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Ian Schrager’s Born hotel, where the leafy rooftop bar draws the sunset crowd.
Cocktail bars in Barcelona – creative drinks, expert mixology and the right atmosphere.

Ian Schrager’s Born hotel, where the leafy rooftop bar draws the sunset crowd.

Paradiso serves up unusual and creative cocktails.

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

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

Perched atop the glitzy Almanac – a five-star rooftop built for Manhattans by the pool and sunsets that flatter everyone in them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Artisan sangría and tapas near the Palau de la Música, far from the Ramblas pitchers.

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

A tiny Raval cocktail bar with no menu – tell Javier and Eduard what you like.

Naturally, you can sip all of Hemingway’s favorite tipples, from the simple scotch & soda to gimlets and martini.

The upscale bar and restaurant was designed by Lázaro Rosa Violán.

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

Twenty-three floors above Sants – a rooftop pool and terrace open to non-guests, plus Japanese-Peruvian cooking from Nobu Matsuhisa.

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

The rooftop of an Egyptologist’s hotel – discreet, art-filled, no day-club treatment.

Natural wine and Mediterranean sharing plates from the Tiberi Club collective.