Tabanco El Pasaje
Jerez's oldest working tabanco, opened on 16 December 1925, pouring fino and oloroso from the barrel with chacinas and cheese, and staging flamenco three times a day.
About Tabanco El Pasaje
José González Navarro opened El Pasaje on 16 December 1925. The premises had been a grocery, then a club for Jerez waiters and, in the early 1920s, the tabanco La Fortuna. It is named El Pasaje because it runs through the block, with doors on Calle Santa María 8 and Calle Mesones 5. Tabancos were the despachos where Jerez bought wine from the cask and drank it at the counter; El Pasaje marked its centenary in 2025.
Wines come from the barrels behind the bar: fino, manzanilla, amontillado, oloroso, palo cortado and cream, from local bodegas including El Maestro Sierra. Food is tabanco fare: chacinas (cured pork sausages), Payoyo cheese from the Sierra de Cádiz, chicharrones, mojama and tuna. Flamenco shows of cante, baile and guitar run daily at 14:00, 19:30 and 21:30; watch from the bar with a glass, or book a table.
It opens Monday to Saturday 11:30–16:00 and 19:00–23:30, and Sunday 12:00–16:00 and 19:00–23:30. The seated show with a tasting menu of tapas and drinks costs €35 per person (2026). Book online or by phone two or three days ahead in high season. Children are welcome, though the room is small.
Come in the late morning for a quiet copa among the old posters and demijohns, or for the 14:00 show with lunch. Evening shows fill fastest at weekends and during the May Feria del Caballo. Tip: order a glass of each style, fino to oloroso, to compare them.
Tabanco El Pasaje in pictures
What you’ll find
- Ham and charcuterieHam and cured meats (€6–€16)Buy
- Historic interiorHistoric premisesFree
- Late openingOpen lateFree
- ReservationsTable bookingBook
- Sherry and wineWines by the glass (€2–€5, 11:30–23:30)Buy
- Signature dishHouse speciality (€3–€5)Buy
- Standing barBar counterFree
- TapasTapas at the bar (€3–€12, 11:30–23:30)Buy
- Tasting menuTasting menu (€35, 14:00–23:30)Book
Nearby places to visit
El Pasaje is round the corner from the Mercado Central de Abastos, Jerez (90 m), the city's 19th-century market hall with fish, olive and chacina stalls. Tabanco San Pablo (210 m), a family tabanco opened in 1934, is a short walk into the San Miguel quarter. The Alcázar of Jerez (400 m) and Jerez Cathedral (440 m) stand at the edge of the old town, next to the cellars of Bodegas Tío Pepe (González Byass) (440 m), where daily tours visit the soleras. Bodega Lustau (530 m) also offers tastings.
Tabanco El Pasaje at a glance
Category
Food & Wine Gastronomy
Location
Campiña de Jerez, Cádiz
Town
Jerez de la Frontera
Address
Calle Santa María, 8, 11402 Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain
Opening hours
Mon–Sat 11:30–16:00 and 19:00–23:30; Sun 12:00–16:00 and 19:00–23:30. Flamenco daily at 14:00, 19:30 and 21:30.
Prices
Glasses of sherry and tapas at the bar from a few euros; seated flamenco show with tasting menu and drinks €35 per person (2026).
Checked 5 Nov 2026 on the official website. Times and prices can change, so confirm before you go.
Website
tabancoelpasaje.com
Phone
+34 956 333 359
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