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#2 in Barcelona BarsRanked #2 of 39 in Barcelona bars on Guidavera, ranked within their own category. Click to see the ranked list./Cocktail BarCocktail Bar: the kind of bar this is — we classify and rank it within Barcelona's bar scene, not against restaurants./El Born/

Aldea is what happens when two bartenders — Austrian Silvia Dorninger and Italian Fran Falco, a couple who met behind a London bar — build their own place by hand: an 'urban cenote' in the Born, all old stone walls, semi-darkness and handmade furniture, designed for calm rather than party. Downstairs, a small lab distils and ferments house ingredients for drinks like the Coral Reef Club, built on an oyster-shell distillate with cava; Japanese-style sandos handle the hunger. Opened in March 2025, it was FIBAR's Best New Opening that year — then landed at No. 26 on the inaugural Europe's 50 Best Bars 2026, the highest new Barcelona entry.

Best Cocktail Bars in BarcelonaEurope's 50 Best Bars 2026 — No. 26FIBAR 2025 — Mejor Apertura (Best New Opening, Spain)

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Diner Ratings

Google

5.0

406 reviews

TripAdvisor

5.0

7 reviews

#2 in Barcelona Bars

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Address

Carrer de l'Esparteria, 14, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona, Spain

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Opening Hours

DayHours
Monday19:00–02:00
Tuesday19:00–02:00
Wednesday19:00–02:00
Thursday19:00–02:00
Friday19:00–02:30
Saturday19:00–02:30
Sunday19:00–02:00

Aldea hours verified 2026-07-02. Contact the restaurant to confirm.

Contact

Phone+34 911 67 27 64
Instagramaldea.bcn

Good to Know

Open seven days from 19:00 (until 02:30 on Friday and Saturday).
Rated 5.0 on Google across about 406 reviews.
Cocktails are built on house distillates and ferments from the basement lab.
Price level: €€.

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It feels too good to be true

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Fruit sorbet brings an immediate burst of clarity, crisp, vivid, almost weightless—while oyster shell distillate adds a mineral tension beneath it, like sea air carried inside a glass. Ketel One vodka holds everything in place with precision and purity. Cava lifts it all upward, turning structure

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What is Aldea?

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Aldea is a cocktail bar in El Born, Barcelona, opened in March 2025 by Silvia Dorninger and Fran Falco. It ranked No. 26 on the inaugural Europe's 50 Best Bars 2026 and holds a 5.0 rating on Google across about 406 reviews.

Where is Aldea in Barcelona?

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Aldea is at Carrer de l'Esparteria, 14, in El Born, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.