Best Pubs and Tabernas in Barcelona
El Xampanyet, Quimet & Quimet, Bar Marsella — Barcelona heritage drinking.
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.
Six Barcelona pub-and-taberna picks for a heritage Catalan evening.
The 6 best pubs in Barcelona
El Xampanyet
1929 heritage cava bar. Standing-only, cheap cava, anchovies.
Quimet & Quimet
1914 heritage tapas bar with montaditos and vermouth.
Bar Marsella
1820 heritage absinthe bar where Hemingway and Dalí drank.
Bar Pastís
1947 heritage French-themed bar with bohemian aesthetic.
Casa Almirall
1860 heritage modernist bar with original interior.
La Vinya del Senyor
Plaça Santa Maria wine bar opposite the basilica with terrace.
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