The top 5 restaurants & tapas bars… and a very cheap cocktail-tip off!One of the main activities in Seville, and I really can’t deny it, is eating. You can eat at any time of the day and anywhere! Tapas bars are popping up on every street corner. You just have to follow your nose: Delicious flavours, smells and fragrances of fresh food mixed with exotic spices invite you casually to take a seat in a random bar and some fantastic cookery. Here, food hedonists can freely and unconcernedly reign over the extensive tapas menu!
During my stay I always tried to live up to Seville’s famed tapas paraphernalia and I chose my culinary stays with great precaution and hungry anticipation. Here are my 5 favourite restaurants and tapas bars, where I put on a few extra kilos with gusto!
Albarama (on the map)
In spite of looking like a restaurant, Albaram also serves tapas. And although it seems a bit nondescript from the outside you’ll certainly warm up to it once you’ve discovered the contemporary interior design and the lovely smiling staff.
My recommendation: Order the tuna in its olive coat, is definitely the killer. On the menu it’s called Atún en camisa de aceitunas negras, espárragos verdes y tomates …
And if you like Verdejo white wine, I’d advise a Vino Verdejo from Bodeg K-naia.
La Azotea (on the map)
There are 4 La Azotea restaurants scattered all over the city. Their tapas are fantastic. You have a bit of everything: from quite expensive Carabineros à la plancha (king prawns grilled on a metal plate) to fresh seafood and delicious Jamón iberico de bellota (yeah, you can google that by yourself). But I still insist on getting the “Roast beef Burguer” and the “Papas bravas”… since you are in Spain!
Mamarracha (on the map)
Mamarracha is a very cool place, serving delicious and with its own wall of greenery inside the restaurant. They have an Argentine touch to their food and one of the coolest bathrooms in Seville.



Torres & García (on the map)
Torres y García is also a neat venue with a super cool design: a huge space of 400 square meters with high ceilings decorated by brick walls, extravagant wall paintings and raw wood furniture. The cuisine is called “New rustic cuisine” whatever this means. I just know I had the time of my life with their crunchy crust Pizza Napolitana. And for the icing on the cake… please choose the Panqueque de dulce de leche as dessert!


The owners and life partners of Torres y Garcia and Mamarracha are Andaluza Genoveva Torres and Juan Manuel García, she is Spanish and he’s Argentine and have both worked for none other than Gordon Ramsay. They have a third restaurant in Seville, which was also recommended to us, but unfortunately we ran out of time: Las Ovejas Negras.
Eslava (on the map)
Eslava restaurant and tapas bar is a bit outside of the city center, but the trip there is worth it. Just try everything! That’s basically what we’ve done! But my favourite dish was the Cigarro para Becquer… not a very beautiful thing on your plate, but let me just say WOW!!!!
Other places involving eating, drinking & sleeping
Flores Gourmet (on the map)
You are looking for a shop where you can buy Sevillian delicatessen, then there’s no other place in town than Flores Gourmet. They also have a very small restaurant space inside their shop.
Tapacopa (on the map)
And if you want to have a cocktail or two, go to Tapacopa at the Almeda the Hercules… They serve monster drinks in half litre tumblers for an affordable price.
Las Casas de El Arenal (on the map)
If you need a place to stay over night, you have plenty of choices. Choose a hotel within the Cathedral area, because you’ll be located in the middle of Seville’s beautify historical centre.
We had a room at Las Casas de El Arenal, book a superior room: they come with a Spa bath! The hotel has a very nice roof top terrace, no swimming pool… and the staff is exceptionally nice!
Well, where ever you go and whatever you do in Seville I wish you: happy eating!
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There are a lot of more good places for eat in seville, but these ones are great!!!
Hey there thanks a lot for reading my post about Seville. Do not hesitate to suggest other places to eat in Seville 😉
I really have to thank you for this guide as I’m in Seville right now 🙂 And yesterday, in a tapas bar we got half-cooked fish that was raw inside… It wasn’t a nice experience so I’m going to try your recommendations, thanks a lot!
Ah perfect, So glad I could help a little… enjoy the yumm food then!
Let me know how it went. Thx 😉
Of it all, Mamarracha looks fab! The greenery, the food and those intriguing photographs in the toilet, just makes the place so quirky!!!
Totally, … and the staff is well. 🙂
Mamarracha looks incredible! The green wall is such a cool touch and that bathroom is truly unique! People think I’m weird when I talk about bathrooms in restaurants but they really are a talking point! Love the Argentinian food touches too – this would be my must visit place.
I totally agree with you, bathrooms in restaurants are important too. 🙂 The decor of the restaurant was elaborate, the staff, friendl, the bathroom was so cool, and the food was amazing… the perfect place!
I was in Seville for a day. The flamenco dance I saw there wiped out all other memories, I had dinner after watching this mesmerizing show. Very well captured interiors of the restaurants. The bathroom of Mammaracha is striking. 🙂
Yeah, Seville truly is a captivating city! There are so many great things to see and do… I loved every restaurant we went to, but the decor of Mamarracha is fantastic!
Oooh, this post could not have come at a better time!! I’m trying to persuade my Stepdad to road trip through Spain this summer (Game of thrones filming locs!) with Seville being one of the stops. He’s a big foodie and wants, I quote, “more than an omelette and chips”. The food at Mamarracha looks right up his alley so I’ll have to show him! Thanks so much, you honestly have made my job of persuading him sooo much easier haha.
Haha, I went to the Royal Alcazar because of the GOT, LOL! I hope you can persuade him… food is absolutely fantastic 🙂
I have wanted to go to Seville for a long time! The food sounds very special. I enjoyed your pictures of Mamarracha and the meat looks amazing. I would also love to try the Panqueque de dulce de leche.
Seville is a great city, not only for the food… but if you go, pay a visit to Mamarracha 😉
My gosh the food at Mamarracha looks soooo delicious. I had to google seville since I have never heard of it before. We learn new things everyday right?
Seville is a fantastic city and the food … yummy!
I love the dining area and detailed efforts applied in the bathroom of Mamarracha :). But then what does that “New rustic cuisine” means for Torres & García?
Yeah, Mamarracha was so cool! I guess the “New rustic cuisine” means that they take traditional dishes, and revamp them a bit 🙂
Spain looks so amazing to travel in every desccription. I so look forward to my europe travels next month. thanks for sharing this
Travelling europe will be cool! you will love the food! Let me know if you are passing by the South of France (Avignon) 😉
I believe that Spain is one of the most beautiful countries in Europe, Ariane! Seville is breathtaking!
That’s true, Seville is breathtaking…the food is good and the weather too! I just love that city!