Sunday, March 11, 2007

Alfa


C/Gran de Gracia 36 : M Fontana L3
***** : €€€€€
Arguably more of an effort at a disco than a bar, I've decided to pop this place into our guide for two simple reasons: One, it'll cause petty arguments with Karma and two, in my mind it's just too good to miss. OK, joke aside and in my favour, this place is certainly no nightclub. Really it's a bar with a very good dance floor and simply fab music. Well, when I say fab I mean it's a sweaty place to go and dance to the likes of The Smiths, Hendrix, The Strokes (and no Coldplay or Keane!) and just about any other classic piece of guitar based rock that has assaulted our ears since the sixties. Prices are not cheap, but it does offer a lot more than a bar can and for the entry price you also get a free beer or large spirit of your choice! Full of locals and more than a handful of ex-pats you'll certainly feel at home here. Don't come here if you want a quiet drink or are not at home in a hot, sweaty, quite simply 'rammed' bar, but do come if like me you can't stand electronic car alarm music and want to boogie your buttocks away to all the classics that still hit the spot and then some!
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