Pipa Club

Although most tourists will miss this hidden bar, housed in an inconspicuous third floor flat (you have to ring the buzzer to get in), amongst local residents Pipa Club is one of Barcelona’s worst-kept secret.

Thanks to its late license, this Sherlock Holmes-themed speakeasy is regularly packed to the rafters with thirsty folk who have been kicked out of bars around the city. Keep your eyes out for the train of folk making their way across Plaza Real to Pipa at exactly 2:30am on a nightly basis (the closing time for virtually all other bars in Barcelona).

Ring the bell, ascend the stairs, try not to fall over right in front of the doorman, and you too will be admitted into this late-night speakeasy. While once upon time it was more of a shabby drinking den for putting the finishing touches to your hangover with some early morning cervezas, these days it’s an altogether more classy cocteleria for sipping fancy mixed drinks around a table. The end result may be the same however.