Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Logroño
Logroño’s wine restaurants are shaped by Rioja first, then by how each room serves that wine with the meal. On this list, Juan Carlos Ferrando sits in tapas area, Marques de Riscal Restaurant in Elciego, Tastavin in Calle San Juan, Old Town, Aitor Esnal in Parte Vieja, and Moderna Tradición in centro histórico. La Galería is on the list with an exceptional wine programme. In our guide, Logroño has 16 exceptional wine programmes citywide.
Tastavin pours over 100 Rioja wines by the glass, with sommelier-led service, Michelin Plate, and Star Wine List recognition. Aitor Esnal runs a sommelier-led tasting menu with around 150 Rioja-focused references and holds Guía Repsol 1 Sol. Juan Carlos Ferrando holds Michelin Plate and an extensive wine list. Marques de Riscal Restaurant serves Basque cooking à la carte and as a tasting menu, with sommelier-led service and Michelin Plate.
How this list is chosen: Restaurants with a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or a deep wine list, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
Aitor Esnal
Deep wine list
Aitor Esnal belongs to Logroño’s more serious dining tier, where Rioja produce, city-center pacing, and award recognition matter more than spectacle. Its 2026 Guía Repsol 1 Sol places it in a selective Spanish restaurant conversation, useful for travelers weighing a focused meal against the city’s easier tapas rhythm.
Juan Carlos Ferrando
Deep wine list
A family-run contemporary restaurant on Calle María Teresa Gil de Gárate, Juan Carlos Ferrando holds consecutive Michelin Plate recognition for 2024 and 2025 and operates at the €€ price point, one tier below Logroño's starred restaurants. The kitchen frames traditional Riojan recipes with modern technique and an international edge, anchored by a cod cheeks pilpil that serves as the clearest measure of what the kitchen can do.
La Galería
Deep wine list
La Galería belongs to Logroño’s more composed restaurant tier, where Rioja produce and wine-country expectations matter as much as technique. Its 1 Sol recognition in Guía Repsol 2026 places it among the city’s serious contemporary addresses, distinct from Laurel-style grazing and the region’s more traditional dining rooms.
Marques de Riscal Restaurant
Deep wine list
Set within Frank Gehry's titanium-wrapped hotel-winery in Elciego, recognised as Europe's leading vineyard estate in 2021, Marques de Riscal Restaurant positions modern Spanish cooking against one of La Rioja's most architecturally charged backdrops. Chef Francis Paniego oversees two tasting menus drawing on Basque technique and Álava's seasonal larder, with Michelin Plate recognition in both 2024 and 2025.
Moderna Tradición
Deep wine list
Moderna Tradición belongs to Logroño’s small but serious dining tier, where Rioja’s meal rituals matter as much as technique. Its 1 Sol recognition in Guía Repsol 2026 places it among Spanish restaurants with national critical attention, while the city context keeps the experience tied to long lunches, wine-aware pacing, and a sharper reading of tradition than the name alone suggests.
Tastavin
Deep wine list
A Michelin Plate-recognised pincho bar on Logroño's central Calle San Juan, Tastavin sits at the heart of La Rioja's bar-hopping tradition. The kitchen delivers a wide range of pinchos alongside a wine list rooted in the surrounding denomination, making it a reliable reference point for the old town's traditional bar circuit.
Planning restaurants for wine lovers in Logroño
- Where are the wine restaurants on this list?
- Juan Carlos Ferrando is in tapas area, Marques de Riscal Restaurant is in Elciego, Tastavin is in Calle San Juan, Old Town, Aitor Esnal is in Parte Vieja, and Moderna Tradición is in centro histórico.
- Which wine restaurant has the deepest Rioja-by-the-glass focus?
- Tastavin in Calle San Juan, Old Town pours over 100 Rioja wines by the glass. Its wine programme is exceptional, with sommelier-led service, Michelin Plate (2025), and Star Wine List (2026).
- Which wine restaurants in this list also have Michelin Plate recognition?
- Tastavin in Calle San Juan, Old Town, Juan Carlos Ferrando in tapas area, and Marques de Riscal Restaurant in Elciego hold Michelin Plate recognition. Tastavin’s latest Plate is 2025, and Juan Carlos Ferrando and Marques de Riscal Restaurant hold Michelin Plate (2026).
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