Guide to Barcelona

A few recommendations from six years of Primavera Sound hi-jinks:

Bars
Betty Ford
An amazing name, tiki decor and burgers in baskets



Polaroid
A cheap 80s theme bar with VHS tapes on the wall and free popcorn.



Bosc de les Fades
A somewhat touristy bar in a very nice fake forest.



Sincopa
A friendly gothic quarter bar with an entire paper mache band stuck to the ceiling.



London Bar
A Hemmingway watering hole with live music.


Other bar and venue recommendations:

Sala Apolo - A gig venue that looks like a revue bar and is home to a million red light bulbs.

Manchester - A dark and friendly bar that only plays English music. The walls used to be covered in Estrella labels and London tube tickets but someone seems to have cleaned up since last year. Boo!

Food



Bitácora - THE indispensable neighbourhood tapas place for those trying to get full on a budget. Other resources: http://www.inandoutbarcelona.net/es/ El Casal - A cheap French bistro in Barrio Gotico, which I wrote about here.