Barcelona drink guides
Where to drink in Barcelona.
Honest, local guides to the city's best bars — sorted by neighbourhood, by what's in your glass, and by the kind of night you're planning. No tourist traps, just the real Barcelona.
By neighbourhood
The Best Bars in El Born
A local's guide to the best bars in El Born, Barcelona — historic cava bars, natural wine, hidden cocktail dens and where to drink near Santa Maria del Mar.
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The Best Bars in Gràcia
Where locals drink in Gràcia, Barcelona — neighbourhood vermouth bars, gin temples and cosy cocktail rooms around the district's village squares.
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The Best Bars in El Raval
A guide to the best bars in El Raval, Barcelona — from a 19th-century absinthe bar to world-ranked cocktail dens in the city's most characterful district.
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The Best Bars in Eixample
The best bars in Eixample, Barcelona — from a tableside martini trolley and the world's best cocktail bar to cult vermouth counters on the grid.
4 bars →The Best Bars in Poble Sec
Where to drink in Poble Sec, Barcelona — the legendary Quimet & Quimet, the Carrer Blai pintxo crawl, and a cocktail bar in an old dance hall.
3 bars →By drink & style
The Best Vermouth Bars in Barcelona
The best vermouth bars in Barcelona and how to do la hora del vermut like a local — house vermut, conservas and the bars that pour it best.
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The Best Cocktail Bars in Barcelona
The best cocktail bars in Barcelona — from world's-50-best rooms and hidden speakeasies to a 1933 classic. Where to drink the city's finest cocktails.
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The Best Wine Bars in Barcelona
The best wine bars in Barcelona — Catalan whites, natural wine and cava by the glass, from a Santa Maria del Mar terrace to a Born natural-wine canteen.
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The Best Gin Bars in Barcelona
The best gin bars in Barcelona for a proper gin tonic — balloon glasses, house botanicals and bartenders who treat the G&T as a craft.
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The Oldest Bars in Barcelona
The oldest historic bars in Barcelona still pouring today — from an 1820 absinthe bar to a 1933 cocktail institution and a 1929 cava counter.
5 bars →For the occasion
The Best Bars for a Date Night in Barcelona
Romantic bars in Barcelona for a date night — intimate wine terraces, hushed cocktail rooms and elegant classics worth dressing up for.
5 bars →The Perfect Barcelona Bar Crawl
A self-guided Barcelona bar crawl that drinks like a local — from early vermut and cava through to a world-class late-night cocktail, in walking order.
4 bars →Aperitivo Hour in Barcelona
Where to start the evening in Barcelona — the best bars for vermut, cava and conservas during the city's beloved aperitivo hour.
5 bars →Where to Drink on Your First Night in Barcelona
Just landed in Barcelona? The perfect first-night drinking plan — a welcoming cava bar, a local vermut counter, and one unforgettable cocktail.
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