This venue is now closed.
You may be familiar with those hotel terraces designed for multimillionaires to drink multicoloured cocktails and savour exotic tapas while a bossanova band plays discreetly in the background. Well, coming in just as recommended as the terrace at the W Hotel, but with a much different ambience and value for money, is Bar el Bocata in the Sants neighbourhood. Sants is a bastion of of the free tapa in Barcelona, and besides tapas to go with your drink, they've also got simple and tasty sandwiches as well as a lovely terrace.