Cat-themed craft beer and burger bar with 9 taps and 30+ bottles of local Catalan & Spanish beers. Serves vegan burgers, double deep fried potatoes and a daily wheat-free plate. Please order at the bar. A piano is available for anyone who can play. No reservations taken. No air-con. Directions: on Via Laietana going inland take next street on right after c/Princesa (at c/Boria 17, street renames itself to c/Carders after 100 meters). Near metro Jaume 1. Open Mon 1:00pm-10:30pm, Thu-Sat 1:00pm-10:30pm, Sun 1:00pm-10:00pm.
Category: Vegan, Western, Beer/Wine, Take-out
Reviews (179)
First Review by A.Z.P.
Contributions +25
great place - Edit
great burguers and good beer.
Contributions +14
Great Burgers & Beer! - Edit
We had not planned to be in this section of the city this trip, but found ourselves at the Picasso museum due to International Free Museum day(surprise!). I remembered reading about this place but didn't have the address with me. We asked around and found it, and we were so happy we did. The Black Cat burger was the best vegan burger I've had anywhere. And the beer was great too. Fast, friendly service and a cool atmosphere.
Pros: great food, fast, friendly service
Contributions +75
Nice place for vegans - Edit
Burgers were good, but I had better ones before. Beer was very good. Potatoes were awesome, the salsa mayo is the best thing! Lovely place with cat pictures on the walls. :)
Pros: all vegan
Contributions +16
amazing! - Edit
During our trip to Barcelona me and my partner visited cat bar because it was so nice! Food was great, drinks were great and a great vibe.
Contributions +56
Good food - Edit
Good food/burgers - but you have better burgers/kinder staff in the city
Contributions +33
Great!! - Edit
We had a wonderful meal here! The staff was hands-off which made for a very chill atmosphere. The burger was great, the potatoes were quite salty, but delicious!
Pros: price, choices, atmosphere
Cons: small
Contributions +30
Great Cat Burger! - Edit
The burger was really tasty and the patatas as well. Very friendly staff and great athmosphere. Vegan bars don't have to "look like vegan bars". They proof it. Definitely coming back!
Pros: Tasty, Live music, Friendly staff
Cons: Order at bar and pay in advance
Contributions +105
Hooray cats! - Edit
The Cat Bar is a original burger bar near Picasso Museum with a good selection of homemade beers and very nice vegan burger. Delicious hemp burger with vegetables and vegan mayonnaise whit "patatas bravas".
The walls are decorated with drawings, phrases, and another about cats, very nice two chandeliers made with creative recycling, one with forks and the other with spoons.
There are also two pianos available to anyone who wants them play.
The choice on the menu is not huge but burger and beers are very good.
Contributions +50
Good burger - Edit
We had a good burger there with a nice beer. The location and price are OK as well. Love cats.
Only negative point: the dim light. It looked like a dark cave. Change the light bulbs ASAP!!
Pros: Food, Price, Location
Cons: Looks like a cave
Contributions +25
Liubasha - Edit
No tienen variedad. Solo hamburguesas y patatas.
Hamburguesa y patata 8,50. No están mal. Llena mucho. Menú es muy pobre. La patata era rica. Creo q no volveré.
Pros: añadir más opción de bebidas
1 Response
CatBarCat 10 Apr 2017 - ¿Por qué visitar una "Burger y Beer Bar" si no quieres hamburguesas y cerveza? Tal vez si hubiera leído sobre nosotros en primer lugar, ver la descripción anterior, antes de visitar usted habría sabido que somos un "Burger y Beer Bar". Por lo tanto, vendemos hamburguesas y 9 diferentes cerveza de barril y 30 en botellas !!!
Why did you visit a "Burger and Beer Bar" if you didn't want burgers and Beer? Maybe if you had read about us first, see the description above, before visiting you would have known that we are a "Burger and Craft Beer Bar". Therefore we sell burgers and have 9 different Beer on tap and 30 in bottles!!!
Contributions +26
Quirky and Tasty - Edit
The menu and ordering process are simple, they have an English menu which is handy for those of us who aren't great at Spanish ?. The burgers are tasty and filling, they don't have fake meat options and instead have different 5 or so different bean/veggie burgers. It's not the best veggie burger I've ever had but it's a damn good burger. The patatas are fabulously greasy and delicious. This place is a must for vegan cat lovers ?.
Pros: Cat art , Good portions
Contributions +18
Cool for cats - Edit
Nice and simple. 5 vegan burger options and not much else. The two we tried were good and filling. Hemp burger was ok but too much vegan mayo, ask for less if you don't like getting messy. "Crazy" burger (with nuts...) was excellent, great texture and the cheeseless pesto was very tasty. Patatas bravas with smoked paprika was a great addition.
Sign on the door said closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Maybe explains a previous reviewer's experience of finding it closed.
Visited April 2017
Pros: Pretty chilled (we visited on a weekday lunchtime), Nice craft beers , Tasty, and decent prices
Cons: No cats except those painted on the walls... Altho, Slightly scruffy appearance - I didn't mind at
Contributions +37
Great food but... - Edit
..the list of "rules" for the place was ridiculous. Introduction to Cat Bar starts off with a correction of it's own title. Um, ok. Weak "cat theme" for what it's worth.
A push to tip meant they got less of one. Don't want to serve people or clean up after them? Don't. A portion of the food price is supposed to go towards service/staff pay. A tip is for extra special service, of which we got none. The cutlery one girl said she would bring over was never brought in the end..Treat others as you want to be treated? Indeed.
"There will be a calculator on your phone if you have trouble with arithmetic"?? (Regarding no split bills and tips) Mean-spirited sarcasm reduces the tip even more.
Not that I really care but a description of an upstairs area was described as antique (at 41 years old). Isn't antique older than 100? Anyway...*pedantic*
The silliest rule of all was having to ask permission to play after 15 minutes on the piano. And no registered music. What if your own music is registered? Dilemma...
About the booze: we had wanted a 50cl drink of an IPA but were refused because of it's percentage. I'm nearly 50 and old enough to know what I can handle. I dare say we were not served this because we weren't locals. If this was not the case, then print up several different drink menus and change them out according to your stock (and it's percentages). Or don't offer such a high percentage drink in the first place. Funny, because we were allowed to get the smaller one in multiple numbers (and for a euro more each one). We just had the one and hit the Irish bar down the road where we had 1 beer each *and a laugh*.
No photos as it was far too dark (for my liking) and they didn't come out very well.
About the food: we had the hemp and black cat burgers + patatas bravas and it was the best sauce (imo) we had in Spain. A bit pricey for the food but it is the gothic quarter and it was very filling. At least the food was good...
Pros: good food, vegan, dog friendly
Cons: too bossy, too dark, a bit pricey
1 Response
CatBarCat 10 Apr 2017 - Any beer over 8.5% we restrict to 28cl at a time, for everyone, as it states on the beer list.
The Beer list is next to the beers, where you can taste them, before buying, also at https://untappd.com/v/catbar/33407
All beer is 3€ for 28cl and 5€ for 50cl. (more of less 10C per cl).
You can play your own music on the piano, because it belongs to you,
the 15min piano rule is to stop bad player playing all night.
If you don't want to pay as a group, don't order as a group.
We don't push for tips, but if you want to tip there is a "tip jar" on the bar.
Contributions +14
Excellent - Edit
This restaurant is the bomb. Been everyday during my holiday. Food is so good. By far the best I've had. And the potatoes - omg! They are to die for. Cheap prices and friendly staff. They even had a dog on our second visit. Cool atmosphere. Quick service too. Highly recommended.
Pros: Friendly staff (plus a dog!!), Cheap, Tasty
Contributions +65
Comida buena y buen ambiente - Edit
El local es pequeño pero acogedor.
El servicio es amable y agradable.
La comida está muy buena aunque algunos platos son algo picantes.
Gran variedad de cervezas y raciones de comida tirando a grandes.
Recomendable. :)
Pros: Servicio, Raciones, Variedad de cervezas
Cons: algún plato más picante de lo esperado
Contributions +60
Best burgers I've ever had - Edit
This place specialises in local craft beer and burgers.
Hands down the best burgers we've ever had, hence why we returned for lunch the next day to try another one! The patatas are also delicious with a seriously tasty sauce on them.
There is an English menu and you order by crossing off what you want on a sheet of paper.
Wish they did dessert too, but you cant have everything!
Pros: 100 % vegan, AMAZING burgers.
Contributions +24
Good food - Edit
Good variety of burgers, five different versions. I would say that the sides are quite expensive, 4€ for potatoes. Otherwise very tasty!
Pros: Delicious food
Cons: Pricy sides
Contributions +16
Best Burgers in Barcelona - Edit
Wie tried different Burgers. All have been very tasty and juicy. The sauces are great and also the seasoning of the potatoes. Oh and hummus is great (with loads of garlic).
At least 8 varieties of Beer. And the Service was good in explaining everything.
Its a small and cozy Bar I would really recommend to visit Ehen in Berlin.
Pros: all vegan, good beer , juicy burgers
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