Vigo
This small and popular Old Town craft-beer pub has its own and international beers on tap, and further varieties in bottles. Their toasted 'Orixinal' is…
Vigo
This small and popular Old Town craft-beer pub has its own and international beers on tap, and further varieties in bottles. Their toasted 'Orixinal' is…
Marbella
A spirited, sexy nightclub unsubtly advertising itself over Puerto Banús' main plaza. There are dancers, acrobats, guest DJs and predictably costly…
Costa del Sol
In the ephemeral world of nightclubs, Parthenon has been around forever. Primarily a gay dance club, it's in the heart of Torremolinos' gay nightlife…
Toledo
A chilled out cafe-bar by day which morphs into an intimate club come night time with music spun by DJs to an appreciative (read boisterous) crowd.
Santiago de Compostela
This buzzing bar pulls in an artsy crowd with excellent mojitos and gin-tonics, and a great soundtrack ranging from Cajun blues to Spanish indie.
Segovia
This wine bar draws crowds large enough to spill out onto the pavement, nursing their good wines, cavas (sparkling wines) and cheeses.
Tarifa
One of Tarifa's favourite late-night haunts, this old-town ruin turned club amps things up with a steady early-hours diet of electro and house.
Hondarribia
With a light, airy interior, this cafe-bakery is a lovely place to rejuvenate with a freshly squeezed juice, coffee or home-baked cake.
Valencia
Right in the thick of things in Russafa, this is the perfect after-tapas destination at weekends for girls looking for girls.
Palma de Mallorca
With a pool, Jacuzzi, wet and dry saunas and private rooms, Siente is the best-equipped gay sauna in central Palma.
Alicante
In the heart of the nightlife zone is this heaving dance bar in an old stone building, but with modern beats.
Corralejo
A relaxed, hip and colourful place thrown together just inches from the ocean with a menu of exotic mojitos.
Jerez de la Frontera
A friendly, central beer bar with a never-ending list of Spanish and international brews.
L'Eixample
The music cranks up on weekends at this busy big bar for burly gay folk.
Bilbao
Jungle-print wallpaper, lush plants hanging from the ceiling and adorning the walls, and a bar made from recycled timber create a tropical atmosphere at…
Madrid
Beloved by literary types in centuries past, this grand old cafe looks out over the Plaza de Canalejas with its grand facades, and serves as a gateway to…
Ronda
Adjacent to Ronda's famous bridge, this wine bar under the arches makes a relaxing mid-afternoon break. Snag a stool with gorge views at one of the tall…
Málaga
¿Has sonreido hoy? (Have you smiled today?) So reads the sign above the counter at this hole-in-the-wall coffee shop – and the answer will be an emphatic …
Bilbao
Billing itself as a 'coffee lab', Cinnamon brews organic, Basque-roasted beans in a spectrum of styles, and also serves fresh juices, smoothies, herbal…
Bilbao
Back-lit cabinets and contemporary furnishings make this a stylish place for sipping cocktails such as its namesake, Gin Fizz (gin, sugar syrup and soda),…
Bilbao
Plastered with posters, guitars and other memorabilia, dimly lit Hells Bells blasts out tracks from bands such as AC/DC, Judas Priest, Mötley Crüe, Kiss…
Marbella
If sipping flamboyantly colourful cocktails on a palm-fringed beachfront is your vision of Costa del Sol bliss, you've found your spot. Out in in Puerto…
Madrid
While bright lights, standing-space only and no-frills tapas would seem like an unlikely combination for winning over clientele, Cervecería El Doble has…
Valencia
One of several bars around Plaza del Tossal, the Infanta has a cosy sunken interior with exposed brick and cinema memorabilia. The terrace is also one of…
Valencia
Though it's been dolled up a bit since the old days, this bar on a key Russafa intersection is still a classic reference point. It's small, intimate and…
Valencia
You'll be hard pressed to locate a bar in Russafa that isn't gay-friendly, but this one has more of a name than most. Bright and optimistic in feel, with…
Chueca
The name may not be Madrid’s most evocative but this terrific old taberna is friendly, invariably packed and wins the vote of at least one Lonely Planet…
Estepona
Purobeach is a beach club that markets itself as exclusive; it's in Laguna Village, which is far closer to Estepona (5km away) than Marbella (28km). You…
Palma de Mallorca
This otherwise unremarkable bar is blessed with a stunning location, between the cathedral and the Parc de la Mar. It's at its best for an early-morning…
Valencia
In an unromantic location just off a major roundabout, this bright, over-lit place is worth visiting if you're driving nearby, as it's one of Valencia's…
Aragón
There's Ibiza and there's ….Fraga, a country town out in Aragón's bleak eastern semideserts, 115km from Zaragoza, that is home to Florida 135, the temple…
Ibiza
This age-old drinking institution enjoys a prime town-centre corner plot between palms, overlooking the Passeig de s'Alamera. It's a popular spot to swig…
Ibiza Town
One of the port's most dependable harbour-front bars, attracting a loyal local crowd thanks to its fairly moderate prices (wines €3.50, combinados €8.50)…
Barcelona
One of the largest nightclubs in the Port Olímpic area, beachside Catwalk has a capacity of 1000 over two floors. A well-dressed crowd piles in for good…
Tossa de Mar
Perched up high on Mont Guardí, next to Tossa's lighthouse, this vertiginous terrace bar appeals with its exquisite panoramas of cacti-speckled cliffs…
West Ibiza
Despite its domes and minarets, this superclub is very much a temple of dance with an underground edge. Eden pulls in crowds of (British) clubbers for its…
León
Sultry lighting, Victoriana-themed decor with cabinets of dolls and model ships, and art deco prints (alongside some edgy contemporary artwork and…
Valencia
Get down with the students at this uncomplicated nightclub in the university area. Chart R&B hits, cheapish drinks, late closing and occasional live acts…
Málaga
Teterías were once largely a Granada phenomenon, but Andalucía's Moroccan-style teahouses have recently proliferated, particularly in Málaga. The Palacio…