Bar Information

Address Carrer del Consell de Cent, 291
Eixample, Barcelona

Hours

MonClosed

Tue – Thu18:00 – 02:00

Fri – Sat18:00 – 02:30

Sun18:00 – 01:00

Best For Date night, after work, cocktail enthusiasts

Music Curated lo-fi / jazz

Dress Code Smart casual

Reservations Recommended for weekends

Neighbourhood Eixample Esquerra

Asian Botanicals Date Night After Work Polished

Editorial Review

Our Take on The Bamboo

Eixample is primarily a neighbourhood people pass through rather than stop in for cocktails, which is exactly why The Bamboo works. It catches the overflow from Barcelona's more tourist-concentrated bar areas and turns it into something worth arriving for deliberately. The bar opened quietly a few years ago and has built a following among the local Eixample crowd that rarely surfaces in the international listings, which is both its limitation and its charm.

The concept is a clean one: classic cocktail technique applied to an ingredient palette that draws from East and Southeast Asian botany. You will find yuzu, shiso, lychee, and matcha worked into familiar frameworks, with enough restraint that the drinks still taste like cocktails rather than concepts. The bar is long and low, with backlit shelving and the kind of quiet playlist that makes it easy to have a real conversation. There are 9 tables and seating for 24 at the bar, which makes it an unusually good option for small groups in Barcelona.

We place The Bamboo in the same conversation as Dr. Stravinsky and Two Schmucks: bars that represent the serious, working end of Barcelona's cocktail scene without requiring you to enter through a concealed door or wait in a queue that starts at 9pm. The price point is honest for the quality, and the bartenders are technically fluent without being theatrical about it.

"Classic technique applied to an East Asian ingredient palette, with enough restraint that the drinks still taste like cocktails rather than concepts."

The Bamboo is where you go when you want something seriously good without the performance. The after-work crowd from the nearby offices arrives around 7pm and the pace stays civilised all evening. If you want the marquee names, Paradiso and the El Born cluster are 20 minutes on foot. But if you are staying in Eixample and want to drink well without travelling, this is the answer.

What to Order

Yuzu Sour

The house signature. Pisco or gin base, fresh yuzu citrus, egg white, and a hint of shiso bitters. Sharp, bright, and more nuanced than the description suggests. The most re-ordered drink on the menu.

Matcha Old Fashioned

Bourbon, ceremonial-grade matcha syrup, and Japanese whisky for depth. The umami note in the matcha sits in the background without dominating. For Scotch drinkers who want something slightly unfamiliar.

Lychee Martini

A well-executed version of an often abused classic. The house uses fresh lychee in season and avoids the sickly sweetness that ruins most versions. Better than it sounds on the menu.

Seasonal Spritz

The aperitivo-hour option from 6pm to 8pm on weekdays. Built around a Catalan white or rose with Asian botanical liqueur and soda. Light, inexpensive, and the right pace-setter before dinner.

Best Time to Visit

Weekday evenings from 6:30pm for the working crowd. Saturday from 8pm if you want the full atmosphere. The bar hits its stride around 9pm without becoming overly loud or crowded.

Who It Is For

Eixample locals who want to drink well near home. Visitors staying in the neighbourhood who do not want to commute to El Born for a cocktail. Anyone who finds the Gaudi-tourist-bar circuit depressing.