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there until at least 3am, and be prepared for
the style police. May–Oct Thurs–Sat
midnight–7am.
Poble Sec
For locations, see map, p.104.
Mau Mau c/Fontrodona 33 T934 418 015;
W ; MParal.
lel. Great underground lounge-club, cultural
centre and chill-out space with comfy sofas,
nightly film and video projections, exhibitions,
and a roster of guest DJs playing deep,
soulful grooves. Strictly speaking it’s a private
club, but membership is only €5 and they
tend to let foreign visitors in anyway. Thurs
11pm–2.30am, Fri & Sat 11pm–3.30am.
Sala Apolo c/Nou de la Rambla 113 T 934 414
001, W M Paral.lel. This
old-time ballroom is now a hip concert
venue with regular live gigs on two stages
and an eclectic series of club nights,
foremost of which is the weekends’ long-
running techno/electro Nitsa Club (W www
. Others prefer Wednesday
night’s Canibal Sound System (Latin/
mestizo) and Thursday’s Powder Room
(funk). Wed midnight–5am, Thurs–Sat
12.30–5am.
Esquerra de l’Eixample
For locations, see map, pp.128–129.
Antilla BCN c/Aragó 141–143 T 934 512 151,
W M Hospital Clinic/
Urgell. Latin and Caribbean tunes galore –
rumba, son, salsa, merengue, mambo, you
name it – for out-and-out good-time
dancing. There are live bands, killer
cocktails and dance classes most nights.
Daily 10.30pm–5am, weekends until 6am.
Barcelona City Hall Rambla de Catalunya 2–4
T 932 380 722, W ;
M Catalunya. Very popular dance joint – the
handy location helps – which hosts some of
the most varied club nights around, from
80s’ revival to electro. Daily midnight–6am.
Space Barcelona c/Tarragona 141–147 T934
530 582, W
M Tarragona. With the Balearic beat big in
Barcelona, it was no surprise when
offshoots of the actual Ibiza clubs appeared
on the scene. This was the first Space
launched outside the island, and it’s a
thumpingly young, extremely posey joint. Fri
& Sat midnight–6am, Sun 9pm–3am.
Velvet c/Balmes 161 T932 176 714;
M Diagonal. One of the few survivors of the
first wave of stylish dance-bars in the
1980s, this lavish creation of designer
Alfredo Arribas was inspired by the
velveteen excesses of film-maker David
Lynch. Daily 10.30pm–4.30am.
Gràcia
For locations, see map, p.134.
KGB c/Alegre de Dalt 55 T932 105 906;
M Joanic. This warehouse bar and club was
the first with the industrial look back in the
1980s. It was a well-known techno haunt,
though current gigs and music policy aren’t
so rigid now, ranging from rumba to hip-
hop. Thurs 1–4.30am, Fri & Sat 1–6am.
Otto Zutz c/de Lincoln 15 T932 380 722,
W ; FGC Gràcia. It first
opened in 1985 and has since lost some of
its glam cachet, but this three-storey former
This year’s model
First it was bars in pool halls and archery ranges, followed in quick order by the
invasion of the Irish bar and the gentle creep of the lounge scene. Barcelona always
has another fad up its sleeve, and now it’s upscale dining-and-dancing in extravagant
gastro-clubs. The clientele is A-list celeb, footy player and WAG, well-heeled tourist
and local rich kid, not adverse to dining out and kicking back in like-minded
company. Down by the beach and port, the trend is exemplified by the beautiful-
people hangouts CDLC (Pg. Marítim 32, Port Olímpic T932 240 470, Wwww
, MCiutadella-Vila Olímpica, map p.93) and Shôko (Pg. Marítim
36, Port Olímpic T932 259 200, W , M Ciutadella-Vila Olímpica, map
p.93), while uptown venues include the glam Danzarama (Gran Via de les Corts
Catalanes 604, Esquerra de l’Eixample T933 425 070, W
M Universitat, map p.128–129) and the Buda Restaurante (c/Pau Claris 92, Dreta de
l’Eixample T933 184 252, W M Catalunya, map p.115).
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