Bars
Sidecar Factory Club
Plaã§a reial 7 / c/heures 4, +34 93 302 15 86, +34 933 177 666, (http://www.sidecarfactory...). one of the best choices for drinks and music in casc antic. offers live music 4 or 5 nights a week, 10pm-12:30am. hosts dj sessions every night m-su 12.30am-4.30/5.00am with djs of many different styles and from the most important clubs making people dance until the wee hours. always a good atmosphere.
L'Ovella Negra
Or the "black sheep" is a large dark tavern-like bar. located in carrer sitges just off la rambla. you can get cheap and delicious sangria for 10 euros before 23:00 and 13 euros after. fun to sit around with friends or to partake in a game of futbolina foosball.
El Bosc de les Fades
Off larambla. dubbed the "tree bar" by many english speaking tourists. this wax-museum bar features expert-crafted ambiance to look like a forest.
Dusk
Carrer merce 23. sexy bar and bistro inside centuries-old stone walls in ciutat vella/barri gotic. one block in from the correos big post office at the end of via laietana, "dusk" offers an upbeat bar and a more relaxed lounge in the back. it's a perfect place to get a delicious bite to eat to start the night off, or to finish the night with funky music and a bailey's martini. overall, a perfect place to get a taste of both the old gothic quarter and the new, hip, contemporary barcelona.
Harlem
C/comptessa de sobradiel behind the city hall, ask there. live music every night. you must buy at least one drink, but the entrance is usually free.
RiBborn
C/antic de sant joan 3, tel.+34 93 310 71 48, (http://www.ribborn.com). a hip bar in the heart of the casc antic, a vibrant section of the ciutat vella with a variety of bars and restaurants. ribborn offers "funk you till you drop" hiphop jazz reggae and soul with dj chocolito + guests, tuesday-sunday 10pm-3am. live music until 1am on most sundays and the odd weeknight.
La Fianna
One of the busiest bars in the neighborhood with a funky decor and a large selection of spirits. They also have a great dinner menu with an international selection.
Travel Bar
Travel's internet space is a good place to ask and talk with other people visiting the city. Has a quiet terrace. Very much a backpackers bar, this is a staple hang-out for many travellers. The Travel Bar has a barcrawl every evening although it is poorly advertised in the bar - staff 'invite' people they would like to join, otherwise you have to ask, as well as a mean Catalan cooking course. This is a good place to hang out and meet other English speaking people. It does have some decent perks - notably, the one euro meals again, you have to be in with the bar staff to get this and the free Wi-Fi plus free internet computers again, ask the barstaff - its rather haphazard if you'll get it offered to you, depending on whether you look like a part of the backpacker crowd.
Jazz sÃ
C/requesens 2 near ronda st. antoni. live music every day by the teachers and pupils of the music school next to it. pop/rock, flamenco, jazz, latin music etc depending on the day. to get in, it costs 3 euros but you get a drink on arrival.
Cafes
L'Antic Teatre
L'Antic Teatre, (http://www.lanticteatre.com/) Screens special artistic productions. There is also a small café inside and outside operated by the association which makes for a great break from the noisy Barcelona downtown. It's only a few steps away from the Palau de la Música Catalana.
La Clandestina
C/baixada de viladecols 2bis behind the post office in via laietana. you can take tea, different fruits juices, vegetal sandwiches and much more in a different place that holds some cultural events, lends some books.