| Places
to go out in Barcelona: |
There
are many different areas to go out in Barcelona and
each one has it's own characteristic. I'll give you
an idea of two places. Ideally I would combine the
two by going out to dinner and having a drink in the
Born area and
then I would head up to the upper zone for dancing.
However, this involves catching a cab or driving.
| The
hip and trendy Born area: |
Eating
dinner down here isn't a problem because there is
a hip and trendy restaurant on every corner. First
drink bars aren't a problem either. If you want the
trendy retro 1970s feel, I suggest "Su Borne"
on Passeig Picasso or "Bar Música Plastic
Café" on Passeig del Born. For a more
intimate setting for your first drink head over to
the "Pitin Bar" also on Passeig del Born.
There is also a nice wine bar right in front of the
church Santa Marià del Mar.
Going
out dancing in this area is where I can't help you
because we always leave and go dancing in the upper
zone. However I have been to a dance club called "Jamboree"
in the Plaça Reial (off of the Ramblas) and
that was a lot of fun.
Restaurants
aren't that great in this area but the good news is
that after you have eaten you don't need to drive
anymore. (Unless you want to go to the nightclubs
up on Avenida Tibidabo like Rosebud and Danzatoria.)
After
you have eaten, take a cab to the middle/bottom portion
of the street Santaló. A lot of the "first
drink" bars are here. Some that come to mind
are "The End", "Maricels" and
"Chipen". One with good music, but becomes
very crowded is "Más i Más"
on Marià Cubí.
For
your second drink place I recommend going to some
place with good music like "Universal" which
is also on the street Mària Cubí across
from the bar "Mas i Mas". Another popular
place is "Búcaro" on Aribau Street
(between Avenida Diagonal and Travesera de Gràcia).
Between
3:00 am and 4:00 everyone heads to the dance clubs.
For a thirty something crowd go to "Luz de Gas"
on the street Muntaner (it's almost on the corner
with Avenida Diagonal). The twenty something crowd
likes Costa Breve on Aribau street and the Club Sutton
on Tuset Street has a mix of both. You can easily
walk between all these places.
At
6:00 am head over to Café Paris (on the corner
of Aribau and Paris) and order a "Paris Bikini"
which is a sandwich made of two fried eggs, ham, lettuce,
tomato and mayonnaise.
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