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The great cervecería of Barceloneta: a corridor of a bar, ship-cabin narrow, where white-jacketed veterans pull the house-brewed beer and slide out tapas that out-cook half the city's restaurants — the solomillo with foie has a cult of its own. No stools to spare, no reservations, no hurry. Sixty-plus years of doing exactly this, at full volume, elbow to elbow.

$$Cerveceria BarBarceloneta

Location

Carrer de Balboa 6
Barceloneta, Barcelona
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Insider Intel

Order This

The house beer — brewed for the bar — with the solomillo, and patatas bravas while you wait for it.

Best Time

Off-peak: late morning or mid-afternoon. Peak hours are a cheerful, committed crush.

Know Before You Go

A standing-room Barceloneta institution — narrow, loud and cash-quick. Order beer and the solomillo and hold your ground; the crush is the culture.

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