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RAÏM
The walls in Raïm are alive with black-and-white photos of Cubans and Cuba. Tired old
wooden chairs of another epoch huddle around marble tables, while grand old wood-framed
mirrors hang from the walls. They just don't make old Spanish taverns like this anymore.
BAR
LA CIGALE
93 457 58 23; Carrer de Tordera 50;
6pm-2.30am Mon-Thu, 6pm-3am
Fri & Sat; Joanic)
A very civilised place for a cocktail (or, in summer, two for €8 if you order before 10pm)
and to hear some poetry readings. Prop up the zinc bar, sink into a secondhand lounge chair
around a teeny table or head upstairs. Music is chilled, conversation lively, and you're likely
to see Charlie Chaplin in action on the silent flat-screen TV. You can also snack on wok-
fried dishes.
BAR
LE JOURNAL
93 368 41 37; Carrer de Francisco Giner 36;
6pm-2.30am Sun-Thu,
6pm-3am Fri & Sat; Fontana)
Students love the conspiratorial basement air of this narrow bar, whose walls and ceiling are
plastered with newspapers (hence the name). Read the headlines of yesteryear while reclin-
ing in an old lounge. For a slightly more intimate feel, head upstairs to the rear gallery. It's a
smokers' paradise.
BAR
LA BAIGNOIRE
93 284 39 67; Carrer de Verdi 6;
7pm-2am Mon-Sat, 7pm-1am Sun;
Fontana)
This inviting, tiny wine bar is always packed. Grab a stool and high table and order fine
wines by the glass (beer and cocktails available too). It's perfect before and after a movie at
the nearby Verdi cinema.
BAR
BAR CANIGÓ
93 213 30 49; Carrer de Verdi 2;
10am-2am Mon-Thu, to 3am Fri & Sat;
Fontana)
Especially welcoming in winter, this corner bar overlooking Plaça de la Revolució de
Setembre de 1868 is an animated spot to simply sip on an Estrella beer around rickety old
marble-top tables, as people have done here for decades. There's also a pool table.
