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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.
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Cocktail barCocktail bar with bittersBorn
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.
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Cocktail barSpeakeasyEixample
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.