New stockists of The Unusual Barcelona in the city

16.04.2026

The new edition of The Unusual Barcelona consolidates a hybrid format between magazine and guide, proposing a different way of navigating the city. An editorial project that combines cultural content, design and a carefully curated selection of places, now available in spaces that closely align with its vision of Barcelona.

Curated by Cecilia Camacho, editor and creative director of CC/magazine, this new issue is a clear statement of intent: to see, feel and experience Barcelona from an aesthetic, emotional and honest perspective. The Unusual Barcelona goes beyond recommendations; it builds a living narrative of the city through stories, interviews, an illustrated map and refined editorial design. It is, in equal parts, a collector’s item, a source of inspiration and a unique tool to discover (or rediscover) Barcelona from within.

“This edition becomes both a magazine and a guide, bringing together editorial inspiration and recommendations.”

A publication that goes beyond the guide

What began as an alternative guide has evolved into a far more ambitious format. The Unusual Barcelona does not simply list places; it constructs a narrative around the city.

Within its pages, more than 400 carefully selected addresses coexist with interviews featuring key figures from the local creative scene, alongside features that explore Barcelona through different disciplines. The result is not just a tool for navigating the city, but a publication to be read, kept and revisited.

This fourth edition reinforces this approach with a clear leap both editorially and materially: 128 pages, high-quality Fedrigoni papers, exposed Japanese binding and presented in a recyclable PET vacuum-sealed cover. Each copy includes a postcard designed especially for this edition.

Behind this attention to detail lies a clear philosophy: to make the experience of reading and exploring something memorable.

A curated selection

Curation remains at the core of the project.

In contrast to accumulation, this is about selection: restaurants, cafés, galleries, bookshops, hotels, shops and museums. Each recommendation reflects a specific perspective, highlighting spaces that contribute something meaningful to the city, whether through design, gastronomy or cultural and artistic context.

Beyond the addresses themselves, there is a broader intention: to offer a contemporary cartography of Barcelona that also resonates with those who already live there.

Voices that shape the city

One of the defining elements of The Unusual Barcelona is the inclusion of local voices. Figures such as Nuria Val, Helena Agustí (La Culture House), Verònica Fuerte (Hey Studio) and Inés Sans (Casa Bonay) share their favourite places — those that form part of their personal map of the city.

These contributions go far beyond recommendations; they open windows onto a Barcelona that is lived, felt and reinterpreted through creative perspectives.

This intersection of viewpoints adds depth and allows the publication to function as a collective portrait of Barcelona today.

Features and interviews capturing the essence of Barcelona

Alongside recommendations, the magazine includes articles and interviews that invite readers to explore Barcelona from multiple angles: art, architecture, design and everyday life. Content designed to inspire, engage and connect with what makes the city unique.

“It includes articles, interviews and voices from local artists, designers and creatives.”

This edition features interviews and contributions from figures such as photographer Salva López, artist Chidy Wayne, architecture studio Mesura and experimental floral designers Flowers by Bornay.

It also includes photography by creatives we admire, such as Martina Matencio, Fabrizio Colque, Guillaume Lavrut and Marta Vidal, as well as an illustrated map by Carmen Casado and inspiring quotes woven throughout its pages, among other elements that enrich both the reading and visual experience.

A different way of seeing the city

The Unusual Barcelona is born out of respect and affection for a city that continues to evolve.

This magazine-guide is a way of sharing what inspires us about Barcelona: its spaces, its people and its everyday creativity.

A publication that celebrates the local, the authentic and what often goes unnoticed, yet leaves a lasting impression. Because a city is not only visited, it is lived — and remembered through the stories we carry with us.

Where to find The Unusual Barcelona

The distribution of the publication is focused on spaces that share a clear affinity with its vision. Some of the stockists in Barcelona include:

Pause Studio (C/ Consell de Cent, 93)

A new-generation photographic studio that rethinks the image experience through intimacy and personal time. Here, self-portraiture becomes a personal process: without a photographer, without intermediaries, just you in front of the camera. A space that aligns with the sensibility of The Unusual Barcelona, where gaze and identity take centre stage.

Kiosco (C/ Riera Alta, 34)

An independent editorial project that functions as a meeting point for publications, objects and proposals with their own identity. It is a space where you can discover magazines and projects that are difficult to find in other circuits, with a selection that responds to a clear and contemporary criterion.

Dshop (Pl. de les Glòries Catalanes, 37)

Located within the Disseny Hub Barcelona, one of the city’s key design institutions, it provides a particularly coherent context for the publication.

Llibreria Finestres (C/ Diputació, 249)

One of Barcelona’s most influential bookshops. Finestres has redefined the experience of the book through a contemporary perspective, combining a demanding selection with a space designed for slow reading and conversation. More than a bookshop, it is a place where content, context and architecture come together to create a coherent experience.

Also available in some of the city’s most special bookshops, such as Llibreria Terranova (C/ Comte Borrell, 99) or at Ve de Barcelona (Plaça Comercial, 12), the new bookshop by Barcelona City Council located inside El Born – Museum of Barcelona History, as well as in the shops of our favourite hotels: Casa Bonay (Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 700), Hotel Brummell (C/ Nou de la Rambla, 174) or Hotel Primero Primera (C/ Dr. Carulla, 25), and in these two Barcelona-based projects that turn visual culture into objects: Dubblefilm (C/ Verdi, 28) and Chandal (C/ Tantarantana, 16), where analogue nostalgia coexists with a contemporary perspective and design, photography and self-publishing engage in a playful and curatorial dialogue.