Sunday, half twelve, before lunch. Vermut on ice with an olive and a slice of orange — everything else is a variation.
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An Adrià brothers vermutería pretending to be a hundred-year-old bodega, and pulling it off completely. House vermut, the liquid olive, razor clams, white asparagus. Book it.
Carrer de Tamarit 91
Started as a blog about vermut and became the bar. Tiny, tiled, standing, tinned seafood and potato chips. The correct opening move for a Sunday.
Carrer del Consell de Cent 171
Their own vermut from Terra Alta, excellent tins, and the clotxa — a country sandwich you will not find much elsewhere in the city. Five minutes from the Sagrada Família and a much better use of the hour before your slot.
Carrer del Rosselló, Sagrada Família
The terrace that turned Carrer del Parlament into what it is now. Vermut, olives, an hour going nowhere. Come at one, leave at four.
Carrer del Parlament 25
Gràcia, entirely neighbourhood, no concessions to anybody. Vermut on tap, a plate of something, and the sense that you have found the real one — because you have.
Carrer de Joan Blanques 17
An actual bodega: barrels on the wall, wine sold by the litre, and vermut poured for you if you stay. Older men playing cards at eleven in the morning. Do not change a thing.
Carrer de Milà i Fontanals 66
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Sunday, half twelve, before lunch. Vermut on ice with an olive and a slice of orange — everything else is a variation.