If you love eating well, consider this a warning. Logroño, the capital of La Rioja, is going to steal your heart and your stomach. Laurel and San Juan streets are the absolute epicenter of bar culture in Spain. It is a wonderful kind of chaos, packed with people, incredible wine, and food you will never forget.
The experience here follows a very simple tradition: the rule is to try just one tapa in each bar and then move on to the next. Almost every establishment has specialized in a single dish that they have been perfecting for decades. You will find a bar that only serves mushrooms, another where the star is crispy pork snout, and so on. It is a true gastronomic marathon!
What are tapas?
Tapas are small portions of food served to accompany drinks in bars and taverns across Spain. The tradition of going for tapas means visiting several bars and trying a different dish at each stop.
Tapas bars and their specialities
In the area around Laurel and San Juan, each bar maintains the tradition of offering a signature tapa. To help you plan your visit, we've created an interactive map showing the bars in the area and their specialities. Click on each pin to see more details and plan your own route.
How to Use the Map
This map was created using Google Maps and displays all the selected bars in Logroño.
Click on the side menu icon to select the desired categories.
- Top 20: The highest-rated bars on Google, selected for their specialities and popularity.
- Tapas Bars: The remaining mapped bars.
Click on each marker to open a pop-up with more details about each bar.
Use the fullscreen icon to expand the map and view it more comfortably.
Click the star next to the map title to save it to your personal Google Maps and access it easily later.
Top 20 Tapas Bars in Logroño Around Calle Laurel
If you are short on time or stomach space, start with these. They are our personal favorites and the true stars of Calle Laurel and the surrounding streets.
Galata
Speciality: Brioche with minced meat and white sauce
Galata blends the Spanish culinary tradition with Turkish influences. If you think a tapa is just ham and cheese, you need to try their brioche stuffed with grilled minced meat and white sauce. It is simply finger-licking good.
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Bar Soriano
Speciality: Grilled mushrooms with garlic
An absolute classic. You can smell the garlic on the grill from the corner of the street. The recipe is incredibly simple, just mushrooms stacked on bread with a tiny shrimp on top, but the flavor is unforgettable.
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El Guindillón
Speciality: Bocatita Guindillón (pork loin, guindillón pepper, and house sauce)
You know that warm little sandwich that is perfect for lining your stomach between glasses of wine? The Bocatita Guindillón, a pork loin sandwich with peppers, is exactly that. The house-made special sauce makes all the difference.
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Jubera
Speciality: Patatas bravas with mayonnaise
Do not leave Logroño without trying the patatas bravas here. They aren't the typical crispy kind; they are confit and super soft on the inside. The secret is the really good spicy sauce made with alegrías riojanas and mayo.
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Tastavin
Speciality: Toasted bread with marinated quail
This is the place for those looking for something a bit more sophisticated than the traditional "old school" bars. The atmosphere is very elegant and while the toasted bread with marinated quail is the star, the anchovy and butter bread also melts in your mouth.
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La Kathedral
Speciality: Gilito
Eating here is like taking a bite out of the city's history. This bar combines the traditions of two classic Logroño spots and serves the famous "Gilito," a small sandwich that has stayed exactly the same for generations.
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Mesón Charro
Speciality: Grilled salami and lamb chops
Meat lovers, this is your paradise. The smell of the charcoal grill will pull you right inside. The grilled salami and the lamb chops are sensational.
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Bar La Traviesa
Speciality: Slow-cooked beef rib taco
Their rib taco is slow-cooked at a low temperature, so the meat literally falls apart before you even have to chew. The squid served in its own ink is also worth every penny.
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La Anjana
Speciality: Grilled steak with fresh foie
This is one of the "richest" tapas on the whole route. The grilled fillet with fresh foie and balsamic reduction on bread is insanely good. If you still have room at the end, finish with their hot chocolate balls with cream liqueur.
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Bar Cid
Speciality: Grilled mushrooms on bread
Soriano's big rival when it comes to mushrooms. They only serve this one thing, so they take the secret seasoning on the grill very seriously. The mushrooms are huge, super juicy, and go perfectly with the bread.
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Bar El Perchas
Speciality: Fried or stewed pig's ear
It might sound a bit strange to some, but trust the tradition that has been going strong since 1955. The breaded and fried pork ear is one of the crispiest, most addictive things you will try on this trip.
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Bar Ribera
Speciality: Grilled Iberian pig snout
The perfect choice to go with a cold beer is their grilled Iberico pork snout. It comes off the grill mega crispy on the outside and surprisingly tender on the inside.
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La Taberna de Baco
Speciality: Grilled pig's ear
Another excellent spot to try the classic grilled pork ear. But if you aren't feeling that adventurous, the "Tabernícola" (a roast ham sandwich with alioli and paprika) is a wonderful and safe bet.
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El Embaucador
Speciality: Grandma Yaya Vero's meatball
This bar tastes like grandma's cooking. The "Yaya Vero" meatball is a traditional Riojan recipe served with a slightly spicy sauce that makes you want to wipe the plate clean with a piece of bread.
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Bar Ángel
Speciality: Grilled mushrooms with garlic and prawn
Yes, Logroño really loves its mushrooms! Ángel's version, served on bread with a shrimp and plenty of garlic sauce, is one of the most iconic and popular spots on the entire Laurel street.
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Bar Lorenzo "Tío Agus"
Speciality: Marinated meat skewer (pincho moruno) with garlic sauce
Their spiced meat skewer, the famous pincho moruno, comes with a garlic sauce whose recipe has been a family secret for years. It’s impossible to eat just one. Tip: they have a tofu version for vegetarians!
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Bar El Canalla
Speciality: Crispy baked potato with spicy sauce
The presentation here is super fun. The crispy roasted potato comes with a small tube of spicy sauce so you can inject it yourself before eating. Their gourmet Spanish omelet (tortilla) is also very famous in the region.
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Bar Torrecilla
Speciality: Fillet steak with honey and mustard sauce
They serve a beef fillet with honey mustard sauce on walnut and raisin bread, topped with a barbecue foam. It's a mix of textures and sweet-and-salty flavors that is genuinely surprising.
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La Tabola Laurel
Speciality: Brioche with boneless Iberian rib
A gastrobar with an excellent fusion vibe. The most famous tapa is the boneless Iberico rib brioche. The bread is lightly toasted and the filling is so succulent you might need a few extra napkins.
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Umm, No Solo Tapas
Speciality: Jamón croquettes
Chef Alex García has truly raised the bar for croquetas in Logroño. Their ham croquette recipe was a finalist for the "Best Croqueta in Spain" at the Madrid Fusión event. The breading is thin and the filling literally melts in your mouth.
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With this guide, you have everything you need to make the most of your visit, exploring each bar's speciality and discovering the flavours that define La Rioja. Use the interactive map to plan your route and dive into the tapas culture, enjoying the variety and richness of this Spanish tradition.
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