30 editor picks across Spain.
30 bars worth the trip across Spain, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Spain guides.
Sips in Barcelona's Eixample is Marc Alvarez and Simone Caporale's Worlds 50 Best No. 1 cocktail bar (2023): a glass cube on Muntaner, tasting-menu drinks.
TipReservations book 6 weeks ahead. The 8-course cocktail tasting at 110 euros is the order.
Bar Garlochi on Calle Boteros in Seville is the kitsch-religious dive bar that Miguel Fragoso opened on June 15, 1978, with church incense, religious statues.
TipOpen daily 21:00-03:00. Cash only. The Sangre de Cristo is the house drink; the place fills with locals after midnight.
Paradiso in Barcelona's Born is the speakeasy through-a-pastrami-shop on Rera Palau: Worlds 50 Best No. 1 in 2022, now book months ahead for cocktail theatre.
TipReservations via Instagram or Resy open 4 weeks ahead. No walk-ins; the queue at the door is for the dispatchers.
Ganbara's ground-floor counter on San Jeronimo in San Sebastian's Old Town pours Txakoli alongside the autumn setas pintxo and the spider-crab plate.
TipOctober to December for peak mushroom season; the counter is busy from 13:00.
La Cuchara de San Telmo on Calle 31 de Agosto in San Sebastian, open since 1999, pairs the made-to-order pintxos with a Rioja-leaning by-the-glass list.
TipThe carrillera with a Rioja red is the canonical Cuchara order. Queue early.
La Terraza del EME atop the EME Catedral Hotel in Seville is the city's headline rooftop bar, with the closest cocktail-side view of the Giralda.
TipOpen daily 11:00-01:30. Reserve a table at the Argote Alto level for the best Cathedral view; cocktails run 15 euros.
Two Schmucks in Barcelona's Raval is the Pavel Davydov and Moe Aljaff dive-cocktail bar: low-light, loud music, pickle martinis and a Worlds 50 Best top-10.
TipWalk-up only; queue starts at 22:00. The pickle martini is the order; cash easier than card.
Dry Martini in Barcelona's Eixample has poured the city's reference martini since 1978: a polished wood bar, white-jacketed bartenders and the silver-counter.
TipOpen daily 13:00-02:30. The martini at the bar is the only order; cocktails-on-the-rocks at the table.
Gure Toki on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao won the Euskal Herria pintxo championship 2016 with Idiazabal cheese soup, oxtail croquettes and cheesecake.
Bodegas Castaneda in Granada is the 1953 Calle Almireceros taberna, defining the citys free-tapa tradition with house vermut and Alpujarran cured meats.
TipStand at the marble bar for the free tapas; sit at a table and the menu shifts to a la carte.
Salmon Guru on Calle Echegaray in Madrid is Diego Cabrera's neon-lit cocktail room (2017), the World's 50 Best Bars regular with tiki-style drinks.
TipClosed Mondays. Book the back-room tasting flight (4 cocktails for 40 euros) three days ahead; bar takes walk-ins.
Brassclub has mixed cocktails on Passeig de Mallorca in Palma since 2013, under a ceiling built from more than three thousand suspended bottles.
TipSignature cocktails run roughly €13 to €16.50. Book at weekends, the room is small.
Borda Berri on Fermin Calbeton in San Sebastian cooks hot made-to-order pintxos off a tight blackboard menu, with a Txakoli pour and a single house red.
TipNo counter display; read the blackboard. Closed Sundays Standing room when busy.
T de Triana on Calle Betis in Seville's Triana is the Andalusian tavern hosting the Flamenco Esencia troupe under Maria La Serrana, with a 34-seat.
TipOpen daily 20:00-02:00. Arrive 30 minutes before the show to get a seat; the flamenco-with-tapas format includes an explanatory English set on selected nights.
Lo Nuestro on Calle Betis in Seville's Triana is the live-flamenco-and-sevillanas bar along the river-side row, a less formal Triana flamenco room than Casa.
TipOpen Thu-Sun from 22:00-04:00. Free entry; arrive by 23:30 for a seat at the bar.
La Cava Aragonesa has run a long tapas bar on Plaza de la Constitución in Benidorm's old town since 1980, known for yescas, pintxos and more than 700 wines.
OrderA tabla of four yescas, toasted bread rubbed with tomato and topped with cured meats or cheese.
TipStand at the bar to choose from the counter; the dining room takes bookings and serves a daily set menu.
Bar El Globo on Calle Diputacion in Bilbao since 1997 anchors the Indautxu pintxo crawl with the canonical txangurro (spider crab) gratin counter.
La Vina del Ensanche on Diputacion in Bilbao since 1927 runs three rooms under the third family generation, Joselito Iberian ham the house pintxo.
Cork on Licenciado Pozas in Bilbao, run by sommelier Jonathan Hernando since 2014, pours 80 wines by the glass with a natural and low-intervention focus.
1862 Dry Bar on Calle del Pez in Madrid's Malasana is the speakeasy-style cocktail room since 2014, named for Jerry Thomas's 1862 bartender's guide.
TipWalk-in but the room is small (35 seats). Closed Sundays. The classic Sazerac (14 euros) is the headline order.
Azotea del Circulo on Calle de Alcala in Madrid's Centro is the rooftop of the 1926 Circulo de Bellas Artes art club, with 360-degree views over Gran.
TipEntry fee 5 euros. Open daily 11:00-02:00. The sunset slot (19:30) is the busiest; book on Tickets.com to skip the queue.
Casa Urola's downstairs counter on Fermin Calbeton in San Sebastian's Old Town is the entry-level Basque pintxo bar with the city's deepest Txakoli pour.
TipStand at the counter for pintxos; upstairs takes reservations for full sit-down.
Bar Tamboril on Arrandegi next to Plaza de la Constitucion in San Sebastian's Old Town, run by the same family as Ganbara, keeps the mushroom-in-olive-oil.
TipListed in the Michelin Guide as a Bib-recognised pintxo room. Counter standing only.
La Vina's front counter on Calle 31 de Agosto in San Sebastian pours sherry and Pedro Ximenez alongside the burnt cheesecake wedge, the canonical pairing.
TipClosed Mondays. The wedge plus PX is the proper Old Town stop.
Bar Txepetxa on Pescaderia in San Sebastian, since 1972, pours Txakoli alongside the vinegar-cured anchovy pintxos for which the city queues.
TipTwo anchoas with a glass of Txakoli; closed Mondays.
Bar Alfalfa on Calle Candilejo in Seville's Alfalfa is the standing-room tapas counter doubling as an evening drinking bar after 22:00, with house tintos.
TipStanding-only; arrive after 22:00 to find a spot. Cash and card accepted; the bar pours about 12 wines on rotation.
Boadas in Barcelona's Raval, off the Rambla, has poured cocktails since 1933 in a triangular Art Deco bar: Miguel Boadas trained at La Floridita in Havana.
TipOpen Mon-Sat 12:00-02:00. Closed Sunday. The Daiquiri is the canonical order; counter only.
Solange in Barcelona's Eixample is the James-Bond-themed cocktail bar with a deep luxury-spirits cellar: high-quality classics and a list of signature.
TipOpen daily 18:00-02:00. Book ahead Fri-Sat; walk-ups easier Tue-Thu.
Dr Stravinsky in Barcelona's Born is the apothecary-themed cocktail bar with its own bitters lab in the back: 30+ house bitters and a quiet basement room.
TipOpen Tue-Sun 19:00-02:00. Closed Monday. Reserve the basement table.
Bobby's Free on Carrer de Pau Claris in Eixample is the password-required speakeasy behind a working barbershop: low-light, jazz, classic drinks.
TipOpen Tue-Sun 19:30-02:30. Closed Monday. Password sent on Instagram after booking.
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