Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Cafe Ma'ma


Avinguda de Roma con Entença : M L5 : Entença
**** : $
This tiny bar near Plaza España is too far off the beaten track for tourists to bother with and it's not worth making the trek across town if you don't live in the area. However, if you happen to live close by it's a great place to knock back a few cheap beers. This bar has three great points in its favour: first, and most importantly, the beers are incredibly cheap (we're talking an unheard of 2.50 euros for a pint of lager - and that's not some kind of happy hour price, that´s all the time), secondly they play excellent music (they often show classic hard rock concerts on the projector, such as Led Zeppelin's classic gig at the Royal Albert Hall), and thirdly the general ambience is pretty nice (a scummy old man's bar this ain't). The decor is pretty tasteful up to a height of about 8 feet, from that point up there is a bizarre mural of naked cyclists (given the bar's predilection for classic hard rock, this could be a nod to Queen's Fat Bottomed Girls video) If you're in the area and on a tight budget, this is definitely the place to go. Once you're fully tanked up, it's customary to move on to Mini USA.
Paul