Bar Brutal

The Can Cisa wine store on Calle Princesa opened as a family business in 1949. At the end of 2013, it passed into the hands of Max and Stefano Colombo, Joan Valencia and Joan Ramón Escoda, who converted the venue into what we now know as Bar Brutal.

They have a very large and also well-trained staff; all of them wine connoisseurs. You might be attended by Víctor and David from Barcelona, but also Ben from Tel-Aviv, Valerio and Antonella from Italy, Elissa from Montreals, Dave from England or Carmen from Málaga.

The food menu is not very long but defined by great quality. Fresh oysters, marinated sardines can usually be found on the menu, and there are two classics that you can’t miss: gizzard with ponzu and watercress or monkfish with pakchoi and white horseradish juice.

The wine program is huge, with approximately 1,600 references. It has a fixed structure, but always keep adding exciting new things. They also have many wines by the glass, but they are quite open when it comes to the by-the-glass selection, so if you have a special request, they can surely satisfy your curiosity.

The wine preference is very clear: respect for the environment and low intervention. This place is almost always open, for all kinds of people who want to enjoy the world of wine and live it with maximum intensity. It can get seriously crowded.