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| El Raval bars and cafés |
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Raval is Barri Gotic's seedier and more exciting little brother. Traditionally the dodgier end of the old town, encompassing the red light district in the Southern end, Raval is now starting to re-invent itself as an edgy and trendy bar and club area.
Take care at night - it still has not completely shaken off its old moniker - but if you're looking for something closer to the old style Barcelona, this is the place to come. |
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Boadas
Tallers,1
Open: Mon - Sat: Midday - 2am; closed Sun
Tel: 93-318 88 26
Boadas was first described to us as "the best cocktail bar in Barcelona - maybe the world" and we can see why.
Just off the usually tourist-ravaged La Rambla, if you
didn't know about this place you wouldn't give it a
second look. It is a tiny, old bar with no windows and
just a few seats set around the edge. But it just feels
like it knows what it is doing when it comes to cocktails
- sort of like the Grandfather of cocktail bars. Run
by the daughter of the original owner and staffed by
knowledgeable waiters behind the bar (no waitress service
here) there is no menu or list - just ask for what you
want and, in all likelihood, they will know it.
Definitely well worth a visit - although from our experience, the "house cocktail" of the night is only for the adventurous. |
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Candela
Hospital, 48
Open: Mon - Sat: 9am - 2.30am; Closed Sun
Tel: 93-301 08 13
www.candelaraval.com
FREE WIFI
Grungy and groovy bar, this is everything everything that is good about the Raval area.
With 'up and coming' local artists' fares spanning the
walls and a huge aerial picture of Raval covering the
space behind the bar, its clear that Candela is revelling
in the regenration of the area into something cool and
trendy. And, because it is here and not 100 yards away
on La Rambla, the prices are still affordable.
Get in while the going is good. |
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