News and Coffee Barcelona

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Rafael from Barcelona

""News and Coffee" is a cool newsstand with all sorts of alternative printed media and specialty coffee! Why didn't I think of this myself?!"

Everybody knows that the printed media market has suffered a lot in the last decades with the digitalization of our world. Our website is a real sign of that. Before, we could only know places and stuff by buying printed media and reading it, or else watching TV - which was not on-demand, by the way.

Having said that, newsstands were some of the shops that most suffered from this shift. And until the year 2019, perception of newsstands in Barcelona was not very different from any other region of the world: BAD!

That was when Pablo, the creator of NEWS and COFFEE came up with the idea of setting up a very cool newsstand with media and lots of alternative and curated printed media, along with... SPECIALTY COFFEE! Yes! And it was a blast in the city. I am sure that many people might have said: why didn't I think of this myself? The conjunction of these two aspects was very synergic: since the first opening, NEWS and COFFEE is already in its third branch (which is the one listed here) and I am sure there will be more.

Speaking of more, following his great idea - we already have other spots opening recently that will give a second and certainly better life for newsstands in Barcelona and hopefully the whole planet!

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Barcelona Spotter Rafael

About me I am somebody who is in love with everything related to gastronomy and different cultures. That said, I have specialized myself in beer and coffee. After some courses in barismo, coffee roasting and becoming a beer sommelier, I can get into this world with more information in order to enjoy it to the most. Although I do everything as a hobby, I hope it can soon become my daily job. After moving to Barcelona, I was able to create BCNCOFFEEGUIDE, which has everything you need when searching for specialty coffee, with the most complete map of spots of the city! &...

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Pg. de Sant Joan, 17,

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1.50

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656428700

Oct 20, 2025

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