Eating / Drinking, Barcelona

This is a great little bar right off of La Rambla. Fantastic atmosphere. The whole place is done up inside like a forest, complete with trees and little streams and fountains. Drinks are strong, too. A gem.

Dress Code: Casual attire.

This is perhaps my favorite bar of all that I've been to, not just Barcelona either. That's saying alot, too. The tables in the front have old steamer trunks covered with cushions to sit on, decks of cards, odd assortment of tables, chairs, etc. Pirate/nautical theme to the extensively covered walls. And a very attractive and kind bartender (owner?) wearing a puffy pirate shirt with plumed hat. The music was 1920's and 30's jazz, which somehow seemed perfect in the crazy setting.

This is not a fancy dress up bar. This is a down and dirty neighborhood hangout, which I highly recommend for a nightcap, or to get you started before you hit the Ramblas.

Dress Code: casual

This was one of those nights that just unfolded before us. One of those exciting, ad-hoc sort of evenings that ends up being the best, most surreal and unreal experiences. My Girlfriend and I were leisurely walking along the beach at dusk before we went off to find somewhere to eat. This must have been aroung 10pm when we stumbled across a restaurant called CDLB. Well this place had some pretty heavy door security and was utterly rammed with diners, we managed to get a table and we could tell that we were the last diners. The retaurant was beautiful and we noticed that there were beds around the periphery. It was decked out in an oriental style with a number of Buddha statues around the place. Towards the end of our dinner we realised that slowly the restaurant was being cleared and that the music was starting to pump up. The lights were being dimmed and we found ourselves in the most happening club we could have imagined. It was full of the most beautiful people I had ever seen as well as a number of high profile football players. That was the best night I have spent yet in Barcelona. Later on I realised that this was one of the hippest clubs on the Barceloneta seafront. Check out the website at www.cdlc.com

Dress Code: We just happened to be well dressed. I was wearing nice jeans and a shirt with shoes so I guess it is smart casual.

If you want to drink a beer, do not order one at the Ramblas. Just go to the Placa Reial, at 10 meters from the Ramblas. First, the atmosphere here is much better. Second, a beer wíll not cost you € 5,- but ´only´ € 3,-.

A cute cafe/bar with coveted outdoor seating. A menu which changes each day (depending on what the chef feels like cooking apparently), delicious food, blase waiters, a beautiful crowd and the usual huge servings of alcohol make this a great place for a drink any time of the day. Gets packed at around 11pm onwards.

Dress Code: Smart-casual. You know what I'm saying :)

This place is a good choice at every hours becuase the food is excellent and the service is fast. If you like tapas they have a great variety, we can say the same thing about biers....I don't like bier in general but there I found a bier very good (but not spanish!!) called TIMMERMANS from Belgium. At "Cerveceria Catalana" try PATATAS BRAVAS, potatoes with a special red sauce similar to ketch up but better and a bit spicy. Then don't miss the sandwiches and the salads.....You can easily have your lunch or dinner for less then 20 euros.

Dress Code: You don't need to be dressed in a particular way, jeans are always welcome ;-)

I definitely recommend this bar! The walls behind the bar were covered in tiny bottles of alcohol that were tons of different colors and when the lights showed through it created a great atmosphere. The rest of the club is dimly lit and dark--provides a good environment in which to drink your cocktail of choice. They use full bottles for drinks so they can be on the strong side and an average cocktail cost about 7-8euro [which is fairly average for Western Europe]. One thing though is that drinking is 18+ and strictly enforced and bars in Barcelona don't get started until about 1am and then from 3.30-4am everyone moves to a club where they stay until about 7am.

Dress Code: A nicer atmosphere..jeans are fine if they're nice jeans [dark, no stains/rips, etc....] and black is always good. Not a place for sneakers.

i discovered this little tiny wine bar one day late in the afternoon - I did not have time to go back at night but it looked like a place where locals would meet to drink the night away. Even in the afternoon it was a wonderful place to be.

Dress Code: as informal as you can. It's totally no frills.

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This tapas bar should not be missed, it has a great atmosphere where locals, tourists are welcome.
Gourmet paradise in miniture, canapes in an array of ingredients. ask the bar staff to concoct a selection.
we had about 8 tapas and 4 glasses of beer, came to 32 euro's.
Great value for the type of food served, caviar to salmon.

Dress Code: No dress code, but tidy.

A nice cocktailbar in the area el Borne. There are a lot of shops and restaurants in this area, so this is a nice spot to drink a cocktail after shopping and before eating.
It's a very small and cosy bar at the corner c. rec and paseo del Borne.
The adress is: c.rec. 59