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One of Barcelona’s best-known erotic venues, Bagdad has been here since the Raval neighbourhood truly was the city’s red-light district.
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Impossibly chic, CDLC is a relative newcomer to the Barcelona nightlife scene, but this restaurant, bar and sexy lounge is a big hit. Kick off your shoes, relax and have a drink atop one of their huge bed-like sofas.
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Impossibly chic, CDLC is a relative newcomer to the Barcelona nightlife scene, but this restaurant, bar and sexy lounge is a big hit. Kick off your shoes, relax and have a drink atop one of their huge bed-like sofas.
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Although it’s a 15-minute drive outside the city centre, Danzatoria is a fabulous restaurant, bar and club in a former mansion overlooking the city. With a terrace and four inside rooms featuring four different music styles, Danzatoria has a little something for everyone. The crowd is young and hip.
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Although it’s a 15-minute drive outside the city centre, Danzatoria is a fabulous restaurant, bar and club in a former mansion overlooking the city. With a terrace and four inside rooms featuring four different music styles, Danzatoria has a little something for everyone. The crowd is young and hip.
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Sophisticated with a strong dose of James Bond-style charm, Dry Martini is known as one of Spain’s (and Europe’s) top cocktail bars. A wild array of cocktails and mixed drinks are served by bow-tied waiters.
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Sophisticated with a strong dose of James Bond-style charm, Dry Martini is known as one of Spain’s (and even Europe’s) top cocktail bars. A wild array of cocktails and mixed drinks are served by spotless, bow-tied waiters.
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Grande dames singing (not lip-synching) everything from Spanish ballads to modern pop music take to the stage at this classic Barcelona venue.
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On summer evenings, many of the rooftops come alive with groovy bars. This terrace at the chic Claris Hotel is a must for cocktails and live music alfresco. The Barcelona skyline is the backdrop for a relaxing, very low-key evening.
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On summer evenings, head to the rooftop terrace of the chic Claris Hotel for cocktails and live music alfresco. The Barcelona skyline is the backdrop for a relaxing, very low-key evening.
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A cluster of tables set up in the shadow of the BasÌlica de Santa MarÌa del Mar, La Vinya del Senyor is an ideal place to order a strong glass of local red wine and a plate or two of tapas. In winter, you can huddle inside at the cosy bar.
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A cluster of tables set up in the shadow of the Basílica de Santa María del Mar, La Vinya del Senyor is an ideal place to order a strong glass of local red wine and a plate or two of tapas. In winter, you can huddle inside at the cosy bar.
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A quiet café and used bookshop by day, by night the Lletraferit morphs into a chic cocktail bar where, depending on the night, jazz or lounge music might be playing. If you’re lucky, you’ll nab one of the comfy couches at the back.
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A quiet cafÈ and used bookshop by day, by night the Lletraferit morphs into a chic cocktail bar where, depending on the night, jazz or lounge music might be playing. If you’re lucky, you’ll nab one of the comfy couches at the back
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Since 1910, this neighbourhood hang-out has been serving drinks to the likes of Hemingway and Dali, and it’s still popular, especially with the expat population who have made it a clubhouse of sorts. With an appealing Modernist decor and a laid-back bohemian air, the London Bar is a great choice any night of the week. There’s always live music, although the styles change nightly.
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Since 1910, this neighbourhood hang-out has been serving drinks to the likes of Hemingway and Dali, and it’s still popular, especially with the expat population who have made it a clubhouse of sorts. With an appealing Modernist decor and a laid-back bohemian air, the London Bar is a great choice any night of the week. There’s always live music, although the styles change nightly.
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Come in the early evening for a taste of Miramelindo’s heavenly cappuccino, or drop by later in the night for a cocktail. This big, friendly bar has been a city favourite for years
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Come in the early evening for a taste of Miramelindo’s heavenly cappuccino, or drop by later in the night for a cocktail. This big, friendly bar has been a city favourite for years.
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DJs spins house, techno and electronica music until late at this slick club at the bottom of Las Ramblas. The warehouse-style interior shows the club's penchant for cutting-edge design. Don't miss the varied concerts, which tend to start at about 11.30pm.
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DJs spins house, techno and electronica music until late at this slick club at the bottom of Las Ramblas. The warehouse-style interior shows the club’s penchant for cutting-edge design. Don’t miss the varied concerts, which tend to start at 11.30pm.
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The bar and club of the Hotel Omm, the lounge-like Moovida, is a place to see and be seen. The city’s hippest come to hang out on the comfy leather sofas and, later, to hit the dance club below. If you come after midnight, be prepared to wait at the door and then to be refused entry if don’t look trendy enough, or simply if they just don’t think your beautiful enough so bring a thick skin and a look at me attitude.
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The bar and club of the Hotel Omm, the lounge-like Moo, is a place to see and be seen. The city’s hippest come to hang out on the comfy leather sofas and, later, to hit the Omm Session dance club below. If you come after midnight, be prepared to wait at the door and then to be refused entry if don’t look trendy enough.
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Otto Zutz has become a classic on the Barcelona nightlife scene, thanks to its VIP parties and big-name concerts. On regular nights hit one of its three dance floors with three dance styles—house/garage, techno/alternative house or hip-hop/funky
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Otto Zutz has become a classic on the Barcelona nightlife scene, thanks to its VIP parties and big-name concerts. On regular nights hit one of its three dance floors with three dance styles—house/garage, techno/ alternative house or hip-hop/funky.
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A slightly more upscale version of the typical English pub, this multi-room bar is a foreign-friendly and laid back place to watch football and rugby matches on television.
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A slightly more upscale version of the English pub, this multi-room bar is a foreign-friendly and laid back place to watch football and rugby matches on TV.
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This place is anything but quiet on big-game nights, when a huge TV dominates this otherwise cosy and rustic-looking Irish pub. When there’s not an important match on.
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This place is anything but quiet on big-game nights, when a huge TV dominates this otherwise cosy and rustic-looking Irish pub. When there’s not an important match on, it’s a good place for a low-key night with a few pals and a Guiness.
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