Restaurants & BarsBarcelona, Spain

"Menu del día" suddenly didn't apply to tourists

Scam date: 2025-04-24 Reported: 2026-04-30

The menu del día board outside said €12.90. When the bill came, the waiter explained the lunch price was "for locals" and tourists pay the à la carte price — €41. Always confirm the price applies to you before ordering.

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Pickpocket & Distraction

Phone lifted on Las Ramblas while we were taking a photo

📍 Barcelona, Spain

🗓️ Scam date: 11 January 2026

📝 Reported: 30 July 2026

A man stopped us to ask for directions with a big map while my girlfriend took a photo of the street. Her phone was gone 30 seconds later — a third person had passed behind her. Las Ramblas is the most pickpocketed street in Europe.

Pickpocket & Distraction

"Bird poop" distraction near Sagrada Família

📍 Barcelona, Spain

🗓️ Scam date: 29 October 2025

📝 Reported: 27 July 2026

A guy pointed at my shoulder — something white and wet. While two "helpers" cleaned me with napkins, my camera bag was opened. It was fake bird poop from a squirt bottle. Classic distraction, don't stop.

Tickets & Attractions

Fake Sagrada Família ticket site sold entry at 3x price

📍 Barcelona, Spain

🗓️ Scam date: 22 March 2026

📝 Reported: 27 June 2026

Google led me to a lookalike site selling Sagrada Família entry at 3x the official price. I only noticed because the official site had plenty of availability at €26 and I had paid €78. Check the URL ends with sagradafamilia.org.