Barcelona is a spot that’s recognized for having a historical past courting again over 2,000 years.
In latest instances, town has turn out to be world famend for providing implausible meals and drinks in its eating places and bars.
Nothing appears higher than having a style of town’s historical past and culinary surprise in one sitting.
Bar Marsella (1820)
The mythical Bar Marsella (above) has been in business for over 200 years. Since 1820, it has been serving a colourful crowd of artists, bohemians, rogues and villians. Hemingway was known to visit for an absenta (absinthe) and the ‘green fairy’ spirit is still served at the bar to this day. Drinks are cheap and the crowd is made up of unpolished locals, rowdy erasmus students and bemused tourists. The bar is brightly lit, paint is flaking off the ceiling and shelves carry ancient bottles coated with dust and cobwebs. The large bartender appears surly but is friendly when you talk to him. With all this history it was a natural choice to set a scene for Woody Allen’s 2008 movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona. The location in the seediest part of the El Raval neighborhood adds to the edgy appeal. Open at 10PM, the bar livens up around midnight and stays open until 2AM. Carrer de Sant Pau, 65 | View Map
Casa Almirall (1860)
Founded in 1860, Casa Almirall is a beautifully preserved bar on El Raval’s Carrer de Joaquín Costa. The antique decoration takes you back to 19th century Barcelona. The bar combines marble and wonderful woodwoork in the Modernist style, with a predominance of the curve over the straight line. Perched on the bar there is a cast-iron statuette holding a lamp, which is a relic from Barcelona’s 1888 World’s Fair. Carrer de Joaquín Costa, 33 | View Map
Bar Raïm (1886)
Bar Raïm is located on the site of an old winery in Grácia dating back to 1886. It was also used as the official diner for a factory at the end of the street. Raïm now has a Cuban theme, with walls adorned with vintage black and white photographs and paraphernalia from Havana. The bar boasts 18 varieties of rum and it is famous for its mojitos. Open every night of the year. Carrer de Siracusa, 4 | View Map
Els 4Gats
This great restaurant opened its doorways in 1897. The founder, Pere Romeu, wished to mimic the Parisian type eatery that he had labored at in the French capital. Two years later, a 17-year-old Picasso started to make common visits to the restaurant and even carried out his first exhibition right here.
Els 4Gats quickly grew to become one of many foremost centres of Modernism in Barcelona and a spot for well-known artists to show their art work. Unfortunately, in 1991 it was put into administration and subsequently closed. Luckily, it has risen from the ashes to the delicate tapas restaurant, bar and brewery we see right this moment.
They supply a breakfast menu and an exquisite lunch and dinner menu; probably the most eye-catching dish can be their well-known sautéed octopus. The bar right here itself is definitely worth the go to, making the Els 4Gats the perfect cease off level for meals or a pair drinks in some of the historic eating places in Barcelona.
Can Culleretes’
Originally, based again in 1786, Can Culleretes is definitely one in every of oldest bar/eating places in Barcelona. It has an exquisite inside that make you are feeling as if you’re really in the 18th Century! Its identify got here from the truth that the waiters used up so many spoons that they have been heard shouting Noies, Culleretes!, or, Girls, get the spoons!. This identify has stood the take a look at of time and you may nonetheless benefit from the hustle and bustle of this busy spot.
One of probably the most fascinating issues that you would be able to expertise right here is that you would be able to really dine with the celebrities! The partitions are adorned with images, drawings and different imagery which have been signed by a few of its most well-known guests. In realizing this, you may really feel a deeper attachment to the restaurant and think about among the superb conversations that happened right here.
London Bar (1910)
Another Modernist classic, London Bar in El Raval recently reopened in May 2018. The bar first opened in 1910 and for over a century it has been a favorite of artists, writers and circus fans. During the Civil War it was used as a rehearsal space by circus artists and a trapeze still hangs over the bar. Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Antoni Gaudí, Ernest Hemingway and many famous circus artists are said to have passed through this iconic watering hole. Carrer Nou de la Rambla, 34 | View Map
La Confiteria (1912)
Back in 1912 La Confiteria was a confectionary store, in the heart of the theatre district of Barcelona. Today the beautifully preserved interior houses a cocktail bar and restaurant. Carrer de Sant Pau, 128 | View Map
El Xampanyet (1929)
Opened in 1929, El Xampanyet has been operated by the same family since the 1930s. The traditional interior is decorated with blue ceramic tiles, marble tables, barrels and features a zinc bar. The lively and often crowded bodega is named afer a cava (sparkling wine) called Xampanyet. Carrer de Montcada, 22 | View Map
Boadas Cocteleria (1933)
The art deco Boadas cocktail bar is situated just off the Ramblas. The most upmarket bar on our list, this is where you will have tuxedo clad bartenders whipping you up a first class martini as part of a special night out on the town. The founder Miguel Boadas, a Catalán born in Cuba, had previously worked in the legendary Floridita de La Habana bar. Carrer dels Tallers, 1 | View Map
