Absenta del Raval

Absenta del Raval is a microclub and cocktail bar on Plaça del Pes de la Palla in El Raval, Barcelona. It opened in June 2013 as a sister venue to Absenta in Barceloneta; both were owned by Marcelo Muñiz. Before the bar, the site was used as a warehouse for Magrinyà plumbing supplies. Its basement had served as a Civil War air-raid shelter, then local residents reopened it to store essential supplies.

The venue has room for about 80 people. At opening, Sunday jazz and blues concerts took place in the basement, alongside plans for regular music programming. The Raval bar was conceived with wood panelling and as a tribute to Barcelona’s libertarian culture of the 1970s. Promoters running events there have included red. and m e z a m e v e n t. Artists who have played include PEAK, DJ Chavez and Maje.