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Cafés in Sant Antoni

The 1882 market, its Sunday book stalls and the cafés of Carrer del Parlament.

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Sant Antoni is the Eixample barri closest to the old town, bounded by Gran Via, the Ronda de Sant Antoni and Avinguda del Paral·lel. It keeps the Cerdà grid except for Avinguda de Mistral, was working class for most of the 20th century and has gentrified since the 1980s. About 38,000 people live on its 0.8 km², and it is counted among the quietest parts of the city center.1

The market is its center. Designed by Antoni Rovira i Trias and inaugurated on 24 September 1882, the Mercat de Sant Antoni closed on 10 October 2009 for rebuilding, with stallholders moved to temporary tents on the Ronda de Sant Antoni, and reopened on 23 May 2018.2 Cafés surround it on Comte Borrell, Parlament and Gran Via: old granjas, specialty bars, brunch rooms and a 1906 pastry shop.3

Local tip: Come on a Sunday morning: the book stalls around the market run 08:30–14:00, and Federal Cafe on Carrer del Parlament opens at 09:00 every day.

At a glance

47Cafés listed
10With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
00:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Pans House, from 06:00 (Mon–Sat 06:00–21:30 · Sun 07:00–20:00).
  • Closes latest: La Sucursal, until 00:00 (Daily 10:30–00:00).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (15%), air-con (9%), indoor seating (9%).

Cafe Cometa

  • Carrer del Parlament, 20
  • Tue–Thu 09:00–19:00 · Fri 09:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–20:00
  • +34930073203
  • Air-con
  • Indoor seating
  • Card payment
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wheelchair access
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Getting to Sant Antoni

Three metro lines touch the neighborhood: Sant Antoni on L2, Urgell on L1 and Poble Sec on L3, on the Paral·lel side.1 The Sunday market's address is Carrer del Comte d'Urgell 1.4

The blocks around the market have been a superilla (superblock), pacified with paint and planters, for about a decade. Permanent works on Comte Borrell between Manso and Paral·lel, and on Parlament between Viladomat and the Ronda de Sant Pau, began in June 2026 and are due to finish in June 2027; the Borrell–Parlament crossing is to become a green square.5

The market and the Sunday book stalls

The market is a Greek cross of four halls under a central lantern, a design Rovira i Trias drew from the Paris markets, as Fontserè did for the Born.2 Every Sunday, holidays included, from 08:30 to 14:00, the Mercat Dominical fills the canopies around it with books, magazines, postcards and video games; the Ajuntament calls it the largest such fair in the world.4 It descends from a fair held on the Paral·lel from 1920 to 1936, the year it moved to the market.2

Carrer del Parlament and Comte Borrell

Parlament is one of the café streets. Cafe Cometa is at number 20, El Cafetó at 34 and Federal Cafe at 39, open daily 09:00–16:00. When the city cut back pandemic-era terrace expansions in 2022, Parlament was one of six Eixample zones where the extra tables had to go.6

On Comte Borrell, .paradero at number 107 serves specialty coffee, Dual Cafe at 65 opens at 08:30 every day, and Delabuela at number 8 is open 24 hours. On Gran Via, The Miners at number 488 opens at 08:00 on weekdays, and Granja Cristall is on Carrer de Manso.

Escribà and the early bakeries

Escribà, at Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 546, was founded in 1906 by Mateu Serra Capell and is still run by his descendants. Christian Escribà counts five generations and said in 2025 that the shop would turn 120 the following year. Shortly before Easter Monday, Catalan godparents bring their godchildren a mona, an Easter cake, and Escribà is one of the pastry shops that make them.3

For an early start, Pans House opens at 06:00 from Monday to Saturday and Bakery Delicious Coffe, at Carrer de Sepúlveda 61-63, at 06:30 daily. La Sucursal on Carrer de Floridablanca stays open until midnight.

Sources

  1. Sant Antoni, Barcelona, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Mercat de Sant Antoni, Viquipèdia, accessed October 2026
  3. Christian Escribà: "Amb la mona no hauria de passar com el pa", VilaWeb (April 16, 2025), accessed October 2026
  4. Mercat Dominical de Sant Antoni, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Mercats, accessed October 2026
  5. Comencen les obres de consolidació de la superilla de Sant Antoni, betevé (June 2026), accessed October 2026
  6. Enric Granados, Parlament y seis zonas del Eixample deberán retirar mesas de terraza, Ara (June 3, 2022), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Sant Antoni cafés: questions

When is the Sunday book market at the Mercat de Sant Antoni in Barcelona?

The Mercat Dominical runs every Sunday from 08:30 to 14:00, holiday Sundays included, under the canopies around the Mercat de Sant Antoni at Carrer del Comte d'Urgell 1. It sells books, magazines, postcards and video games, and grew out of a fair held on the Paral·lel from 1920 to 1936.

When did the Mercat de Sant Antoni in Barcelona reopen?

The Mercat de Sant Antoni reopened on 23 May 2018. Designed by Antoni Rovira i Trias and inaugurated on 24 September 1882, it closed for rebuilding on 10 October 2009, when stallholders moved to temporary tents on the Ronda de Sant Antoni. Metro stations Sant Antoni (L2), Urgell (L1) and Poble Sec (L3) serve the neighborhood.

Where are the cafés near the Mercat de Sant Antoni in Barcelona?

Most are on Carrer del Parlament, Comte Borrell and Gran Via. Parlament has Cafe Cometa at number 20, El Cafetó at 34 and Federal Cafe at 39. On Comte Borrell, .paradero at 107 serves specialty coffee and Delabuela at 8 is open 24 hours. Escribà, founded in 1906, is at Gran Via 546.

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