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BAR
ALFA
93 415 18 24;
www.alfabar.cat
; Carrer Gran de Gràcia 36;
8pm-3.30am
Tue-Sat; Diagonal)
Aficionados of good old-fashioned rock love this unchanging bar-cum-minidisco, a Gràcia
classic. Records hang from the ceiling as if to remind you that most of the music comes
from the pre-CD era, '60s to '80s and the occasional later intruder. Take up a stool for a
drink and chat or head for the no-frills dance area just beyond. There's another bar right up
the back.
BAR
MUSICAL MARIA
Even the music hasn't changed since this place got going in the late 1970s. Those longing
for rock 'n' roll crowd into this animated bar, listen to old hits and knock back beers. Out
the back there's a pool table and the bar serves pretty much all the variants of the local
Estrella Damm brew.
BAR
SOL SOLER
A pleasant place with old tile floors, wood panelling and little marble tables perfect for an
early beer or glass of red and a chat. Drop by earlier in the day for wi-fi (available to
6.30pm) and, if hunger strikes, order in some bar snacks (the chicken wings are delicious).
BAR
EL SABOR
654 849975; Carrer de Francisco Giner 32;
10pm-3am Tue-Sun;
Diag-
onal)
Ruled since 1992 by the charismatic Havana-born Angelito is this home of
ron y son
(rum
and sound). A mixed crowd of Cubans and fans of the Caribbean island come to drink moji-
tos and shake their stuff in this diminutive, good-humoured hang-out.
ENTERTAINMENT
LIVE MUSIC
HELIOGÀBAL
9.30pm-3am Wed-Sat;
Joanic)
This compact bar is a veritable hive of cultural activity where you never quite know what to
expect. Aside from art exhibitions and poetry readings, you will be pleasantly surprised by
