Seville is where I fell in love with food and wine.
It’d be hard not to here! The sunny Andalusian capital is the home of tapas, siesta, and all the other best parts of the Spanish lifestyle. I lived there for 5 years, and loved every minute of it.
And it’s where I send anyone who wants to experience real Spanish food. Seville has the best eats in the country, and I reckon you’ll eat better (and cheaper) here than in any other part of Spain! If you’re looking for a good place to start your adventure, check out my ultimate guide to where to eat in Seville.
I get it: being vegetarian can be hard in Spain. I mean, this is a country that thinks pork is a vegetable. Most salads include ham, a sandwich vegetariano is mostly tuna (don’t ask), and the cookies are full of pork fat. But that doesn’t …
Here’s a question I get asked a lot on my tapas tours in Seville: “where do the locals go to eat?”. The answer? They go to Triana. Across the river from most of Seville, this is the most unique barrio in town. In fact, just …
If you tune out the noise from Seville’s bustling tapas bars, you can hear something magical in the distance. Listen close, and you’ll pick up the purr of white tablecloths being ironed. You’ll spend most of your time in Spain in an old-school tapas bar, …
Sometimes, the O.G. ways are best. That was my thought as I saw a van full of nuns drive past me one hot afternoon in Seville. Nuns are a frequent sight in southern Spain, a place more Catholic than the Pope’s hat. But driving a …
If you don’t travel for food, then what’s the point? Sure, sightseeing is great and culture is important. But the real meat and potatoes of any trip to Spain is, well… the meat and potatoes! And when you’re in Seville, you need to know where …
Seville’s food markets are like Disneyland for adults. But unlike Disneyland, it’s not creepy if you go by yourself! Walking into these places is a feast for all the senses. There’s the electric neon colour of all the fruits and veg, the smell of the …
I love orange wine. It’s so sweet, so Spanish, and so delicious—there’s no better aperitif! It’s something you need to try when you’re in Seville, so check out my foodies guide to all things orange wine below! If you’re a person, you probably like mimosas. …
There’s one thing on Spanish menus that you might not be expecting. It’s a delicious bar snack that comes around once a year, with locals in the south of Spain marking off days in their calendar like kids waiting for Santa. Except they’re adults, and …
“What’s the deal with that big yellow potato thing on the bar?” This is a question jumps into your brain at the start of your trip to Seville. It certainly popped into my head when I went to my first sevillano bar, when I saw …
Your guide to the best tapas in Seville, and where to go to order them! As soon as you arrive in Seville, you’re going to run into a problem. There are too many places to eat at. Now, that might not sound like a huge problem straight away, but just think about it. There are over 3,000 tapas bars and restaurants in Seville—that’s huge! Unless …