Cool Things to do in Barcelona

This is a great little shop in the Raval. the cool shop has only scandinavian design, such as Design House Stockholm, Erik Jørgensen, Eva Solo, Gubi, Iittala, Leklint, Marimekko, Menu, Normann Copenhagen, Rosendahl, Stelton, Swedese, Tonfisk, Playsam and Vipp buckets… To name a few. So first of all to all the Scandinavian Expats that live in Barcelona, you have a great opportunety to get some of the great design items that you’re used to from back home.

If you want to visit the shop: Here is a map 

They also have a webpage: eskandal.com

Tot Formatge at Passeo del Borne is the coolest cheese shop in Barcelona… maybe even the world… I have never seen a cheese shop this nicely designed! And they have everything in here from Danish Bluecheese to the famous spanish goat cheeses or Manchego (from La Mancha), the Ronchal which are sheeps milk cheeses often aged up to 2 years, the famous Mont Enebro which is not very presentable but tasts like a piece of heaven… Perfect to heat up and put in a club sandwich…. and many more exquisite cheeses!

So…. even if you’re not the biggest cheese afficionado, hold your breath and check out this cool shop

Find it at PG. del Borne

Please… if you do dissagree with my oppinions, please write a comment, stating for example, why this is not the coolest cheese shop in Barcelona… or other oppinions! The more different oppinions, the more visitors to Barcelona will benefit from this blog!

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One of my absolute favourites in Borne is the newly opened ”Mercado” (which means “market”). As Mercado puts it themselves:

“Mercado is collective initiatives, institutions and companies from all over the world which aims to bring to Barcelona an unusual selection of products within the realms of graphic art, street art, design items, fashion, homeware, utilities, music, videoart, gadgets, stationary, books, magazines, prints, collectables and everything else that creates a deeply emotional experience between creators and the public.

The goal of the Mercado is to move beyond what people do and why they do it in the first place, bringing to life powerful stories that connect artists to artlovers, collectors and consumers in general.

I would warmly recommend to go and check out this shop, whether that be for a gift, something nice for yourself , art or just to be inspired…

You’ll find Mercado at Carrer del Comerc 7 (maybe 6)

A beautiful little tea shop in Borne at Carrer de L’argenteria! This shop smells so great, that you just have to visit… and you’ll be put back in time for at couple of hundred years! The shop is designed in dark wood, and 100’s of little cabinets and shelves full of tins filled with tea from all over the world! The people in this little tea shop are very kind, and will guide you to find the tea that suits you. And the fact that you don’t have to buy a big bag at one time is also very nice… did I tell you about the aroma, that you can smell up a few blocks at L’Argenteria? Well a nice smell like that is never, I stress NEVER unwelcome in Barcelona

Find the little Sans & Sans tea shop at L’Argenteria (Click for map)