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.
Address: Calle Laurel 2, 26001 Logrono, La Rioja, Spain
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.
The wine-led anchor of Calle San Juan, pouring roughly fifty references by the glass with Coravin for the rarer bottles. The expert local alternative to Laurel.
The list: Around 50 wines by the glass on the board, mostly Rioja with premium pours served by Coravin, alongside seasonal small plates
Tip: Calle San Juan draws the local wine crowd that finds Calle Laurel too touristy; Tastavin is its standard-bearer for serious by-the-glass Rioja.
A family-run Casco Viejo tavern with about two hundred mostly classic Rioja references poured in good glassware at reasonable prices.
The list: Around 200 references, mostly classic Riojas served in quality glassware at fair prices, with a ground-floor tapas counter and upstairs dining
Tip: A family-run old-town tavern for classic Rioja done properly; ask for a Reserva by the glass at the downstairs counter.
A wine-focused bar and kitchen with roughly 250 selections, balancing established Rioja names against newer small producers.
The list: Around 250 selections spanning established Rioja houses, newer small growers and a slice of Spanish and international bottles
Tip: The breadth here runs from grand old houses to new-wave growers; a good place to taste the two faces of Rioja side by side.
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.