Best Craft Beer Bars in Barcelona

Barcelona's most respected microbrewery, brewing and serving from the same address in Eixample since 2015. Garage Beer Co runs 10 to 12 of its own beers on tap at any time, IPAs, stouts, sours, session lagers, alongside 4 to 6 guest taps from Spanish and international craft breweries. The taproom is comfortable and unhurried. The staff know every beer on the list. The prices are fair for the quality. Our pick for best single craft beer destination in the city. Own-Brewed

A barrel-aged specialist operating from the Barceloneta waterfront, BlackLab has built its reputation on complex, ambitious beers that most taprooms wouldn't attempt. The barrel-aged imperial stout is extraordinary. The taproom has 20 taps, a full kitchen serving American comfort food, and a terrace that looks across the marina. Open 7 days from noon. Worth visiting for the barrel program alone, BlackLab ages beer in bourbon, sherry, and Spanish wine barrels simultaneously. Barrel-Aged

Barcelona's most comprehensive multi-tap bar, with 30 rotating taps covering Spanish craft breweries, Belgian classics, German lagers, and American imports. BierCaB does not brew its own beer, it curates. The changing tap list is posted online daily and the staff can walk you through every beer. The bottle selection runs to 300 labels. This is the right choice for beer education: come here to try 8 Spanish craft breweries you've never heard of, all in one session. 30 Rotating Taps

An American-founded brewery operating out of a former factory in Poblenou's industrial district. Edge Brewing produces West Coast IPAs, hazy NEIPAs, and dry-hopped pale ales that taste as if they were brewed in California. The taproom is large, loud, and relaxed. Friday evening growler fills are a neighbourhood ritual. The location in the 22@ creative district means the after-work crowd from the surrounding tech offices fills the place by 7pm most evenings. West Coast IPA

A craft beer bar in El Raval that goes beyond most in its commitment to experimental brewing. Beerlab's own-brewed beers skew toward the unusual, fermented with bread yeast, aged in vermouth barrels, dry-hopped with Catalan botanicals. The 20 taps rotate entirely weekly. The bar's position in El Raval means it draws a younger, more adventurous crowd than Eixample's craft beer bars. Worth visiting when the house-brewed sour is on tap. Thursdays are cheapest. Experimental

Half bottle shop, half bar, La Cerveteca in Gràcia runs 8 taps alongside 400+ bottle and can selections covering Belgian lambics, German Märzens, Spanish craft beers, and American rarities. The owner curates the selection with genuine obsession. You can buy bottles to take away or drink in the small bar area at a slight premium. Best for discovering Spanish craft breweries that don't export. Our recommendation if you can only visit one specialist craft beer shop in Barcelona. Bottle Shop

Primarily a vermouth bar but included here because Bar Calders has quietly built one of the best rotating tap selections in Poble Sec, 6 to 8 craft taps from Catalan and Spanish microbreweries, changed monthly, at neighbourhood bar prices. The staff are not beer specialists but the selection is curated by someone who is. Combine the terrace with an afternoon craft beer and a plate of croquetas. One of the most pleasant afternoons available in Barcelona for under $20 per person. Neighbourhood Bar

A compact craft beer bar in El Born with 12 taps and a thoughtfully chosen bottled selection. Ales & More earns its reputation through the quality of its draught rotation, every tap change brings something genuinely new. The bar is small enough that the owner will discuss the beer with you if you ask, and large enough that you can find a seat on a weeknight. Best on a Thursday evening when the latest tap arrivals are fresh. Dog friendly, no reservations required. 12 Taps

A tiny standing bar near the waterfront end of El Born that has been serving unfussy cold beer and anchovies since 1945. La Plata is not a craft beer bar in any formal sense, the selection is 2 taps, one lager, one slightly less industrial lager, but included here because it represents the other end of Barcelona's drinking spectrum: a bar with no concept, just cold beer in a hot city. The anchovies and fried fish are non-negotiable. Cash only. Standing only. Perfect. Since 1945

Strictly this is a cava bar, not a craft beer bar, but Can Paixano earns its place on any list of great Barcelona bars for the same reason as Bar La Plata: it does one thing with total conviction. House cava at $3 a glass, served cold, in plastic cups, alongside sausage sandwiches. The queue forms by 10am on weekends. The room holds 150 but never feels calm. Go for the cava, go for the energy, go because this is what Barcelona tastes like when the guidebooks run out. House Cava

A small Gràcia brewery with a taproom on Carrer de Verdi that pulls the local arts and creative crowd. Nòmada focuses on session-strength beers with Catalan ingredients, herbs from the Pyrenees, wild hops, honey from Girona. Nothing is above 5% ABV. The philosophy is Mediterranean: light, drinkable, designed for an evening rather than a challenge. Best in summer on the small terrace. Combines well with a dinner on the Verdi strip before heading to the live music venues nearby. Session Strength

Since 1929 on the medieval Carrer de Montcada, El Xampanyet has been serving its own-label house cava to an endless procession of artists, tourists, and locals. The house cava is tart, cold, and costs under $5. The anchovies are house-cured. The room has not changed in 30 years. Closes at 4pm and again at 11pm, Mediterranean hours. Goes seamlessly from here to the cocktail bars of El Born for the evening. Since 1929

The Barcelona outpost of Valencia's Tyris Brewery, running an Eixample tap bar with 8 of its own beers plus 4 guest taps from Catalan craft breweries. Tyris specialises in Mediterranean-inflected lagers and wheat beers, clean, approachable, and ideal for Barcelona's climate. The bar food includes excellent pa amb tomàquet and local charcuterie. A reliable stop for a pre-dinner craft beer without the specialist bar intensity. Open from noon daily. Valencia Brewery