Best Bars in the Gothic Quarter, Barcelona
Heritage vermouth counters, hidden cocktail clubs and jazz basements in the medieval core.
The Gothic Quarter, or Barri Gotic, is the medieval core of Barcelona, a maze of stone lanes between La Rambla and Via Laietana. Its bars run from 1940s vermouth counters to jazz basements that have booked live music since 1960.
Most of the action clusters around Placa Reial and the lanes off Carrer dels Escudellers. The drinks lean classic rather than experimental, and the rooms trade on history more than design budgets. For the cocktail laboratories, neighbouring El Born sits a short walk east across Via Laietana.
Seven Gothic Quarter picks, ranked for a night that moves from an early vermouth to late music. Browse the wider Barcelona bar guide or the city's best cocktail bars to plan the rest of the evening.
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