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Bloody Mary Cocktail Lounge
They serve no less than 10 versions of the much-loved drink.
Barcelona nightlife at its best – the bars, clubs, parties and late nights that make this city unforgettable.

They serve no less than 10 versions of the much-loved drink.

Urban art, a soul kitchen plus live concerts and DJs.

This self-dubbed “cocktail bar and book collection” is the latest gem to appear in Les Corts.

Hip hop, reggaeton and house in a former textile factory, going strong since 1985.

Cannabis clubs are proliferating as readily as the weed itself.

Sants’ pioneering craft-beer bar – house brews on a hidden village square.

Casa Bonay’s lobby bar – gothic flowers, Eric Stephenson cocktails, vinyl DJs.

This expat-owned bar sits in part of a 450-year-old Modernist palace.

This UK-style brewery is one of Barcelona’s most central stops for quality brews.

A cocktail bar with a warm atmosphere, excellent soundtrack and great drinks.

This diminutive wine bar is revered as one of the city’s very best.

Casa Bonay’s space has been designed with the assistance of audiophiles Amit and Aneesh Patel, owners of London bar Brilliant Corners.

This tiny nightclub packs a mighty electronic punch.

A brewery and a beautiful bar where you can quaff your way through the Belgian-Catalan inspired brews.

A central rooftop that books real DJs instead of a house playlist, May to October.

This charmingly grimy Raval bar is famous for its absinthe, and said to be Barcelona’s oldest.

You’ll find one of Barcelona’s best music venues in the basement of a Greek restaurant.

Among the flurry of one of La Rambla’s many Gòtic tributaries, Sub Rosa would be everyone’s regular watering hole, if only there was enough space.

A calm, old-school terrace seven floors above La Rambla, with a small rooftop pool.

Paradiso serves up unusual and creative cocktails.

Big Bang Bar has long been a mecca for local musicians and traveling tunesmiths looking to share music on an intimate stage.

One of Barcelona’s most exciting craft beer utopias.

This “five-star dive bar” is the result of Moe and AJ’s dedication and love for cocktail shaking.

This tiny cocktail bar was inspired by the American tradition of Kentucky bourbon and rye whiskey.

This hidden cocktail bar in Gràcia offers coffee in the morning, vermouth in the afternoon and a killer cocktail by night.

Electro music, great cocktails and a fun vibe combine at this bar-slash-gallery.

L’Oncle Jack is dedicated to the joyous, luxurious life of sipping Jack, socializing and listening to good music.

A cocktail bar done up as a mad alchemist’s lab – test tubes, fermenting jars.

Good music, strong cocktails and lots of locals at this Raval dive bar.

Founded in 1943, this is one of the city’s premier live music venues and nightclubs.