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    El Callejon

    4.1 (38 reviews)
    ModerateSpanish, Cocktail Bars
    Closed 7:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    El Callejón... always a warm welcome, can't wait to come back!
    Jeff J.

    Our favorite little accidental find! Back two years later to find the same fantastic staff and delicious bites... highest quality everything, lowest bill all trip. A must try!

    Catalunya tomato bread and goat cheese, apple and foie gras with balsamic reduction
    Claire L.

    Great little tapas bar with good food and wine! Very welcoming vibe with an American bistro feel to it! The kitchen opens until 11:30, which was a plus since we found this restaurant after an 8-hour fast! I loved the old school charm in the restaurant. We ordered 3-4 tapas to share plus a bottle of white wine to go with our meal! The food came out quickly given that the kitchen was closing. We ordered cheese with foie gras and pear, garlic mushrooms, Catalan tomato bread and a meat dish. Everything was very tasty and satisfying! I especially liked the tomato bread! The prices were very reasonable for the portions you get. Overall, this is a decent restaurant with good food for late night dining!

    5 tapas dinner, great!
    Pekka J.

    Fantastic tapas with a great price and taste. Drinks reasonably priced and made by a professional. You can enter the restaurant from two different streets. Worth going! Great atmosphere and service.

    Sofia D.

    So I was going through my pics on the phone and came across these from Barcelona. This was the most delicious place that I ate at in Barcelona hands down. Believe it or not, I had a hard time finding good food. I ate here 3 nights in a row it was so good, I could not get enough! They had the juiciest tastiest estrana cut skirt steak that I've ever had in my life. I was running to this place every night ! No other steak has beat that steak since. Every time I eat a steak, I compare it and bring up this steak in conversation .. Hahaha I still remember it like it was yesterday. Served with chimichurri sauce, the best Papas Bravas with a spicy tomato sauce on top, and a side salad lightly dressed with a vinaigrette . We also ordered a side of sautéed mushrooms with parsley Yum! Great Mojitos, awesome Sangria! We did order other small things, I can't remember the names. My friends and I were usually having a blast drinking so.... U know how that goes:-) I just have to say again, Great Food, Awesome Friendly service! Not too many friendly places in Barcelona along with a handful of other European countries. I won't leave them out either.. But u definitely will find awesomeness here! It's a bit tricky to find.. It's in the side streets , don't give up.. Look! It's so worth it.

    Great find!

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    Great service, very cozy place with good food and drinks. Nice ambiance and great for couple diners.

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    4 years ago

    We stumbled across this place and it was GREAT! The food was good, servers were friendly, and the sangria was fantastic!

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    11 years ago

    THE STEAK HERE... yes. Also, nice old-world gothic-quarter atmosphere.

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    11 years ago

    Don't go here food is not even decent, cocktails are good tough. Plus it's not that cheap...

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    We started off with a few tapas, and ended up ordering a few more rounds instead of ordering entrees.

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    Paradiso

    Paradiso

    4.5(212 reviews)
    0.5 kmSant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera-Born
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    Paradiso is one of the Top 50 Bars in the world and rightfully so! From the decor and service, to…read morethe unique cocktail menu, everything about this place was perfect. I came around 5pm on a Saturday, and it only took 20 minutes to get in. The bartenders were super friendly and spoke english which was a bonus. Their menu is constantly changing, so I forget the names of the drinks we ordered, but I also ordered a regular old fashion and they nailed it. I noticed another guest being a little rude to one of the bartenders. She was complaining about her drink so they made a new one, and another one after that. Had it been me, I probably would've gave up and asked them to leave lol, but they did not. Instead the opposite, which is very telling of the type of service you'll receive at this place. Overall this was my favorite cocktail bar in Spain, would I go again? Absolutely!

    More of a novelty stop, this absolutely lovely little space in the old city makes a fine…read moreconversation starter / first stop with your date, or a bit of culinary exploration in liquid form. "How did they make this taste like that?" But for enjoying some twists on craft cocktail making? Not so great. Despite a wall full of both rare and classic bottles, most of what's featured on the menu is...eccentric at best. I had two after discussion with the bartender, and both were okay but not what I would enjoy drinking despite having a very broad palate. Although famously ranked by "50 best", this is a lot different than other cocktail bars on that list (I've visited quite a few of them), including the others in Barcelona. Perhaps having hit the number one spot before, they didn't know where to go from there? Nice staff but also missing was bartender banter (at least in English) I've found at most top bars - the bar experience is heavily about that interaction, especially for the solo customer. A positive - drinks are actually cheaper than fancy hotel bars in this city. What they offer *would* be great as a liquid tasting menu and I would return for that. But for full sized cocktails? Meh. Hence the 3 stars. Save it for a date or a "famous bars" crawl, but not for having delicious drinks that tickle the palate while getting the job done.

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    Paradiso - Paradiso Bar.  The men's room.

    Paradiso Bar. The men's room.

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    Paradiso - There's room for queueing and online check-in for the queue

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    Dr. Stravinsky - Lower bar

    Dr. Stravinsky

    4.4(97 reviews)
    0.4 kmSant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera-Born
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    Really enjoyed this bar and we can see why it's been named in the top 50 bars…read more The bartender was really engaging with the people which we enjoyed. The drinks were 8/10 The ambiance was generic but we had a good time. Definitely recommend trying it.

    Wow did we want to give this place 5 stars…read more The bartenders were great and welcoming and the decor was very cool. It is a pleasant place to be physically. All of the cocktails we tried were excellent (we had two more not featured on photos here). We went Sunday 4/19 around open (5pm ish until 7:30 ish). However, our experience was sort of ruined when a female employee came over and chided my wife and two other American patrons we were talking to for being too loud. They weren't being particularly loud and at this point we were the only four people sitting at the bar itself. She was not a bartender (at that time at least) and she completely ruined our vibe with this complaint. She had been eyeing one of the other American patrons we had been talking to before she came over and confronted my wife after she laughed. The bar tenders didn't seem to be aware this happened and when we were closing out they remarked they didn't think we had been loud and that they like their guests to have fun. This female employee apparently didn't get the memo! We sense that perhaps she just dislikes Americans, which would be rich for working at an establishment like this! She also had no issues when a dog other guests brought in barked loudly multiple times, each time silencing the entire bar because the barks were so booming. The other American couple felt the same way -- the stern talking to just ruined the experience for all four of us. So... great spot but our experience was unnecessarily tarnished by a jerk employee!!!

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    El Callejon - spanish - Updated May 2026

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