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Cafés in Sants & Hostafrancs

A 1934 bakery on Carrer de Sants, Japanese teas behind the station and pavement terraces along the Gran Via.

Photo: Enrico Perini, Pexels License

Sants was a village before it was a station. It first appears in a document of 991, it became a Barcelona neighborhood by royal decree in 1897, and Hostafrancs, at its eastern end, had already been ceded to the city in 1839.1 Factories followed: the Vapor Vell is now a library and school, and L'Espanya Industrial became a park in 1985.1

Coffee here belongs to working streets, in plain bars with a few chairs on the pavement. About a quarter of the cafés around Sants and Hostafrancs have outdoor seats, a higher share than in any other part of Barcelona. The newer places, a Japanese tea room and a brunch kitchen, are within a walk of the station.

Local tip: Come around 24 August if you want Sants at its busiest: the Festa Major, on Sant Bartomeu's day, fills the streets with decorations and events.1

At a glance

82Cafés listed
12With opening hours
05:00Earliest opening
01:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Como, from 05:00 (Daily 05:00–23:00).
  • Closes latest: Cafeteria Melody Bar, until 01:00 (Mon–Fri 08:00–00:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–01:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (23%), indoor seating (18%), open late (9%).

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  • Mon–Sat 07:00–21:00
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The long shopping road to Forn Baltà

Carrer de la Creu Coberta and Carrer de Sants are essentially one road, laid out in the 18th century between Barcelona and the village. Locals still say Carretera de Sants, shopkeepers won official designation as a commercial road in 1999, and it is often claimed as Europe's longest.2 Espanya, Hostafrancs, Plaça de Sants and Badal stations follow it west.2

Forn Baltà has been one of the street's better-known shops since it opened in 1934, selling loaves such as pa a la pedra (stone-baked) and pa antic (old-style).3 Sant Bartomeu, across the road and sharing its name with the neighborhood's patron saint, has indoor seats, a terrace and air conditioning.

Japanese tea and early trains at the station

Japonia Café, on Carrer de Guitard, is the café of Japonia, a Japanese language and culture academy that opened in 2007.4 It serves dorayaki, onigiri, matcha cakes and several Japanese teas.4 Hours are short: Monday to Friday 15:45–20:00 and Saturday 09:30–13:30, cut back further from mid-June to late August.4

Inside Barcelona-Sants, Como opens daily from 05:00 to 23:00, which makes it the one to know for a first train. Cafè de l'estació, on the Plaça dels Països Catalans side, is also set up for takeaway.

Brunch on Carrer de Jaume Roig

Brunchies describes itself as a project led by women with roots in the neighborhood, opened to give Sants a breakfast place with its own character.5 The barista changes the specialty coffee each week, and the kitchen makes eggs Benedict, pancakes, babka and huevos ahogados (eggs in tomato with feta, spinach and za'atar yogurt) on site.5 It suggests booking at weekends, and its site lists Tuesday and Wednesday as closed days, so check before you cross town.5

Terraces on the Vallespir and the Gran Via

Bar Celona, at Carrer del Vallespir 81 below the Plaça del Centre, is a few steps from the station and runs from espresso and melted chocolate through waffles to montaditos and combination plates.6 Martin Wood's, farther down the same street, stays open late.

The Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes has a long run of pavement tables, and Bar Susana, Bar Joaquim and Bar Magòria all set out chairs along it.

For a late coffee, La Fusta de Sants on the Passeig de Sant Antoni serves until 23:45 from Monday to Saturday. Cru Sants on Carrer de Canalejas starts at 07:00 on weekdays and closes at 22:00.

Sources

  1. Sants (Barcelona), Viquipèdia, accessed November 2026
  2. Carrer de Sants, Barcelona, Wikipedia, accessed November 2026
  3. Forn Baltà (December 17, 2012), Time Out Barcelona, accessed November 2026
  4. Cafetería, Japonia, accessed November 2026
  5. Brunchies Barcelona, Brunchies, accessed November 2026
  6. Bienvenida, Café Bar Celona, accessed November 2026
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FAQ

Sants & Hostafrancs cafés: questions

Is Carrer de Sants in Barcelona really the longest shopping street in Europe?

It is often claimed to be. Carrer de la Creu Coberta and Carrer de Sants are essentially one road, laid out in the 18th century, and shopkeepers won official designation as a commercial road in 1999. Espanya, Hostafrancs, Plaça de Sants and Badal stations follow it.

Where can you drink Japanese tea near Sants station in Barcelona?

Japonia Café on Carrer de Guitard is the café of Japonia, a Japanese language and culture academy opened in 2007. It serves dorayaki, onigiri, matcha cakes and several Japanese teas, Monday to Friday 15:45–20:00 and Saturday 09:30–13:30, with shorter opening from mid-June to late August.

Where can you get coffee before an early train at Barcelona-Sants station?

Como, inside the Barcelona-Sants station building, opens daily from 05:00 to 23:00. Cafè de l'estació, on the Plaça dels Països Catalans side of the station, is also set up for takeaway, and Cru Sants on Carrer de Canalejas starts at 07:00 on weekdays.

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