28 wine bars worth the trip across Spain, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Spain guides.
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.
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.
La Venencia ★ 4.6 · Madrid
centro · Calle Echegaray 7, 28014 Madrid
La Venencia on Calle Echegaray in Madrid is the 1930s sherry bar where Hemingway drank manzanilla. The room pours only sherry, the prices chalked on the wood counter; no photos, no tip-jar.
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, with by-the-glass flights.
Tip: Book ahead; ask for the wine pairing with the lunch menu for best value.
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: glass pours from the world over.
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.
Angelita Madrid ★ 4.5 · Madrid
centro · Calle del 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 producers like Comando G and Suertes del Marques.
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 daily-changing pizarra of seasonal plates.
Tip: Closed Sun-Mon. The by-the-glass list rotates daily; the pizarra changes by season. Owner Antonio pours personally.
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 Rioja Alavesa shelf upstairs.
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 small growers.
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 of the busiest standing-room terraces in the city.
Tip: Order Txakoli to drink on the church-step terrace. The terrace fills first; arrive by 19:30.
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 to 23:00. The vermouth by the glass with olives is the only order anyone makes.
Lavinia ★ 4.4 · Madrid
salamanca · Calle Jose Ortega y Gasset 16, 28006 Madrid
Lavinia in Madrid's Salamanca is the largest wine retailer in Europe with 4,500 references in the cellar, plus a tasting bar at the back where 30 by-the-glass references pour from 10 to 22 euros.
Tip: Closed Sundays. The tasting bar (at the back) opens with the shop; the by-the-glass list rotates weekly.
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 and a daily-changing pizarra of tapas and tablas.
Tip: Walk-in only; the bar fills up Sundays during the vermut crawl. The pizarra changes daily; ask for current Mencias.
Vinothecvm ★ 4.4 · Madrid
chamberi · Calle de Bravo Murillo 27, 28015 Madrid
Vinothecvm on Calle Bravo Murillo in Madrid's Chamberi is the natural-wine bar and shop since 2018, with 150 by-the-glass references, Spanish and French growers and a focused tasting menu pairing.
Tip: Closed Sundays. The shop is open during bar hours; bottles to take home from 18 euros and up.
La Vina ★ 4.4 · San Sebastián
Calle 31 de Agosto 3, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
La Vina on Calle 31 de Agosto in San Sebastian is the burnt-cheesecake house since 1990, with a small wine list anchored by sherry and Pedro Ximenez to drink with the wedge.
Tip: Pedro Ximenez is the canonical pairing; a glass with the tarta de queso wedge.
Vinitus ★ 4.3 · Barcelona
eixample · Carrer del Consell de Cent 333, 08007 Barcelona
Vinitus in Barcelona's Eixample is the no-reservations Spanish wine bar that drew the after-work crowd from day one: 200 wines by the glass and a 14 euro lunch.
Tip: Open daily; no reservations. Queue at 13:00 or 19:30 for a bar seat in the first turn.
Bormuth ★ 4.3 · Barcelona
born · Carrer del Rec 31, 08003 Barcelona
Bormuth in Barcelona's Born is the vermouth-and-tapas counter on Rec since 2014: bombas, patatas bravas, vermouth on tap, late kitchen until 23:00 every night.
Tip: Open daily. The bar takes walk-ups, the back room books. Try the bombas with the house vermouth.
Sensi Tapas ★ 4.3 · Barcelona
gotic · Carrer dels Ases 3, 08003 Barcelona
Sensi Tapas in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter is the small-room wine-and-tapas counter with a 70-bottle Catalan-focused list and a five-course tasting at 35 euros.
Tip: Open daily evenings. Book the tasting two days ahead; bar walk-up for tapas-only.
Casa Salvador ★ 4.3 · Madrid
chueca · Calle Barbieri 12, 28004 Madrid
Casa Salvador in Madrid's Chueca has poured the vermut de grifo and Madrileno wines since 1941, with a wood-panelled dining room, bullfighting posters and a daily-changing pizarra of seasonal plates.
Tip: Closed Mondays. The Sunday lunch is the major weekly meal; cocido madrileno on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Vinos Jose Pascual ★ 4.3 · Madrid
salamanca · Calle de Castello 17, 28001 Madrid
Vinos Jose Pascual on Calle Castello in Madrid's Salamanca is the wine-bar-and-shop since 1948, with 350 references on the cellar, 25 by-the-glass and tablas of conservas, jamon iberico and queso.
Tip: Closed Mondays. The by-the-glass list rotates weekly; ask the staff for the current Ribera del Duero recommendations.
Topa Sukalderia ★ 4.3 · San Sebastián
Calle Aguirre Miramon 7, 20002 Donostia-San Sebastian
Topa Sukalderia in San Sebastian's Gros, the IXO Grupo Basque-Latin American room, pairs Txakoli pours with the city's most interesting mezcal and pisco list across the cocktail bar.
Tip: Order a pisco sour to drink with the morcilla quesadilla; the cocktail bar runs all afternoon.
El Rincon de Jaen ★ 4.2 · Madrid
la-latina · Cava Alta 12, 28005 Madrid
El Rincon de Jaen on Cava Alta in Madrid's La Latina is the Andalusian wine bar with 90 by-the-glass references from Jerez to Montilla-Moriles, plus tablas of jamon iberico and Manchego.
Tip: Closed Mondays. The by-the-glass sherry flight (12 euros for 4) is the headline tasting set.
Akerbeltz ★ 4.2 · San Sebastián
Calle Mari 19, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Akerbeltz on Calle Mari in San Sebastian's Old Town serves Basque sidra natural from the barrel and a small natural-wine list, with a Bay-of-Biscay terrace overlooking the harbour.
Tip: Terrace at the front overlooks the bay; the back room is calm. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
El Pulpito ★ 4.1 · Madrid
centro · Plaza Mayor 4, 28012 Madrid
El Pulpito on Plaza Mayor in Madrid is the Galician wine bar and tasca with 80 by-the-glass references, pulpo a la gallega and the daily-changing pizarra of Galician and Asturian wines.
Tip: Closed Mondays. The terrace on Plaza Mayor seats 12; the inside dining room is wood-panelled and small.
El Rincon del Vino ★ 4.0 · Barcelona
eixample · Carrer de Valencia 224, 08007 Barcelona
El Rincon del Vino in Barcelona's Eixample is the neighbourhood Spanish-wine bodega with 90 bottles by the glass and a 16 euro lunch menu del dia weekdays.
Tip: Closed Sunday. The afternoon vermut hour from 12:00 to 15:00 is the value play.
Bideluze ★ 4.0 · San Sebastián
Plaza Gipuzkoa 14, 20004 Donostia-San Sebastian
Bideluze on Plaza Gipuzkoa in San Sebastian's Centro keeps a tight wine carte alongside the breakfast institution, with Txakoli pours and a small Rioja Alavesa list for the aperitif hour.
Tip: Aperitif hour 19:00 onwards; the plaza terrace seats four. The classic stop before dinner.