Barcelona, despite its culture and history, is also known for its quite active nightlife. Numerous dive bars in the city provide locals and tourists alike with good drinks and even better company. In fact, there are even tourists who come specifically to Barcelona to seek out the numerous bars and taste as much of the drink as possible from each one.
The news website Espejo published a helpful online travel guide to Barcelona on June 3, 2014, which did not fail to mention the city’s bars. The guide goes through the usual enumerations of tourist attractions, but is quick to point out that almost every side street hides a bar ready to entertain even the most clueless of tourists. The guide recommends that tourists should try the local beer, or a half beer, half sparkling lemon “clara.”
Bar hoppers might want to find a cozy place in the middle of their long rounds of drinking and merriment, but it can be surprisingly difficult to find those places in Barcelona. Tourists can try exploring some of the absolute best tapas in Barcelona for a postponement of the party. The informal and relaxed atmosphere of tapas is a great way to start and end a night of bar crawling.
Tapas refer to establishments that serve tapas—small appetizer dishes that are served along with liquor. For bar hoppers preparing for a long night of drinking, a dinner consisting of tapas is the best way to go since the dishes are small enough to be eaten quickly and often complement well with the best spirits of Spain. It is even possible for tourists to bar hop specifically for tapas, allowing them to enjoy a wide range of small dishes and drinks at the same time.
While many tapas bars serve more or less the same familiar dishes, some serve regional cuisine that is unique and specific only to their establishment. Others are adventurous, and serve tapas that are a fusion of the cuisine of other countries. Some tapas, like Ziryab, offer other services such as shisha in Barcelona. These peculiar tapas are a must-see for those looking for a one-of-a-kind experience, or for those who feel like having a change of pace from the more popular bars.
(Barcelona city guide: from lazy lunches and snorkeling to wild nights bar hopping, mirror.co.uk, June 3, 2014)