Cool Things to do in Barcelona

This bar in Raval is famous for its Mojito. The crowd is really great, kinda boheme style, cool cocktails… and the decor is RED. The Bartenders are very friendly, and makes some of the barcelonas best cocktails. The atmosphere is nice, music great Ecleclic comes to mind. They serve food on some nights, but be sure to ask if the kitchen is still open. the bar more or less turns into a nightclub after 23.00 - 00.00, but still we would categorize Aurora Bar as a Bar

I think that if there is a place you can always go and hang out at, it is Club Trece in Plaza Reial. Even if you just want to go and hang in a bar and get a drink, or you want to go and eat at the cozy restaurant, Club Trece is a good answer to your prayers. Though in the summer time they very often sell out, and ride the hip-hop and RnB wave that attacks Barcelona with the tourists every summer. But at this time of year Club 13 is having a pretty cool scene for foreign electronica DJs, and furthermore have a Sunday “electronica Post-Resaca” session with Electronica DJs such as Angel Fernandez (bcn), Mitja (slov) and Gaelle (fr).

But otherwise I would say that Saturday is the day to go to Club Trece if you want to party with a cool party crew in Barcelona. The bar is not one of the cheapest ones, but you do not want to go there before 12.30 or 01.00 anyways, so if you’re in a tight financial spot, grab some drinks at home or start out at Princessa 23, where the drinks are cheaper…

Some general facts/ideas:
When you go there they will send you down to the basement, where they have 2 areas with different kinds of music. Sometimes the room on your right, when you’re comming down the stairs, is very smokey, which is quite stressfull for the eyes… I mean VERY smokey… even now after the smoking prohibitions. The toilet is up the other sets of stairs you will see those at the foot of the “entry” stairs at the area where you leave your jacket!

Hope you will enjoy

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So when you wake up with the worst hang over of your life, you can go to the seaview cafe “Daquiri” down by the beach, “behind” Barceloneta… This place is great for at quiet cup of cafe con leche and a croissant, while reading a newspaper or just letting your eyes browse over the seaview! Furthermore there are not many places in Barcelona serving breakfasts (not as northern europeans know, and like them anyway!)

Why go there:
Well… one of the only places to get a breakfast if you don’t want to go to Hard Rock Cafe and blend in with noisy, overweight, tattooed, pink englishmen with even noisier, more overweight, sometimes tattoed, dark red kids… that purposely throws their icecold coke at you… and then their moms pull them away, but don’t even say sorry!

Ehemm… this place is soothing, and so are the soroundings, that’s why! 

How:
You will find Daguiri at C/ grau i Torres (click the link, and a map will pop up in a new window!)

One of the definately coolest bars in the gothic quarter is Andu! When I moved to Barrio Gotico 2 years ago me an my friends went looking for a nice place to have as a regular bar nearby…. the first place we went to was Andu! We already then knew we did not have to continue our search! But did so as it was the theme of the night!

Why go there:
Andu has a very cool atmosphere, if you would like to blend in with the local bohemes this is the place… a lot of crazy artists go here regularly! Furthermore the owners Lee and Brendan are always making sure there is a cool and cozy (hmmm dont know how well those two words fit together…) ambience with cool music, drinks, and some of the best guacamole with pita bread and humus in town…. 

How:
Andu bar is found at Correu Vell (click the link, and a map will pop up in a new window!)

Princessa 23 is mentioned mainly because our dear Camilla used to work there and pamper us with the best service possible! But now that she is gone, the place should be mentioned for its inexpensive Mojitos! Furthermore a range of other drinks are on special offer at different times of evening/night!

Why go here?
Princessa 23 is a great place if you’re fed up with your constant inter cambio with Spanish people, and just need to relax and meet other expats (mainly students from Italy, Germany and the States!) Nice place to meet people with the same interests as yourself!
but don’t go here to meet Catalan people… and of course…. if you want to pay as little as 3 Euros for a mojito or Caipirinha, and 1,50 for at beer …..maybe its not the best mojito in town… but its a great warm up!

How: Click the link to get a map to Princessa 23