Bar El Acanto is a bar in Seville.
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.
Food program: 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'.
Address: Calle Alameda de Hercules 73, 41002 Sevilla, Seville
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.
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.
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.
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.
Signature drink: Sangre de Cristo
Food: None, drinks only
Tip: Open daily 21:00-03:00. Cash only. The Sangre de Cristo is the house drink; the place fills with locals after midnight.
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.
Signature drink: Tinto with the late-night flamenco set
Food: Flamenco performance bar with simple Spanish plates
Tip: Open 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.
Signature drink: Tinto de verano during the sevillanas
Food: Drinks bar with the late-night flamenco crowd
Tip: Open Thu-Sun from 22:00-04:00. Free entry; arrive by 23:30 for a seat at the bar.
