Bars
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Late-night drinking venues
Gata Mala
- Rated as: 4/5
Trinity and Luci are two very good cats, no matter how bad they claim to be. They serve some of the best tapas in Barcelona, and when you order a drink, they give a free tapa. It makes you want to pitch a tent right outside their door. As if that
- Rabassa, 37, Gràcia, 08024
Heliogàbal
Certainly one of the best spots in Gràcia for live music and a good night out, Heliogàbal Cultural Association sprang up in 1995 to provide a platform for the development and promotion of arts and cultural activities in the barrio. Since 2001, with
- Ramón y Cajal, 80, Gràcia, 08012
23 Robadors
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
Inside this stone-walled and smoke-filled lounge, Raval denizens dig the jazz jam on Wednesdays, the flamenco on Sundays and, in between times, DJs playing a genre-defying range of music (Joy Division and DJ Shadow on the same night). A manga-style
- Robador, 23, Raval, 08001
Wine bars
Casa Mariol Wine Bar
At the Casa Mariol Wine Bar, which is part of the bodega of the same name, you'll have the chance to get to know Suau, which is an version of a drink (a blend of soda and coffee) that was popular in the Ribera de l'Ebre region decades ago. You can
- Rosselló, 442, Eixample Dret, 08025
Vermouth: the happiest hour
Vermouth hour has never fallen out of fashion in Barcelona, but in recent years the tradition of gathering with friends to share an afternoon aperitif, and the usual side dishes, has garnered a new generation of devotees and plenty of proprietors
Sexy Wine
- Critics choice
This tiny winery has a very specific concept of sexy wine: top-quality wines from Navarra available for no more than 15€.
- Joaquín Costa, 8, El Raval, 08001








