Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
El Poble Sec
BAR
LA CASETA DEL MIGDIA
617 956572;
www.lacaseta.org
;
Mirador del Migdia;
8pm-1am Wed & Thu,
8pm-2am Fri, noon-2am Sat, noon-1am Sun, weekends only in winter; Paral·lel, )
The effort of getting to what is, for all intents and purposes, a simple
chiringuito
(makeshift
cafe-bar) is well worth it. Stare out to sea over a beer or coffee by day. As sunset approaches
the atmosphere changes, as lounge music (from samba to funk) wafts out over the ham-
mocks. Walk below the walls of the Castell de Montjuïc along the dirt track or follow Pas-
seig del Migdia - watch out for signs for the Mirador del Migdia.
BAR
TINTA ROJA
8.30pm-1am Wed, to 2am Thu, to 3am Fri & Sat; Poble Sec)
A succession of nooks and crannies, dotted with flea market finds and dimly lit in violets,
reds and yellows, makes Tinta Roja an intimate spot for a drink and the occasional show in
the back - with anything from actors to acrobats. This was once a
vaqueria
(small dairy
farm), where they kept cows out the back and sold fresh milk at the front.
Sant Antoni
WINE BAR
BAR CALDERS
93 329 93 49; Carrer del Parlament 25;
5pm-1.30am Mon-Thu, to
2.30am Fri, 11am-2.30am Sat, 11am-midnight Sun; Sant Antoni)
It bills itself as a wine bar, but actually the wine selection at Bar Calders is its weak point.
As an all-day cafe and tapas bar, however, it's unbeatable, with a few tables outside on a tiny
pedestrian side street, and has become the favoured meeting point for the neighbourhood's
boho element.
GAY
MUSEUM
Explosion in the kitsch factory is the artistic theme here, where chandeliers meet mock
Renaissance sculpture and light pop. Drinks are served behind a stage-lit bar and can be
hard to come by from 1.30am. Twinks and muscle builders mix happily in this self-styled
'Video Bar'.
