Dinner at ten, bars at midnight, clubs at two. Pace yourself — Barcelona is a marathon, not a sprint.
Start in El Born
Cocktail bars in medieval alleys. Paradiso is the famous one — arrive at opening or queue.
Plaça Reial
The square that never sleeps: flamenco at Los Tarantos, jazz at Jamboree, terraces till late.
Razzmatazz
Five rooms, every genre, the city's indie institution. Thursday to Saturday.
Beachfront clubs
Opium and Pacha face the sand — summer terraces that go till sunrise.
The gin & tonic ritual
Spaniards treat it as a religion: balloon glass, botanicals, after dinner, always.