La Azotea Santa Cruz is a modern sevillian tapas restaurant in Santa Cruz, Seville.
La Azotea on Calle Mateos Gago in Seville's Santa Cruz is the modern-tapas counter that started in San Lorenzo in 2008 and now runs three city locations.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Atun rojo de almadraba, Salmorejo trufado, Crujiente de morcilla
Must order: Atun rojo de almadraba (red tuna from the Cadiz trap) and crujiente de morcilla with apple compote.
Tip: Open daily 13:30-16:30 and 20:30-24:00. Santa Cruz is the loudest location; book Conde de Barajas for a quieter sit-down.
Address: Calle Mateos Gago 8, 41004 Sevilla, Seville
La Brunilda on Calle Galera in Seville's El Arenal is the modern-tapas room with risottos, rices and Mediterranean small plates that locals queue.
Signature: Mushroom risotto, Goat-cheese salad, Squid-ink rice
Order: Mushroom risotto and goat-cheese-and-fig salad.
Tip: Open Tue-Sun 13:00-16:00 and 20:30-23:30. Reservations by phone only; queue from 19:30 for a bar seat without booking.
Bodeguita Casablanca on Calle Adolfo Rodriguez Jurado in Seville is run by the Casablanca cousins Antonio and Tomas near Puerta de Jerez, lauded.
Signature: Huevos a la flamenca, Carrillada iberica, Tartar de atun
Order: Huevos a la flamenca and carrillada iberica with oloroso sauce.
Tip: Open Mon-Fri 07:00-17:00 and 20:15-00:30, Sat 12:30-17:30, closed Sunday. The standing bar is faster.
Las Golondrinas on Calle Antillano Campos in Seville's Triana is the tile-walled tapas counter since 1962, serving the punta de solomillo on toast.
Signature: Punta de solomillo, Champinones al ajillo, Lomo a la pimienta
Order: Punta de solomillo on toast and champinones al ajillo.
Tip: Open daily 12:00-16:00 and 20:00-24:00. Standing-room only and tiny; arrive before 13:30 or after 22:30.
Bar Casa Ruperto on Avenida Santa Cecilia in Seville's Triana is the city's canonical fried-quail counter since 1970, with marinated codornices fried.
Signature: Codorniz frita, Espinacas con garbanzos, Carrillada iberica
Order: Two pairs of codorniz frita and a half-racion of espinacas con garbanzos.
Tip: Open Tue-Sun 11:30-16:00 and 19:30-24:00, closed Monday. The standing bar is the local way.
Casa Cuesta on Calle Castilla in Seville's Triana has cooked menudo (offal stew) since 1880, a tile-and-bullfighting-poster taberna at the foot of the Triana.
Signature: Menudo, Pavias de bacalao, Carrillada
Order: The menudo (the city's canonical tripe-and-chickpea stew) and pavias de bacalao with manzanilla.
Tip: Open daily 12:00-16:30 and 19:30-24:00. Lunch on Sunday from 14:00 is the local main event; book the back room a week ahead.
Manolo Leon on Calle Guadalquivir in Seville is the Manolo Leon family's flagship since 1995, with an Andalusian carte built on Iberico pork.
Signature: Solomillo iberico, Pescaito frito, Salmorejo
Order: The solomillo iberico over potato puree and the pescaito frito mixed plate.
Tip: Open daily 13:00-16:30 and 20:30-24:00. The Guadalquivir location is the larger room; reserve the patio for Sunday lunch.
