At SIPS all the know-how of its founders, Marc Álvarez (the former bar manager at Albert Adrià's restaurants) and Simone Caporale, (who was at the helm of the four-time winner of World's Best Bar, Artesian, in London from 2007 and 2015) culminates in a stratospherically creative cocktail menu. At SIPS you can experience the finest cocktails made with contemporary ingredients in exclusive vessels, served in a friendly, laid-back atmosphere. The open-plan layout, with individual bars throughout the space, allows patrons to see the drinks being prepared. SIPS also offers the Esencia experience, which consists of a tasting menu of six or twelve sips that are the pinnacle of liquid gastronomy.

Paradiso ranked first on the 50 Best Bars List in 2022. Its entrance is hidden behind the fridge door of a pastrami shop – yes really! – and once inside, the fun really begins. Paradiso was the first in a long line of friendly, laid-back cocktail bars in the city that have attracted cocktail aficionados from around the world. The signature cocktails prepared by Giacomo Gianotti and his team, behind the long beautiful bar, are truly creative and a feast for the senses that changes every season and is also committed to sustainability. Partying and creativity await!

Boadas is a Barcelona institution. Founded in 1933, it is the city's oldest cocktail bar and has hosted celebrities of the stature of Joan Miró, Picasso, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Ernest Hemingway and Greta Garbo, to name just a few. The cathedral of cocktails, as it is known in the city, is a tiny bar on a street corner on Barcelona's Rambla, where time seems to have stood still. Boadas is the cocktail bar which all the world's bartenders have made a pilgrimage to at least once in their lives. It's the perfect place to enjoy an impeccably served, perfect classic cocktail.

Ideal Cocktail Bar was originally a modest neighbourhood drinking establishment set up in 1931 and has been a cocktail bar since 1977. Located in the Eixample district, it serves carefully crafted classic and signature cocktails in an elegant way. Velvet, fine wood, art déco lamps and the best-quality spirits are just some of the elements that make Ideal Cocktail Bar a haven for drinks connoisseurs.

Cocktails crafted from locally sourced ingredients are the trademark of Gebre, the cocktail bar at the Intercontinental Barcelona. At Gebre, the cocktail menu goes back to its roots to offer signature cocktails obtained through time-honoured methods. The care it takes in selecting the carbon-neutral produce culminates in classic cocktails with an imaginative twist. With its stunning, contemporary décor, and the world's largest selection of Spanish whisky, Gebre (which means frost in Catalan) is an unmissable stop on Montjuïc.

When you cross the threshold of Dr. Stravinsky, in the Born neighbourhood, you'll feel like you're stepping inside a 19th-century laboratory. This is where it produces most of its ingredients, including the spirits it uses in its cocktails. It also experiments with all kinds of techniques to create its handcrafted cocktails that change every season and are an amazing combination of flavours and textures. Enjoy your cocktail surrounded by plants in formaldehyde, stills and test tubes.

On the 26th floor of the iconic Hotel W Barcelona, the Sky Bar, run by the Japanese restaurant Noxe, serves a wonderful selection of cocktails at its tables and winding bar, which are a skilful fusion of Mediterranean and Japanese touches. The menu at Noxe has been designed to be paired with the dinner dishes at chef Azumasong's restaurant, or to liven up the DJ sessions after 11pm.

You can enjoy old-school and signature cocktails at Collage Barcelona, but the ones made with rum come particularly recommended, as this spirit is the bar's speciality. Located in the Born district, its shelves boast countless bottles from different parts of the world. With its laid-back, fun, warm and welcoming atmosphere, Collage serves cocktails that give the nod to the Catalan culinary tradition as well as others that will take your palate on a journey around the world.

With its speakeasy-style ambiance and spectacular solid-wood bar (the longest in Barcelona) La Whiskería is Barcelona's temple to whisky. Centrally located, with leather sofas, whisky aficionados will be transported back to the 1920s and 30s as they enter. While you browse the drinks menu, you will be treated to the sound of jazz. It won't be easy to decide as there are more than 1,300 different types of whisky on offer, from countries including Scotland, Ireland, the United States, Canada and Japan. You'll also find rare and special bottles.