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Obert fins tard · Barcelona

Late Cafés in Barcelona

Open until 22:00 or later, for a coffee after a Catalan dinner hour.

Photo: Huy Phan, Pexels License

Late cafés make sense in a city that eats late. Government figures quoted by 3Cat put breakfast in Catalonia between 08:00 and 11:00, lunch between 14:00 and 16:00 and dinner between 21:00 and 23:00.1 In Barcelona the esmorzar, a mid-morning bite, comes around 10:30 or 11:00, and lunch rarely starts before 14:00.4

The clock is one reason often given. On 17 March 1940 Franco moved Spain from Greenwich time to Central European Time, a wartime step made permanent in 1942, so the sun rises and sets about an hour later than it would on GMT.2 The Reforma Horària, a citizen campaign begun in 2014, wants meals, work and television's prime time moved earlier; some scientists doubt that changing the clock back would change daily routines, since working hours would move with it.12

Local tip: On a Friday, time the last coffee to the metro: it stops at 02:00, an hour before El cafè de les delícies in the Raval closes, while on Saturday the trains run all night.3

Where these cafés are: Gràcia (8), Eixample Dreta (8), Sants & Hostafrancs (7), Eixample Esquerra (5), Barri Gòtic (4), El Raval (4), Sagrada Família & Fort Pienc (4), Les Corts (3), Sarrià-Sant Gervasi (3), Sant Antoni (2), La Marina (2), Horta-Guinardó (2), Sant Andreu & Nou Barris (2), Barceloneta (1), Poblenou (1), El Clot & Camp de l'Arpa (1).

At a glance

57Cafés listed
57With opening hours
00:00Earliest opening
03:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Churrería J. Argilés, from 00:00 (Tue–Fri 08:30–21:30 · Sat–Sun Open 24 hours).
  • Closes latest: El cafè de les delícies, until 03:00 (Mon–Thu 12:00–01:00 · Fri–Sat 12:00–03:00 · Sun 12:00–01:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (28%), wi-fi (26%), indoor seating (14%).
Eixample Esquerra

Orxateria la Valenciana

  • Carrer d'Aribau, 16
  • Mon–Fri 07:30–21:30 · Sat 09:00–14:00, 16:00–22:00 · Sun 09:00–14:00, 16:00–21:00
  • +34933172771
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Sagrada Família & Fort Pienc

Churrería J. Argilés

  • Carrer de la Marina, 107
  • Tue–Fri 08:30–21:30 · Sat–Sun Open 24 hours
  • +34 932 32 43 07
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Where cafés stay open late

Eixample Dreta and Gràcia have the most cafés open until 22:00 or later, ahead of Sants. In the Dreta, Somewhere stays open until midnight every day, Charlie's Tea at Carrer de la Diputació 256 until 22:30, and Jamaica Coffee Shop runs from 06:30 to 22:30 on weekdays.

In Gràcia, La Ikas at Carrer de la Perla 22 serves until 23:00, and Godot on Carrer de Sant Domènec until 01:00 from Monday to Thursday. Sants has La Fusta de Sants at Passeig de Sant Antoni 12, open until 23:45 from Monday to Saturday, Cafeteria Melody Bar, until 01:00 at weekends, and Jaqueline's at Carrer de Parcerisa 15, until midnight from Thursday to Saturday.

Coffee after midnight

Some of the latest closes are in the old town and the Raval. Cafè de l'Òpera on La Rambla shuts at 02:30 every night. El cafè de les delícies opens at noon and stays open until 03:00 on Friday and Saturday, and La Monroe on Plaça de Salvador Seguí until 02:00 on the same nights. Uptown, Pa de Sucre at Carrer de Septimània 42 in Sant Gervasi serves until 01:00 on Friday.

Two places run through the night. Delabuela at Carrer del Comte Borrell 8 is open 24 hours, and Churrería J. Argilés on Carrer de la Marina fries churros around the clock on Saturday and Sunday. In Sants, Trady station is open daily from 06:00 to midnight, and Como from 05:00 to 23:00.

Getting home after a late coffee

The metro runs 05:00–00:00 from Sunday to Thursday, until 02:00 on Friday and on the eve of public holidays, and all night on Saturday.3 When it is closed, 17 NitBus lines run from about 22:30 to 05:00, and all of them stop around Plaça de Catalunya.3

Close to that hub, Florida on Carrer de Balmes serves until midnight from Tuesday to Sunday, and Bliss on Plaça de Sant Just in the Gòtic until 23:00. Uptown, Wynwood on Travessera de Gràcia and Zumm on Plaça de Molina keep going until 22:00 and 23:00 every day.

Sources

  1. La reforma horària: com canviar els horaris et pot canviar la vida, 3Cat (June 12, 2017, updated September 9, 2020), accessed October 2026
  2. Time in Spain, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Horaris del metro i NitBus de Barcelona, Barcelona Urbana (Reinel González, August 31, 2026), accessed October 2026
  4. First time eating in Barcelona, Devour Tours (updated May 19, 2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Open late in Barcelona: questions

What time do people eat dinner in Barcelona?

Late. Government figures quoted by 3Cat put dinner in Catalonia between 21:00 and 23:00, lunch between 14:00 and 16:00 and breakfast between 08:00 and 11:00. Spain has kept Central European Time since 1940, so in Barcelona the sun sets about an hour later than it would on Greenwich time.

Which cafés in Barcelona are open after midnight?

Cafè de l'Òpera on La Rambla closes at 02:30 every night, El cafè de les delícies in the Raval at 03:00 on Friday and Saturday, and La Monroe at 02:00 on those nights. Delabuela on Carrer del Comte Borrell is open 24 hours, and Churrería J. Argilés on Carrer de la Marina runs around the clock at weekends.

What time does the Barcelona metro close at night?

At midnight from Sunday to Thursday, at 02:00 on Friday and on the eve of public holidays, and not at all on Saturday, when it runs through the night. Trains start at 05:00. When the Barcelona metro is closed, 17 NitBus lines run from about 22:30 to 05:00, all stopping around Plaça de Catalunya.

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