
Palau de la Música Catalana is the wrong stop for food & drink.
The hall has almost no neutral surface. Mosaic columns, carved muses and a great inverted skylight pull daylight toward the stage, yet the room remains coherent because music is its centre. Day tours can feel procedural, with limited time in the auditorium. An actual concert lets the architecture recede and then reappear between pieces, which is the more convincing way to experience the place.