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Simone Caporale and Marc Álvarez's Barcelona bar combines technically ambitious drinks with bespoke serving vessels and an open, contemporary room. It treats cocktail presentation as part of the sensory experience rather than an ornamental extra.
The Story
Origin
Opened in 2021 by Simone Caporale and Marc Álvarez, Sips brought together extensive experience in internationally influential bars and restaurants.
Philosophy
Advanced preparation should deliver approachable pleasure, with temperature, texture and the drinking vessel considered together.
Why It Matters
Its rapid international recognition reinforced Barcelona's position as a major centre of contemporary cocktail culture.
Differentiation
Sips integrates product design and cocktail technique into a coherent drinking experience.
Guest Experience
Drinks arrive in carefully developed vessels, with service guiding guests through unfamiliar forms and flavours.
Design Philosophy
An open preparation island reduces the conventional physical divide between bartender and guest.
Design & Architecture
Lighting
Atmospheric lighting supports the room's transition into an evening destination.
Furniture
Low seating and small cocktail tables.
Architecture
A street-level Eixample space organised around an open workstation.
Design Language
Soft-toned contemporary design.
Interior Design
The central preparation island replaces the usual dominant bar counter.
Watch · Reviews & Tours
Sips Esencia (Luxury Drink Showcase) Experience - Spring Break Barcelona 2025
Review · Justin Kwak · 1y ago
[1min] Barcelona - Sips: No.1 on the World 50 Best Bar List. Creativity and Modern Mixology
Review · KB's City & Food: Short Clips · 2y ago
Marc Alvarez from SIPS (Barcelona): Sips Caipirinha
Review · le cocktail connoisseur · 4y ago
The Best of Two Worlds / The Best of SIPS Barcelona
Review · Sips Esencia · 2y ago
Interviewing the owner of SIPS drinkery house Simone Caporale
Review · Flavour Blaster · 4y ago
One of Everything - Sips
Review · Dan Nevsky / Indie Bartender · 4y ago
