This swanky new uptown hotel combines a 19th-century villa with a state-of-the-art glass pavilion clad in teak lattices giving it a modern Japanese air. The 15 bedrooms have...

The Abba Rambla is a comfortable and friendly base, although the modern rooms have an inescapably chain-hotel feel to them. More stylish are the ground-floor lounge and...

The AC chain's flagship hotel is perched on top of Montjuïc, where the air's just a little bit fresher than in the city below and the view is fabulous. True, it has a slightly...

If you're having one of those nights when you just have to keep going (or you haven't picked up yet), stagger to this recently reopened 'after-hours'. It claims to have the...

A regular enough looking bar from the street, Ácoma is almost unique in the Old City for its sheltered patio at the back. Here there are tables in the shade of an orange tree...

The women's department has finally caught up with the men's tailoring that for many years was Domínguez's forte, particularly his elegantly cut suits and shirts. Expect to find...

Agua's main draw is its large terrace overlooking the beach, but the relaxed dining room is usually buzzing. The menu rarely changes, but regulars never tire of the competently...

The girly outpost of the Arena group is the city's largest lesbian club and as such sees a decent variety of girls (and their male friends, by invitation) head down to shoot...

Opened in 2008, these subterranean, bare-bricked Arab baths are superbly relaxing, and offer a range of extra massages in addition to the basic package of hot and cold pools,...

Around the left-hand corner of the city hall's rather dull 18th-century neo-classical façade sits the old entrance, in a wonderfully flamboyant 15th-century Catalan Gothic...

Located in a magnificent building north of the centre, this 214-bed hostel boasts an architectural edge, with many original features, including Modernista tilework, whimsical...

Even before Alkimia was awarded its Michelin star it was notoriously tricky to get a table. Chef Jordi Vilà is hugely respected, and turns out complex dishes that play with...

An array of fabrics and accessories for traditional Spanish costumes is on display in this colourful, shambolic interior, dating all the way back to 1886. Making your way...

Elegant Catalan ladies have come to Alonso for those important finishing touches for their outfit for more than a century. Behind the Modernista façade lie soft gloves in...