{"id":2081,"date":"2017-01-09T15:36:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T15:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bonplan_en.anakena.info\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2020-03-23T16:23:29","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T15:23:29","slug":"authentic-cocktail-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/authentic-cocktail-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Authentic cocktail bars: a Barcelona friend&#8217;s top tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What better way to find authenticity than to ask the advice of one of your friends from Barcelona, who happens to know the city like the back of their hand?<br \/>\nHere are some tips written in Spanish by my friend Susana, followed by my translation. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<h2>Boadas: an authentic and emblematic bar<\/h2>\n<p>\nOpened in 1933 at the corner of the Ramblas and Tallers street, Boadas is one of the oldest cocktail bars in the city and a veritable <a href=\"\/barcelona\/\">Barcelona<\/a> institution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Susana thinks:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>El bar Boadas es uno de mis bares favoritos por ser una cocteler&iacute;a aut&eacute;ntica, con los mismos camareros de siempre y regentada por la misma familia. Nada m&aacute;s entrar tienes la sensaci&oacute;n de pisar la Barcelona de antes y la de siempre. Yo no perdono una navidad sin pasar por el Boadas. Parada obligada!&nbsp;<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boadas is one of my favourite bars as it&#8217;s an authentic cocktail bar that&#8217;s always been owned by the same family, and with the same servers. You&#8217;re barely inside when you have the impression of taking a nostalgic leap back in time to discover an older but constant side of Barcelona. I can&#8217;t get through Christmas without heading to Boadas. It&#8217;s obligatory!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Where?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Tallers, 1; Raval<br \/>\n<strong>When?<\/strong> Monday to Thursday from 12pm to 2am, Saturday and Sunday from 12pm to 3am.<br \/>\n<strong>Why?<\/strong> For its vintage charm\n<\/p>\n<h2>London Bar: an authentic and artistic bar<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20653 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/londonbar.jpg\" alt=\"authentic cocktail bars, London Bar\" width=\"628\" height=\"469\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Great artists such as Dali, Picasso, Hemingway have taken a sip on the counter of this illustrious bar. It opened more than a century ago in Barcelona. The art nouveau decor distinguishes this place from other bars in the city, it has a special charm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What Susana thinks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<em>Este bar siempre ha tenido algo canalla que me ha gustado. Sigue casi igual, como cuando ten&iacute;a 20 a&ntilde;os y recorr&iacute;a las Ramblas y alrededores en busca de emociones. Antes programaban conciertos que sab&iacute;an a gloria en ese local modernista lleno de humo. Ahora sin humo pero con wifi! No dejes de ir.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I have always been charmed by this bar. It has hardly changed since I was twenty, when I used to walk around the Ramblas and its surroundings looking for new adventures. At that time, glorious bands used to play in this smoky modernist place. Nowadays, the smoke has given its way to wifi connection.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Where?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Nou de la Rambla, 34<br \/>\n<strong>When?<\/strong> Monday to Thursday from 10am to 2:30am, Fridays and Saturdays from 12am to 3am and Sundays from 6pm to 2:30am<br \/>\n<strong>Why? <\/strong>F<span lang=\"en\">or its bohemian atmosphere<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Merbey&eacute;: an authentic and romantic bar<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/merbeye.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6417 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/merbeye.jpg\" alt=\"merbeye: interior\" width=\"628\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/merbeye.jpg 628w, https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/merbeye-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/merbeye-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/merbeye-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/a><strong>What Susana thinks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<em>Merbey&eacute; es uno de mis bares favoritos por ser un local &iacute;ntimo, arriba de la monta&ntilde;a del Tibidabo, que respira un aire rom&aacute;ntico sin caer en lo cursi, m&uacute;sica electr&oacute;nica chill out mediante. Adem&aacute;s, est&aacute; ubicado en una zona desde donde puedes tener una vistas fant&aacute;sticas de la ciudad. En &eacute;poca de buen tiempo hay a veces la posibilidad de ir a una terraza en el piso superior desde donde tener una vista panor&aacute;mica. Sube al Merbey&eacute; y acu&eacute;rdate de besar!<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Merbey&eacute;&#8217;s intimate charm makes it one of my favourite bars. Perched at the top of mount Tibidabo, this bar is romantic without being mawkish, thanks to its electronic chill out soundtrack.<br \/>\nIt also has a very special location, which provides a fantastic view of the city. On nice days it is sometimes possible to go on the first floor terrace and have Barcelona at your feet. Don&#8217;t miss going up to Merbey&eacute;, a dream place for a romantic interlude!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Where?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;Pla&ccedil;a Dr. Andreu, 2; Sant Gervasi<br \/>\n<strong>When?<\/strong> 1st of April to 1st of October, every day from 10am to 3am and from 1st of October to 1st of May from 10am to 3am Wednesday to Sunday.<br \/>\n<strong>Why?<\/strong> For its unique location in the Barcelona hills<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/dessin-cocktail-post-.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter background-curly-sprite wp-image-6419 \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/dessin-cocktail-post-.png\" alt=\"drawing cocktail, authentic cocktail bars\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A huge thank you to my great friend Susana, who didn&#8217;t hesitate to take the time to write this article with me. 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