Calle Laurel institution since 1972 known for one perfect grilled-mushroom pintxo, washed down with glasses of Rioja at the counter.
The list: Classic Calle Laurel pintxo bar pouring young and crianza Rioja by the glass to match its single mushroom pintxo, served since 1972
Pours: Rioja joven, Rioja crianza
Late-19th-century Calle Laurel bar famed for the matrimonio pintxo, pouring rounds of Rioja in the heart of the elephant trail.
The list: Centenary Calle Laurel bar with Rioja by the glass served alongside its famous matrimonio pintxo of anchovy and boqueron
Pours: Rioja joven, Rioja crianza, Rioja Blanco
Modern Calle Laurel taberna pouring Rioja by the glass against inventive pintxos like goat cheese with berries and cod fritters.
The list: Creative Calle Laurel pintxo bar pairing Rioja by the glass with modern bites; allergy-aware menu and a regularly changing pour list
Pours: Rioja joven, Rioja crianza, Rioja Blanco Viura
Calle Laurel bar run by the founding family since 1960, pouring Rioja from 20-plus wineries alongside its signature wild-mushroom pintxo.
The list: Family Calle Laurel bar founded 1960 pouring wines from more than 20 wineries by the glass to match its setas (wild mushroom) pintxo
Pours: Rioja joven, Rioja crianza
Calle Laurel's biggest vinoteca, with close to 500 wines, a tasting room and a regular calendar of Rioja courses and events.
A three-floor wine bar, shop and tasting space at the head of Calle Laurel, with about twenty-five seasonal by-the-glass pours and a 600-bottle cellar.
The list: About 25 wines by the glass renewed seasonally from regional and international growers, plus a 600-bottle shop across three floors
Tip: Buy any bottle from the upstairs shop and drink it in the bar for a small corkage; Monday evenings often bring a visiting producer.
A half-century institution on Calle Laurel pairing cheap glasses of Rioja with its legendary grilled-mushroom pincho. Pure late-night Logrono tradition.
The list: House Rioja by the glass poured alongside the bar's famous garlic-and-shrimp grilled mushroom pincho
Tip: Order the champi (grilled mushroom) and a glass of crianza; the garlic-sauce recipe has been a Laurel secret for half a century.
An iconic single-pincho mushroom bar on the Laurel, pouring inexpensive house crianza late into the night.
The list: Cheap glasses of house crianza poured with a single, famous mushroom pincho
Tip: One tapa, one purpose: the buttered garlic mushroom topped with a prawn, washed down with house red.
A modern Calle Laurel bar pairing creative pinchos with a rotating Rioja by-the-glass list, busy late into the evening.
The list: A rotating list of Rioja by the glass matched to modern, creative pinchos
Tip: One of the more creative kitchens on Laurel; good for a later, more inventive pincho-and-wine stop.
A Calle Laurel wine bar with more than two hundred references across Rioja, cava, sparkling and vermouth, plus guided tastings.
The list: Over 200 references including Rioja, cavas, other sparkling wines and vermouths, with personalised tastings and pairings
Tip: Broader than most Laurel bars, with cava and vermouth alongside the Rioja; ask about the pairing flights.
On Monday evenings La Tavina turns its ground floor over to visiting growers and informal sessions, a relaxed listening-and-tasting hybrid.
The list: Seasonal by-the-glass program built around visiting-producer evenings
Tip: The Monday producer evenings are part talk, part listening session; arrive early to grab a stool by the counter.
La Tavina's first floor doubles as a calm lounge where you can open any of 600 shop bottles for a modest corkage, away from the street bustle.
The list: Any of 600 shop bottles opened for a small corkage and drunk in the calm upstairs space
Tip: The upstairs lounge is the quiet escape from the Laurel; pick a bottle off the shelf and settle in.
Among Calle Laurel's bars, La Vinoteca keeps a genuine vermouth and aromatised-wine list alongside its Rioja and cava, perfect for the local vermut hour.
The list: Over 200 references including a vermouth selection alongside cava and Rioja
Tip: Vermut time is a Logrono ritual; this is one of the few Laurel bars taking its vermouth list seriously.
La Tavina runs Monday-evening producer tastings and weekend courses, the most consistent late tasting program in central Logrono.
The list: Monday-evening guided tastings with regional producers plus weekend tasting courses, drawn from a 600-bottle cellar
Tip: Book ahead for the Monday producer tastings; they are small and fill with locals.
La Vinoteca offers personalised pairing tastings for groups from its 200-plus list, a flexible evening option on the Laurel.
The list: Personalised tastings and wine-pairing experiences for groups, drawn from 200-plus references
Tip: Good for a private group; they will build a pairing flight from the Rioja, cava and vermouth list.
La Vinoteca keeps a working cava and sparkling section in its 200-plus list, a rare by-the-glass bubbles option on the Laurel.
The list: A cava and sparkling selection within the 200-plus reference list, poured by the glass
Tip: One of the few Laurel bars where you can reliably get a glass of cava rather than only still Rioja.
La Tavina's 600-bottle shop includes cava and sparkling you can open in the bar for a small corkage, a flexible way to drink bubbles on the Laurel.
The list: Cava and sparkling bottles from the 600-strong shop opened for a small corkage in the bar
Tip: Pick a cava off the shop shelf and have it opened for the corkage fee instead of paying restaurant markups.