Mon, Wed, Thu, Sun 18:00 / 01:00 · Fri, Sat 18:00 / 02:00 · Closed TuesdayOpen 18:00 · Closed Tuesday

Foreign Correspondents
Est. 2022

Gràcia, Barcelona
Carrer de l'Encarnació 52

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Gràcia, BarcelonaOpen from 18:00Closed Tuesdays

Filed from Barcelona.

A neighbourhood bar in Gràcia making some of the best drinks in Europe. Walk in from 18:00.

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01 · On the menu

Drinks you already know

Fourteen classics, made the way we think they should taste.

  • MICHELADA

    Patrón Reposado Tequila + Soil Toasted Corn Spirit · Spiced Tomato Consommé · Pilsner Foam · Lime

  • MARTINI

    Grey Goose Vodka + Bombay Sapphire Gin · Gordal Olive Butter · Ultrasonic Lemon Vermouth · White Balsamic

  • DRY MANHATTAN

    Dewar’s 12 Scotch Whisky · Green Banana + Chardonnay Vermouth · Gentian Root · Flamed Orange

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02 · Recognition

The 50 Best BarsTales of the Cocktail, Spirited Awards nominee 2026

Recognition

  • 48

    Europe's 50 Best Bars 2026.

  • 90

    The 50 Best Bars 2026, 51 to 100. No. 89 in 2025.

  • Top 10

    Spirited Awards 2026, Best International Bar Team.

  • 2024

    FIBAR Awards, Best Cocktail Menu in Spain.

As read in: Drinks International · Bar News · The Spirits Business · Singapore Airlines SilverKris · Difford's Guide · Boothby · Time Out Barcelona

03 · The Foreign Desk

Where FOCO has been

Guest shifts and takeovers have taken FOCO to 44 cities since 2022. The Foreign Desk is where we write them up.

World map with a pink dot for every city FOCO has worked in: a cluster across Europe, and dots through the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, China, Australia and the Americas. Barcelona is ringed in white.
Bigger dot, more shiftsHome: BarcelonaComing up: Athens
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Bristol, Cardiff, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Kraków, Lisbon, Madrid, Paris, Stockholm, Melbourne, Seychelles, Singapore, Sydney, Newcastle, Athens, Bologna, Cologne, Copenhagen, Oslo, Split, Buenos Aires, Phoenix, Bengaluru, Dubai, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Belgrade, Marseille, Thessaloniki, Delhi, Goa, Kolkata, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Namur, Palermo, Prague, Rotterdam, Bangkok, Casablanca, Shanghai, Galle, Sri Lanka, Casares

04 · At the bar

Hours

Opening hours
Monday18:00 / 01:00
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday18:00 / 01:00
Thursday18:00 / 01:00
Friday18:00 / 02:00
Saturday18:00 / 02:00
Sunday18:00 / 01:00

Find us

Carrer de l'Encarnació 52
08024 Barcelona

Metro Joanic (L4)

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Walk in

No need to book. Sit at the bar, at a table or on the terrace. Groups of eight or more, book ahead.

Snacks all night, plates until 23:00.

Group bookings

A busy night at FOCO.

The idea

A bar for meeting people

“We want people to come to the bar and leave having met someone.”

Theo Thomas, co-founder

Most people come in with friends and leave with a few more. The music, the lighting and the way we look after you are all set up for that.

Who we are

Inside FOCO

The room

“The drinks similarly strike you as minimalist when they arrive. But that simplicity is a clever ruse.”

The Washington Post
A bartender talking to two guests across the bar at night.
Guests at high tables beside FOCO's pink-lit wall at night.
FOCO's back bar: taps, pour bottles and flowers.
A bartender pouring into a jigger over a row of shaker tins.
A pop-art portrait above a high table.
Two sours, an old fashioned and olives on a terrace table with flowers.
A blue monkey painting above a high table at FOCO.
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