In Barcelona it is very common what is called “hacer el vermut”, which consists of sitting on a terrace about 12 or 1 (here you eat later, between 2 and 3) and have a beer with a small “tapa”(a small portion of food).
Our perfect plan for a ‘vermut’ is to go to Calle Allada Vermell, and sit on the terrace of Casa Paco (number 10). You can get there by Carders street (the good option) or by Princesa street (the bad one).
Go soon (about 11am for example) because then it gets full. Children can play in the playground while you drink something.
When it’s time for lunch, our favorite plan is to order sushi right next door, at the Yamane restaurant (they open at 1:30). You order it at the restaurant and they serve it to you at your Casa Paco table! A very authentic place, and a delicious sushi. You can also order to take away.
You can combine it with some food from Casa Paco, or even with a pizza from Pizza Paco (Allada Vermell 11). In this case you ask for the pizza and in a while you go to look for it and you eat it at your table.
When you finish, as they do not serve coffee, you can walk 5 minutes to go to the bar of the Convent de Sant Agustí Vell (Comerç 36, but you have a better entrance through the Plaça de l’Acadèmia). Beware that Sunday is closed. This place is spectacular, the bar has a terrace in what was the cloister of a medieval convent. It is usually quiet, and children can play in the cloister without danger. A very nice place at any time. Mescladís (Carders 35) is also nice.
If what you are looking for is a good dessert in the area, head to Otafuku (Princesa 41) for a good japanese one. They are somehow connected to Yamane. Very authentic place.