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Barcelona Bar

923 Eighth Ave., New York, NY 10019 40.765218 -73.983993
at 55th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-245-3212 Send to Phone

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Scene: After Work, Karaoke Nights

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

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Official Website

barcelonabarnyc.com

Hours

Mon-Sat, 4pm-4am; Sun, noon-4am

Happy Hour

Mon-Fri, 4pm-7pm; $3 Bud Light drafts, $4 domestic bottled beers and well drinks, $5 import beers, $5 Guiness

Nearby Subway Stops

C, E at 50th St.; 1, A, B, C, D at 59th St.-Columbus Circle

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

Easily missed from the street, Barcelona Bar is a sultry, intimate escape, with deep red walls and plush dark cushioning. But the opium-den aesthetic has nothing to do with the space's ultimate goal: to get its young, post-frat clientele hammered as quickly as possible. Beside the typical Jager bombs and flashy flaming counterparts, the endless shot list offers 100-plus original (if dubious) concoctions like the Shocker and the Monica Lewinsky—which involves donning a black wig then doing a "blowjob" on the glass. The crowd? Young midtown professionals who loosen their ties after parking their briefcases by the door; by the end of the night, it's just a bunch of snickering friends looking to embarrass their knucklehead pals. — Jocelyn Voo