Not much more than a hole-in-the-wall with a handful of zinc tables outside, Casa Paco is the improbable nerve centre for a young and thrusting scene that attracts DJs from the...

Loved by habitués of the Gràcia arts scene, this low-key bar and performance venue is filled to bursting with neighbourhood cutie pies in cool T-shirts who just really adore...

KGB is a cavern-like space that was, in its heyday, the rock 'n' roll disco barn capital of the city and 'un after' where Sidecar heads would bolt at 6am on the weekend. It...

Possibly Barcelona's only reliable girl bar for a little weekend glam. Early on, the music is beach house; as the crowd starts to roll in, pop and commercial house take over....

Las Guindas is a long narrow bar with a crimson-hued retro look, deeply funky mural and DJs fighting for turntable space to show off their acquisitions of vinyl from the '50s...

This lovingly renovated old music hall, garnished with chandeliers and classical friezes, is a mainstay on the live music scene and one classy joint. In between visits from...

It doesn't get any more uptown than this, geographically and socially. Located at the top of Tibidabo, this small bar is packed with the high rollers of Barcelona, from local...

Run by an affably hip family, Vinilo seems like an artist's den masquerading as a neighbourhood bar. The walls are papered with original prints and concert posters; a silent TV...