Soda Acústic is a listening bar in Gracia, Barcelona.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Thursday jam session is free and runs deep with young Gràcia jazz musicians. Weekend bookings sell out; reserve a seat ahead.
Guided tour · 1 hour
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Address: Carrer de les Guilleries 6, 08012 Barcelona
El Paraigua in the Gothic Quarter is the brick-vaulted cellar of an old convent fitted out with the 1902 modernist decor of a closed umbrella shop, programming flamenco on Fridays and jazz on Saturdays.
TipCellar concerts most weekend nights at 22:00; the street-level cocktail-and-tapas bar is the warm-up. Reservations recommended.
Marula Café on Carrer dels Escudellers in the Gothic Quarter mixes a listening-and-dancing room booking funk, soul, ska, cumbia, jazz and Afro-Latin jam sessions for a 400-capacity floor seven nights a week.
TipLive jazz and funk jam sessions are the calling card; floor opens for dancing after the band leaves. Weekends busy from 01:00.
Bar Marsella on Carrer de Sant Pau in Raval has run since 1820 as Barcelona's oldest bar, with flaking paint walls, dust-covered absinthe bottles and the green-fairy ritual served with sugar cube and ice water.
TipTuesday to Sunday from 17:00; absinthe starts at 5.30 euros and is served with the spoon-sugar-cube ritual. Cash only is faster than card.
Bar Pastís on Carrer de Santa Mònica in Raval has run since 1947 as a tiny French-music shrine, with walls covered in Édith Piaf posters, French chanson on the speakers and pastís as the house pour.
TipLive music Sun to Thu around 23:00 in a super-small format. The room seats maybe 20; arrive early or stand at the door.
Tinta Roja on Carrer de la Creu dels Molers in Poble Sec is the Argentine cabaret-themed bar-teatro founded in 1998, with red velvet drapes, antique furniture and tango shows Thursday to Sunday.
TipConcerts and dance performances Thu to Sun nights in the back Gardel room. Wednesday evenings run an open tango class; arrive 21:00 for the warm-up.
Boadas on Carrer dels Tallers off La Rambla has run since 1933 as Spain's oldest cocktail bar, founded by Cuban-born Catalan Miguel Boadas who learned the trade at Hemingway's Floridita in Havana.
TipStanding room mostly; the bow-tied bartenders throw cocktails behind the small bar. No menu, just ask for what you want.
