La Boqueria

The first mention of a market here is from 1217, when tables were set up near the old city gate to sell meat. For centuries it was an open-air overflow of another market; construction of a proper market began in 1840, the fish market opened in 1911, and the metal roof went up in 1914.

The stalls by the La Rambla entrance sell to visitors; the further in you go, the more it's a working market. The counter bars inside are the reason to come hungry.