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El Viajero Sedentario on the Alameda de Hercules in Seville is the books-and-vermut bar in a converted bookshop, with a cosmopolitan crowd and a terrace.
Signature drink: Vermut with a book
Food: Coffee, vermut, small plates
Tip: Open daily 13:00-02:00. The interior reading room is for daytime; the terrace is the evening tinto bar.
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La Bicicleteria on Calle Feria in Seville's Macarena is the bicycle-themed cocktail bar with a craft list, low light. Order the negroni with vermut blanco.
Signature drink: Negroni with vermut blanco
Food: Snacks and small plates
Tip: Open Tue-Sun 19:00-02:00, closed Monday. The negroni list is the strongest in the Macarena.
Cocktail barVermut and sherry bar€€€
Bar El Acanto on Alameda de Hercules in Seville is a working-day vermut and sherry counter facing the Alameda, with the standing bar that locals start.
Signature drink: Vermut casero with olives
Food: Andalusian tapas and montaditos
Tip: Open daily 12:00-24:00. The house-made vermut is poured from a glass jug; ask for it 'casero'.
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Cerveceria El Tremendo on Calle San Felipe in Seville is the old-fashioned beer counter near the centro, with bocadillos and the seasonal caracoles plate.
Signature drink: Cana with bocadillo
Food: Bocadillos, montaditos, seasonal caracoles
Tip: Open Mon-Sat 12:00-16:00 and 19:30-24:00, closed Sunday. Standing-only and small.
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La Bartola on Calle San Jose in Seville's Santa Cruz is the Mexican-leaning cocktail bar with mezcal-and-tequila list, the city's reference for tacos.
Signature drink: Mezcal margarita with Sevillian smoked salt
Food: Mexican small plates and tacos
Tip: Open Tue-Sat 19:00-02:30, closed Sunday and Monday. The mezcal list runs about 30 bottles.
Cocktail barRooftop cocktail bar€€€
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.
Signature drink: Gin tonic with Cathedral view
Food: Tapas and Sevillian small plates
Tip: Open daily 11:00-01:30. Reserve a table at the Argote Alto level for the best Cathedral view; cocktails run 15 euros.