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There are a lot of bars and restaurants in Barcelona that had been the headquarters of many influential groups of the intellectual life in Barcelona. Artists, thinkers and politicians have had always some favourite establishments where they always met. Behind these walls, many of them currently disappeared, they have discussed all manner of issues influencing in the present of each time.

Not only Quatre Gats was the reference site of these social events. Social gatherings, art expressions and debates took place in different bars, restaurants and clubs of Barcelona. Liven up with caffeine and alcohol, a lot of representative voices of the Catalan avant-garde took place in the following sites that we will show.

Els Quatre Gats

This blog doesn’t pretend to be a historical research. We just want to present an approach to another look of the social life of an old Barcelona. Therefore, this blog has an anecdotic character, focusing on curious aspects that not usually appear in a history manual. 

Our bibliography:

Balasch, Enric; Ruiz, Yolanda, 11 Recorridos por la Barcelona desconocida, Madrid: Ediciones Santillana, 2011.

Copons, Elisenda; Permanyer, Lluís; Bancells, Consol, Bars i Restaurants Modernistes de Barcelona, Barcelona: Edicions 62, 2010.

Miserachs i Colita, Xavier (coor.); Bohigas, Oriol; Gimpera, Teresa; Ma Mox, Anna, de Moura, Beatriz, Memòries de Barcelona, Barcelona: Lupita Books, 2008.

Permanyer, Lluís, Establiments i negocis que han fet historia, Barcelona: Edicions La Campana, 1990.

Villar, Paco, La ciutat dels cafés, Barcelona 1750-1880, Barcelona: Edicions La Campana, 2008.