Sevilla’s Best Restaurants

Perhaps the most famous and popular tapas restaurant in all of Sevilla, but in my opinion, it’s the best restaurant in the world (for its price, value, quantity, and quality).
It’s packed from open to close (1:30pm-12am), so get there early (before 8pm). Don’t sweat it if you need to wait for a table to open; I promise it’s worth it.
Eslava’s tapas menu offers some of the most unique and creative dishes I’ve tried, while still respecting its Sevillana and Spanish roots.
My recommendations: Order the egg and cigarillo (these are two of the most praised tapas in Sevilla) but don’t be afraid to ask the waiters for their recommendations (they were always on-point). I’ve also tried the aged Manchego cheese ice cream and it’s the best dessert I’ve had in Spain — it’s basically a more exotic and savory version of cheesecake.

Just around the corner from Eslava is Az-Zait, which means ‘olive oil’ in Arabic.
I’d characterize this restaurant as Spanish-Moroccan fusion (‘old world’ cuisine with ‘new world’ flavors).
This restaurant has a bizarre look on the surface (gaudy and almost tacky decor), but don’t let that fool you. The food here is incredible and they have one of the better wine lists in town.
My recommendations: salmorejo with olive oil ice cream, orange wrapped duck tacos, and patatas bravas. I know you can order bravas almost anywhere in Spain, but these weren’t your typical potatoes in red sauce. They used an interesting blend of Moroccan spices that created one of the most flavorful dishes I tried.

Seis is a newer restaurant in Sevilla and has a few locations throughout Spain.
Like any good tapas restaurant in Sevilla, they offer a small menu with ‘items of the day’.
My recommendations: soft shell cra

This trendy ‘gastropub’ is near the center of town. Their menu changes regularly and had many solid options.
My recommendation: order any dish with truffles. They were serving a dish with scallops, pork belly and truffles in a sweet corn sauce while I was there it was excellent.
Their sister restaurant, Mamarracha, is across the street. Mamarracha had better reviews, but I preferred Oveja Negra. If you have time, both are worth trying.

This is a cool, trendy, modern market (feels very similar to Mercado de San Miguel in Madrid).
Perfect place to enjoy beer/wine on the river, and on Sunday afternoons this is the place to be.

Every guide book on Sevilla will send you to Sevilla’s oldest bar, El Rinconcillo.
El Rinconcillo is a nostalgic, traditional Spanish tapas bar, but these types of bars can be found an almost any street corner in Spain.
It’s a tourist trap that offers nothing more than a photo and an ice cold beer.

A Weekend Abroad