World City Guide

Nightlife

There are a great many number of watering holes in Seville catering for all styles of outing. For a quiet drink ideal for people-watching head to the area surrounding the cathedral. A good starting point to the evening is at one of the bars in the Santa Cruz district. From there, Calle Betis and Plaza Alfalfa is where most of the action continues until the early hours.

Drinking on the streets and plazas is tolerated if not wholly legal. A nationwide ban put paid to the practice recently, but Seville is one of the very few cities in Spain where el botéllon is still practised.

Bars: P. Flaherty, Calle Alemanes 7, is a lively Irish-themed bar and a popular meeting spot next to the cathedral. In the same area, Antiguedades, Argote de Molina 40, is another busy bar with a bizarre theme that changes from month to month. Fundición, Calle Betis 49, is a friendly bar playing good music right in the middle of Calle Betis, and Burbujas, Calle Radio Sevilla, is a bubbly bar serving an assortment of champagne cocktails. Maya Soul, Calle Betis 41, meanwhile, has trendy sofas with big-screen TV, free WiFi connection and sushi bar (Wed and Thurs).

Clubs: Discoteca Boss, Calle Betis 67 (website: www.discotecaboss.com) is a huge club, busy in the week and packed at weekends. Aduana, corner of Avenida Raza and Cardenal Bueno Monreal (website: www.aduana.net), one of Seville’s most popular nightspots, plays house, electro and electro on one dance floor, pop on the other. And Bestiario, Calle Zaragoza 33, is a funky café bar often staying open until sunrise.

Live Music: La Carbonería, Calle Levies 18, is a busy, three-stage bar with an eclectic bill of performances from poetry to flamenco. Also worth checking out are Café Jazz Naima, Calle Trajano 45, a small and hip jazz bar with live music at the weekends, and La Sirena, Alameda de Hércules 34, a favourite haunt featuring local live bands and musicians.