Espinacas con garbanzos is Seville's canonical Moorish-Sephardic tapa: spinach and chickpeas simmered with cumin, smoked paprika and a touch of vinegar, served warm with bread.
Espinacas con garbanzos is widely attributed to Sephardic Jewish Sabbath cooking, a slow stew made before the 1492 expulsion of Jewish residents from Seville. After the Reconquista, the dish was retained by Christian Sevillians and seasoned with chorizo or jamon to mark the Christian table. Casa Ruperto in Triana and El Rinconcillo in centro both serve canonical versions; Coloniales near Casa de Pilatos draws long lines for its kitchen's take. The dish runs year-round but spinach is at peak from October to March.
4 editor picks for Espinacas con Garbanzos in Seville, ranked by editorial score. All Seville signature dishes · Espinacas con Garbanzos across every city.
El Rinconcillo ★ 4.7
centro · Calle Gerona 40, 41003 Sevilla
El Rinconcillo on Calle Gerona in Seville is the city's oldest tapas bar, open since 1670 and run by the De Rueda family since 1858, with the cuenta still chalked on the wooden bar top.
Bar Casa Ruperto ★ 4.5
triana · Avenida Santa Cecilia 2, 41010 Sevilla
Bar Casa Ruperto on Avenida Santa Cecilia in Seville's Triana is the city's canonical fried-quail counter since 1970, with the marinated codornices fried to order behind the standing bar.
Taberna Coloniales ★ 4.4
centro · Plaza Cristo de Burgos 19, 41003 Sevilla
Taberna Coloniales on Plaza Cristo de Burgos in Seville is the local-favourite tapas room near Casa de Pilatos, with the solomillo al whisky and honey-glazed aubergines that crowd the queue from 13:30.
Bodeguita Casablanca ★ 4.4
el-arenal · Calle Adolfo Rodriguez Jurado 12, 41001 Sevilla
Bodeguita Casablanca on Calle Adolfo Rodriguez Jurado in Seville is run by the Casablanca cousins Antonio and Tomas near Puerta de Jerez, lauded for the kitchen's deft riffs on Andalusian stews.