30 editor picks across Spain.
30 late-night worth the trip across Spain, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Spain guides.
El Rinconcillo on Calle Gerona in Seville is the city's oldest tapas bar since 1670, with full tapas service until 01:30 each night, the rare late-night.
OrderEspinacas con garbanzos and pavias de bacalao
TipStanding bar at front is open until close; the dining room behind takes last orders at 23:30.
Two Schmucks in Barcelona's Raval is the dive-cocktail bar with pickle martinis until 02:30: Worlds 50 Best top-10 list, walk-up only, queue starts at 22:00.
OrderCocktails and bar snacks
TipWalk-up only; queue starts at 22:00. The pickle martini is the order; cash easier than card.
Brassclub has mixed cocktails on Passeig de Mallorca in Palma since 2013, under a ceiling built from more than three thousand suspended bottles.
OrderA signature cocktail with a plate of Mallorcan cured meats.
TipSignature cocktails run roughly €13 to €16.50. Book at weekends, the room is small.
T de Triana on Calle Betis in Seville's Triana is the riverfront tavern hosting the Flamenco Esencia troupe under Maria La Serrana, with a late-night.
OrderDrinks bar with flamenco performance
TipArrive 30 minutes before the show to get a seat. The riverfront strip is a 10-minute walk from the Puente de Triana; quieter on weeknights.
Bodegas Castaneda on Calle Almireceros in Granada runs to 00:30, the citys most reliable late tapeo stop with free tapas and house vermut on tap.
OrderFree tapas with vermut
TipThe tapas rotation slows after 23:00 but does not stop; the kitchen runs until close.
Chocolateria San Gines off Calle Mayor in Madrid has fried the churros con chocolate for the after-midnight crowd since 1894; the 24-hour counter still pulls.
OrderChurros con chocolate
TipWalk-in only; the post-club queue 03:00-05:00 is the busiest slot. Set of 6 churros and chocolate cup runs 4.30 euros.
Lhardy on Carrera de San Jeronimo in Madrid has poured consome from a silver urn at its downstairs counter since 1839; the post-theatre crowd still drops.
OrderConsome from the silver urn
TipWalk-in only at the downstairs counter. Consome runs 4 euros, eaten standing. Upstairs dining room closes 23:00.
Bar Garlochi on Calle Boteros in Seville is the kitsch-religious late-night dive bar that Miguel Fragoso opened June 15, 1978, with the Sangre de Cristo.
OrderSangre de Cristo cocktail
TipCash only. The place fills with locals after midnight; the Sangre de Cristo is the house drink.
Cafe Iruna on Jardines de Albia in Bilbao opened in 1903, with 300 square metres of Mudejar tiles and pinchos morunos at the corner charcoal grill.
OrderPinchos morunos, traditional Basque pintxos
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.
OrderWine-paired pintxos, charcuterie
Sojo Ribera runs latest of anywhere in Córdoba, a mixology room and river terrace on the Paseo de la Ribera that holds on until 04:00 at weekends.
OrderA house cocktail on the terrace before the room turns into a club.
TipClosed Sunday to Tuesday, and the summer schedule starts later than the winter one.
Bohemia Jazz Cafe on Plaza de los Lobos in Granada runs to 03:00 on weekends with a live jazz set at 22:00, the citys best post-dinner room for music.
OrderSnacks and desserts only with cocktails
TipSnacks only after 23:00; arrive before 21:30 to claim a seat for the live jazz set.
Pez Tortilla on Cava Baja in Madrid's La Latina serves 20 variants of pincho de tortilla until 00:30 nightly (01:30 Fri-Sat), with rotating fillings.
OrderPincho de tortilla
TipWalk-in. The pincho de tortilla classico is 3 euros; the rotating special 4.50. Cana de artesana 3.50.
Casa Revuelta off Plaza Mayor in Madrid serves the bacalao rebozado until 23:00 nightly Tuesday to Sunday; the post-Plaza-Mayor crowd still piles.
OrderBacalao rebozado
TipWalk-in only at the counter. Closed Mondays. Cod sells out by 21:30 on weekend evenings; arrive earlier on Friday-Saturday.
Casa Camacho in Madrid's Malasana pours the yayo (vermut with gin and seltzer) until 01:30 nightly except Sundays; the 1928 working-class taberna still gets.
OrderYayo cocktail and tortilla
TipCash only. Walk-in only. Closed Sundays. The yayo runs 3 euros; tortilla pincho 3.
Marui Sushi works a Japanese counter on Plaça del Progrés in Palma's Santa Catalina, cutting sushi and sashimi alongside small plated izakaya dishes.
OrderThe sashimi selection, cut from whatever the counter has that day.
TipLast orders at 23:00 even though the room runs to midnight. Do not arrive at 22:55.
La Rosa Vermutería & Colmado pours house vermouth on Carrer de la Rosa in Palma, running as a tavern, a grocery counter and a dining room at once.
OrderHouse vermouth with the thick tortilla pintxo cut from the counter.
TipOpen noon to midnight every day, which makes it the easiest fallback in the old town.
Atari Gastroteka on Calle Mayor in San Sebastian's Old Town keeps the pintxos counter and the Txakoli pour going past midnight, with the church-step terrace.
OrderPintxos and Txakoli on the church-step terrace
TipCounter and terrace open until 02:30 at weekends. No reservations.
Mala Gissona Beer House in San Sebastian's Gros runs 12 taps of craft beer plus 150 bottles and cans until 01:00 daily, with Asian-leaning bar snacks.
OrderCraft beer with Asian bar snacks
TipIndustrial room a 100-metre walk from Zurriola beach. Open daily.
Cafe Madrid in Valencia is the 1959 birthplace of agua de Valencia, pouring the cava-and-orange cocktail by the carafe until 02:00 nightly. Family-friendly.
OrderAgua de Valencia carafe
TipOrder by the carafe for two. The recipe has not changed since 1959.
Destilados on Carrer del Pare Tosca in Valencia's Carmen is a 250-mezcal cocktail bar open Tue to Sat until 02:30, with a Mexican-Spanish small-plates menu.
OrderMezcal flight
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The mezcal flight runs three glasses.
Bar Marsella in Barcelona's Raval, founded 1820, opens at 22:00 and serves absinthe until 02:30: the city's oldest cocktail bar, dust-stained mirrors.
OrderAbsinthe and bar snacks
TipOpens 22:00 daily until 02:30. Cash only. Absinthe with the sugar-cube ritual is the order.
Tapas 24 in Barcelona's Eixample runs its tapas kitchen until midnight: McFoie burger, bikini truffle sandwich, patatas bravas, all in the basement counter.
OrderCatalan tapas
TipKitchen runs until 23:30; bar until midnight. No reservations; queue at 21:00 or after 23:00.
Cervezas Califa keeps its taproom pouring until 01:30 on Friday and Saturday in central Córdoba, the full house range on tap after the tabernas have shut.
OrderThe Punch IPA, or the Barley Wine if you are staying put.
TipWeeknights it shuts at midnight, so the late window is Friday and Saturday only.
Astoria Casa Matías keeps its kitchen going to 01:00 from Wednesday to Saturday in Córdoba, spoon stews and dehesa meat long after the centre has closed.
OrderWhichever guiso de cuchara is left on the board at midnight.
TipMonday, Tuesday and Sunday it stops at 18:30, so the late window is Wednesday to Saturday.
Puerta del Carmen in Granada is the City Hall-facing taberna with continuous service to 01:00, a rare late-kitchen option in the historic Centro.
OrderIberian acorn-fed ham and tapas
TipContinuous service to 01:00 makes it a rare late option; the back dining room is formal, the bar informal.
Tendido 1 under the bullring grandstand in Granada runs continuous service to 01:00, the citys best late grill kitchen with brick-walled high-ceiling rooms.
OrderGrilled meats over charcoal
TipClosed Sundays; the kitchen takes orders until 00:30 on weeknights.
Antigua Bodega Castaneda on Calle Elvira in Granada runs to midnight with house vermut on tap and Andalusian raciones, a late-tapeo classic.
OrderVermut and Andalusian raciones
TipTwo-stop crawl with Bodegas Castaneda around the corner; this one is heavier on raciones.
Casa Mingo on Paseo de la Florida in Madrid is the 1888 Asturian sidreria pouring house cider with roast chicken until midnight, every day of the week.
OrderRoast chicken plus sidra
TipWalk-in only. The 22:00-24:00 slot is the calmest; whole roast chicken 12 euros, bottle of sidra 6.
Bar La Ideal off Plaza Mayor in Madrid serves the bocadillo de calamares until 23:00 nightly; the standing-room counter crowd that takes it after the theatre.
OrderBocadillo de calamares
TipWalk-in only; cash strongly preferred. The bar fills up after 22:00 with the post-theatre crowd. Bocadillo 5.50 euros.
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Guided tour · 3h 30m
Enjoy incredible local tapas and a fun, informative, private or shared walking tour of Madrid’s historic city center. Discover how the city’s food and history go together.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Enjoy a delicious initiation to Spanish cuisine at the small, family-owned eateries Madrid locals know and love best.