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Picnic in Barcelona's Born is the all-day brunch-and-coffee room near the Mercat de Santa Caterina, serving full brunch sets until 16:00 every weekend.
Signature drink: Cappuccino
Tip: Open Wed-Mon 10:00-17:00. Closed Tuesday. Weekday lunch is the easier walk-up.
Café€eixampleWork-friendlyWifi
Granja Petitbo in Barcelona's Eixample is the corner-cafe on Passeig de Sant Joan: a daily-bake counter at the front, brunch plates and home-feel.
Signature drink: Cafe con leche
Tip: Open daily 09:00-23:00. Quietest before 11:00; busy from 13:00 for the menu del dia.
Café€eixampleWork-friendlyWifi
Juice Dudes Universitat in Barcelona's Eixample is a bright Placa Universitat coffee shop pouring cold-press juice flights, acai bowls and specialty coffee.
Signature drink: Cold-press juice
Tip: Open Mon-Fri 09:00-21:00, weekends 10:00 onward. Order the green-juice flight or the acai bowl; terrace seating on the plaza when the sun is out.
Café€gotic
Granja La Pallaresa in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter has poured thick hot chocolate with churros since 1947 on Carrer de Petritxol, the city's chocolate-shop.
Signature drink: Hot chocolate with churros
Tip: Open daily 09:00-21:00. The Carrer de Petritxol queue is shortest before noon and after 17:00.
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Granja M. Viader in Barcelona's Raval, open since 1870, invented Cacaolat in 1933 and still pours the chocolate-milk recipe by the glass at the marble.
Signature drink: Cacaolat chocolate milk
Tip: Open Mon-Sat 09:00-21:15. Closed Sunday. Cacaolat by the glass is the dish-shop order.
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Laie in Barcelona's Eixample is the bookshop-and-cafe on Pau Claris with the upstairs reading-room feel: cafe con leche, daily lunch menu, all-day quiet.
Signature drink: Cafe con leche
Tip: Open Mon-Sat 09:30-21:00. Closed Sunday. The menu del dia at 18 euros serves until 16:00.