El Cangrejo

A late-night bar in the Raval neighbourhood of Barcelona with a camp, old-school character and a crowd that skews toward gay men but draws a broader mix on weekends. The interior is small and worn in the best sense, with drag performances and pop music that lean into kitsch rather than away from it. It opens only on Friday and Saturday nights from 11pm, which makes it a specific kind of destination rather than a casual drop-in. One of the older surviving bars in the Raval scene, it has a reputation for being unpretentious in a neighbourhood that has seen a lot of change.