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Mates shoe shop specialises in tailor-made sports shoes that you can customise on the shop's website. The company has over 65 years of experience in the business, and their latest models are inspired by the shoes of the 1940s.

Odd is not a normal shoe shop. It is more of a space dedicated to shoe fashion in which each shoe has its own rightly earned spot. Displayed like books, you can browse through the brands, the special collections and the latest creative designs by such as Abington Timberland, Dr. Martens Premium, N.D.C Made by Hand, Ash, Hunter, See by Chloe and Sonia Rykiel, among others.

The sportiest collection yet from the Catalan brand is highlighted in-store in a futuristic display that uses LED lighting, mirrors and bold red and black colours.

This is a shop that takes its shoes seriously. Full of British, Japanese and American brands, its guiding philosophy is design, top-quality materials, limited editions and craftsmanship.

Wilde has managed to pack its tiny space full of what they're calling vintage glasses, both no-name as well as big-name models such as Dior, YSL and Ray-Ban. You'll also find Wilde's own line; ask to see the Oscars or the Kikigawas and you won't go wrong.

A shop specialising in women's, men's and unisex hats, although the latter seems to be the way to go these days. L.B.A shop specialising in women's, men's and unisex hats, although the latter seems to be the way to go these days.

In 2011, Majorcan designer Nataline moved her universe filled with beautiful handmade items from cyberspace to a little corner of Sant Antoni. Her shop boasts a great assortment of colourful, feminine clothing that she has made herself as well as heaps of truly original accessories.

The first sign that Les Lunettes, the opticians in the Born run by Eva Mena, is no ordinary shop is the space itself, with its red walls, baroque light fittings and gold-framed mirrors. The proof is in the brands: Moscot, Framers, Epos, Vue dc and Andy Wolf, among others.

We need spaces where the exchange of ideas is allowed to flow, where small local projects can be started and promoted. From this philosophy and a passion for vinyl, Discos Paradiso was born. Music and form matter here, and you're sure to discover some treasures of your own.

Record label BCore, after 22 years on the front line of independent music, decided to release a catalogue of records that before were only available by mail order.

Despite its beginnings in 1996 as a bookshop specialising in the Humanities, La Central has become one of the benchmark spaces for readers, authors and publishers. You can find titles on anthropology, architecture and design, art and film, photography, but also collections of poetry and artworks, among others. La Central has one of the best selections of foreign-language novels in Barcelona, with a great variety of books in English, and not just bestsellers or classics. It's also a great spot to pin down hard-to-find editions you've been searching for to add to your shelf.

Keep your eyes open wide as you enter into this little illustrated cave, packed wall to wall with stories about bears hunting salmon or the latest graphic novels from the hottest authors this second. This is Fatbottom, the graphic bookstore featuring everything from the classic comic book to pure artistic illustration.