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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.
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Cocktail barClassic cocktail barRaval
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.
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Cocktail barCocktail barEixample
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.
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Cocktail barAbsinthe barRaval
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.