Eco Guide
Mitzi Coffee & Brunch
0,5 km from SmartRoom
Opening times:
Monday to Friday: 8:30 – 15:30
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 – 15:30
A cosy brunch spot in Sants, They specialize in coffee crafted, prepared with love and passion. It’s also the perfect place to enjoy vegetarian and vegan dishes with fresh flavors in a local atmosphere.
L’Economat Social
0,45 km from SmartRoom
Address: Carrer de la Constitució, 85, Sants-Montjuïc
Website: https://leconomat.cat/qui-som/
Opening times:
Monday to Friday: 9:30 – 14:00, 16:00 – 20:00
Saturday: 9:30 – 14:00
Sunday: Closed
A work cooperative that promotes responsible consumption and a self-managed culture. They offer all types of food and hygiene products, highlighting pantry products, baby food products and compostable tableware.
Cantina LAB Can Batlló
0,7 km from SmartRoom
Address: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 169, Sants-Montjuïc
Opening times:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday to Thursday: 10:00-23:30
Friday: 10:00 – 0:00
Saturday: 12:00 – 0:00
Sunday: 12:00-17:00
They offer quality products made with great love by specialized professionals with a great passion for cooking. Their commitment starts from proximity to the territory, environmental sustainability and gastronomic diversity.
Flax & Kale restaurant
3.2 km from SmartRoom
Address:C/ dels Tallers, 74b, Ciutat Vella
Opening times:
Every day: 9:00 – 0:00
Weekends brunch: 9:00 – 17:00
A healthy-flexiterian restaurant created by the same founders of Teresa Carles, one of the first vegetarians in the city, also based in Lleida. And it is on its way to being a classic too, in this case with recipes where animal protein comes into play.
They have also created their own line of natural juices and smoothies.
Decameron café
3,4 km from SmartRoom
Address: Carrer d’Elisabets, 6, Ciutat Vella
Opening times:
Monday to Friday: 10:00 – 20:30
Saturday: 10:30-20:30
Sunday: Closed
In the heart of Barcelona, you’ll find the bookstore La Central. A cultural space hosting a wide selection of books, magazines, and events. But what many don’t know is that, within the bookstore’s garden, there’s a secret café: Decameron
The café Decameron is inside the bookstore’s garden. It’s perfect for enjoying a coffee with a slice of cake in a peaceful setting. They also have another mini garden for reading books.
Barraca
6,1 km from SmartRoom
Address: Pg. Marítim de la Barceloneta, 1, Ciutat Vella
Website: https://www.instagram.com/barraca.es
Opening times:
Monday to Tuesday: 13:00 – 16:00
Wednesday to Saturday: 13:00–16:30, 20:00-23:00
Sunday: 13:00-16:00
Neither more nor less than on the seafront, here you can taste the best paellas and fish in Barcelona while you delight in the views of Sant Sebastià beach in Barceloneta. The undisputed protagonists are the fresh products from the market, organic and local.
Organic market
5,6 km from SmartRoom
Website: https://organicmarketfood.com/
Opening times:
Every day: 09:00–22:00
Organic Market is a chain of organic shops and restaurants (Tribu Woki) that is only growing in Barcelona. They already have more than 3,000 references of organic products and not only food and drink, with a good selection of organic wines and cavas, but also cosmetics, cleaning and even books and accessories for practicing yoga and meditation.
Green rental bikes in Barcelona
With more sunny days than not, biking is a viable and fun option for this metropolis. Barcelona makes it easy for transients to partake in the cycling fun by offering a subscription service. Instead of having to buy a bike outright, the application Bicing provides the option to rent a bike – be it manual or electric.
Install the application here: Google Play or App Store
Environmental Events in Barcelona
Sustainability is something worth celebrating. There are plenty of events happening in and around the city that are good for the planet and provide a great opportunity to meet the community.
The beach is a great place to start if you’re looking to get involved in some climate change fun. Barcelona hosts multiple beach clean-ups all along the coast – the most notable being the Barceloneta clean-up every Sunday at 16:00.
As for a recurring event, the farmers’ markets scattered around Barcelona make for a fun Saturday morning activity. Many of the markets, or mercats, around the city provide fresh fruit and produce daily which can be transformed into a fun activity that equally supports eating locally.