s outdoor life culture and tons of restaurants and cafes.

Armed with my trusty Brompton and uber-light Macbook, I frequently head out to work from the cafes that dot this city. In this post, I will be listing my favorite cafes and libraries.

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The following list will be periodically updated as I try out more places, but please do leave a comment if you know of any particular place that is pleasant to work from and has good Wi-Fi.

Cafes

Sant Gervasi

• Cafe Odelis
• Sandwichez Via Augusta – this is a chain, they have several all over Barcelona.
• Buenas Migas – this is a chain, they have several all over Barcelona.
• Liadisimo
• Massamara
• On y va
• Oh Bo

Gracia

• Mama’s Cafe – Good WiFi and quiet enough for a few hours of work, depending on time of day.
• Bicioci
• Petit a Petit Cafe
• Cafe Camelia – nice place with a family atmosphere, WiFi quite slow (40ms/1.5mb/0.5mb). Not recommended for online serious work.
• El Molinet
• Sabio Infante

Vallcarca

• Sandwichez – Coffee is low quality though.

Eixample

• Babelia Books & Coffee – very nice library atmosphere and good healthy good.
• La Terrenal – very healthy food, time limited WiFi (around an hour). Quiet in the mornings, gets busy between 1:30 and 3:30.
• Lexington
• Hotel Pulitzer lobby
• El Petit Princep
• Petit Pot

Sant Antoni

• Coco Coffice – a new concept in Barcelona, where you pay by the hour and have access to refreshments and coffee.

Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera

• Alsur
• True Artisan Cafe
• Cafe Ena
• City Bar

Gotico

• Federal Cafe – On the expensive side but exquisite food and coffee and a nice ambience to work from.

Poblenou

• Museu de Disseny
• Barcelona Activa
• Sopa

Libraries

Sant Gervasi

• Biblioteca Joan Maragall

Gracia

• Biblioteca Jaume Fuster

El Clot

• Biblioteca El Clot

Here’s a Google Sheet by my friend Theo that lists several places that he tried out, it’s a good reference point too.

Looking forward to your suggestions!

If you enjoy practicing any kind of sport, you probably know that nutrition goes hand in hand if you want to achieve good results.

My main sport is padel, although I also do cycling, swimming and weights to complement that. To make sure my body can sustain all the exercise that I throw at it, I use supplements like protein shakes, vitamins and energy bars to keep going during long sessions.

As always, I try to find an online shop that can meet my supplementation needs as I don’t want to waste time physically going to shops to buy products every few weeks. My search for the best sports nutrition and supplements shop in Spain led me to Bulevip. This is an excellent online shop that stocks all the top nutrition brands like Optimum Nutrition and Scitec. They also have other sports equipment like GPS watches and sports clothes.

What I like about Bulevip is their excellent customer care. You can chat with them through the site during office hours to clarify any concerns. Shipping is free as are returns, as they should be. Unfortunately, many online shops still make it difficult for customers by charging for deliveries and returns.

Another nice thing is that they like to include small gifts with every purchase. This is great for trying out new products, for example, along with my favourite protein shake I might be able to select a free packet of another flavor, and that way I can experiment with flavours without risking buying a 2.5kg pack that I end up not liking.

Visit Bulevip.com

Another two sites I’ve been using recently are MyProtein and Nutritienda, so far so good

All these three websites are very good places to buy from, just compare availability and prices between them.

Looking to save some money and buy second-hand items in Spain? These are the top sites to check out:

• Wallapop.com
• Wallyboo.com – rent or buy second-hand kids’ items in Spain
• Mitrastero.org
• Vibbo.com
• Casinuevo.net
• Tablondeanuncios.net
• Ebay.es
• Anuncios.es
• Re-read.com
• Todocoleccion.net
• Coches.net

If you want to save money but buy new instead, check out my favorite online shops in Spain.

Have I missed out on your favourite second-hand items site? Let me know in the comments section.