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The 16 Best Bars & Cafés in Spain
All 16 bars & cafés our route editors picked in Spain, across 11 destinations, gathered in one list. Expect bars, cafés and tasting rooms, with Laguardia contributing the most (4).
Our curated picks
16 bars & cafés in Spain, grouped by destination. Destinations with the most picks come first; this is not a ranking.
Laguardia 4 picks
Bodegas El Fabulista
Laguardia · On our Basque Coast Food Trail route
Wine cave dug under the old town, with tours and tastings.
Photo: Elizabeth Vazquez · Google
Bodegas Ysios
Laguardia · On our Basque Coast Food Trail route
Calatrava winery with a wave-shaped roof against the Sierra de Cantabria.
Tip: Book tours in advance.
Photo: Bodegas Ysios · Google
Marqués de Riscal
Laguardia · On our Basque Coast Food Trail route
Historic winery with a Gehry-designed hotel in wavy titanium.
Tip: Book the winery tour in advance; a bar at the hotel is open to visitors.
Photo: Bodegas Marqués de Riscal · Google
R. López de Heredia
Laguardia · On our Basque Coast Food Trail route
Traditional 1877 winery in Haro's station district, known for long-aged wines.
Photo: jorge garcia rey · Google
Cadaqués 2 picks
Bar Boia
Cadaqués · On our Barcelona, Girona & the Costa Brava route
Waterfront bar since 1946, with a summer cocktail terrace.
Photo: Coctelería Boia Nit, Cadaqués · Google
Castell de Peralada
Cadaqués · On our Barcelona, Girona & the Costa Brava route
Castle and winery near Figueres with tours and tastings.
Photo: Castell de Peralada · Google
San Sebastián 2 picks
Petritegi Sagardotegia
San Sebastián · On our Basque Coast Food Trail route
Traditional cider house with cider straight from the barrel and a set steak menu.
Tip: Txotx season is Jan–Apr; book ahead.
Photo: Petritegi Sagardotegia-Bodega · Google
Txomin Etxaniz
San Sebastián · On our Basque Coast Food Trail route
Long-standing txakoli winery in Getaria with vineyards above the sea.
Photo: MONDOROSO Import Export VINI FATTI A MANO · Google
Barcelona 1 pick
El Xampanyet
Barcelona · On our Barcelona, Girona & the Costa Brava route
Tiled cava bar near the Picasso Museum, busy since the 1920s.
Tip: Order house cava and anchovies.
Photo: El Xampanyet · Google
Bilbao 1 pick
Café Iruña
Bilbao · On our Basque Coast Food Trail route
1903 café with Moorish-style tiles, good for coffee or a vermouth.
Photo: Café Iruña Bilbao 1903 · Google
Calella de Palafrugell 1 pick
Can Gelpí
Calella de Palafrugell · On our Barcelona, Girona & the Costa Brava route
Calella's oldest tavern, open since 1912, known for flaming rum cremat.
Photo: Marc Jori · Google
Córdoba 1 pick
Bodegas Campos
Córdoba · On our Andalusia: Moorish Cities & Ronda route
Historic winery and tavern with barrels signed by famous visitors.
Tip: Try a glass of local Montilla-Moriles.
Photo: Restaurante Córdoba Bodegas Campos · Google
Girona 1 pick
La Garrina
Girona · On our Barcelona, Girona & the Costa Brava route
Natural wine bar with a courtyard and Catalan bottles.
Tip: Outdoor tables fill early; book.
Photo: La Garrina Vinos Naturales | Restaurant | Organización de Eventos · Google
Granada 1 pick
Bodegas Castañeda
Granada · On our Andalusia: Moorish Cities & Ronda route
Old bodega with barrels and hams, pouring local wine and vermouth.
Photo: Bodegas Castañeda · Google
Ronda 1 pick
Bodega Descalzos Viejos
Ronda · On our Andalusia: Moorish Cities & Ronda route
Winery in a 16th-century convent below the town walls.
Tip: Book tours ahead.
Photo: Antonio Jimenez · Google
Seville 1 pick
El Rinconcillo
Seville · On our Andalusia: Moorish Cities & Ronda route
Bar dating to 1670 where your tab is chalked on the wooden counter.
Tip: Order espinacas con garbanzos with a sherry.
Photo: A.R.T. Goltenboth · Google
How we picked these
Every entry is a stop on at least one of TripsCircle's hand-curated routes, chosen by our route editors, who wrote the reason to go shown with each place. These are our curated picks, not a scored ranking: we haven't rated or reviewed them against each other. The list is grouped by destination, and within each destination places that appear on more routes come first.
Prices ($ to $$$$) and visit lengths are rough guides from our route notes, not quotes. Check opening hours before you go.
About this list
How did you choose the bars & cafés in Spain?
Each one is a stop on a TripsCircle route that our editors built by hand, and each comes with a written reason to go. This page shows all 16 of them. They are curated picks, not a ranked score.
Which part of Spain has the most bars & cafés on this list?
Laguardia has the most (4 of 16), followed by Cadaqués (2) and San Sebastián (2).
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Destinations on this list
- Laguardia 4 on this list
- Cadaqués 2 on this list
- San Sebastián 2 on this list
- Barcelona 1 on this list
- Bilbao 1 on this list
- Calella de Palafrugell 1 on this list
- Córdoba 1 on this list
- Girona 1 on this list
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