Yo Cocina isn’t on my radar and I have very good radar for Seville dining. There are so many fantastic casual spots in the city. Sobretablas may be too formal for you. It has a Repsol sun and may be too “fine dining.
Yo Cocina is a tasting menu only. Just checked.
I go to Bodeguita Romero only for a pringá sandwich, not for lengthy sit down dining.
I can’t just pick 4! Sorry!
I probably wouldn’t include a Middle Eastern on my own list, but you may have a good reason for including one.
I think you won’t go wrong with Augurio, Barra Baja and Sr Cangrejo but I would certainly add La Barra de Cañabota for terrific seafood. It’s fun,
Sounds fine. I don’t know Fartouch but Shawn likes it.
What you should know about Sobretablas: It’s off the beaten path in the mansion-filled neighborhood of El Porvenir, beyond MarĂa Luisa park and the Plaza de España, an area that most visitors miss. It’s run by a husband and wife. She was nominated for young chef of the year at Madrid FusiĂłn a few years back (the first female nominated and her hudband, Robert Tetas, is a former sommelier of El Celler de Can Roca. Indoor terrace dining.
It will be the “fanciest” of your choices.
Be aware that Lalola is heavy on offal. He’s the Seville offal king.
@Nutrille
Just so you’ll know, la Azotea on Conde de Barajas is featuring rice dishes now , and thus, is mainly open for lunch, if you’re hankering for a rice dish to share. The Azotea on Mateos Gago, restaurant row, has kept its same original concept, as has La Tienda de Azotea on Conde de Barajas.
Eslava has been sold to the Ovejas Negras group, as the long time owner retired. For me, it’s just not as recommendable as before with the change of ownership, but still as crowded as ever with visitors.
Yo Cocina’s chef is Sardinian and decided to change his concept from tapas to haute cuisine offering 2 tadting menus only, says Michelin.
The more I think about my plan I feel like it could be too full with real 3-4 course meals on lunch as well because my girlfriend is new to this fine dining world.
Do Sr. Congreja and Petit Comite offer tapas size? And would Sr. Congreja fit better in the evening with the degustation menu and Barra Baja instead at lunch?
There are so many possibilities. My head is literally exploding.
What I meant—if you don’t mind having a multi-course tasting menu at night. It sounds like that may not be an issue, but we try to avoid tasting menus at night. But because we live here, our main meal is taken at lunch time, as is the case of most Spaniards. Just our habit, that’s all.
Just keep in mind that, in many restaurants that are NOT tasting menu only, you can ask for a half portion of certain dishes. That way you can try more dishes than you would if you order only full portions. This should be clear on the carta, but if not, ask if it’s possible to order a “media ración.”
Sr Congrejo is very good but a bit fusiony for may taste. My favorite during the last visit was Taverna Zurbaran. Very causal with fantastic food. The whole group (including cerveceria Salmedina) is an excellent choice for the casual dining. Barra Baja had an off night during my visit.
In general the choices in Sevilla are overwhelming. Do not skip two of the Shawn’s favorites:
Ijos de Morales (AKA Casa Morales) and Las Teresas. For the first one you need to come at the opening, otherwise it is very difficult to find any sitting. The second one usually has seats/ tables.
I will second Maribel’s advise to study Azahar web site.
For casa Morales, where Shawn gives her sherry courses, go at an off hour (it gets very crowded) and head for the back room, with a separate entrance on the side street with the huge wine vats on the walla and high tables. Very casual and extremely well priced.
For Las Teresas, a Shawn favorite, go for the jamón. You can even go for breakfast as we do, for a bocadillo de jamón. It’s in the heart of the now tourist- filled Barrio de Santa Cruz. It’s a Seville institution.
Thank you all very much! You are really helping me! I just made some corrections to the plans. We´ll go to the “better more upscale restaurants” like Barra Baja, Sr. Cangrejo and Augurio for lunch except Sobretablas because it will be the highlight on the last evening. And on the other evenings just go for some Tapas at places like Bodeguita Romero, Petite Corner, Casa Morales and Taverna Zurbaran. Feel like this is better to get the real Spanish or Andalucian art of living. Am i right with that?
So list at the moment:
Barra Baja
Augurio
Sr. Cangrejo
La Brunilda
Sobretablas
Casa Morales
Bodeguita Romero
Taverna Zurbaran
Bar El Comercio for Churros
Las Teresas for Bocadillo de Jamon
