GAY BARS
Born Gay Bar – The Ice Bar
Besides the very Gaga-esque name, a respectable cocktail list and an English-speaking barman at this loungey Barcelona bar in, yes, El Born.
Col·lectiu Gai de Barcelona
Let’s be honest and upfront: Cheap drinks – real cheap drinks – is the main attraction here.
Bim Bam Bum
Run by a couple of veteran party promoters, expect both the staff and the customers to boast deep gene pools, with lots of guapos and tios buenos.
Zeltas
Every prom queen eventually loses her allure. But, like everybody, Zeltas occasionally has her good days, too.
Museum Retro
The new place to go in Barcelona if you think that Gaga sounds a tad too modern, Beyoncé is a bit too hip and you preferred Madonna when she could still frown.
Sky Bar by Axel
The venue is agreeable enough and there’s always something going on, but it’s during the summer months that the Sky Bar by Axel rules.
Frutti Pop
Bars in Raval are known for offering stiffer drinks, a lighter attitude and a more mixed crowd than those in Gayxample. This is no exception.
Museum
David replicas but no relic of the past: Sugar sweet music videos attract a mixed and friendly crowd of twinks, hipsters and gym bunnies.
La Penultima
Relaxed and friendly, it’s one of the favoured hangouts of the twink and fashion-on-a-budget crowd, who like the kitsch, mismatched décor and cheap drinks.
Plata
They could’ve left the entire room in a shambles and nobody would’ve noticed, as all of the action takes place by the full-length windows.
Dacksy
One of the few places in the neighbourhood with a seating area, this relaxed lounge is the perfect spot to start the night off or end with a nightcap.
Al Màximo
Tiny, friendly and intimate, it’s like a peculiar (and smoky) version of the Cheers sitcom with a Mariah Carey soundtrack.
Chiringuito Gay
Open every day in Summer, it gets particularly busy on Sundays when the line of speedo-clad hotties queuing for mojitos gets criminally long and cruisy.
Átame
A predominantly young, camp and suburban crowd liven up the place, as do the regular live shows on the small dance floor in the back.
Dietrich
A Gayxample classic, and one of the largest gay bars in town, may be short on locals but still fills with tourists come Summer.
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