Guidebook for Barcelona
Drinks & Nightlife
Els 4Gats
3 Carrer de MontsióCafé frequented by Catalonia's fin-de-siècle avant-garde
What about that place where you enter the backroom through a hole in the wall, through a wardrobe and it looks like a squat´s living room full of people who are making... just go! great quote
32 locals recommend
El Armario
7 C. de San BartoloméWhat about that place where you enter the backroom through a hole in the wall, through a wardrobe and it looks like a squat´s living room full of people who are making... just go! great quote
"We could head out into the industrial wasteland. At least there they’ve got music and the whole affair is a little dirtier.”
La Cámara Lucida
9 Carrer Gran de Gràcia"We could head out into the industrial wasteland. At least there they’ve got music and the whole affair is a little dirtier.”
Barcelona Pipa Club
21 Carrer de Santa EulàliaServes drinks when everyone else has gone to sleep
El Món d'en Dadà
6 Carrer de Petritxolopen-air lounge club
Otto Zutz Club
15 Carrer de LincolnHip hop and house music club
Luz de Gas
246 Carrer de MuntanerClub
Luz de Gas
246 Carrer de MuntanerClub
Club Catwalk
2-4 Carrer de Ramon Trias FargasClub
Discotheque Barcelona
Club
City Hall
2 Rambla de CatalunyaClub
Sala BeGood
78 Carrer de Sancho de ÁvilaClub
Becool
5 Plaça de Joan LlonguerasClub
If you like 5 dance floors and a range of music, this place is for you.
504 locals recommend
Razzmatazz
122 C/ dels AlmogàversIf you like 5 dance floors and a range of music, this place is for you.
Electric Bar
Drinks and fun
Manchester Bar
5 Carrer de MilansGreat bar
Blondie Bar
14 Carrer d'en RocaDrinks
Cassette Bar
11 Carrer de l'EstBar
Vinilo
Drinks
Bar Bodega Fortuny
56 Carrer de Joaquín CostaWILD BAR!!!
La Cazalla de Ronda
Let party!!
Bar La Penúltima
21 Carrer dels AmetllersThis is where locals go for alternative music after work.
Mellow Beach Club by Custo
Beach club among others
Shôko
36 Passeig Marítim de la BarcelonetaRestaurant by day...club by night
Les Gens Que J'Aime
286 Carrer de ValènciaHeart warming bar/ restaurant
El Rouge
21 Carrer del Poeta CabanyesHeart warming bar
Tinta Roja
17 Carrer de la Creu dels Molersanarchic and surrealistic version of a Buenos Aires cabaret.
Bar Marea Baja
6 Av. de les DrassanesDrinks
Antic Teatre
12 Carrer de Verdaguer i CallísAn alternative theatre with the best hidden terrace in town
Bar Pastis
4 Carrer de Santa MònicaA tiny remnant of turn-of-thecentury Paris
high-ceilinged former factory-turned-lounge club. A favourite for pre-party drinks, 50 venue for short film and video screenings and perfect for organizing anything.
13 locals recommend
Mau Mau
35 C. d'En Fontrodonahigh-ceilinged former factory-turned-lounge club. A favourite for pre-party drinks, 50 venue for short film and video screenings and perfect for organizing anything.
Bar Pesca Salada
32 C. de la CeraGood vibes no frill
Apartamentos Ambar Beach | Unitursa
50 Av. Juan Carlos IPerfect place for pre and post dinner to party, drink, etc
SIFO Restaurant Parrilla Argentina
4 Carrer d'EspalterDrinks
Harlem Jazz Club
8 Carrer de la Comtessa de SobradielBands on Tuesday and Sundays
Speakeasy 1952
189 Carrer de ValènciaBar! Speakeasy
Gimlet
46 Carrer de SantalóDrinks
Bar Lobo
3 Carrer del Pintor FortunyDrinks!
Cal Pep
8 Plaça de les OllesSome call it the best one in Barcelona, but maybe a little expensive.
La Taberna Del Espit
155 Carrer del RossellóFood and Drink!
Cata 1.81
181 Carrer de ValènciaBook the wine cellar and hold a party!
Everything Else
Port Olímpic
Beaches, shops, restaurants, people, FUN!
ZARA
16 Pg. de GràciaTake a stroll when everyone is out and about around 7pm after work!
Plaça Espanya
Plaça EspanyaINCREDIBLE! Just visit it!!!
H10 Catalunya Plaza Boutique Hotel
7 Pl. de CatalunyaGreat place to walk around!
Take the opportunity to visit this! Nice trip on the train and spend the day walking around Figueres, a "mini" Barcelona
677 locals recommend
Dalí Theatre-Museum
5 Plaça Gala i Salvador DalíTake the opportunity to visit this! Nice trip on the train and spend the day walking around Figueres, a "mini" Barcelona
Antoni Tapies Foundation
255 C/ d'AragóBarcelona's most famous contemporary artists
A richly rural area island from pretty Costa Brava towns Begur and Tamariu. Drive through fields to medieval villages like Madremanya, Palau-Sator, Pals and Castell d’Empordá.
Carrer de l'Empordà
Carrer de l'EmpordàA richly rural area island from pretty Costa Brava towns Begur and Tamariu. Drive through fields to medieval villages like Madremanya, Palau-Sator, Pals and Castell d’Empordá.
Hotel Spa Cap de Creus Costa Brava
10 Carrer de l'IllaWonderful natural reserve and scenery!!!
For wine lovers! A little village, centre of the cava and wine production of the Penedés. Go to the family-run Bodega Castellroig or Bodega Raventós I Blanc.
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For wine lovers! A little village, centre of the cava and wine production of the Penedés. Go to the family-run Bodega Castellroig or Bodega Raventós I Blanc.
Whole area of Costa Brava has AMAZING beaches...you will not be at a loss for a great one. Just drive, take a train, or walk to one and you will be very pleased!
Costa Brava
239 Carrer de Roger de FlorWhole area of Costa Brava has AMAZING beaches...you will not be at a loss for a great one. Just drive, take a train, or walk to one and you will be very pleased!
Hotel Santa Susanna Resort
Km. 673 N-IINot the hotel but the area. No buildings there! …just chill.
walk from the station back towards Barcelona and away
from the town for about ten minutes and you´ll get to a stretch of nudist beach with coves and rocks protecting you from the wind and onlookers.
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walk from the station back towards Barcelona and away
from the town for about ten minutes and you´ll get to a stretch of nudist beach with coves and rocks protecting you from the wind and onlookers.
Badalona
Family friendly!
the closest good beach, also home to Barcelona´s “Chernobyl” power plant (15 minutes).
7 locals recommend
Sant Adrià de Besòs
the closest good beach, also home to Barcelona´s “Chernobyl” power plant (15 minutes).
Barceloneta
22 Carrer de l'EscarBEACH BEACH BEACH!!
Moog
3 Carrer de l'Arc del TeatreHole in the wall you will learn to love
Fantástico Club
Drinks and fun
Carrer dels Mirallers, 5
5 Carrer dels Mirallersserve beer and provide a perfect environment for a private conversation
Hotel Balneario Termes la Garriga
23 Carrer dels BanysGreat Spa!!
18 Octubre
18 Carrer de Julián RomeaTraditional dishes according to the great-grandmother’s recipes.
Essentials
Buy flowers and give them to the first person you meet on the street.
6 locals recommend
La Concepció Market
Buy flowers and give them to the first person you meet on the street.
Au Port De La Lune
Here the cheese is stinkier than a Barceloneta drain in August
Food Scene
El Cangrejo Loco
115 Carrer d'AribauDrinks and food
Dime
5 Carrer de BernaGastropub
Isabella's Restaurant
50 Carrer de GanduxerItalian Restaurant
Restaurante Igueldo
0 Calle de La CoruñaSteakhouse
From your prime spot at the bar, watch a small army of chefs as they toss scallops, roast toro ever so lightly, and roll eel nigiri.
45 locals recommend
Shunka
5 Carrer dels SagristansFrom your prime spot at the bar, watch a small army of chefs as they toss scallops, roast toro ever so lightly, and roll eel nigiri.
The platters of langoustines are as fresh as they come, the mozzarella is from their own farm in northern Italy and the tiramisu sings with expensive booze. Just make sure you’re on time!
77 locals recommend
Xemei
85 Passeig de l'ExposicióThe platters of langoustines are as fresh as they come, the mozzarella is from their own farm in northern Italy and the tiramisu sings with expensive booze. Just make sure you’re on time!
Tapioles 53
53 Carrer de TapiolesHomemade bread
This Bohemian cooperative is taking the concept of homemade to a new level: a flour mill in the back allows them to make sandwiches and pizzas in great varieties.
17 locals recommend
La Cerería
3 Baixada de Sant MiquelThis Bohemian cooperative is taking the concept of homemade to a new level: a flour mill in the back allows them to make sandwiches and pizzas in great varieties.
low lights, jazz music, superb Vietnamese-American food, and personal treatment
9 locals recommend
Meliá Barcelona Sky
272 C. de Pere IVlow lights, jazz music, superb Vietnamese-American food, and personal treatment
Ca l'Isidre
12 Carrer de les FlorsSpanish and Med food!
Roig Robí
20 Carrer de SènecaSpanish and Med food!
Cheriff
15 Carrer de GinebraSpanish and Med Food
Restaurante Al Fagotto
19 Carrer d'en Carabassaspanish and med food
Vivanda
134 Carrer Major de SarriàSpanish and Med food
Carles Abellan
Spanish and Med food
Cinc Sentits
60 C/ d'EntençaFood!
Gargantua i Pantagruel
Mediterranean and Spanish Cuisine
Serviced by cheeky old Catalans in crisp white suits brandishing epic menus and razorsharp comebacks, this is retro dining Spanish-style
27 locals recommend
Flash-Flash
25 Carrer de la Granada del PenedèsServiced by cheeky old Catalans in crisp white suits brandishing epic menus and razorsharp comebacks, this is retro dining Spanish-style
To make the most of this unique dining experience, be sure to dress for the occasion, eat fashionably late, and drink only dirty martinis.
10 locals recommend
il Giardinetto
28 Carrer de la Granada del PenedèsTo make the most of this unique dining experience, be sure to dress for the occasion, eat fashionably late, and drink only dirty martinis.
A classic Spanish dining room where waiters in livery serve tender meats and the lack of a menu suggests that since you’re here, you don’t care too much about prices.
9 locals recommend
Can Ravell
313 Carrer d'AragóA classic Spanish dining room where waiters in livery serve tender meats and the lack of a menu suggests that since you’re here, you don’t care too much about prices.
Another nice and small place. Simple but fun and they have a good homemade cava - the well-known Xampanyet. Try some of their famous anchovies, olives and some other
tapas
173 locals recommend
El Xampanyet
22 Carrer de MontcadaAnother nice and small place. Simple but fun and they have a good homemade cava - the well-known Xampanyet. Try some of their famous anchovies, olives and some other
tapas
Agricola El Onofre SL
Patatas Bravas!!
Order a selection of Lucio’s tapas and Maribel’s black beans with black pudding.
10 locals recommend
Bohèmic Bistró
42 Carrer de MansoOrder a selection of Lucio’s tapas and Maribel’s black beans with black pudding.
Point at any of the ingredients in the display and ask Señor Quim to prepare one of his famed montaditos.
275 locals recommend
Quimet & Quimet
25 Carrer del Poeta CabanyesPoint at any of the ingredients in the display and ask Señor Quim to prepare one of his famed montaditos.
Order huevos estrellados (egg and chips), bikini de trufa (ham-and-cheese sandwich with truffle oil), and the excellent house white wine at 10€ a bottle.
93 locals recommend
Tapas 24
269 Carrer de la DiputacióOrder huevos estrellados (egg and chips), bikini de trufa (ham-and-cheese sandwich with truffle oil), and the excellent house white wine at 10€ a bottle.
Order steak tartar, pulpo encebollado (octopus with onion), pan con tomate
129 locals recommend
Paco Meralgo
171 Carrer de MuntanerOrder steak tartar, pulpo encebollado (octopus with onion), pan con tomate