There’s nothing quite like a Catalan aperitivo on a rooftop terrace, and Girlahead was thrilled to be back at the 120-room Mandarin Oriental Barcelona, the century-old 11-floor building that thinks like a fashionista.

Breakfast at Mandarin Oriental Barcelona is definitely an act, the first act of the day. Best way of entering Blanc, the two-storey atrium that hosts this meal, is down 23 brown-carpeted stairs.