Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ venues, listening bars and late-night dives in Seville.
Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Seville, with where to go and what is worth the late night.
Antique Theatro on the Isla de la Cartuja in Seville is the 2,500 square metre nightclub in the former Olympic Pavilion of Expo 92, the city's headline dance.
Tip: Doors at 00:00 most nights. The Saturday show is the headliner; Thursday's Disloque is the urban party.
Sala Boss on Calle Lumbreras in Seville's Alameda is a multi-floor dance club with house, techno and reggaeton across three rooms, the working-week.
Tip: Doors at 00:30; the main floor fills from 02:00. Three rooms run different music styles.
Uthopia in the Plaza de Armas shopping centre in Seville is a 1,500 capacity dance club programming techno and electronic DJs from Spain and Europe across.
Tip: Doors at 00:00 Friday and Saturday; main set kicks in after 02:30. Two floors for the electronic and the commercial crowds.
Obbio Club on Calle Trastamara in Seville is the electronic-music basement club with house and techno across the weekend, a smaller alternative.
Tip: Doors at 00:30 Friday and Saturday. Cash and card; ID required for entry.
Sala X on Calle Betis in Seville's Triana is the river-side dance club along the Triana row, programming pop, dance and Latin with a younger student-leaning.
Tip: Doors at 00:00 Thu-Sat. The riverside Triana terrace runs in shoulder season; ID required.
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 34-seat.
Tip: Arrive 30 minutes before showtime for a seat. The riverfront strip is 10 minutes' walk from Puente de Triana.
Lo Nuestro on Calle Betis in Seville's Triana is the live-flamenco-and-sevillanas bar along the river-side, a less formal Triana flamenco room than Casa.
Tip: Free entry; arrive by 23:30 for a seat at the bar. Closed Mon-Wed.
La Imperdible on Plaza San Antonio de Padua in Seville is the avant-garde performing-arts venue near the Alameda with live music, dance and experimental.
Tip: Concerts typically run 21:30-24:00; cover varies 8 to 25 euros. Cafe-bar runs all day.
Fun Club on Alameda de Hercules in Seville is the live-rock-and-indie venue with concert and DJ programming, a long-running Alameda music room since 1996.
Tip: Doors at 22:30 Thu-Sat; concerts start by 23:00. Concert tickets typically 10 to 20 euros.
El Mundo on Calle Trajano in Seville is a small live-music bar with a focus on indie, jazz and singer-songwriter sets several nights a week.
Tip: Live sets free with drink purchase most weeknights; weekend concerts may have 5 euro cover.
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 and Cathedral.
Tip: Reserve a table at the Argote Alto for the best Cathedral view; cocktails run 15 euros.
Mariatrifulca on Plaza del Altozano in Seville's Triana runs a rooftop overlooking the Guadalquivir and the Triana bridge, with a selected cocktail list.
Tip: Book the rooftop a week ahead in spring and summer; cocktails run 12 to 16 euros.
Terraza Hotel Dona Maria on Calle Don Remondo in Seville is the small Santa Cruz rooftop pool bar opposite the Cathedral, with a closer Giralda view than EME.
Tip: Hotel guests have priority for the pool; non-guests pay 15 to 20 euros entry. Cocktails are simpler than EME.
The Corner House Rooftop on Plaza San Francisco in Seville is the boutique-hotel rooftop bar overlooking the City Hall, with cocktails and a small tapas menu.
Tip: Open to non-guests after 18:00; book a window-side table for the Plaza San Francisco view.
Bar Galete on Calle Don Pedro Nino in Seville is the hidden cocktail bar behind an unmarked door near Las Setas, with a 40-bottle gin list and the city's.
Tip: Unmarked entrance; ring the bell to enter. Reservations via Instagram DM recommended weekends.
Alcoholia on Calle Trajano in Seville is a small craft-cocktail speakeasy with an unmarked door and a 50-cocktail list rotating monthly, the Alameda's.
Tip: Reservations by Instagram DM. Cash and card; capacity around 25 at the bar and stools.
Manana Cocktail Club on Calle Pastor y Landero in Seville's El Arenal is a quiet craft-cocktail speakeasy near the Mercado del Arenal, with a tightly-edited.
Tip: Reservations recommended Fri-Sat; small room with about 30 seats. Cocktails 10 to 14 euros.
El Distrito on Calle Adriano in Seville is the small hidden cocktail room near the bullring with a 40-bottle whisky-and-mezcal list and a tightly-edited.
Tip: Hidden behind a residential door; reservations by phone or Instagram. Cocktails 10 to 15 euros.
Itaca on Calle Amor de Dios in Seville is the city's headline gay nightclub, a long-running Alameda quarter institution with weekend dance programming.
Tip: Doors at 00:00 Fri-Sat. The Saturday drag show is the headline; main floor fills at 02:00.
Men to Men on Calle Trajano in Seville is the long-running gay cruise club and discobar open 365 days a year in the Alameda gay quarter, with weekend hours.
Tip: Open 22:00-03:00 daily; until 04:30 Friday and 05:00 Saturday. Cover charge varies by night.
Bohemia Bar on Calle Amor de Dios in Seville is a long-running gay cocktail and pre-club bar in the Alameda quarter, the warmup spot for Itaca and Men to Men.
Tip: Open daily 20:00-03:00. Cocktails 8 to 12 euros; relaxed crowd.
La Isla on Calle Amor de Dios in Seville is the city's trans and drag-show gay bar in the Alameda gay quarter, with weekend cabaret programming.
Tip: Doors at 22:00; the drag show runs from 00:30. Sevillanas show on Sunday afternoons.
El Perro Andaluz on Calle Bustos Tavera in Seville is a vinyl-and-cocktail listening bar with a chosen jazz, soul and Latin record collection.
Tip: Reservations by Instagram; small room with about 30 seats. Records play from 22:00 most nights.
La Cantina on Calle Trajano in Seville is a Mexican-music vinyl bar with a 40-bottle mezcal list and Latin records spinning from 22:00, the Alameda's quiet.
Tip: Reservations by phone weekends; the back room is the listening lounge.
La Rebotica on Calle Pedro Miguel in Seville is a small vinyl-listening cocktail bar with a selected jazz and Brazilian-soul collection, the centro.
Tip: About 20 seats; reservations by phone. Cocktails 9 to 13 euros.
Barbiana on Calle Albareda in Seville is a quiet vinyl bar with classical and jazz records, a small wine list and the centro alternative for a low-volume.
Tip: Walk-in only; about 20 seats. Records play through dinner service from 20:00.
Bar Garlochi on Calle Boteros in Seville is the kitsch-religious dive bar that Miguel Fragoso opened June 15, 1978, with the Sangre de Cristo cocktail.
Tip: Cash only; the place fills with locals after midnight. The Sangre de Cristo is the house drink.
Casa Vizcaino on Calle Feria in Seville's Macarena is the working-class dive bar with Cruzcampo on tap from 09:00 through midnight, a no-frills Macarena.
Tip: Standing-only at the front bar; come for the Macarena local crowd not for service.
Bar El Acanto on Alameda de Hercules in Seville is a no-frills vermut and sherry counter facing the Alameda, the working-day local where Sevillanos start.
Tip: House-made vermut from a glass jug; ask for it casero. The Alameda crowd builds from 21:00.
Cerveceria El Tremendo on Calle San Felipe in Seville is the old-fashioned beer counter near the centro, a tiny standing-room dive with bocadillos.
Tip: Standing-only and small; arrive before 21:00 to fit in. Closed Sunday.