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It's been nearly twenty years since Tom Cruise flipped bottles around a Manhattan bar with face-slapping smugness in Cocktail. And his character was too busy knocking up waitresses and shouting at craggy Australians to teach us anything useful about making a perfectly-mixed tipple - leaving us on the eternal hunt for the best cocktail bars in the world. Know a great one? Send us a tip on where to find an amazing appletini or spectacular seabreeze...
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    CDLC Barcelona

    Posted by KittyKris 12 March 2012

    There are a few other nice bars and restaurants nearby but CDLC is by far the best choice. This place serves as a cool, swanky and fashionable eaterie by day and a trendy bar/club by night. Decked out in a fusion of Oriental and Mediterranean decor and ornaments, it's hard not to be drawn in. It's a great place to go for lunch after a stroll/swim at the beach. During the day we took in the glorious sunshine and relaxed on the huge outdoor loungers - the size of a double bed - at the front of the restaurant. It's very much a casual yet chic dining experience. The food was great and elegantly presented. I'd recommend the rice dishes or club sandwiches if it's a light bite you're after. It's a bit pricey but you're paying not only for the food but also the ambience and experience. We came back here later on at night. The atmosphere was completely different, but in a good way. By night CDLC is transformed into a slick, sophisticated and enchanting club where you can reserve individual indoor lounges which are partitioned by long white drapes - it has an almost mystic Middle Eastern feel. Opposite the lounge area is the bar which served a wide range of cocktails. Further back is the dance floor - music policy ranged from chart/dance/electronica/hiphop, so something for all preferences.

    www.cdlcbarcelona.com/
    Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta, 32 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    +34(0)932 24 04 70
    Google map: bit.ly/Awia8X

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    What a find! Large bar/restaurant, beautifully decorated with real imagination and character. There is a very New York feel to this bar. Cool, relaxed and totally beautiful. Cocktails to die for with a varied menu to suit all tastes and very nicely priced. Staff are friendly, this is a great place for a party. Got talking with one customer who will be holding her wedding here. Not to be missed.

    www.marmaladebarcelona.com/
    Calle Riera Alta, 4-6, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
    +34934 423 966
    Google map: bit.ly/mZOAs6

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    The Born area is a lovely area of Barcelona, with loads to do, great boutique shops, cafes and general vibe that is hard to beat. Ate lunch in a small restaurant close to Santa Maria del Mar called La Luna which had a €12 menu which was a treat and great food. That night we wandered the Born again to bump into a lively joint called La Fianna, full with a great atmosphere and the best cocktails in the world! Oh I love Barcelona what about you!

    Check out their websites...
    www.lalunabcn.com
    www.lafianna.com

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    Best mojito cocktails on the planet. The restaurant was lively, great and unique atmosphere at a relatively affordable price and nice looking people too... Oh la la what a treat.

    15 Banys vells Barcelona. The Borne barcelona.
    www.lafianna.com

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    The Gimlet

    Posted by DaveR 14 December 2007

    A tiny dark wood bar where the ageing white-suited cocktail barmen expertly mix all the classics. It has no menu so this isn’t the place to go for a passionfruit vodkatini, but if you want to experience all the understated glamour of a bygone era, there’s no better place. Go for its simple signature gimlet cocktail or a martini. Heaven.

    Calle Rec 24 (metro Jaume 1

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    Gimlet

    Posted by closca 12 December 2007

    Tiny cocktail bar (no tables, no chairs - just a bar). Though in the middle of Born still a very nice place.

    Rec 24 (just off Santa Maria del Mar church) in the Born

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    Boadas cocktail bar

    Posted by Tim Matschak 17 August 2007

    Boadas cocktail bar is the oldest in Barcelona and does not have a list of cocktails. Just ask for anything or describe your mood and the bartenders will mix you the perfect drink.

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    Pile 43

    Posted by DominicForbes 17 August 2007

    Pile 43: the best mojito I've ever had, in a cool bar that doubles as a furniture shop, or is it the other way round?

    www.bcn-nightlife.com/bars-pubs/pile-43/en/

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    Boadas

    Posted by Sandracirera 1 March 2006

    This little cocktail bar has been going for decades. Tell the besuited bartenders your drink preferences and they will come up with a cocktail that is just right for you. Charmingly old-fashioned (including the prices).

    Tallers 1; tel: 34 93 318 95 92

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