Bars
Discover the best places to drink in Catalonia's capital. Reviews of bars, pubs and tapas bars in Barcelona
BCN's best craft beer bars
Come along as we show you around the city's top spots for the craft beer you crave
Rooftop bars
The top spots to relax, sip a cocktail and even take in a concert – all with a bird's-eye view of Barcelona
Barcelona's best mojitos
Presenting nine bars in Barcelona where you're guaranteed to get a mojito done right
10 hangover cures
Ten tips for surviving a hangover with any dignity you might have still intact
Vermouth meets music
Forget fancy food pairings, the midday vermouth hour with snacks and music is where it's at!
Latest bar and pub reviews
Flamingos Club
This space holds a clothing store, a sushi bar and a nightclub all together in the centre of the Barri Gòtic. At the back is where you'll find the...
The Coconut Club
Next to Barcelona's Somorrostro beach you'll find this bar-restaurant with a Caribbean vibe, perfect for a day after the beach
Madame George
This small and cosy bar in Poblenou has a little room at the back with the feeling of a theatre space. It's designed by Daniel Spinella, who opted for a...
Tandem Cocktail Bar
Don't let the austere entrance fool you. You might even waltz right in without noticing the curious drawing of the two men on a tandem bike. Maybe it's the...
Recommended bars and pubs
Bar Mutis
Pay no attention to the address, it's for Bar Mut. Mutis is Mut's hidden little cocktail bar sibling. You can get into this charming little secret cocktail...
Sky Bar at Grand Hotel Central
Many of Barcelona's rooftops offer a rather restricted view of the city's major sights. The terrace at the top of the Grand Hotel Central is a sure way to...
El Jabalí
This deli bar, which is reminiscent of Paral·lel in its heyday, is a great place to eat wonderful tapas – try the patatas bravas, the chicken...
El Xampanyet
The eponymous bubbly is actually a pretty low-grade cava, if truth be told, but a drinkable enough accompaniment to the house tapa – a saucer of...
Sor Rita
If Mario Vaquerizo lived in Barcelona, this would be his favourite bar: a place that has find in the 'kitsch' style, its reason to exist, that seems to be a...
Boca Grande
The stunning cocktail lounge of the Boca Grande Restaurant is one of the most chic night spots in Barcelona. Aside from the Parisian prices, I have only...
Wine bars
Bodega lo Pinyol
La Bodega lo Pinyol has had a facelift and is now ready to be seen by the public again. It's a perfect place to go with friends and have a vermouth, buy...
Bodega 1900
Albert Adrià provides the brains behind this spot, and his restaurant Tickets is just across the road. You know that with an Adrià at the helm...
Can Cisa / Bar Brutal
In the pleasantly cool, shadowy interior of Can Cisa, you can appreciate the care that’s gone into the restoration of a neighbourhood bar. Their...
Bar Nostàlgic
Although located in the fashionable area around the Sant Antoni market, on Viladomat between Manso and Parlament, this bar does not mimic the Nordic...