Expert recommendations of the best clubs, bars, and other after-dark venues.
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La Terrrazza
“For hard clubbing experience—an Ibiza kind of place, with a young international crowd, very fashion-conscious,” observes Juan Montenegro, editor in chief, b-guided lifestyle and fashion quarterly. Open-air house music venue with guest and resident DJs. Open May through October, midnight to 6 a.m. Poble Espanyol, Avinguda delMarquès de Comillas; tel.+34 93 272 4980. www.laterrrazza.com
Shôko
After midnight an ultra-chic Mediterranean-Asian fusion restaurant on the beach turns into a lounge/club for the well-heeled and definitively dressed. Thursday is “Casino and Models Night,” a theme party with the spotlight on fashion. Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 36; tel.+34 93 225 9203.
Razzmatazz
The entire block of an old industrial building in the Poble Nou quarter, with five different gigantic spaces for concerts and dancing; techno, trance, club, house. “All the rooms are interconnected, so you can move from one style to another all night, whatever suits your mood,” says Juan Montenegro. Carrer dels Almogàvers 22 and Carrer de Pamplona 88; tel.+34 93 320 8200. www.salarazzmatazz.com
CDLC (Carpe Diem Lounge Club)
Venue of choice for the gente guapa (beautiful people)—including the stars of the Futbol Club de Barcelona soccer team (the owner is a former player). Brand new redecoration with clean, “water” feel, cool blues, and sleek, modern accents. Restaurant serves until midnight Monday-Wednesday and until one a.m. Thursday-Sunday, then resident and guest DJs take over to spin laid-back house music. Prime beachfront location, in front of the ever-so-trendy Hotel Arts. Passeig Marítim 32; tel.+34 93 224 0470. www.cdlcbarcelona.com
