Editorial place profile
Cat Bar
At a glance
Cat Bar is a vegan beer and burger bar at Mercè 29, opened in 2009 and named after the owner’s daughter. Burgers, sandwiches, published beer lists and counter ordering shape its informal evening format.
Practical details
- Dining choice
- Vegan burgers and a beer-bar evening with counter ordering
- Published menu example
- Burger with bravas or salad €13; with both €15.50
- Guest or visit distinction
- Counter ordering; largest table 8; shared gluten environment
A burger-and-beer bar with its own character
Opened in 2009, Cat Bar is named after the owner’s daughter and explicitly describes a vegan beer and burger bar rather than a cat café. Published tap and bottle lists include Ogham, Cervesa Espiga, Almogaver and Clandestines, with lager, porter, ale and IPA styles. The lists describe the beer programme, rather than guaranteeing every listed drink is in stock today.
Sources: Cat Bar: counter ordering, history and guest information, Cat Bar: operator-published tap and bottle lists
Burgers, sandwiches and stated ingredients
The menu lists vegetable, seed-and-walnut, black-bean and spicy burgers, plus cactus and tofu-style sandwiches. A burger with bravas or salad is €13; with both €15.50. The operator says all burger patties contain wheat, soy and gluten and that gluten-free plates are not prepared in a wheat- or gluten-free environment.
Sources: Cat Bar: burger, sandwich and allergen menu, Cat Bar: counter ordering, history and guest information
Order at the bar and separate the kitchen window
Order and pay at the bar; the biggest table holds eight. The bar is listed 18:00–23:30 and the kitchen starts 18:30. The same homepage gives 22:45 and 22:50 kitchen cutoffs, so food service should not be assumed to run until the bar closes. The published email reaches Cat Bar directly.
Sources: Cat Bar: venue and kitchen service, Cat Bar: counter ordering, history and guest information
Contact and published information
- Restaurant website and published information
- Published menu
- Cat@CatBar.Cat
- Address: Carrer de la Mercè 29, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
Where this place fits
Sources and review dates
- Cat Bar: venue and kitchen service — Restaurant operator — checked 2026-10-18. Bar hours and a separate kitchen window. The homepage gives two different kitchen cutoffs.
- Cat Bar: counter ordering, history and guest information — Restaurant operator — checked 2026-10-18. Vegan beer and burger bar, established 2009. Counter ordering, eight-person largest table and shared preparation environment.
- Cat Bar: operator-published tap and bottle lists — Restaurant operator menu — checked 2026-10-18. Published tap and bottle lists include Ogham, Cervesa Espiga, Almogaver and Clandestines.
Author and corrections
Sarah Haddad is responsible for this profile. It is based on the published sources cited here; no firsthand visit or independent service test is claimed.