Hookah Bars in Barcelona

Back in the day, Moors from the Middle East had a much bigger impact on southern Spain, but modern-day Barcelona nightlife offers some exotic treats straight from the marketplace. Barcelona hookah bars give club-goers dark and sexy dens in which to mellow out or take a relaxing break with their friends. Though the hookahs do not have tobacco products, they give smokers and non-smokers alike a chance to slowly inhale and exhale indoors, a rare activity after the country’s smoking bans.

Hookah bars in Barcelona often serve Middle Eastern food as well. One such place, Soho, is an authentic Moroccan-run hookah bar hidden away on a side street near the frantic Las Ramblas. The bar’s open front cleverly encourages passersby to stop in, take off their shoes, and pull up one of the leather cushions scattered on the floor to indulge in the ancient ritual of smoking an ornate hookah pipe. Patrons can order hookah flavors like apple and peach as well as eastern treats like falafel and shawarma to stave off hunger. The bar also serves refreshing green teas and, of course, a selection of beers.

Laid-back, sexy hookah dens like Soho give Barcelona partiers a chance to escape into the exotic for a nightlife respite. After a few hits of peach-flavored smoke, they may not want to head back into the din.