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The hippie origins and 1970s glamour at this club are as popular as ever.

When you tire of dance music, try this open-air Irish bar with live rock and pop bands every night and sport on big TVs.

This unassuming basement bodega has become a major pre-party meeting point. Famously good anchovies.

Decked out in vintage fair-ground memorabilia, this striking bar rates high on novelty factor. Order a cuba libre while swaying in a swing. Lively atmosphere, unique setting.

This lush old dancehall pulls in a varied crowd. Elderly couples waltz across the floor early on; later, a younger set try out everything from tango to salsa. The next big things in pop and dance often perform live Performing Arts & Music Venues.

Another reformed dance hall, La Paloma competes with Club Apolo for the latest rising stars in pop and dance music. It still has traditional tea dances with live orchestras, but this is strictly ballroom: two step, waltz, salsa, rumba and lots of cha cha cha.

If Gaudí’s undulating Pedrera rooftop. (La Pedrera), looks surreal by day, experience it at night for full effect. On Friday and Saturday evenings between mid-June and late July, La Pedrera opens up its magical rooftop for a night of live music and cava drinking. Wander among Gaudí’s mosaic chimneys, illuminated against the night sky, while enjoying jazz, flamenco fusion or tango.

A classy, yet cosy, bar attracting wine lovers from all over the city, who come to sample a rich array of Spanish and international varieties in the company of other wine aficionados.

With Arabic decoration, soft lights and house music, this bar in the Palau del Mar building provides a city oasis.

The ideal place to have a drink, to the accompaniment of soft music, after walking around Paseo de Gràcia and Rambla Catalunya.