Bar Garlochí

This bar is something else. You enter into a mind blowing religious experience. The landlord has a look of a senior Humphrey Bogart and his signature drink is a mix of Grenadine, whisky and prosecco. It is tart yet sweet and certainly alcoholic! It is an experience you will not want to miss when visiting Seville.

Bar Garlochí is a truly unique and surreal experience - like stepping into a scene from Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Santa Sangre. It’s theatrical, excessive, religious, baroque, and unapologetically bloody. The walls drip with Catholic iconography, saints stare at you from golden altars, and every candle seems lit with feverish devotion. It’s not just a bar - it’s a shrine, a fever dream, a hallucination in velvet and incense. I ordered the signature cocktail: “The Blood of Christ” - and that blood was very sweet and intoxicating.

I came to Sevilla seeking all the pleasures that this place has to offer and Bar Garlochi was one of the highlights of my trip. A friend recommended this bar so went as part of a group. We had to wait 10-15 minutes before we were allowed in. Only old men were coming out of the bar so I was a little bit unsure of this place but still I waited 😁 When I walked in, I simply wasn't ready for what I was about to experience. The bar is all red with a lot of religious symbols. You'll see jesus, Mary the mother of god and other saints from the new testament. If you are religious, you may be offended but jesus did turn water into wine in the wedding at Canaan so I guess he will be ok with it. We ordered "the blood of jesus" cocktail which is a play on words with the consecration at mass. The blood is an interesting drink, it's sweet but later on the drink turns bitter. I loved it but some may not, it's a marmite drink I guess. The only down side of this bar is the bathroom, it's abysmal. I walked in, then wanted to leave as soon as possible. I simply can't talk about it, it's too upsetting so bare that in mind when you come here 😊

It's like drinking in a chapel, the interior decor is something else but I must admit I liked it! I dunno how the local Catholic grannies don't rise up and tear this blasphemous place down!

I would lie if I said that this bar is not worth visiting!:-) travelling is all about experiencing local life, local culture and getting to know locals - you can do it all right here! Absolutely bizarre, the interior takes you to Madonna's Like A Prayer video clip and the locals are super friendly! Try their house drink El Sangre del Cristo. Overall score: 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Exactly what it said on the tin, intriguing catholic decor plasters the walls, quite literally everywhere. Definitely busy, and the barman was a bit rushed, but that’s expected. Seemed to have a decent amount of locals, or at least Spanish people from other areas, which surprised me. Drinks were a bit pricier than other bars, but that’s obviously because you’re paying for the ‘experience’. The signature drink ‘Sangre de Cristo’ was a funny concept and tasted alright, though a bit sweet. Definitely a must if you’re in Seville.

One of the best bars I've been to, very quirky. It's an experience. You should try it. It looks like a perfect place for a scene in an Almodovar movie.

Such a wonderful and original place to visit! We had a cocktail called "the blood of christ" and had fun in this cosy bar. Cash only!

Cash only! Fantastic, over the top decor with an extremely kind bartender. Definitely worth a visit!

Amazing. Wonderfully eclectic.Bartender Miguel was fantastico. And he is an incredible dominoes player!

My family got a kick out of this unique bar. We visited on a Sunday evening after dinner and were the only customers the whole time, which added to the eerie feel. The entire bar is ornately decorated with red velvet, gold ropes, candles and religious memorabilia. It looked like an ancient church but it was for sure a bar. I had read a tip to order the special hours cocktail, Sangue de Cristo and it definitely contained cava and a lot of sugar. The sole employee working was a very quiet old man who we couldn't tell if he hated that we were there or just didn't care but it sort of added to the unique charm. Definitely recommend swinging by when you're in Seville just to experience how unique this spot is.

This gets all the stars with one caveat: the big ole kool aide sugar drink is the house special and ... it might make your morning a little tougher the next day. It's a LOT of sugar drink. Rather, politely pass on the special and grab a beer or wine and sink into the gaudy kinda creepy but also totally homey in some weird way atmosphere.

This place is unique for sure! As you walk in there's statues of saints everywhere. There's also what looks like portraits of possible family members that have cloth on them to make it seem like a 3d picture. I ordered the their specialty drink, Sangre de Cristo, which means Blood of Christ. It contained grenadine, Cava, and, whiskey with a salted sugar rim. It was good, but be careful, it could hit you out of nowhere since its sweet like a big red. Bartender, Marcelo, is very funny in a good way. He's any older gentleman. When we walked in, my boyfriend asked if it was open and he made a smart remark indicating how did he get in, lol! Me and my boyfriend were the only ones at the bar possibly due to the Fiesta Sevillanas. It was pretty quiet at the beginning with an occasional person walking in just to say how cute place was then leaving after not too much conversation, again lol! This was an experience, however a pleasant one. After making conversation with Marcelo, he opened up a little more and even talked politics. Overall, a must if you are in Seville!

Mi esposo y yo pasamos un muy buen rato de copas en Garlochi, la pasamos de lo lindo. Marcelino nos atendió y después de un rato hechamos unas cuantas bromas con el, súper buena onda. Nunca habíamos estado en un lugar así, con mucho folclor y con canciones de Raphael. Vale la pena ir a visitarlo, es uno de esos lugares que hay que ir a ver con tus propios ojos y experimentarlo en carne propia, es difícil de describir.

Let me just start by saying this place is very small and intimate! Locals bring their friends here when they're visiting from other places! I loved the theme of the bar (church/ Semana Santa), I've never seen anything like this. El Sangre de Christo is definitely something to try let me just say! A bit pricey as well, and if you're not a local and obviously look it, bet you will be stared at a bit funny.

On my first visit to Seville 8 years ago my friend took me to Garlochí, this bar probably inspired by the Holy Week in Seville, as it is filled with virgins statues, old portraits, candleholders and velvet everywhere; think of the weirdest place you can and then add Virgins and inciense to get an idea of the place, some might think it looks kind of funerary but it is definitely a place to visit at least once in Seville. I don't remember what we drank that night, but the place always brought me good memories of that great stay in Seville. Now, after 8 years I went back there to show my husband what the fuss was all about. Although I remembered it bigger than it actually is, it still has that cool, weird atmophere - unfortunately the inciense smell and the place were all covered in cigarrette smoke (it's been forbidden to smoke in public closed spaces for ages, don't they know that?). This smoke thing took away one star of my review, and I was tempted to take another one off when we tasted the signature drink of the house "Sangre de Cristo" or Christ's Blood, a so-sweet-I-wanna-puke drink made of granatine and some liquor; the first sips were awful, but then probably the sweetness numbed our mouths and we finished it all. So next time we would be drinking beer or a cocktail, I guess I'll keep coming back in future visits!

You couldn't find a more intriguing watering hole than Bar Garlochí. It all starts with its name, which means heart in Gypsy language. The interior is lavish, chintzy and holy all at once. It is definitely heavy on the eyes: there are figures of the Virgin Mary and images of Christ in every corner. The bar is a popular haunt for the gay community and cheesy 70s Spanish tunes add to the atmosphere. Drinks are quite pricey though: €3 for a botellín (bottle of beer). It's quite a popular tourist spot as it has featured heavily in the press over the years and boasts that it serves 'Agua de Sevilla' in the doorway.

Unique, yes. However, I wouldn't recommend going sure to the overwhelmingly sense of feeling unwelcomed. We went because our taxi driver recommended it as a cook place to go see. I asked if he had any wine and they didn't, so I asked for any recommendations. The man gave me the, "I don't effin know" gesture, so I just ordered a water and my significant other ordered a beer. Since we were the only ones in there for most of the time we were there, I tried to make small talk with the man behind the counter. All I got from him was that he wasn't the owner. When I asked how much or tab was, he said 3€. As I was gathering up the money, I had two 1€ coins in my hand and searching for the last when he came to me with a raised voice and hand in the air saying something along the lines of, "how are you going to pay me with coins?! I served you beer and water!" I looked up really confused and embarrassed, I asked him, "what? You want bills?". The tab was only 3€! He walked away still talking, I couldn't understand what he was saying. So I just paid a 20€ bill even though it didn't make sense to me to break a 20 instead of giving him exact change