The Rambla del Poblenou is the quiet, tree-shaded promenade that runs through the heart of the old factory district down toward the sea — a neighbourhood version of the famous Ramblas, but without a tourist in sight. Lined with plane trees, benches and old-fashioned cafés, it is where the people of Poblenou actually live their days: children on bikes, retirees on the benches, families out for the evening passeig.
At its centre stands El Tío Che, a horchatería that has been serving its milky tiger-nut horchata and home-made ice creams since 1912 and remains a neighbourhood institution. Around it, the rambla mixes long-standing local shops with the cafés, design studios and craft-beer bars that have arrived with the district's tech-led revival. Stroll its length and you can walk from the converted warehouses of the 22@ quarter all the way down to the beaches of the Mediterranean, getting a feel for the most authentically local stretch of seaside Barcelona.