for Barcelona

Agua de Luna Tropical
Viladomat, 211 (metro station Urgell)
Tel. 410 04 40

Tuesday: Del melomano afrocaribeno la salsa mayor para coleccionistas at 20:00

Wednesday, Thursday: Clases gratis de salsa y ritmos antillanos at 22:00

Friday, Saturday: Fiesta latina at 20:00

Sunday: Café concierto, clases y exhibiciones de tango, bolero y filin.
provided by Eva Ventura who says: "the music is addressed to a more heterogeneous set of customers. There are tango lessons on Sunday, from 10 P.M. to 1:00 P.M. approximately"

Antilla Cosmopolita
Aragon, 141 - 143 (metro station Urgell)
08015 Barcelona
Tel. 93 45 12 151
Salsa all days, from 22:00 until ...
provided by Jose Luis Garcia who comments: "Antilla is still a good place to go, specially during weekdays, when you will enjoy dancing with some local bands (formed by some cuban musicians) playing (don't miss Angelitos Negros)."
Says Claire Monnier "It's more a place where to be seen as a place where to dance. The music was poor and the dj spent more time at the bar than behind his cd players."

Bikini
Deu i Mata, 105 (metro station Entença)
Tel. 322 00 05
DJ: Amable
Salsa disco at 23:30
Cocktail bar attached; Salsa classes every Wednesday 21:00 - 23:00; concerts

La Bodeguita
Poble Espagnol
live concerts every Friday; La Bodeguita is part of the Poble Espagnol tourist center. Upon your first entry, you have to buy a 1000 pta. ticket which, then, will entitle you for free admittance for the rest of the year. No further admission has to be paid inside.

We found a very nice ambiente there, a DJ with an excellent feeling for Latin dance music, but very few people, and still fewer dancing (Saturday night!). Although tourist location, all those present were locals (except us ;-).

Buenavista
Rosello 217 (metro exit Balmes)
Salsoteca Friday and Saturday 23:00 - 5:00; lessons on Thursday night and Sunday afternoon
provided by Jose Luis Garcia. Claire Monnier says: "...is really worth the visit. It's a really good place for salsa lovers, with excellent music and impressive dancers."

Candela
C/ Mexic (a short street near Espanya metro station).
provided by Jose Luis Garcia who comments "salsa after-hour club where you can dance until very late in the morning. You have to go when other salsa clubs close (5:00)."

El Mojito
Port Olimpic
provided by Eva Ventura; update by Jose Luis Garcia who comments:
"The music was rather staid with tracks being played more than once and too much merengue."

Salsa Cubana
Francesc Giner, 6 (near Rius i Taulet Square, metro station Diagonal)
provided by Eva Ventura.

Juanchito
C. Balmes, 187
Tel. 415 11 11
Wednesday, Thursday: clases de baile gratuitas at 20:00
Salsa disco: "salsa - merengue - cumbia - vallenato - tropical"

La Gota
Via Laietana street
provided by Eva Ventura

Luz de Luna
Comerç street 21 - 23 (near Princesa st., metro Arc de Triomf)
DJ: Alfredo
Son lessons on Thursday, Casino on Sunday.
provided by Eva Ventura who says: "Small place. It's a bar with a small dancing space, but the music is excellent. Better after 2:00 A.M., there is more space and better music and dance."
Update by Jose Luis Garcia who recently said: "Luz de Luna has suffered some changes that make this place less interesting that it used to be, music has become worse and prices higher, specially at weekends."

Melao
Tenor Masini, 65 (Metro station Sants)
Tel. 934903494
DJ: Manuel
Salsa on Wednesday and Thursday, free lessons on salsa and rueda casino (Wednesday: Jorge Thursday: Martin).
provided by Jose Luis Garcia who says: Good level of dancers. IMHO, the music its best quality.

Buena Vista Dance Club
Rosellon St, 217 (Metro Station Provenca)
Tel. 932376528
provided by Jose Luis Garcia

Wateke
Gran Via 390 (near Espanya metro station)
provided by Jose Luis Garcia who informs us that There are son, guaracha, bolero, etc dance lessons from monday to Friday. Live music. closed now according to him.