La Brunilda is a modern sevillian tapas restaurant in El Arenal, 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.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Mushroom risotto, Goat-cheese salad, Squid-ink rice
Must 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.
Address: 5 Calle Galera, El Arenal, 41001 Sevilla, Seville
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.
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.
El Pintor Amalio on Calle Trajano in Seville is a neighbourhood casual taberna across from the Alameda, with the fried-fish plate and PX-glazed pork cheek.
Signature: Pescaito frito, Carrillada al PX, Croquetas de jamon
Order: The pescaito frito mixed plate and the carrillada al Pedro Ximenez over puree.
Tip: Open Mon-Sat 13:00-16:00 and 20:30-23:30, closed Sunday. The standing bar is faster; the back room takes small reservations.
