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Drinking & Nightlife
Much of middle-class L'Eixample is dead at night, but several streets are exceptions. Noisy
Carrer de Balmes is lined with a rowdy adolescent set. Much more interesting is the cluster
of locales lining Carrer d'Aribau between Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer de Mallorca.
They range from quiet cocktail bars to '60s retro joints. Lower down, on and around Carrer
del Consell de Cent and Carrer de la Diputació, is the heart of Gaixample, with several gay
bars and clubs.
L'Esquerra de L'Eixample
MONVÍNIC
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Wine Bar
( 932 72 61 87; www.monvinic.com ; Carrer de la Diputació 249 ; wine bar 1.30-11.30pm, restaurant
1.30-3.30pm & 8.30-10.30pm; Passeig de Gracia) Proclaimed as 'possibly the best wine bar in
the world' by the Wall Street Journal, and apparently considered unmissable by El Bulli's
sommelier, Mondvínic is an ode, a rhapsody even, to wine loving. The interactive wine list
sits on the bar for you to browse on a digital tablet similar to an iPad and boasts more than
3000 varieties.
At the back is the restaurant that specialises in Mediterranean cuisine, with ingredients
that are sourced locally from Catalan farmers.
LA FIRA
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Bar
( www.lairaclub.com ; Carrer de Provença 171; admission €8-12; 10.30pm-3am Wed-Sat; FGC
Provença) A designer bar with a difference. Wander in past distorting mirrors and ancient
fairground attractions from Germany. Put in coins and listen to hens squawk. Speaking of
squawking, the music swings wildly from whiffs of house through '90s hits to Spanish pop
classics.
DRY MARTINI
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