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Image credit: @LaFondaDelPortOlimpic
Image credit: @lawhiskeria
WHAT TO EAT
NIGHTLIFE
When dining in Barcelona, small plates are paramount. Many of the bars serve a wide variety of hot and cold
pintxos
on toothpicks with patrons helping themselves to whichever delicious treats take their fancy and only
paying for the number of toothpicks they have acquired in the process. These bars can get incredibly busy but
also provide a lively and sociable evening scene.
Start your night at Euskal Etxea – one of the oldest pintxos bars in the city – with a glass of
txakoli
(a distinctive
local white wine). Bar hopping around the Gothic Quarter is also highly encouraged. However, those not
wanting to venture far from the beach should dine at La Fonda del Port Olimpic. Despite its tourist-leaning
location along the seafront, this charming traditional restaurant is as equally popular with the locals. Order
the seafood paella to share for a Catalan take on the Valencian classic.
As the evening nears, Barcelona is a buzzing scene. With trendy clubs to calmer bars, there are ways to spend
the night to suit every pace. Lively cocktail bars provide a great place to mix with locals and tourists alike,
while La Whiskeria Cocktail Bar offers a quieter and more sophisticated experience. Enjoying a craft beer at
CocoVail Beer Hall also creates a calmer atmosphere, great for groups to relax and wind down.
Venturing out to the Gothic Quarter will reveal some less tourist-populated spots, with quirky bars and pubs
to be found on every corner. For a trendy scene, Clubhaus in El Born offers a bar and restaurant with table
tennis and karaoke, with a nightclub frequented by younger groups ready to party. Heading into Eixample,
you’ll find a thriving gay scene which is so popular it has earned the area the nickname ‘Gay-xample’.
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Image credit: @LaFondaDelPortOlimpic
Image credit: @lawhiskeria
WHAT TO EAT
NIGHTLIFE
When dining in Barcelona, small plates are paramount. Many of the bars serve a wide variety of hot and cold
pintxos
on toothpicks with patrons helping themselves to whichever delicious treats take their fancy and only
paying for the number of toothpicks they have acquired in the process. These bars can get incredibly busy but
also provide a lively and sociable evening scene.
Start your night at Euskal Etxea – one of the oldest pintxos bars in the city – with a glass of
txakoli
(a distinctive
local white wine). Bar hopping around the Gothic Quarter is also highly encouraged. However, those not
wanting to venture far from the beach should dine at La Fonda del Port Olimpic. Despite its tourist-leaning
location along the seafront, this charming traditional restaurant is as equally popular with the locals. Order
the seafood paella to share for a Catalan take on the Valencian classic.
As the evening nears, Barcelona is a buzzing scene. With trendy clubs to calmer bars, there are ways to spend
the night to suit every pace. Lively cocktail bars provide a great place to mix with locals and tourists alike,
while La Whiskeria Cocktail Bar offers a quieter and more sophisticated experience. Enjoying a craft beer at
CocoVail Beer Hall also creates a calmer atmosphere, great for groups to relax and wind down.
Venturing out to the Gothic Quarter will reveal some less tourist-populated spots, with quirky bars and pubs
to be found on every corner. For a trendy scene, Clubhaus in El Born offers a bar and restaurant with table
tennis and karaoke, with a nightclub frequented by younger groups ready to party. Heading into Eixample,
you’ll find a thriving gay scene which is so popular it has earned the area the nickname ‘Gay-xample’.
