Barcelona
Barcelona's pub equivalent is the taberna and the cava bar — El Xampanyet (1929 heritage cava bar), Quimet & Quimet (1914 heritage tapas bar), and Bar Marsella (1820 heritage absinthe bar) anchor the scene.
Poble-sec · $$
1929 heritage cava bar. Standing-only, cheap cava, anchovies.
El Raval · $$
1914 heritage tapas bar with montaditos and vermouth.
El Raval · $
1820 heritage absinthe bar where Hemingway and Dalí drank.
El Raval · $
1947 heritage French-themed bar with bohemian aesthetic.
El Raval · $
1860 heritage modernist bar with original interior.
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Plaça Santa Maria wine bar opposite the basilica with terrace.
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