Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Barcelona for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Barcelona for grown-ups.
Paradiso in Barcelona's Born is the speakeasy through-a-pastrami-shop on Rera Palau: Worlds 50 Best No. 1 in 2022, now book months ahead for cocktail theatre.
DrinkSupercool Martini
FoodBar snacks
TipReservations via Instagram or Resy open 4 weeks ahead. No walk-ins; the queue at the door is for the dispatchers.
Sips in Barcelona's Eixample is Marc Alvarez and Simone Caporale's Worlds 50 Best No. 1 cocktail bar (2023): a glass cube on Muntaner, tasting-menu drinks.
DrinkRuby Red Negroni
FoodBar snacks
TipReservations book 6 weeks ahead. The 8-course cocktail tasting at 110 euros is the order.
Two Schmucks in Barcelona's Raval is the Pavel Davydov and Moe Aljaff dive-cocktail bar: low-light, loud music, pickle martinis and a Worlds 50 Best top-10.
DrinkPickle martini
FoodBar snacks
TipWalk-up only; queue starts at 22:00. The pickle martini is the order; cash easier than card.
Dry Martini in Barcelona's Eixample has poured the city's reference martini since 1978: a polished wood bar, white-jacketed bartenders and the silver-counter.
DrinkDry martini
FoodBar snacks
TipOpen daily 13:00-02:30. The martini at the bar is the only order; cocktails-on-the-rocks at the table.
Boadas in Barcelona's Raval, off the Rambla, has poured cocktails since 1933 in a triangular Art Deco bar: Miguel Boadas trained at La Floridita in Havana.
DrinkDaiquiri
FoodNone
TipOpen Mon-Sat 12:00-02:00. Closed Sunday. The Daiquiri is the canonical order; counter only.
Solange in Barcelona's Eixample is the James-Bond-themed cocktail bar with a deep luxury-spirits cellar: high-quality classics and a list of signature.
DrinkJames Bond Vesper
FoodBar snacks
TipOpen daily 18:00-02:00. Book ahead Fri-Sat; walk-ups easier Tue-Thu.
Bar Marsella in Barcelona's Raval, founded 1820, is the city's oldest cocktail bar: dust-stained mirrors, marble tables and the absinthe ritual still served.
DrinkAbsinthe
FoodNone
TipOpen Mon-Sun 22:00-02:30. Cash only. The absinthe with sugar-cube ritual is the order.
Dr Stravinsky in Barcelona's Born is the apothecary-themed cocktail bar with its own bitters lab in the back: 30+ house bitters and a quiet basement room.
DrinkHouse bitters cocktails
FoodNone
TipOpen Tue-Sun 19:00-02:00. Closed Monday. Reserve the basement table.
Old Fashioned in Barcelona's Gracia is the speakeasy behind an unmarked door on Carrer de Santa Teresa: 60 bottle bourbons, rye, the classic-drink set.
DrinkOld Fashioned
FoodNone
TipOpen Tue-Sun 19:00-03:00. Closed Monday. Ring the bell at the unmarked door.
Negroni in Barcelona's Raval is the small-room cocktail bar named for and specialising in the Italian aperitivo: 12 Negroni variations and a deep amaro list.
DrinkNegroni variations
FoodNone
TipOpen Mon-Sat 19:30-02:30. Closed Sunday. The barrel-aged Negroni is the order.
Bobby's Free on Carrer de Pau Claris in Eixample is the password-required speakeasy behind a working barbershop: low-light, jazz, classic drinks.
DrinkHouse Negronis
FoodNone
TipOpen Tue-Sun 19:30-02:30. Closed Monday. Password sent on Instagram after booking.
Garage Bar in Barcelona's Eixample is the petrol-station-themed cocktail bar on Consell de Cent: deep gin-tonic list and tapas plates from the open kitchen.
DrinkSignature gin tonic
FoodTapas
TipOpen daily 19:00-02:30. The gin-and-tonic flight is the order; tapas plates close at 23:30.
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