Casa Batllo/Mila vs Park Guell

When in Barcelona in 2016, with several days available, I visited all the sites you mention. All quite different, all lovely and worthwhile. One way to extend your day, which I did, is to reserve for the “dinner and evening tour” at Casa Mila (La Pedrera). It included a nice dinner in a building right next door, then an evening in La Pedrera, with limited other people, a drink along the way, and then time on the roof with a light show after dark. A nice evening.

We did your option 1 when we were there. Which you do depends on whether you want to see the inside of the houses or be outdoors. An 8:30 dinner time isn’t pushed back as some restaurants don’t even open until then.

Mr. Sinclair’s itinerary is spot on. I’m happy to see suggestions on the Forum to use buses in Barcelona. They’re a great way to get around the city. This may sound like a dumb question, but, do you have a time-specific admission fir Sageada Familia? Additionally did you purchase a ticket to go up into one of the towers? If not , be sure to do so.

Thank you all for the great responses and suggestions. I've made some changes to our plans and here is what I am thinking as of now. Is this reasonable/feasible? [keep in mind this will be a Sunday, where SF doesn't open until 10:30am]

• 8am breakfast at cafe in Eixample
• 9:30am self-guided audio tour of Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau
• 12pm ticketed entry and self-guided audio tour of Sagrada Familia (no tower as wife is pregnant and not thrilled with heights)
• Lunch at Cerveceria Catalana
• Walk to see La Pedrera from the outside
• 4pm ticketed entry and tour of Casa Batllo
• #24 bus up to Park Guell
• Explore free area of the park, including the viaducts, Casa Trias, and Turo de les tres creus
• 7pm ticketed entry to Monumental Zone
• 9pm dinner reservations at Dos Pebrots

I mean that's doable right?

You can probanly make it work, but it's a pretty packed schedule. I don't know where your lunch stop is or how long that meal will take. You may not get into Casa Batllo right on time; I had the impression they were letting people inside only as others exited, probably for safety reasons. So you might not get out of CB until about 6 PM, which would mean probably no time in the free part of Parc Guell. I don't know how much time you'll spend there or how long it will take to get to your dinner restaurant.

I just feel like four major sites and two restaurant meals yields a day with a lot of moving parts that could get jammed up.

Yeah I completely understand what you're saying.

My issue is trying to find a quick - but still decent - lunch option between SF and La Pedrera. Any ideas?

Nothing specific, but the Eixample is a nice (upper-)middle-class residential neighborhood with restaurants and cafes scattered around it.

If for some reason you are not in the mood for ham, I'd suggest asking specifically about it, because it tends to crop up in a lot of salads and sandwiches, and it is not always obvious when you look at food on display.