Barcelona Cat Bar

I’ve just got back from a quick trip to Barcelona. I went there for a concert, as you do. Of course I printed out a list of vegan/veggie places from Happycow before I went and also a map of the vicinity of our hotel with a bunch of them marked out. It turns out that there are quite a lot of vegetarian restaurants in Barcelona - and also a handful of vegan places. As my friend likes a drink (whereas I’m straight edge), I figured Cat Bar would be perfect for both of us. It is a bar that sells lots of different types of beer (all vegan) - as well as all vegan food! It was 5-10mins walk from our hotel (at Boria 17) and open late. After checking in at our hotel, we pretty much grabbed our purses and went. We found Cat Bar easily and went in to have a bit of food and something to drink.

As it was a Tuesday there was a live performance taking place when we got there, playing acoustic music at the front of the bar. Cat Bar is quite small - or at least it is width ways as you walk in. The back of the bar wasn’t so full so we found a table there. The Cat Bar has an upstairs too although we didn’t venture up there, although there was a balcony with a few folk looking down, watching the acoustic performance.

Our view from the back:

Due to me checking out the menu online at http://catbar.es I knew exactly what I wanted to eat immediately - so as soon as I got to the bar I ordered veggie sausage, beans and chips. The prices in Cat Bar are great - sausage, beans and chips is only 5 Euros. I had a coke to go with it for 1,50.

I wasn’t actually expecting two sausages so that was nice! And the whole meal was tasty.

My friend chose the burger for 3 Euro…

We stayed there for a couple of hours. Cat Bar has free internet - I specifically took my mini laptop so checked my emails, facebook - and also showed my friend the Vegan Black Metal Chef’s first video as she hadn’t checked that out.

Eventually we figured we’d better go and get some much needed sleep - although not without me being tempted by the vegan chocolate cake at the counter. It’s only 1,50 and also super-nice. Actually, I managed to withheld myself from eating it until breakfast next morning. The staff member at the Cat Bar put it into a nice bag for me to take away. I completely forgot to take a pic of the cake but recommend it with everything else Cat Bar sells.

Saying bye to Roy and co. at the Cat Bar (excuse their blurry arms, I only took my cheap Olympus camera!):

Next time I’m in Barcelona I’ll go back for sure. I definitely love the cheap prices - and it’s cool to find somewhere that’s not just a cafe or restaurant but a bar too. Purr-fect for keeping everyone happy. Plus the best thing of all is that it’s 100% vegan. Miao!