30 wine bars worth the trip across Spain, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Spain guides.
Cinco Jotas Sevilla ★ 4.8 · Seville
Calle Castelar 1, 41001 Sevilla
Cinco Jotas Sevilla on Calle Castelar in Seville's El Arenal is the Osborne-group flagship for 5J jamon iberico de bellota, with sherry triangle pours paired.
Tip: The corner standing bar is fastest; the back dining room takes reservations for charcuterie boards. A pata of 5J runs 22 to 28 euros.
Bar Brutal ★ 4.7 · Barcelona
born · Carrer de la Princesa 14, 08003 Barcelona
Bar Brutal in Barcelona's Born is the natural-wine-bar standard run by the Ca l'Anna Cantina team: a 600-strong cellar with a focus on the orange-wine scene.
Tip: Closed Monday. The bar takes walk-ups, the back-room dining books two days ahead.
La Antigua Abaceria de Triana ★ 4.7 · Seville
Calle Pureza 12, 41010 Sevilla
La Antigua Abaceria de Triana on Calle Pureza in Seville is the working cheese-and-charcuterie counter near the Triana bridge, with vino de naranja.
Tip: The original bar takes about 12 at the counter; the larger sister restaurant next door does the same menu with sit-down tables.
Bar Mut (wine) ★ 4.6 · Barcelona
eixample · Carrer de Pau Claris 192, 08037 Barcelona
Bar Mut in Barcelona's Eixample also runs as one of the city's deepest natural-wine bars: 200 bottles by the glass, marble counter pours from 13:00.
Tip: Open Mon-Sat; the bar takes walk-ups, the back room books. Mid-week is easier than weekend.
Cork ★ 4.6 · Bilbao
Calle Licenciado Poza 45, 48011 Bilbao
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.
Taberna Salinas ★ 4.6 · Córdoba
corredera · Calle Tundidores 3, 14002 Córdoba
Taberna Salinas stores its wine in eleven American-oak barrels in Córdoba and has poured house Montilla-Moriles beside 1920 azulejos since 1924.
Tip: It shuts on Sunday and does no dinner on Saturday, which trips up weekend visitors constantly.
Taberna La Tana ★ 4.6 · Granada
realejo · Calle Virgen del Rosario 11, 18009 Granada
Taberna La Tana in the Realejo of Granada is the citys serious wine bar since 1993, run by the Gonzalez Martin siblings with 400-plus references.
Tip: Closed Sundays; ask Jesus or Luisa for the natural-wine flight if you want the deep Andalusian cellar.
La Venencia ★ 4.6 · Madrid
las-letras · Calle de Echegaray 7, 28014 Madrid
La Venencia on Calle Echegaray in Madrid is the 1930s sherry bar where Hemingway drank manzanilla; cash-only and no photographs. Open daily 12:30 to midnight.
Tip: Cash only. No photographs (rule since the 1930s). The bar serves five sherry styles and three conservas; nothing else.
Galerna Jan Edan ★ 4.6 · San Sebastián
Paseo Colon 46, 20002 Donostia-San Sebastian
Galerna Jan Edan in San Sebastian's Gros pairs the chef-partners' tasting menu with a deep Basque growers' wine list, natural and small-producer leaning.
Tip: Book ahead; ask for the wine pairing with the lunch menu for best value.
Casa Montana Wine Cellar ★ 4.6 · Valencia
Calle de Jose Benlliure 69, 46011, Valencia
Casa Montana on Carrer de Josep Benlliure in Valencia's Cabanyal has poured wine from oak barrels since 1836, with a 1,500-bottle wine cellar and a strong.
Tip: Reserve in advance. The wine list runs deep into Valencian small producers; ask the sommelier.
Monvinic ★ 4.5 · Barcelona
eixample · Carrer de la Diputació 249, 08007 Barcelona
Monvinic in Barcelona's Eixample is the modernist wine bar with a 3,500-bottle cellar and an in-house sommelier school, pouring glasses from every major wine.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Book the wine table in the back over the bar for serious tastings.
Can Cisa ★ 4.5 · Barcelona
born · Carrer de la Princesa 14, 08003 Barcelona
Can Cisa in Barcelona's Born is Bar Brutal's daytime sister: same cellar, lunch menu del dia at 18 euros, the same natural-wine list at the marble bar.
Tip: Closed Sunday-Monday. Lunch menu del dia is the value pick; book the back room for groups.
La Vina del Ensanche ★ 4.5 · Bilbao
Calle Diputacion 10, 48008 Bilbao
La Vina del Ensanche on Diputacion in Bilbao since 1927 runs three rooms under the third family generation, Joselito Iberian ham the house pintxo.
Bodega Guzmán ★ 4.5 · Córdoba
juderia · Calle Judíos 7, 14004 Córdoba
Bodega Guzmán pours Montilla-Moriles straight from the barrel on Calle Judíos in Córdoba, under a wall of bullfighting posters and mounted heads.
Tip: It closes on Thursdays, which is the one day of the week visitors reliably turn up and find it shut.
Taberna San Miguel Casa El Pisto ★ 4.5 · Córdoba
centro · Plaza de San Miguel 1, 14002 Córdoba
Casa El Pisto has poured on Plaza de San Miguel in Córdoba since 1880, a taberna and tobacconist whose walls are papered with bullfighting history.
Tip: The operator lists lunchtime hours only, so treat this as a midday stop rather than a dinner plan.
Angelita Madrid ★ 4.5 · Madrid
chueca · Calle de la Reina 4, 28004 Madrid
Angelita Madrid on Calle del Reina is the natural-wine room by the Casa Cervantes group since 2014, with 100 by-the-glass pours and a focus on Spanish small.
Tip: Closed Sun-Mon. The downstairs cocktail bar is the second-stop; the wine bar is on the ground floor.
La Fisna ★ 4.5 · Madrid
lavapies · Calle del Amparo 91, 28012 Madrid
La Fisna on Calle Amparo in Madrid's Lavapies is the natural-and-biodynamic wine bar since 2014, with 120 by-the-glass references and a focused.
Tip: Closed Sun-Mon. The by-the-glass list rotates daily; the pizarra changes by season. Owner Antonio pours personally.
Antigua Casa de Guardia ★ 4.5 · Málaga
centro-historico · Alameda Principal 18, 29005 Málaga
Antigua Casa de Guardia has poured Málaga sweet wine from the barrel since 1840, the city's oldest tavern chalking your tab straight on the counter.
Casa Urola ★ 4.5 · San Sebastián
Fermin Calbeton Kalea 20, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Casa Urola on Fermin Calbeton in San Sebastian's Old Town keeps one of the most complete Basque wine lists in the Old Town, with Txakoli on tap and a deep.
Tip: Drink Txakoli at the counter; the dining room upstairs lets you settle in with a half-bottle of Rioja.
Antonio Bar ★ 4.5 · San Sebastián
Bergara Kalea 3, 20005 Donostia-San Sebastian
Antonio Bar on Bergara in San Sebastian's Centro pairs the 28-egg tortilla and the double-anchovy gilda with a tight by-the-glass list of Txakoli and Spanish.
Tip: Drink Txakoli with the gilda; the tortilla wedge needs a heavier red.
Atari Gastroteka ★ 4.5 · San Sebastián
Calle Mayor 18, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Atari Gastroteka on Calle Mayor in San Sebastian's Old Town, opposite the Santa Maria church, pours Txakoli from height into wide tumblers across one.
Tip: Order Txakoli to drink on the church-step terrace. The terrace fills first; arrive by 19:30.
Vineria San Telmo ★ 4.5 · Seville
Paseo de Catalina de Ribera 4, 41004 Sevilla
Vineria San Telmo on Paseo de Catalina de Ribera in Seville is the Argentine-owned modern-tapas room beside the Alcazar gardens, with a floor-to-ceiling.
Tip: Book the patio room a week ahead in spring; the bar pours about 25 wines by the glass on rotation.
Bodegas Biosca ★ 4.5 · Valencia
Ruzafa · Carrer del Doctor Serrano 20, 46006 Valencia
Bodegas Biosca on Carrer del Doctor Serrano is the 1932 Ruzafa cellar still in the same family after three generations. The basement holds 10,000-litre tanks.
El Xampanyet (wine) ★ 4.4 · Barcelona
born · Carrer de Montcada 22, 08003 Barcelona
El Xampanyet in Barcelona's Born has run as a cava-only bar since 1929: a single house cava on tap and conserves on the bar, no spirit list.
Tip: Open Tue-Sun. Closed Monday. Cash easier than card on busy days. Get in by 13:00.
Morro Fi ★ 4.4 · Barcelona
eixample · Carrer del Consell de Cent 171, 08015 Barcelona
Morro Fi in Barcelona's Eixample is the vermouth-bar that defined the new wave: house vermouth on tap, tinned mussels, olives, no kitchen behind the counter.
Tip: Open daily 12:00-23:00.
Gure Toki ★ 4.4 · Bilbao
Plaza Nueva 12, 48005 Bilbao
Gure Toki on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao won the Euskal Herria pintxo championship 2016 with Idiazabal cheese soup, oxtail croquettes and cheesecake.
Sociedad de Plateros San Francisco ★ 4.4 · Córdoba
ribera · Calle San Francisco 6, 14003 Córdoba
The silversmiths' guild taberna on Calle San Francisco in Córdoba pours its own Montilla-Moriles labels around a patio set under a glass roof.
Tip: Tell the staff if you are coeliac; they swap every round plate on the table for a square one.
Vinoteca Castaneda ★ 4.4 · Granada
centro-sagrario · Calle Almireceros 1, 18010 Granada
Vinoteca Castaneda inside the Bodegas Castaneda complex on Almireceros pours Granada-province bottlings and Andalusian sherries with Alpujarran cheese boards.
Tip: Same building as Bodegas Castaneda; the vinoteca side has wine focus, the tapas side runs free-tapa rounds.
Vinoteca Garcia de la Navarra ★ 4.4 · Madrid
retiro · Calle de Montalban 3, 28014 Madrid
Vinoteca Garcia de la Navarra in Madrid's Retiro near Cibeles is the by-the-glass wine bar since 2011 by the Garcia de la Navarra brothers, with 700 cellar.
Tip: Closed Sundays. The by-the-glass list at the bar rotates weekly; the dining room takes reservations five days out.
Taberna Tempranillo ★ 4.4 · Madrid
la-latina · Cava Baja 38, 28005 Madrid
Taberna Tempranillo on Cava Baja in Madrid's La Latina is the wine-bar headline of the Cava Baja crawl, with 200 by-the-glass Spanish references.
Tip: Walk-in only; the bar fills up Sundays during the vermut crawl. The pizarra changes daily; ask for current Mencias.