Experts' Choice Award Mercat de la Boqueria
8 expert reviews
“This market hardly needs an introduction; La Boqueria has been chosen again and again, in all kinds of surveys, as the best market in the world.”
– Travel + Leisure
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Barcelona’s most central produce market is one of the greatest sound, smell and colour sensations in Europe." Full review
Frommer's "Foodies visiting Spain consider the Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria (its official name) a temple deserving reverential pilgrimage." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Barcelona's oldest market still draws shoppers and visitors for its technicolor fruit smoothies, stalls of cured meat and other delicacies, and counter-seating eateries." Full review
Travel + Leisure "One of Spain’s oldest and largest markets, the Mercat de la Boqueria is located just off La Rambla in a cavernous, iron-framed hall." Full review
U.S. News & World Report2.0
"Even if you're not keen on visiting the touristy Las Ramblas, make the trek to the thoroughfare only for it to lead you to the foodie heaven that is the Boqueria Market." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Arguably the best open market in the word, La Boqueria is a European icon"
Barcelona Travel Guide
June 30, 2021
Eater "The area's lodestar is La Boqueria, justifiably renowned for the variety, quality, and abundance of its products, as well as some top bars to eat in among the stalls. It's accordingly..."
Where to Eat in Barcelona’s Tourist-Heavy Old City
October 26, 2021
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Go early in the morning to avoid the tourists, or approach it from the back to find the most interesting stands.
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