Bar Boadas

La Rambla & Barri Gòtic


One of Barcelona's oldest cocktail bars, Boadas is famed for its daiquiris. Amid old monochrome photos and a polished-wood bar, bow-tied waiters have been mixing unique, deliciously drinkable creations since Miguel Boadas opened it in 1933 – Miró and Hemingway both drank here. Miguel was born in Havana, where he was the first barman at the immortal El Floridita.


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2. Via Sepulcral Romana

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3. Esglèsia de Santa Anna

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4. Església de Betlem

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5. Palau Moja

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6. Plaça de Catalunya

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7. Palau de la Virreina

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8. Centre de la Imatge

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