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Paradiso

Barcelona

Two of Barcelona’s top tourist destinations are Gaudi’s famed Sagrada Familia and Paradiso. And there’s a kinship: both create a sensation of wonder and awe in visitors. At Paradiso, this starts with the entrance, hidden behind the fridge door of a pastrami shop, which leads you into a bar that looks like the inside of a whale with its majestic curving wooden ‘ribs’.

Before you really have time to take it all in, the staff will hand you an eye-catching menu with a concept that always seems bigger than what cocktails are traditionally meant to convey. This year’s offering delves into the not insignificant idea of The Mysteries of the Universe. And the drinks are awe inspiring too: multi-ingredient affairs served in spectacular, often rather elaborate vessels. Most of what is served here comes from the Paradiso Lab, where the team’s boundless creativity and curiosity are channelled into the libations that led to Paradiso being named The World’s Best Bar in 2022.

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