Hotel Bellas Artes Bar ★ 4.5
12 by the glassCasco Antiguo, Jerez de la Frontera
The hotel bar and cloister patio of a converted 18th-century palace; the most civilised lounge setting in Jerez for a post-bodega fino.
The list: The hotel bar of the Bellas Artes boutique hotel stocks Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe, Barbadillo manzanilla and a short sherry selection from local independent producers.
Tip: The cloister patio of the Bellas Artes is one of the most beautiful spaces to drink a late fino in Jerez; available to hotel residents and walk-in guests.
Posada de Palacio Wine Lounge ★ 4.6
10 by the glassBarrio Alto, Sanlucar de Barrameda
A boutique hotel in a Barrio Alto colonial palace with a garden courtyard bar serving manzanilla and local wines under jasmine-covered arcades.
The list: A converted Barrio Alto palace with a wine-and-sherry bar in the courtyard garden. Manzanilla from Barbadillo and Hidalgo La Gitana; limited selection of Sanlucar natural wines.
Tip: The jasmine-scented courtyard garden at night is the most romantic setting in Sanlucar for a late copita.
Hotel Monasterio de San Miguel Bar ★ 4.5
15 by the glassCentro, El Puerto de Santa Maria
A bar set in the 18th-century cloister garden of a converted Capuchin convent in El Puerto's historic centre. Tranquil, beautiful, and sherry-stocked.
The list: The bar of the 18th-century converted convent hotel stocks a curated selection of El Puerto Triangle fino, amontillado and oloroso alongside cocktails.
Tip: The cloister garden of the convent is the setting for the hotel bar; a fino under the old stone arches is the perfect end to a Triangle bodega day.
Tabanco Plateros ★ 4.7
5 by the glassCasco Antiguo, Jerez de la Frontera
A genuine Jerez tabanco where sherry is drawn from barrels behind the zinc bar and served in copitas over bare wooden tables. The format unchanged since the 19th century.
The list: One of Jerez's oldest surviving tabancos. Sherry drawn from barrels at the bar: fino, manzanilla and oloroso. No cocktails, no still wine. The tabanco format.
Tip: Ask for the vino from the barrel rather than the bottled commercial brands; the barrel-drawn fino is cheaper and fresher.
Tabanco San Pablo ★ 4.6
4 by the glassCasco Antiguo, Jerez de la Frontera
A narrow-fronted Jerez tabanco on Calle San Pablo, two blocks from the cathedral. Barrel-drawn fino with bar snacks and a cast of local regulars from the old city.
The list: Traditional tabanco in the cathedral quarter of Jerez. Fino, manzanilla and amontillado from the barrel. Cheese and olives from the bar counter.
Tip: The best fino at Tabanco San Pablo is the unlabelled house barrel; ask specifically for the casa.
Tabanco Las Banderillas ★ 4.6
4 by the glassBarrio Bajo, Sanlucar de Barrameda
A tiny Sanlucar tabanco in the Barrio Bajo drawing manzanilla and oloroso from its own small solera. The most local and least-visited tabanco in Sanlucar.
The list: A small bodega-bar in Sanlucar's old lower quarter drawing manzanilla from its own barrels. Limited selection but impeccably fresh.
Tip: The manzanilla en rama poured here comes from a small Sanlucar solera not available in any shop; only accessible at the tabanco.