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Casa Bonay’s hotel bar hosts DJs from Thursday thru Saturday.
A hip guide to Barcelona nightlife: parties, electronic music festivals and clubbing events plus good nightclubs and bars serving cocktails, craft beer and more.

Casa Bonay’s hotel bar hosts DJs from Thursday thru Saturday.

Merchant of some the finest hop-derived beverages in the world.

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

Electronic beats are eschewed in favor of funk, disco, soul and Afrobeat rhythms.

This cool-but-casual watering hole celebrates classic cocktails. while also presenting a spectacular array of imaginative house creations.

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

Paradiso serves up unusual and creative cocktails. Cocktails that smoke, cocktails that fly and the emblematic Mediterranean Treasure, which won mixologist Giacomo Giannotti a World Class award.

Good taste doesn’t need to shout.

Stepping into Dr. Stravinsky is like entering the refuge of a mad old alchemist – backlit bottles on shelves, effervescent test tubes and strange concoctions fermenting in jars.

One of the best places in the city to have a cocktail.

This cozy wine bar serves up Catalan wines by the glass.

The order of the night is techno.

Tropical-flavored food, drinks and music are the rule in this place where DJs spin tracks at the weekend.

Founded by Javier de las Muelas, Gimlet was the first of what is now a global empire of cocktail bars.

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.

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

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

Craft beer by local brewery Espiga dominates the taps, with everything from hoppy IPAs to opaque stouts and wheaty wonders…

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

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

This sleek hotel lounge serves up tapas and fusion cuisine.

The Barcelona Edition hotel was designed by the world’s hottest hotelier Ian Schrager (of Studio 54 fame) and Barcelona tastemaker Lázaro Rosa-Violán.

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

This retro hangout is a nostalgic snapshot of the ‘80s.

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

This tiny nightclub packs a mighty electronic punch.

A key hangout for the city’s avid rock and metal scene.

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

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

This lofty space boasts over 200 different brews from every corner of the globe.