9 dance clubs in Barcelona, editor-picked by TableJourney. All Barcelona nightlife.
Sala Razzmatazz ★ 4.7
poblenou · Carrer dels Almogàvers 122, 08018 Barcelona
Razzmatazz occupies a former industrial complex in Poblenou and runs five themed rooms across two weekend nights: RazzClub indie, Fuego urban, Human techno, Torax house and the rotating Pop Bar.
Tip: Doors at 01:00 Friday and Saturday; the five rooms share one wristband. Marina L1 or Bogatell L4 are the metro stops; queues are shorter at the Carrer de Pamplona 88 entrance for rooms 2 and 3.
Sala Apolo ★ 4.6
poble-sec · Carrer Nou de la Rambla 113, 08004 Barcelona
Sala Apolo is the 1940s theatre on Carrer Nou de la Rambla in Poble Sec that runs Barcelona's longest-standing club nights, including the indie-rock Nasty Mondays running every Monday since 2004.
Tip: Nasty Mondays runs 00:30 to 05:00 every Monday with indie, rock and 80s pop. The smaller La 2 venue downstairs runs parallel programming on the same nights.
Sutton ★ 4.0
sant-gervasi · Carrer de Tuset 13, 08006 Barcelona
Sutton on Carrer de Tuset in Sant Gervasi has run since the 1990s as Barcelona's mainstream upmarket club, with a strict door policy, commercial house and hip-hop and a footballer-and-model crowd.
Tip: Smart dress required at the door (no sneakers, no shorts); reserve a table through the website to skip the queue. Tuset is a taxi ride from the centre.
Opium Barcelona ★ 3.9
barceloneta · Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 34, 08003 Barcelona
Opium runs beachfront on Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta next to Hotel Arts, with a daytime restaurant turning into a house and EDM club at midnight, including the WAA residency and CRIB urban nights.
Tip: Doors at 23:00; the club fills after 01:00. Dress code at the door (no sneakers). Cabs queue along the boardwalk; the L4 stop Ciutadella Vila Olímpica is ten minutes on foot.
Shôko ★ 3.8
barceloneta · Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 36, 08003 Barcelona
Shôko on Passeig Marítim runs Asian-Mediterranean dinners in the early evening before the room flips at midnight to a house and hip-hop club with a beachfront terrace.
Tip: Restaurant from 13:00, club from 00:00 to 03:00 most nights. The terrace bar runs through the warm months and is the easier way in than the indoor floor.
CDLC Carpe Diem Lounge Club ★ 3.9
barceloneta · Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 32, 08003 Barcelona
CDLC sits beachfront on Passeig Marítim in the Olympic Port and runs a lounge-restaurant in the evening that turns into a house and R&B club after midnight, with terrace sofas overlooking the Mediterranean.
Tip: Restaurant from 12:00, club kicks in around 01:00. The Bali-style daybeds on the terrace need a table reservation; cabs queue along the seafront for the post-05:00 exit.
Macarena Club ★ 4.4
gotic · Carrer Nou de Sant Francesc 5, 08002 Barcelona
Macarena on Carrer Nou de Sant Francesc in the Gothic Quarter is the 80-capacity house and techno bunker with the DJ booth in the middle of the floor, programming local and international residencies seven nights a week.
Tip: Capacity is just 80 people, so weekends sell at the door fast; aim for 01:00 to 02:00 on a weeknight for an easy in. Cash bar.
Otto Zutz ★ 3.7
sant-gervasi · Carrer de Lincoln 15, 08006 Barcelona
Otto Zutz on Carrer de Lincoln in Sant Gervasi has run since 1985 across four floors in a converted industrial building, programming hip-hop, reggaeton and commercial chart nights for a young uptown crowd.
Tip: Wednesday to Saturday only; the top floor runs hip-hop, the main floor reggaeton and chart hits. Queues from 01:30; arrive earlier for the guest list.
City Hall ★ 4.0
eixample · Rambla de Catalunya 2-4, 08007 Barcelona
City Hall sits at the base of Rambla de Catalunya by Plaça de Catalunya and runs a single rectangular room that has booked techno, house and tech-house seven nights a week since the early 2000s.
Tip: Open 365 nights a year; weekday queues are short. The smaller back room runs the chart nights, the main floor runs the international techno bookings.