El Born Bar-Cafetería

If you're headed to Barcelona, make sure to check out the cool El Born neighborhood. Tons of cool little shops, cafes and bars to check out. Since the same luxury chains are so repetitive in nearly every city you go to, this is a surprise find.

On a crisp December afternoon, there's a great little square in the cool El Born neighborhood, devoid of most tourists, just the Neighborhood.

You see lots of pics of sunny Barcelona in the summer, but the winter is a great time to go…with the atypical setting of people sitting around in coats, having a nice coffee or beer to ward off the chill. And thinking about dinner….