Bar Pastís

El Raval


A French-cabaret theme (with lots of Piaf on the stereo) pervades this tiny, cluttered classic, which has been going, on and off, since the end of WWII, when it was founded by a French exile. You’ll need to be in before 9pm to have any hope of sitting at or getting near the bar. Frequent live performances usually include French chanson.


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