This fine old library hosts occasional concerts, either in its leafy central patio or a small auditorium. Worth looking out for is the '30 Minuts de Música'...

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

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...

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...

Bikini lost some muscle in recent years, with the big-name stars it once booked replaced by little-knowns and ageing rockers. In 2010, however, programming...

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....

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Every night, the cave-like Jamboree hosts jazz, Latin or blues gigs by mainly Spanish groups - on Mondays, in particular, the outrageously popular WTF jazz...

Tucked into a Raval side street, with cheap shows every night and cheap bar grub, this truly authentic place is worth seeking out. Since it functions as...