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on Friday and Saturday nights. You may catch a little live music or even a poetry reading,
and can nibble on a limited menu of Middle Eastern titbits.
COCKTAIL BAR
BOADAS
noon-2am Mon-Thu,
noon-3am Fri & Sat; Catalunya)
One of the city's oldest cocktail bars, Boadas is famed for its daiquiris. Bow-tied waiters
have been serving up unique drinkable creations since Miguel Boadas opened it in 1933, in
fact Miró and Hemingway both drank here. Miguel was born in Havana, where he was the
first barman at the immortal La Floridita.
BAR
BAR PASTÍS
7.30pm-2am daily;
Drassanes)
A French cabaret theme (with lots of Piaf in the background) dominates this tiny, cluttered
classic. It's been going, on and off, since the end of WWII. You'll need to be in here before
9pm to have a hope of sitting, getting near the bar or anything much else. On some nights it
features live acts, usually performing French
chansons
.
BAR
MARMALADE
6.30pm-2.30am Mon-Wed, 10am-2.30am Thu-Sun; Sant Antoni)
The golden hues of this backlit bar and restaurant beckon seductively through the glass
facade. There are various distinct spaces, decorated in different but equally sumptuous
styles, and a pool table next to the bar. Cocktails are big business here, and a selection of
them are €5 all night.
BAR
LONDON BAR
6pm-3am Mon-Thu & Sun, 6pm-3.30am
Fri, Sat; Liceu)
Open since 1909, this Modernista bar started as a hang-out for circus hands and was later
frequented by the likes of Picasso, Miró and Hemingway. Today it fills to the brim with
punters at the long front bar and rickety old tables. On occasion, you can attend concerts at
the small stage right up the back.
BAR
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