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feel of the shop it once was, down to the antique cash register, though it's now a kind of jazz
bar-cum-gallery - a quiet, faintly old-fashioned, late-night place.
Daily 7.30pm-2.30am (Fri
& Sat until 3am).
La Vinya del Senyor
Pl. de Santa Maria 5, La Ribera 933 103 379,
lavin-
yadelsenyor.com
;
Jaume I;
map
.
A great wine bar with front-row seats onto the lovely
church of Santa Maria del Mar. The wine list is really good - with a score available by the
glass - and there are oysters, smoked salmon and other classy tapas available.
Mon-Thurs
noon-1am, Fri & Sat noon-2am, Sun noon-midnight.
TOP 5 MUSIC BARS
PORT VELL AND BARCELONETA
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Can Paixano
c/de la Reina Cristina 7, Port Vell 933 100 839,
canpaixano.com
;
where the drink of choice - all right, the only drink - is cava (Catalan champagne). Don't
gothinkingsophistication -itmightcomeintraditional champagne saucers(thesortofthing
Dean Martin used to stack in a pyramid and then pour wine over), but this is a counter-only
joint where there's fizz, tapas and tapas-in-sandwiches and that's your lot. And who could
want more?
Mon-Sat 9am-10.30pm; closed 3 weeks in Aug.
Le Kasbah
Pl. de Pau Vila, behind Palau de Mar, Port Vell 932 216 225,
grupo-ot-
tozutz.com/lekasbah
;
Barceloneta;
map
.
The
terrassa
is the big summer draw here, when
nothing but a reviving cocktail and a breath of fresh air will do, though the funky, sort-of-
Oriental interior has a chilled-out charm. Post-beach happy hours see the bar open earlier on
some summer nights too.
Tues-Sat 6pm-2.30am (Fri & Sat until 3am).
Makamaka Beach Burger Cafe
Pg. de Joan de Borbó 76, Barceloneta 932 213 520,
makamaka.es
; Barceloneta;
map
.
You really can't ask for more: creative cocktails and
some of the city's finest burgers served on a large
terrassa
steps from the beach. It's Hawaii-
meets-Barcelona - laidback, late night and lots of fun.
Daily noon-2am (Fri & Sat until
2.30am).
