This small venue in the unlikely setting of L'Illa, a monolithic shopping centre, hosts concerts about once a month. The Schubert cycle (93 290 11 02, www.schubertiada.com) and...

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...

A converted flat on Plaça Reial, decorated with oak, velvet, Sherlock Holmes-style memorabilia and a bar that's often impossible to get anywhere near, despite the prices. For...

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...

Big Bang is decked out like a New York jazz club, circa 1930, with the low-lit smokiness and bar stool seating that implies. The diner-style tiled floor leads from the bar to...

Bikini lost some muscle in recent years, with the big-name stars it once booked replaced by little-knowns and ageing rockers. However, it showed a few signs of new life in...

Looking a tad jaded, Bucaro's white leather sofas and pouffes still manage to pull a crowd of glamour pusses, who stalk their prey from the mezzanine. There's chill-out and...

With an interior designed by local tastemaker Silvia Prada, a fashionable postcode and a menu of delicate finger foods, Mix attracts a professional, stylish crowd who enjoy...

Up in the vicinity of Nou Camp, the main attraction of this mammoth two-tier white tent is a 1,000sq m (10,800sq ft) concert space that plays host to national and international...

A small 50-seater space offers short classical concerts by young performers, except on Fridays, which is tango night. In August, musicians switch venue to La Pedrera for 30...

Since it opened in 1847 two fires, a bombing and financial crisis have failed to quash the spirit and splendour of the Liceu, one of the most prestigious venues in the world...

Guru has its eyes set on becoming the latest addition to the Raval bar scene's sleekification, but - palm trees and mood lighting aside - you can't help thinking that, with its...

Despite the DJ booth, live music is what the Harlem Jazz Club does best, so it's no surprise that it's a regular hangout for not-so-cashed-up musicians, buffs and students...

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...