A Small Guide to Seville
Sevilla · Visited and curated by André
Please find my list of recommendations for a beautiful time in Seville below.
Eat
Sal Gorda Centro
GO ’26 Modern tapas with real attention downtown; and a second table by the Cathedral. La Azotea Centro
GO ’26 Tapas and seafood, eaten at a bar that watches the street go by. Eslava San Lorenzo
GO ’26 Tapas that earn the bill; and the bill is not small. Dos de Mayo Centro
GO ’26 Affordable tapas, open all day. The everyday Seville that holds up. Cañabota Centro
GO ’26 High-class seafood. Where the city takes the catch seriously. Bodeguita Romero El Arenal
GO ’26 A plain old Seville tavern; small, direct plates that explain the city faster than a long dinner. Antigua Abacería de San Lorenzo San Lorenzo
GO ’26 Part grocer, part tavern, part table; tinned goods, wine, and cooking in a corner shop that never quite decided what it was. Catalina La Barra Alfalfa
GO ’26 ◎ A buzzing, vibrant barra; sherry by the glass and tapas that live up to the noise. El Rinconcillo Centro
GO ’26 ◎ The oldest bar in Spain. Jamón, a glass of sherry, and centuries in the room. Bar Las Teresas Santa Cruz
GO ’26 A Seville classic: tapas, sherry, and the proper old decoration.
Coffee
Virgin Coffee La Encarnación
GO ’26 A hole-in-the-wall by Las Setas; come for the coffee, not the elbow room.
Drink
Casa Morales Centro
GO ’26 An essential sherry spot. Order the montaditos. Vinería San Telmo Santa Cruz
GO ’26 A sherry list worth working through, in the old quarter. Lama la Uva Centro
GO ’26 A local wine shop with good bottles. Come for the wine, not the tapas.
Architecture
Real Alcázar Santa Cruz
GO ’26 ◎ A royal palace where Arabic and Christian worlds meet. The city, concentrated. Las Setas La Encarnación
GO ’26 Metropol Parasol; the world’s largest wooden structure, hovering over the old center. Seville Cathedral Santa Cruz
GO ’26 Scale as devotion; then climb the Giralda for the view back down.
Walk
Triana Triana
GO ’26 The quarter across the river; cross back as the sun goes down.