DK Travel : Barcelona : Bars & Nightclubs

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Nick Havanna

A classic designer spot with some outré toilets and a fabulous cow-skin upholstered bar. The crowd is mostly yuppie and moneyed.
Night-time Cruising

The pier just past Hotel Calípolis is one of the busiest cruising spots. Prime time is between 3am and dawn.
Organic

Organic is a new disco on the gay scene, frequented by a fashion-industry crowd.
Otto Zutz

A swanky Barcelona night-life institution, this three-storey disco is on the itinerary for well-heeled media types. The music verges on the mainstream, with big-name DJs spinning everything from techno to contemporary favourites. See Hip Drinking Spots.
Otto Zutz

Barcelona’s media crowd flocks to this New-York-style club to chatter in the corners upstairs and shoot pool downstairs. The huge dance floors throb with house music.
Pachito

One of the first clubs on the Port Olímpic strip, this buzzing nightspot pumps techno and Latin house to a lively crowd.
Padam

Tucked into an alley off Carrer Ferran, this small, dimly-lit, old-style bar plays tunes by Edith Piaf (including the famous Padam , of course) and her contemporaries.
Palau de la Música Catalana

Domenèch i Montaner’s epic Modernista gem regularly serves up the best in jazz and classical music. It has lost some of its prestige to the Auditori, but it still hosts the annual guitar festival and attracts many visiting world music artists. (Palau de la Música Catalana).
Palau Sant Jordi

The star of the Olympic buildings, this stadium is normally home to Barcelona’s basketball team (Activities in Barcelona). It doubles up as the city’s main arena for macro-concerts, which have included Madonna and U2. (Palau Sant Jordi).
Plàstic Café

A cool local joint playing DJ-spun funky R&B tunes on Sundays, and everything from house to fusion jazz the rest of the week.