Comunitat Israelita de Barcelona (Synagogue Maimonides)
4.6
Sephardic and Ashkenazi (two prayer halls)
Carrer de l'Avenir 24, 08021 Barcelona
Spain's oldest Jewish communityOn-site mikveh
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Barcelona
Spain's oldest Jewish community, with kosher restaurants, a Chabad house, and a central synagogue around the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi neighborhood
- 2 kosher restaurants
- 1 synagogues
- 1 Chabad houses
- 1 mikvehs
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2026-09-04
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2026-09-05
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Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech
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Our guide
Jewish life in Barcelona has two separate centres: the main synagogue (CIB) and the community restaurant on Carrer de l'Avenir, and the Chabad house on Carrer de Montnegre - both outside the Gothic Quarter where the sightseeing is. Plan where you'll eat before heading out to the historic centre rather than counting on finding something there.
Our recommendations
- Base yourself around the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi neighborhood, home to the kosher restaurants, Chabad house and central synagogue.
- Check availability of Shabbat and holiday meals at the kosher restaurants or the local Chabad house at least a few days in advance.
Stay in the kosher area of Barcelona
Barcelona's kosher options are thin. Sleep near the Gothic Quarter / El Call, and write the community or Chabad before Shabbat. Don't arrive Friday with no food plan.
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Silken Sant Gervasi Hotel
4.2
★★★
~5 min walk from the main synagogue (Comunitat Israelita de Barcelona, Avenir 24, ~200m away) - notably closer than Chabad Lubavitch de Barcelona (Montnegre 14, Les Corts neighborhood, ~15 min walk)
130EUR / night
Near the community and ChabadNot a kosher hotel
Hotel Casa Fuster
4.5
★★★★★
~15 min walk to the main synagogue (Comunitat Israelita de Barcelona, Avenir 24), which also houses the community's own kosher restaurant/catering on site
320EUR / night
LuxuryModernist architecture
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Common questions about Barcelona
- Where to eat kosher in Barcelona?
- We list 2 kosher restaurants in Barcelona, with supervision, address and directions.
- Where to pray in Barcelona?
- There are 1 synagogues and 1 Chabad houses in Barcelona, with addresses and prayer times when available.
- Where to stay within walking distance of a synagogue in Barcelona?
- Hotels and apartments in Barcelona, with walking-distance-to-shul notes when we have them.
- When is candle lighting in Barcelona?
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