Best Rooftop Bars in Barcelona

Barcelona's rooftop bar scene perfectly complements the city's outdoor culture — a place where warm evenings and Mediterranean views make drinking above the rooftops one of the city's most pleasurable pastimes. The city's Eixample grid of mid-rise buildings creates a rooftop landscape of remarkable consistency, punctuated by Gaudí's extraordinary structures and, on clear days, the mountains and the Mediterranean Sea.

El Nacional's rooftop terrace is one of the city's most theatrical spaces. The Grand Hotel Central's rooftop infinity pool and bar is a quintessential Barcelona luxury experience. Hotel Arts' Eclipse bar and the W Barcelona's Eclipse bar (different hotels, famously similar names) both offer spectacular seafront views. The Terraza Bar at the Mandarin Oriental overlooks the Passeig de Gràcia and provides a sophisticated alternative to the more fashion-forward hotel options.