Who hasn't gone out for a drink in Barcelona's Gràcia neighborhood? It's one of the city's most popular areas for nightlife and also one of the most visited by tourists, but sometimes choosing a restaurant for dinner in Gràcia can be a challenge. The neighborhood's fame has led to a proliferation of restaurants. There, you'll find many places to eat similar to those you might see on the streets of any other European city, but in Gràcia, traditional bodegas and restaurants with a long and established history still thrive.

Every August, Barcelona's Gràcia neighborhood dresses up for the festivities, and its streets become magical settings. Vegetable gardens, zoos, fish tanks, and all kinds of imaginary worlds come to life thanks to the efforts of its residents, in a tradition that dates back to the mid-19th century. But on Berga Street, the future of that tradition seems to be numbered. "If the situation doesn't improve soon, this could be the last year we decorate the street," warns Montserrat del Castillo, a resident who has been responsible for the event for fourteen years.

This is one of those discoveries that, despite being a small space, it would not be fair not to share: it is theBeautiful, the fish bar inside the Mercado de la Libertad from the Gracia neighborhood of Barcelona. It's an extension of a fishmonger that already exists in the market itself, and the creator is the chef and owner of a restaurant located a few meters away when you leave the market: La Pubilla. We know the restaurant La Pubilla for its spectacular all-you-can-eat breakfasts, its competitive lunch menu, and its successful à la carte dinners.

The works on the L8 of the Generalitat Railways are preparing for a new phase: the arrival of the Tunnel boring machine that will drill through Barcelona from Plaza Espanya to the Gràcia neighborhood, next year. To introduce this large cutting machine underground, it is obviously necessary to make a hole through which the pieces will be lowered into the subsoil, the machine will be assembled, and drilling will begin. This attack shaft will be located on Gran Via, next to Plaça Espanya, between Llança and Vilamarí streets. It will run 20 meters underground but will nevertheless be very visible to residents because the hole doesn't reach it alone.

What is the best neighborhood to live in Barcelona? Each one has its own peculiarities and, of course, it all depends on one's tastes and priorities. In fact, there is often debate between supporters of different neighborhoods. Now, what does generative artificial intelligence think? We asked two very different AI chatbots: the American ChatGPT and Chinese DeepSeek, and both come to the same conclusion.