La Cigale is a very civilised place for a cocktail, with oil paintings on the walls, gilded mirrors and leatherbound volumes scattered about. Prop up the zinc bar, sink into a secondhand lounge chair around a teeny table or head upstairs.
Music is chilled, conversation lively, and you’re likely to see Charlie Chaplin in action on the silent flat-screen TV (though FC Barcelona games are also screened). Free salsa classes take place at 10pm Sunday. American-style burgers and snacks such as cheese-smothered nachos are also served.