Monvinic
Barcelona’s best wine bar is located near Plaza Catalunya and offers an impressive 50 by-the-glass options each day. It would all be quite overwhelming if it weren’t for the easy to use digital tablet menu given to each patron to peruse. The restaurant and bar’s extensive wine library means guests will be able to enjoy mature wines like an ’08 Fillaboa Albariño or an ‘07 Meursault from Domaine Albert Grivault. The sleek Alfons Tost–designed space is also a restaurant and the food served (including razor clams with pancetta and tempura fried spring onions with house-made ricotta) is excellent.
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Mitja Vida
The vermuteria, or vermouth bar, has experienced a major resurgence in Barcelona. Head here for a slightly more refined take on the experience.
Apotheke
Apotheke means pharmacy in German and bartenders at this subterranean spot on the Plaça Reial are true alchemists.
Abirradero
This refined gastropub with 40 taps serves mostly Barcelona-brewed beers, as well as selections from other parts of Spain and Italy.
Roca Bar
The same troika of brothers behind the Michelin three-star El Cellar de Can Roca in Girona, Spain, concocted this swank establishment.
La Dolce Vitae at the Hotel Majestic
La Dolce Vitae offers an impressive panoramic view of the city from the roof of the Majestic Hotel.
Boca Chica
All the beautiful people of Barcelona congregate at this Lázaro Rosa-Violán–designed bar, with its glass walls, lots of weathered wood, and low couches.
Dry Martini
A Barcelona institution, 30-year-old Dry Martini is the city’s original creative cocktail laboratory.
Tandem
This understated bar in L’Eixample has no menu and the interior is nothing flashy; this allows the attention to stay squarely on their spirits.
Ideal Cocktail Bar
Open since 1931, this English style bar with fine wood-paneled walls, red-upholstered armchairs, and hunting-inspired art feels timeless and elegant.
