Streetlife: Carrer de Salvà

A quiet, residential street at the base of Montjuïc bursting with a sustainable conscience and colorful, creative spaces.

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    La Federica

    Photo courtesy of La Federica.

    Carrer de Salvà 3, 08004 Barcelona
    936 00 59 01
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    Graphic designer Albert Vilaplana and former safari employee Albert Macaya opened this Sixties-themed bar in July 2015. Since then, they have only improved on their ever-cool, chilled vibes and have become the queer meeting point of Paral∙lel. The interior is complete with pastel colored, symmetrical wall decorations and a collection of original Sixties furniture. As well as a selection of draught Mahou beer, cocktails and wines, they also serve high quality tapas and hold themed parties every fortnight.

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    Street Life: Bodega L´Antiga Carboneria

    Photo courtesy of Bodega L´Antiga Carboneria.

    Carrer de Salvà 19, 08004 Barcelona
    644 24 85 37
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    A local favorite described by its customers as a bodega para toda la vida (for life), L’Antiga Carboneria is filled with stacks of wine barrels, hard-to-find local, bottled wines and artisanal beers by small cooperatives. Owner Bárbara Boyero Rabasco’s personal touches only add to the familiar atmosphere. Quality is of the utmost importance and many of their wines are first pressings, with special effort made to keep the price accessible. There are also organic and gluten free beers, and a whole shelf dedicated to Lagarta, Wanted and Loba beers produced by the all-female run brewery, Cervecera Libre.

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    Street Life: Poc a Pots

    Photo courtesy of Poc a Pots.

    Carrer de Salvà 23, 08004 Barcelona
    693 58 64 56
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    As one of the first plastic-free foodstores in Barcelona, Poc a Pots provides Poble Sec with local, organic produce whilst reducing waste. Customers are urged to bring their own containers and buy poc a poc (little by little), to promote environmentally friendly lifestyles. This strong focus on sustainability extends into the space itself, which is filled with hanging plants, glass jars and reclaimed furniture. Owner Virginie Rocher believes in giving everyday objects a second life, and  she reinforces the importance of recycling with her display cabinet and containers which are taken from an old sweet shop. Products are sourced following a zero-mile policy, and all ready-to-eat food options are handmade daily.

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    Street Life: La Lleteria

    Photo courtesy of La Lleteria.

    Carrer de Salvà 42, 08004 Barcelona
    933 29 14 87
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    La Lleteria’s door framing mosaic is by far the street’s most historically fascinating and striking facade. Depicting dairy farmers in a Dutch landscape, the artwork dates from a time when the shop sold sterilized milk over a century ago. Today, the space sells a wide range of organic products, including food, natural cosmetics, environmentally friendly diapers, toys, music lessons and craft workshops.

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    Espai Piluso

    Photo courtesy of Espai Piluso.

    Carrer de Salvà 68, 08004 Barcelona
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    Through a blue, wooden door at the top of Carrer de Salvà is a bright and airy, multidisciplinary, artistic space, which offers classes and intensive workshops in clown, physical theatre and improv. Artistic director and clown, Ale Risorio opened the space in October 2015, with his wife and creative director Laura Filgueiras, as a platform to showcase his own work as well as to teach. The intensive workshops are run by different artists in residence every month, while Risorio teaches the yearly classes, which run weekly in trimesters. Shows usually take place once a month, and those interested in taking classes must become associates of the space.