Eat well in Seville for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.

Cheap eats worth seeking out

Bodega Santa Cruz Las Columnas ★ 4.4

Spanish tapas

Bodega Santa Cruz, called Las Columnas, runs the city's canonical montaditos in Seville's Santa Cruz for 2 to 2.50 euros each, with a standing-room counter.

Try: Montaditos under 2.50 euros each

Tip: Standing only; six montaditos and two canas land around 12 euros for two. Cash and card accepted.

Bar El Comercio ★ 4.4

Brunch

Bar El Comercio on Calle Lineros in Seville is the city's churreria since 1904, with five churros con chocolate at 2.50 euros and a working-day breakfast.

Try: Five churros con chocolate

Tip: Breakfast under 5 euros at the standing counter; tostada and cortado pair at 3.50 euros.

Casa Vizcaino ★ 4.0

Spanish tapas

Casa Vizcaino on Calle Feria in Seville's Macarena is the working-day local bar with Cruzcampo on tap at 1.50 euros and montaditos under 2 euros from 09:00.

Try: Montaditos and Cruzcampo cana

Tip: Standing-only at the front bar; 5 euros gets two canas and a montadito.

Casa Morales ★ 4.3

Spanish tapas

Casa Morales on Calle Garcia de Vinuesa in Seville is the 1850 bodega with cana, tapas under 3 euros and vermut pulled from giant wood casks at the standing.

Try: Cana with the working-day tapa

Tip: Standing-only at the front; the wood casks line the back wall. Vermut from the barrel runs 2 euros.

Cerveceria El Tremendo ★ 4.1

Spanish tapas

Cerveceria El Tremendo on Calle San Felipe in Seville is the old-fashioned beer counter with bocadillo de calamares at 4.50 euros, the canonical Sevillian.

Try: Bocadillo de calamares

Tip: Cash preferred; standing-only; bocadillo de calamares with a cana is the local five euro lunch.

Las Golondrinas ★ 4.3

Spanish tapas

Las Golondrinas on Calle Antillano Campos in Seville's Triana serves punta de solomillo on toast at 3 euros, the working-day pick of the tile-walled tapas.

Try: Punta de solomillo on toast

Tip: Standing-only; punta de solomillo plus a cana lands at 5 euros. Cash preferred but card accepted.

100 Montaditos ★ 3.4

Spanish

100 Montaditos on Calle Sierpes in Seville is the Spanish chain with 100 mini-sandwich variations, with Wednesday and Sunday euromania day. Family-friendly.

Try: Montaditos at one euro each on Wed and Sun

Tip: Order at the counter by ticket; bring cash for Wednesday euromania to skip the card queue. Centro location is busiest.

Freiduria Puerta de la Carne ★ 4.2

Filipino

Freiduria Puerta de la Carne on Calle Puerta de la Carne in Seville is the takeaway pescaito frito counter since the 1950s, with paper cones of cazon en.

Try: Cazon en adobo paper cone

Tip: Order at the counter, takeaway only; eat at the standing bar or take to the riverbank.

Tortilleria El Calderon ★ 4.2

Brunch

Tortilleria El Calderon on Calle Cuna in Seville makes tortilla de patatas to order with a runny centre, slices at 3 euros for working-day breakfast or lunch.

Try: Tortilla de patatas slice

Tip: Tortillas come out every 25 minutes; order at the counter for takeaway. Standing stools only.

El Pintor Amalio ★ 4.1

Spanish tapas

El Pintor Amalio on Calle Trajano in Seville is the working-day taberna across from the Alameda with a 12 euro menu del dia of three courses.

Try: Menu del dia

Tip: Menu del dia runs Mon-Fri 13:30-16:00; weekends are carte only. Three courses plus a drink at 12 euros.

← Back to Seville food guide