Cool off from the sizzling summertime heat at Barcelona’s most famous pool party, hosted at the ...
Well done if you managed to make it to La Sagrada Familia and even better if you popped your head in the Picasso Museum, but here’s where the real fun starts. The nightlife in Barcelona enjoys a deservedly legendary reputation and many visitors come from far and wide to mingle in the designer, celeb-studded hotel bars and coctelerias of the Catalan capital, whilst others prefer simply to sink a few jarras in the city’s down-to-earth cerveserias, bohemian cafes and surprisingly good Irish pubs.
Later at night the cool kids of Catalonia will desert the boozers and head to the clubs (quaintly referred to in Barna as 'discotecas)', which stay open 'til dawn, and many of which offer all-night dancing under the stars during summer. Whether you fancy a quiet coffee in the Gothic quarter, a monster rave in the Raval district, or some glitz and glamour at the Port Olimpic, Barcelona Life has tracked down some of the most memorable watering holes in the city... salut!
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Downtown Barcelona is full of amazing bars and clubs, and there's no better way to discover ...
Summer is here and that can mean only one thing.... it's time to launch the legendary ...
The Port Olimpic zone is undoubtedly Barcelona’s hottest nightlife hub, especially during summer when folks flock ...
Located so close to the famous vineyards of the Penedes and Priorat regions, no wonder so ...
You're not fooling anybody. You haven't come to Barcelona to admire Gaudi or Roman ruins. You've ...
When the weather outside is scorching, there's only one place in town cooler than your hotel's ...
The Old Irish Pub is part of a chain of 40 popular bars in North Europe, ...
“Always carry a flagon of whisky in case of snakebite, and furthermore, always carry a small ...
One of Barcelona’s biggest and best Irish pubs, The George Payne is a huge temple of ...
If you’re looking for everything you love about pubs back home, plus an outdoor terrace under ...
A smooth sipping stop from the people that brought you Milk, Firebug is a bar, bistro and ...
Back home you’re the hippest, most connected person in your city, glamorously shimmering your little derriere ...
What happens when two Catalan friends return home to Barcelona after an extended period studying and ...
If you’re looking for a cosy place to hang out and sip a leisurely cocktail, far ...
In a city abounding in intimate, cosy and charismatic bars (where ‘intimate’ and ‘cosy’ are all ...
Leading the charge in Barcelona’s latest cocktail revolution, Slow Cocktails & Boîte is part of a ...
The first pick for the city’s resident poseurs and playboys, Opium Barcelona occupies a prime piece ...
The Irish-owned diminutive Milk bar in Barcelona's Barri Gotic has been a congregation point for the city's resident ...
So you’re in Barcelona… but you don’t know anybody, let alone the DJ. So how are ...
The Sutton Club is undoubtedly one of the most exclusive addresses in town and if partying ...
If you’re fed up of the cool but ever-so-small drinking dens of the Gothic Quarter, and want ...
Definitely one of Barcelona’s best clubs, Sala Razzmatazz is not so much one venue as five ...
Sala Apolo is one of Barcelona’s most popular clubs, and unlike many other of the city’s ...
Once the favoured hang out for dancers at the legendary El Molino theatre, Rouge was shut ...
Your friends will be pleased if you lead them to this rather hip watering hole, hidden ...
Although most tourists will miss this hidden bar, housed in an inconspicuous third floor flat (you ...
Did you know that the very first Pacha nightclub opened in Sitges, on the Costa Dorada, ...
Two of Barcelona’s most infamous watering holes, these twin venues have hosted many a drunken night ...
Ocaña is right in the heart of Placa Reial, one of the most bustling squares in ...
Nevermind is where Barcelona’s skaters and metalheads alike flock to rock out in style. This pair ...
Open seven nights a week every day of the year, two-storey club Moog is just steps ...
A cult classic on the pretty Passeig del Born, Miramelindo is packed to its wooden rafters every ...
Forget Gracia, the cool kids have established Poble Sec as their preferred barrio – and leading ...
Looking for a late night option in El Borne district? You’re hardly spoiled for choice, as ...
Don’t expect to raise the roof at La Terrrazza – because there isn’t one! Set up ...
The Steve McQueen, Audrey Hepburn and Fritz Lang posters on the wall immediately let you know ...
Not many places in Barcelona let you smoke shisha indoors, but this eclectic bar in the ...
Unusual for Barcelona, the much-loved La Cigale bar in Gracia is set over two floors. The ...
While craft beer has been a thing in other cities for years now, Barcelona was a ...
If you haven’t sampled the delights of Cava, Catalonia’s own take on French Champagne, then here’s ...
It doesn’t get much more kitsch than this bar/cafe hidden away in the Wax Museum, off La ...
The area around Barcelona’s biggest club, Razzmatazz, is home to quite a few cavernous student-filled bars with ...
A touch of the exotic East pervades this super-chic restaurant and bar lounge, where the likes ...
Dating back to 1860, Casa Almirall is one of the oldest drinking establishments in Barcelona, and ...
Known simply as La Xampanyeria (ie. the Champagne bar) by most of Barcelona, Can Paixano is ...
Despite its prime location on the top of the legendary La Rambla, it’s actually surprisingly easy to ...
A lifeline for expats in need of a traditional pint of ale, the Black Horse English ...
Named after the Gerald Ford’s one-time alcoholic missus, Betty Ford bar enjoys something of a cult ...
Opened in 1820 in El Raval, Bar Marsella is said to be Barcelona’s very first bar and ...