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Drinking & Nightlife
Bars and clubs have been opening up along the long, slummy alleys of El Raval for the last
two decades, making this one of the edgiest areas of town to go out. You'll find supertrendy
places alongside some great old harbour-style taverns that still thrive - there are joints that
have been the hangouts of the city's bohemia since Picasso's times.
The lower end of El Raval has a long history of dodginess and the area around Carrer de
Sant Pau retains its edgy feel: drug dealers, pickpockets and prostitutes mingle with the
streams of nocturnal hedonists. Keep your wits about you if walking around here late at
night.
BAR LA CONCHA
Bar
(Carrer de la Guàrdia 14; 5pm-3am; Drassanes)
La Concha used to be a largely gay and
transvestite haunt, but anyone is welcome and bound to have fun - especially when the
drag queens come out to play. The music ranges from
paso dobles
(a kind of lively ball-
room dance music) to Spanish retro pop.
LA CONFITERÍA
Bar
(Carrer de Sant Pau 128; 11am-2am; Paral·lel)
This is a trip into the 19th century. Until the
1980s it was a confectioner's shop, and although the original cabinets are now lined with
booze, the look of the place has barely changed in its conversion into a laid-back bar.
33|45
Bar
(Carrer Joaquín Costa 4; 10am-1:30am Mon-Thu, 10am-3am Fri & Sat, 10am-midnight Sun;
Universitat)
A super trendy cocktail bar on the nightlife-laden Joaquín Costa street, this place
has excellent mojitos - even pink, strawberry ones! - and a fashionable crowd. The main
area has DJ music and lots of excited noise making, while the back room is scattered with
sofas and armchairs for a post-dancing slump.
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