Conference guide · Barcelona
Where to go during Smart City Expo World Congress 2026.
The global urban innovation congress at Fira Gran Via, with city leaders, vendors and investors in town for the week.
Plan ahead
Our advice: book now. Private rooms are already filling up.
- Fira Gran Via is in L'Hospitalet, outside the centre. Allow 25–30 minutes by taxi to dinner.
- Restaurants seat dinner from about 9 PM, so plan drinks between the show and dinner.
- Poble Espanyol is on Montjuïc, on the way back from the Fira.
What's around Fira Barcelona Gran Via
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Dinner€€€€
Via Veneto
Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
Classic Catalan-French fine dining with three private rooms. The formal client dinner.
Client dinnerPrivate room
- Fits
- Seven private rooms for 2 to 100
- Cost
- €120+ per person (est.)
- Tip
- Dinner in Barcelona starts around 9 PM.
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Dinner€€€
Can Travi Nou
Horta-Guinardó
Traditional Catalan food in a restored country house with many private rooms.
Team dinnerPrivate room
- Fits
- Private rooms for 12 to 160; garden for 400
- Cost
- €70–120 per person (est.)
- Tip
- A taxi ride from the centre, and worth it.
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Dinner€€€
Bar Cañete
El Raval
Lively Andalusian-Catalan tavern for sharing plates. The rear dining room can be booked for groups.
Team dinnerSharing plates
- Fits
- Rear dining room for groups on request
- Cost
- €70–120 per person (est.)
- Tip
- Just off La Rambla.
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Dinner€€
Casa Rafols
Barcelona
Modern tapas in a converted hardware store, with a group menu and several private spaces.
Team dinnerPrivate room
- Fits
- Private event spaces; group menus
- Cost
- €40–70 per person (est.)
- Tip
- Ask for the set group menu to keep it simple.
Activity€€€
Poble Espanyol and Flamenco Dinner
Montjuïc
A team quest through the open-air architecture village, then dinner and a flamenco show at Tablao de Carmen.
EveningDinner included
- Fits
- Mid to large groups
- Cost
- €60–120 per person (est.)
- Tip
- A full evening in one booking.