Milk Bar in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter serves the full brunch menu until 02:00: eggs benedict, the Irish breakfast set, espresso martinis once the kitchen has slowed.
Tip: Brunch menu runs until 02:00 daily. The walk-up bar takes orders after the kitchen slows at 23:30.
Address: Carrer d'En Gignàs 21, 08002 Barcelona
El Nacional in Barcelona's Eixample runs four kitchens around a single bar until 01:00: cocktails, tapas, fresh seafood at La Paradeta, all on Passeig de Gracia.
Try: Iberian food hall
Tip: Open until 01:00 daily. Walk-in for the bar; reserve the table on busy weekends.
Bar Marsella in Barcelona's Raval, founded 1820, opens at 22:00 and serves absinthe until 02:30: the city's oldest cocktail bar, dust-stained mirrors, marble tables.
Try: Absinthe and bar snacks
Tip: Opens 22:00 daily until 02:30. Cash only. Absinthe with the sugar-cube ritual is the order.
Tapas 24 in Barcelona's Eixample runs its tapas kitchen until midnight: McFoie burger, bikini truffle sandwich, patatas bravas, all in the basement counter.
Try: Catalan tapas
Tip: Kitchen runs until 23:30; bar until midnight. No reservations; queue at 21:00 or after 23:00.
Vinitus in Barcelona's Eixample runs the tapas counter until 23:30: 200 wines by the glass, late-night Catalan tapas service for the after-work and after-show crowd.
Try: Spanish tapas counter
Tip: Open daily; no reservations. Queue forms at 21:00; the second turn at 22:30 walks in easier.
Two Schmucks in Barcelona's Raval is the dive-cocktail bar with pickle martinis until 02:30: Worlds 50 Best top-10 list, walk-up only, queue starts at 22:00.
Try: Cocktails and bar snacks
Tip: Walk-up only; queue starts at 22:00. The pickle martini is the order; cash easier than card.
Fabrica Moritz in Barcelona's Sant Antoni runs the brewery-and-brasserie until 01:00: 35 Catalan tapas, house Moritz lager on tap, the basement bar opens later.
Try: Brewery tapas
Tip: Open until 01:00 daily. The basement bar takes walk-ups; the upstairs dining books.
