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Nakupenda

Nakupenda
4 chairs
El Born, Ciutadella Park
Av. Marques de Argentera 7
+34 93 268 04 35
www.nakupenda.com
Lun-Jue 09.00-21.00h, Vie 09.00-03.00h, Sab 10.00-03.00h, Sun 10.00-21.00h

Entrance of Nakupenda

Nakupenda means I love you in swahili- and I love this smoothie/cocktail bar!

By far the best smoothies around- my favorite is the “Banana Kiss”- a mix of banana, pineapple, vanilla and almond- alongside their lovely chicken curry sandwich piled high with lettuce and tomatoes- on their terrace- where you can people watch and take in the rays.

At 6 Euros for a smoothie and a sandwich it’s the perfect weekend hang over fix. At night it’s a hip little bar with great drinks (try any of their smoothies with a splash or two of ron- the “Banana Kiss” becomes the “Banana Bliss”) and a laid back friendly atmosphere where there’s no shame in playing all sorts of 80s hits.

Best place to listen to Culture Club while sipping on a fresh Piña Colada.

From another point of view, there always seems to be large groups of young ladies presumably for the bad music, but well I guess there’s a little compromise in everything. :)

Ambient: smoothie & cocktail-bar
Music style: Lounge, Chill out
Metro station: Barceloneta o Jaume I