Bars
in Barcelona
Xampanyerías (champagne
bars) serving sparkling Catalan wine (cava) are a speciality
of the city. Good places for cava include La Folie, Carrer Bailén
169, La Cava del Palau, Carrer Verdaguer I Callis 10, and El
Xampanyet, Carrer Montcada 22.
The latter serves cider and tapas as well as cava in vibrant
surroundings. Bar Pastís on Carrer Santa Mònica
has the honour of counting Picasso among its former regulars.
The artist's other hangout was El Quatre Gats, Carrer Montsió
3, is a modernista bar with good beer and live music from 2100.
The original menu designed by Picasso is on show in the Museu
Picasso (see Key Attractions section). La Oveja Negra, Sitges
5, is a favourite as much with the international backpacker
set as it is with local students. Bar Marsella, Carrer de Sant
Pau 65, is the place in town to imbibe an absenta, a close relative
of absinthe. For the style-conscious, some of the city's coolest
haunts include the spectacular Torres de Avila, Avinguda Marqués
de Comillas, Poble Espanyol on Montjuïc, the perennially
stylish SiSiSi, Avinguda Diagonal 442, and Mas i Mas, Calle
Maria Cubi 199.
Berimbau, Passeig del Born 17 serves up good cocktails to a
background of Brazilian rhythms and finally, La Fira, Carrer
Provenca 171, lives up to its name with fairground seating and
a big-top-style bar.
Reviews
There is a great bar in Barcelona called Bar Marsella - hidden
away in the old quarter of Las Ramblas. It's not really meant
for tourists, but some find it. It has not been decorated in
what looks like hundreds of years! If such a bar was in the
UK, it would look tacky and contrived, but this place is for
real - it has a great local atmosphere and wonderful ancient
decor. Prices are good too. David Hawksett - June 2001
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