Barcelona - Bars & Nightlife
Barcelona stays awake while the rest of Europe sleeps! Nightlife starts late, preferably at a bar. Spaniards believe it’s smart to eat while drinking, so most bars also generally serve tapas.
Barcelona’s trendy nightlife is in a constant state of change. This makes it impossible to list the hippest bars and nightclubs. The best advice is to ask around for the latest and greatest places, especially in fashion and record shops, or to approach people who you think might know.
Mirablau
Have a drink enjoying the city’s most expansive view from the slopes of Tibidabo. Either on the terrace or behind the wall-to-wall picture windows. After the worm’s-eye view from Barri Gòtic or El Born, it can feel good to have Barcelona at your feet.
La Vinya del Senyor
Still the best place to sample wine in Barcelona with its location opposite the beautiful church of Santa Maria del Mar, the great range of good wines (which are regularly replenished) and the excellent tapas menu. Open-air restaurant in the church square.
Razzmatazz
Trendy club, with several dancefloor, very good underground house music. Don’t forgets to check the programme before going, they have different events every night. Please see their website below.
Schilling
Schilling is a friendly, fairly intellectual place, close to La Rambla and Barrí Gotic. If you walk around the Barrí Gotic you will most certainly walk past it a couple of times.
Bar Marsella
This bar, deep inside the Raval area, is where Jean Genet spent time in the company of thieves and prostitutes. Absinthe is available, as are amateur transvestite theatre shows.
La Paloma
Raval’s combination of old beauty and contemporary hipness is apparent at La Paloma. This classic dance palace now attracts a young crowd, doing the paso doble and the tango.
Otto Zutz
A well-established nightclub on three levels, accommodated in a former factory. Spacious and airy, it’s a good place to dance when the music is right. The clientele is fairly middle-of-the-road with a few beautiful people and a lot of media types.
Bar Marfil
Bar Marfil claims to have the best sushi and exclusive cocktails in the area of Paseo de Gracia, and it has for a while now been one of the hippest bars in Barcelona. Here you are offered food, drinks and a trendy atmosphere. The bar was designed by famous interior designer Kelly Hoppen and has a sober and sensual ambience. This is the perfect spot for a drink before a night of clubbing.
