Open since 1860 — the oldest bar in Barcelona still pouring — and the modernista interior has the patina to prove it: the carved wooden bar, the marble counter, the cast-iron muse holding her lamp by the door. Vermouth, absinthe and unhurried drinks in the heart of the Raval's most bar-dense street, in a room that has outlasted every fashion that ever walked past it. This is where Barcelona's bar history starts.
Location
Carrer de Joaquín Costa 33
El Raval, Barcelona
El Raval, Barcelona
1860historicmodernistaabsintheraval
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Insider Intel
Order This
A vermut de la casa in the early evening, or an absinthe later — the room supplies the rest.
Best Time
Early evening for the light through the old glass; late for the Raval in full voice.
Know Before You Go
Barcelona's oldest bar (1860), on Joaquín Costa. Come for the room and the vermouth; it earns the visit on age and grace alone.