My two favourite dining experiences of the trip were both casual tapas style places. You can’t go wrong sitting at the bar at Cal Pep - the best calamari I’ve ever had (lightly fried with a dusting of batter and a generous sprinkling of sea salt) went down a treat with a bottle of crisp, cold Albarinho.

And on our last night, we made the waiter palpably nervous with the copious amounts of food ordered by our table of three at Cervesaria Catalana. Note to self… be cool and order a few dishes, followed by a few more, and a few more like the locals next time rather than my over-excited, panicky hunger induced mass ordering which goes something like this “oh-my-god-i’m-starving! We’ll have one of those, and those, and those, no two of those, and one of those. Oh and one of these. Please. Gracias. Oh wait, we forgot the boquerones! Waiter!”

For a posher eat try L’Orangerie at the Gran Hotel La Florida at the top of Tibidabo. 5 star food and amazing views, with a gorgeous terrace bar for after dinner drinks. http://www.hotellaflorida.com

Erica’s tip about the Lika Lounge is a good one too.

A friend of mine who’s based in the city recommends http://www.likalounge.com/