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Cocktail barSpeakeasyEixample
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.
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Cocktail barGarage-themed cocktail barEixample
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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Cocktail barSpeakeasy cocktail barBorn
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.
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Cocktail barCocktail barEixample
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.
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Cocktail barCocktail dive barRaval
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.
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Cocktail barClassic cocktail barEixample
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.