Granja M. Viader is a cafe in Raval, Barcelona.
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.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Open Mon-Sat 09:00-21:15. Closed Sunday. Cacaolat by the glass is the dish-shop order.
Address: Carrer d'En Xucla 4, 08001 Barcelona
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.
Tres Tombs in Barcelona's Sant Antoni is the corner-cafe that doubles as the morning-coffee anchor to its evening vermouth-and-tapas bar identity.
Signature drink: Vermouth and coffee
Tip: Open daily from 07:00. The breakfast bocadillo is the morning order; afternoons switch to vermouth.
Casa Vives in Barcelona's Eixample has run a Catalan patisseria and bomboneria since 1895: fourth-generation Miquel Vives's Paris-trained pastry case.
Signature drink: Cafe con leche and pastry
Tip: Open daily 08:00-21:00. The Xuixos and Sacher torte are the canonical orders; pre-order whole cakes 48 hours ahead.
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Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: Open daily 09:00-18:00. Closed Sunday afternoons; a second branch sits in the Hotel Casa Bonay.
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Signature drink: Espresso
Tip: Open Mon-Sat from 09:00. Closed Sunday. Takeaway window faster than the bar at peak.
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Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: Tue-Sun 09:00-17:00. Closed Monday. Outdoor terrace seats are quieter than the bar.
