Tabancora

The tabanco San Pablo first opened in 1934. It is not the oldest, but is the oldest surviving of the tabancos which used to number about a hundred in the centre of Jerez, but were not so long ago reduced to two (the other being El Pasaje). San Pablo is run by Jesus Munoz, who is involved in the Tabancora project to repopulate the centre with tabancos.

San Pablo can be found in the Calle San Pablo, 12 and is full of atmosphere. All sorts of bullfighters, artists and actors have passed through its doors over the decades. Jesus is president of Tabancora, an association which counts on support from the City Council and the Consejo Regulador, and says that since its inception, a few new tabancos have opened, more people are drinking Sherry, and the young people are becoming more aware of it.

San Pablo has, of course, evolved a bit over the years. Once it was a glass of wine accompanied perhaps by an olive or an almond, but now there is a full list of tapas, (including the 3 times awarded snails) so the bar attracts families. And the clientele varies according to the time of day; in the mornings, it is old men for a glass of Sherry and in the evenings it is the young set.

Currently Tabancora has five member establishments, which are:

San Pablo, Plateros, El Pasaje, La Bodega and Surena, and the council offers a Ruta de Tabancos, which can be found at this link:

http://www.turismojerez.com/fileadmin/images/banners_portada/2012/ARCHIVO_UNIDO_-_TABANCOS.pdf