Mornings see BBT filling with ancient locals who've been coming to this old bodega since 1951 to fill their jugs and bottles with wine from huge oak barrels. Night times are a...

Elèctric was the first bar in Gràcia to be connected to the mains (as local legend has it), yet this former bastion of modernity seems not to have changed since. An innocuous...

This quintessentially Gallic bar once served pastis to visiting sailors and denizens of the Barrio Chino underworld. It still has a louche feel: floor-to-ceiling clippings and...

Ah - comfy. This is a pretty place done up with throw rugs, vintage lamps that don't do a whole lot (the lighting concept is the uncomplicated 'dark') and dusty sofas. Later in...

An old-style café-bar that's good for lazy Sunday mornings, with its battered leather seats, ceiling fans and shady tables outside, although staff can sometimes be less than...

Set up in 1933 by Miguel Boadas, born to Catalan parents in Havana (where he became the first barman at the legendary La Floridita), this classic cocktail bar has changed...

A bit of a Raval staple, Burdel's louche, intimate interior has more than a touch of Almodóvar's high-camp chic about it. Deep reds and hallowed divas on the walls make it...

The 'Champagne Bar' as it's invariably known, has a huge following among young Catalans and legionforeigners who think they discovered it first. It can be impossible to talk,...

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...

Although strictly speaking a tapas bar, with a wide range and a useful menu in English, the Cervecería has tried to fill a gap in the market by providing a reasonable selection...

A good place to come for information, the headquarters of this local gay association is home to an easygoing, quiet and unpretentious bar, with cheap drinks and few tourists.

Dietrich is a classic club, although now somewhat careworn, that generally attracts a mixed and lively crowd. Acrobats and drag artists perform on the dancefloor, and the...

A shrine to the famous cocktail, which is honoured in Martini-related artwork and served in a hundred forms. All the trappings of a trad cocktail bar are here (bow-tied staff,...

If you can ignore first impressions based on the decor (which looks as if Gaudí sneezed violently), you'll find a lively and friendly bar attracting a younger crowd similar to...