Comments: A remote place in the Gothic Quarter where rusty iron tools -which remind us of its past as horse stable- live in harmony with books, artwork and old mirrors. An exquisit...
Comments: Located in a Modernist building that dates back from the late eighteenth century, Bar del Pi is run by the Martí Pujol family since 1927. Boating an artistic and bohemian...
Comments: Barcelona Pipa Club is a non lucrative association born in 1980. A club for pipe smokers (although non smokers are also accepted) with headquarters in Plaza Real, in a fl...
Comments: Rumour has it that the best Dry Martinis in town are prepared in Hotel Rívoli's cocktail bar, in Las Ramblas. There must be some truth in that, for Blue Moon has a select...
Comments: El Bosc de les Fades (or the forest of the fairies) is a classic in downtown, where we all take our friends visiting us from abroad. It's perfectly understandable, since ...
Comments: A surprisingly quiet spot if we consider its coordinates. Four small tables and a really close service will make us feel as if they were part of our family. The three own...
Address: Carrer del Pas de l'Ensenyança, 2 (Barcelona)
Area: El Gòtic.
Price: Average high.
Category: Cocktail bar. Bar-Cafe.
Comments: El Paraigua has been by Plaza Sant Jaume for more than three decades. Modernist in style and intellectual in spirit, it presents a space with small marble tables and til...
Comments: The surroundings of Plaza Real hide small treasures like El Trece, a tiny space -less than 20 square meters- where two Chileans prepare excellent and generous cocktails. ...
Comments: What used to be a bar for punks is now Barcelona's indie pop temple. Psychedelic colors and original pictures on the walls welcome those who love to dance to the most alt...
Address: Carrer de la Palma de Sant Just, 1 (Barcelona)
Area: El Gòtic.
Price: Average.
Category: Cocktail bar.
Comments: Retro looking space in shades of orangea and with a modern touch, this cocktail bar is located just behing Plaça Sant Jaume. Ginger is an elegant place, with personality,...
Comments: Full of contrasts, Plaza Real is one of the busiest spots in the city. It is here where we find this seedy looking place, with marble bar and wooden tables. The best part...
Address: Carrer de Josep Anselm Clavé, 19 (Barcelona)
Area: El Gòtic.
Price: Average.
Category: Cocktail bar. Night bar.
Comments: The defunct Salsitas has been wisely replaced by Guru, a Buddhist-style chill out space (strange but yet possible combination) that offers cocktails and electronic music....
Address: Carrer de la Comtessa de Sobradiel, 8 (Barcelona)
Area: El Gòtic.
Price: Average high.
Category: Club-Disco. Night bar.
Comments: A must for jazz lovers. A warm, cosy space that offers the best live music offer in the whole Gothic Quarter. Performances -jazz and other styles- every day of the week. ...
Comments: The name of the place is a statement of intent. Stepping into Hook is like immerging into Peter Pan's universe, a place to let our imagination run wild and feel younger....
Comments: Jamboree is a jazz club, an emblematic one in Barcelona and even in Spain. Its stage, active since the sixties, has seen the greatest jazz genious, who have left a mark ...
Comments: A reference in Plaza real, a must for rockers, grunges and neohippies. A classic in the area, that even after so many years and a refurbishment, still keeps its loyal cli...
Comments: L'Antiquari is a worn-out, cosy and quiet bar located in a place of matchless beauty: Plaza del Rei. Both the terrace -in summer- and the upper floor, from the windows, a...
Comments: The name of this classy, stately cocktail bar pays tribute to the old modernist elevator -of which the only thing left is the door- that welcomes us in the entrance. In a...
Address: Carrer Nou de Sant Francesc, 5 (Barcelona)
Area: El Gòtic.
Price: Average high.
Category: Club-Disco.
Comments: The name is pretty much the only thing left from this old 'tablao flamenco' that was near La RAmbla since the twenties. SOme years ago, Macarena turned into this little ...
Comments: The music of Manchester -a dark rock style full of feeling born in the late seventies- is what moves this place in the Gothic Quarter that plays the most indie music from...