The Absolute Best Tapas in Seville

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Tapas is delicious and mouth-wateringly wonderful! And we’re going to tell you where to find some of the best tapas in Seville!

I have to admit, we were a little intimidated by the idea of eating tapas. We had never been to a tapas restaurant at home and despite my research, I had no idea how to go about ordering. In the end, I shouldn’t have been at all concerned. Tapas is amazing! And the more you try it, the better and easier it is! The kids learned their favourites and were open to trying a little bit of everything we ordered. John and I just loved being able to order small dishes of such variety and being able to taste such incredible local dishes. I can’t wait to return to find more places to try amazing tapas in Seville!!

We had a wonderful 3 days in Seville (5 days if you include our day trips from Seville!). Each and every day we enjoyed delicious tapas. Even better, our one and only food tour to date was an incredible tapas tour where our fantastic guides introduced us to some of the best tapas in Seville. We’ll start with these wonderful gems as it was here that we learned so much about these delicious little bites.

Where to find the Best Tapas in Seville

Mercado de Triana

The Mercado de Triana is located on Calle San Jorge at the end of the Puente de Isabel II. Its’ ground floor is home to the remnants of the former Castello San Jorge. Today’s market is not only filled with wonderful sellers of vegetables, fish and meat, but it also has a cooking school and some of the best locations for tapas in Seville.

This is where we found Abaceria Altozano

This was our first exposure to tapas in Seville. Those working at Abaceria Altozano were incredible patient with us. All of us, including the kids, thoroughly enjoyed the mojama (dried tuna), pinchos de bacalao (cod fish with salmon eggs on toast), bolsitas vegetales (small pastries filled with veggies) and the aveso manchego con marmelada de patata (wonderful manchego cheese with a sweet potato marmalade).

Casa Cuesta

Casa Cuesta is located directly next to the Mercado de Triana on Calle Castilla and it was the second stop on our tour of the best tapas in Seville.

It is here that we started to get a little more adventurous! We would have never ordered the carillada con patatas (pork cheeks with potatoes) on our own but it was wonderful. We also likely wouldn’t have ordered vegetarian dishes such as pisto con huevos (stewed zucchini, eggplant and peppers in tomato sauce with an egg on top), berenjenas con miel (fried eggplant with honey) or espinacas con garbanzos (spinach with chick peas) but each and every tapas we tried were absolutely delicious. It opened our eyes to new experiences which, I guess, is one of the reasons we often hire private guides.

Las Golondrinas

The final stop on our tapas tour in Seville was at Las Golondrinas, just a three minute walk from the Mercado de Triana. We sat at a wonderful, airy sidewalk table and enjoyed some of the best tapas in Seville as the processional for the annual festival of Velá de Santa Ana, the patron saint of Triana, meandered through the narrow cobblestone streets.

While enjoying the night air we devoured the ponta de solomillo (grilled pork tenderloin), zanahorias marinadas (marinated carrots) and champiñones con salsa de ajo (mushrooms with garlic and parsley sauce).

We had eaten so much by this point that it was nice to have such a relaxing final stop where we could simply enjoy the warm evening.

Once we experienced our tapas tour, we were open to experimenting on our own! We found some amazing tapas restaurants throughout Andalusia during the following 12 days but some of the best were in Seville! Here are our favourites!

Taberna Alvero Peregil

This small little tapas place is located at Calle Mateos Gago, 22, not far from the Seville Cathedral and the Royal Alcazar of Seville.

The food was delicious! Lucas loved the goat cheese and I loved the orange wine. I wish I had taken more notes like I had during the tapas tour!

La Bartola

Located at Calle San Jose 24, La Bartola is in the heart of Seville’s Santa Cruz neighbourhood. No reservations were possible during our visit so you take your chances that a table will be available but we arrived close to 18:00 and were able to be seated.

The high ratings of this wonderful little tapas restaurant are well deserved! If I had to choose, I would say that La Bartola is our favourite tapas location in Seville. The menu is small but the plates are fantastic and the prices are very reasonable. Try the zucchini flowers!!

La Corona

This little spot is a little off the beaten path but for us, the location on Calle Zaragoza was perfect as it was close to our apartment. That said, it is really only a five to ten minute walk from the Seville Cathedral. Like so many of places to find the best tapas in Seville, the prices were more than reasonable. We really enjoyed their nachos with pico de gallo and guacamole and amazing patatas bravas.   

Have you been to the south of Spain? We’d love to hear about your favourite tapas restaurants in Seville!!

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