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    Catalina

    4.3 (55 reviews)
    ModerateTapas Bars
    Open 9:30 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Jamon iberico
    Greg T.

    Located next to several other notable restaurants (Viñeria San Telmo and Modesto) on the edge of the Santa Cruz neighborhood, Catalina might be easy to overlook, but don't let the stiff competition scare you away. Yelp (and TripAdvisor) reviews were on point when it came to Catalina, as the restaurant ranked as one of my favorites in Seville! Since I have food allergies, it can sometimes be difficult to travel abroad, but I didn't have any issues picking out appropriate food at Catalina. Although the restaurant has an allergy menu, I elected to ask our waitress about specific items on the menu. She was very knowledgeable about the menu and was accommodating and helpful when certain things didn't fit our needs. While I mostly spoke Spanish to the staff, everyone spoke decent English; there were definitely no communication barriers here. The menu itself featured an extensive array of tapas that were reasonably priced, especially considering the quality of the food. Here's what we ordered: - Solomillo iberico (€12.90) - Simply delicious Small pieces of grilled pork atop slices of potato. Two types of sauces - one sweet and one savory/spicy. Put together, they were amazing. - Bacalao Catalino (€4.5) - This was the highlight of the meal for me! Lightly fried piece of cod (super tender) with a wonderful, layered tomato sauce. It was so good I ended up ordering another plate. - Chipirones (€4) - The restaurant had run out of squid so they offered us the cuttlefish as a substitute. The dish featured super tender cuttlefish and delicious garlicky/ basil sauce. - Jamon iberico - small portion (25g) but still good quality. Served with breadsticks instead of bread and tomato sauce. - Sangria - The best part about Catalina's sangria was the giant cinnamon stick! It added tons of flavor and really elevated the drink from more generic versions of sangria. If you ever find yourself in Seville, do yourself a favor and check out Catalina!

    Papas bravas
    Kisha M.

    We chose this place based on other Yelp reviews. As usual, yelpers won't lead you wrong. We really like this place even though there weren't a lot of people there. The food was really tasty, however the sangria was just okay. We decided to do a tapas crawl and go somewhere else, but I was totally disappointed at the next stop and we wished we had stayed at Catalina.

    Gazpacho
    Valentina D.

    If you get here before 2PM, opt for the 3-course meal for only 8 euros (which includes a glass of wine, beer, or non-alcoholic drink)! We opted for the gazpacho, paella, and fruit dessert. The servings were hearty - so much so that I actually wasn't able to finish the dessert. The highlight for me was the gazpacho, which was speckled with bits of egg and Spanish-style dried ham. We also ordered the cheese, eggplant, and paprika tapa. Maybe we were too full to appreciate it, but it honestly wasn't that tasty. It kind of looked like a giant turd, and the goat cheese was much too strong. That said, Catalina's has a really nice outdoor seating area. It's a good spot to sit at, since this is a pretty touristy area, and therefore a good people-watching spot.

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    Lisa R.

    Catalina was recommended by our tour guide in Seville, and he did not lead us astray. We sat on the patio and enjoyed great service. The menu is very unique and we had some stellar dishes here. Eric R. started with a Greek salad, which had olives, eggs, and tomatoes and was quite different from what we think of as a Greek salad in the US but still tasty. I started with the rice cooked in squid ink with grilled squid, topped with garlic aioli. It was phenomenal! Eric R. then ordered chicken curry with rice and a puff pastry with shrimp, squash and curry. I ordered the eggplant cake with goat cheese and potato. Everything was so delicious! We finished the meal with the dulce de leche and meringue mille-feuille for dessert with green tea. The server was friendly and efficient and helped explain the menu when we asked questions. I definitely recommend eating here in Seville!

    Eleanor W.

    Best tapa I've had in all of Spain- the tapa Murillo Morcilla, queso y cebolla caramelizada torts de Inés Rosales. Rocked my world so much that I went back a second night to have it again. Both times there was a woman bartender (different each time) who was a lovely change of pace from the typical rude male bartenders in the rest of Sevilla. Thanks for the best tapa en Español!

    Elisa A.

    We found the restaurant recommendation on Rick Steves travel guide. Rick commented that this is his favorite tapas bar so we decided to check it out. It was amazing. We started with queso frito, croquetas de gambas al ajillo (tradicional shrimp) and langostinos (prawns). Our second round consisted of more queso frito, pastel de berenjena (eggplant) and tartar de salmon. For dessert we had tartar de limón con helado. Best sangría! We also tried orange wine (popular drink in the region). Prices were reasonable. Service was great. The waitress was very efficient managing all outdoor tables. Food and drinks came fast. We strongly recommend this place. They offer traditional tapas but definitely try their creative cuisine.

    Solomillo. Sirloin with potatoes and mojo sauce. Delicious!!!
    James W.

    We were looking for tapas after an awesome flamenco show. Found this spot on Yelp, and it was awesome. Lots of variety, and they are open late! Prices are typical. We had a mix of meat and cheese dishes and left totally satisfied.

    Sublime
    Titti M.

    Best tapas restaurant in Sevilla! Every single tapa is a pure gem! In our five day stay in Sevilla we kept coming and coming back to this place. The goat cheese eggplant tapas an pastry filled tapas are the best of the best!

    Patatas dos salsas (left), eggplant and zucchini with goat cheese and tomato sauce (right) tapas portions
    Citlalli L.

    Some of the best tapas I've had! We got the tapas (big portions though!) of the mixed vegetables with goat cheese and tomato sauce (eggplant and zucchini), chicken with curry and rice, patatas with two sauces, black rice with cuttlefish and aoili, and finished with a cold dulce de Leche dessert. Everything was delicious, the sauces especially and the portions were a great value!. Planning our return for lunch already!

    V V.

    Service was excellent. We got freshly squeezed orange juice, curry chicken and rice, mushroom rice, eggplant y paprika and mushroom y shrimp crepe. Crepe and chicken rice were great. The eggplant was dry. Overall, we were very hungry and happy with both food and quick and friendly service.

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    Denise N.

    The food was great and the waitress was working her hiney off. Close to everything, but just a smidge out of the mainstream, this was a great place to stop for lunch. So glad I happened upon this place.

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    Alfalfa - Pork cheek

    Alfalfa

    4.5(136 reviews)
    0.6 kmAlfalfa
    €€

    When we walked in, my eyes were immediately drawn to the Iberian ham hanging from the ceiling and I…read moreknew this was my kind of place. Knowing we were going to eat a lot during a food tour, we settled on some small tapas (ham, cheese, bread, and olives) and got some sangria and a beer. We sat at the bar and I was able to practice my Spanish with the bartender. The ham was a generous portion and I loved watching them cut it behind the bar! Very fun and old establishment-y vibes. Wish we could've tried more on the menu if we didn't have other plans!

    Food was undisputedly delicious and I'm glad that I came here but be forewarned that this is a tiny…read moreestablishment that does not do reservations and is on a first come first served basis. I came here due to a yelp recommendation because like most westerners unaccustomed to the Spanish way of living I was hungry at about 7 pm and needed something to eat. Yay yelp to the rescue. The place was crowded and there were no seats available when I arrived. There were many small groups congregated around tables and a few couples as well. It isn't obvious how to proceed once you come in the door so I probably stood there awkwardly for a few minutes near the door before making my way to the bar to what looked to be a vacant seat. A gentleman informed me that it belonged to his girlfriend so I was forced to now stand awkwardly next to the bar. Bar tender to the rescue explaining that if I waited he was pretty sure someone would leave soon and I could order a drink while I waited. I ordered a sangria and also inquired about food but was told that I need to have an actual seat in order to order food. After nursing my drink for about 20 mins when I was about to pay and head out to find somewhere else to eat, a spot finally opened up and I was treated to the most delicious steak and potatoes and zucchini tapas. This had to be one of the most delicious things I have eaten on this vacation. When I finally vacated my seat to save a pair of new arrivals, there was a line outside of people waiting for the opportunity to eat here. I might chance it again before I leave Seville. I highly recommend for the food and friendly waiters but wish there was a way to turn seats over more quickly. One guy kept insisting he was saving his girlfriend's seat but in the 90 mins I spent there she never showed up. Who knows if she ever existed. Bread comes free with your tapas order and really complimented the meal.

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    La Bartola

    La Bartola

    4.5(166 reviews)
    0.2 kmSan Bartolomé
    €€

    The best food I had in all of Seville.. stopped by this place for late dinner during my recent trip…read moreto Seville and this place did not disappoint. We ordered their roasted lamb with cous cous, garlic shrimp croquetta (that was the croquetta of the day), pork cheek stew with potato purée and the chocolate panna cotta for dessert. We also ordered their sangria and tinto de verano. Every dish we ordered was AMAZING - tasty flavorful well seasoned melt in your mouth meat bursting with flavors. We devoured every bite and it was hard to pick a favorite. Both the lamb and pork dishes were 11/10. Not just the taste but the presentation of every tapa was fantastic. Their drinks were also great. The dessert was to die for. This place is super packed during peak dinner hours and there is barely any room to stand. Since we walked in around 11pm, we got a seat and were well taken care of all thru the night. Also noticed alot of veggie options on the menu which was great. Service was awesome ambience is chic. I am certain I am going to crave their tapas once I am back home. Highly highly recommend this place when in Seville.

    Where do I begin? Let's talk about the ambience. To call this place rustic would probably capture…read moreit best, it's really probably more like a cafeteria or a school room at a very old school. Tables perhaps a bit close together, not terribly comfortable. Loud, busy. As far as the service, it was our impression that our waiter was the only person serving the 30 or so tables in their dining room. Suffice it to say the service was not fast and not good. Inexplicably, every time we ordered a Coke we were asked if we wanted a Coke Zero. If I wanted a Coke Zero I would have said the words Coke Zero. Even when I asked for another Coke, he again asked "Coke Zero?" It took next to forever to get the check, and forever to get a cappuccino. At one point I took it upon myself to point the waiter to a table behind us that had been desperately attempting to get his attention. This was all not good. As to the food. First, our fault for not knowing what tataki meant. We did not expect to receive salmon that was seared on the outside and raw on the inside. So that one is on us, although we also think the meal came tepid at best. The lamb on couscous was dry and tough. The pork cheek stew was actually pretty good if a bit gluey. The calamari was good. The sushi as they called it was average. What they called the tiramisu was more like a pudding with some liqueur and chocolate on the top, and a little bit of breadish stuff in the bottom. Not my idea of tiramisu, and probably not yours either. So we could not get too excited about these various dishes. But what was particularly frustrating and bizarre was that two people sitting across from us ordered food that looked absolutely delicious. So we got to sit there wondering why we didn't order what they ordered. They ordered a large beef dish with potatoes which is on the menu, and we think they ordered a large octopus meal although we are not sure. Everything they had looked better than anything we had. So it may be that we somehow just picked the wrong items. So it was a strangely frustrating meal. This place has good reviews and we expected good tasting food. Unfortunately it did not work out that way, and the ambience and service were negative contributing factors. I can't entirely write this place off, only because the food other diners received actually looked very good. But I don't think I would go there again.

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    El Pasaje Tapas - Torta Inés Rosales de naranja con salmón marinado y crema de aguacate

    El Pasaje Tapas

    4.3(95 reviews)
    0.3 kmSanta Cruz
    €€

    This was one of the most memorable meals we had in Sevilla. I recommend making a reservation,…read morethough it may be possible to find a table by walking in. The layout can be a bit confusing, as the restaurant seems to have three dining rooms with separate entrances but only one kitchen. Where we sat was charming, with stone walls and wood-beamed ceilings. We started with the foie appetizer, which was a delightful surprise for my palate. It was a unique combination of foie, cream cheese, and what I believe was pear. It was unusual, but I ended up really enjoying it. The zucchini noodles with pesto and burrata were also very enjoyable. However, the star of our dinner was the 40 day dry aged ribeye, cooked perfectly medium-rare, tender, and absolutely delicious. If we had discovered it sooner, I would have happily eaten here a second time.

    This was an excellent meal!…read more My family tried the croquettes, a pumpkin starter, the 100-day aged iberico steak, the cod, the mushroom risotto, and 2 dessert. The star was obviously the 100-day aged steak. It was done to perfection. Absolutely delicious with a little bit of funk. And my grandpa was a cattle rancher so I've had quite a bit of steak in my life. 9.5/10 The pumpkin dish was also exceptional. 9/10 The risotto was the perfect compliment. Wow. Great texture and flavor. 9/10 The croquettes were good, I didn't like the mayo on top. 8/10 The dessert that was essentially a bread pudding was absolutely delicious.i barely tried the orange dessert but it tasted like a Pillsbury orange cinnamon roll. Dessert and service were 10/10

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    La Azotea - Seafood Paella

    La Azotea

    4.2(75 reviews)
    0.4 kmSanta Cruz
    €€

    Food is a step above. Paella was well cooked. Grilled vegetables with goat cheese was great. I did…read moresee them turn down people saying reservations only while we were able to be seated just 15mins before. Limited guests makes sense as the quality of the food is high.

    Nice little cafe style place I found walking around Seville. Perfect for what I wanted. Just a…read moredrink and something light to eat. They had a really nice people watching patio but no space available. So I got the first table inside which still gave me a decent view of the outside. They are heavy on the tapas on the menu which was what I wanted. The service was good . Seemed to be a one man show taking orders and serving. He seemed a little stressed but managed. I had a nice big globe glass for my aperol spritz . Which was perfectly made. Ten I went with the gazpacho. Cold soup . On a nice warm sunny day it was the thing ! Served in a wine glass which was unusual but kinda cool and with some bread and crackers. It was very good and cold and delicious. Nice creamy tomato and rich flavors. I spooned this out til the last drop. The bread was also so good. Perfect afternoon food! The drink and soup were exceptional. The only thing that bothered me was that other than my sever who was nice, rest of the staff seemed kinda rude and not very friendly. Food was great though! Loved the location .

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