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Casa Robles on Calle Alvarez Quintero in Seville is the Robles family's flagship since 1954, with wood-panelled dining rooms beside the Cathedral.
Signature: Pork fillet in oloroso sauce, Roasted lamb shank, Salmorejo cordobes
Order: The pork fillet in oak-aged oloroso sauce, then the slow-roasted lamb shank with potatoes a lo pobre.
Tip: Open daily 13:00-17:00 and 20:00-01:00. The terrace fills fast on Cathedral-tour days; book the upstairs dining room for quieter Sunday lunch.
Andalusian Seafood€€€santa-cruz
Casa Modesto on Calle Cano y Cueto in Seville is the Modesto family's fried-fish flagship since 1971, with the city's canonical pescaito frito.
Signature: Pescaito frito, Cazon en adobo, Tortillitas de camarones
Order: The pescaito frito mixed plate and the tortillitas de camarones, with a glass of manzanilla.
Tip: Open daily 12:00-17:00 and 20:00-00:30. The downstairs bar is the working-day spot; the upstairs dining room takes reservations.
Sevillian Tapas With Italian Leanings€€centro
Bar Alfalfa on Calle Candilejo in Seville's Alfalfa quarter is a tiny standing-room tapas counter with Italian leanings (bruschetta, carpaccios).
Signature: Bruschetta with jamon, Sun-dried tomato carpaccio, Salmorejo
Order: The bruschetta with jamon and the salmorejo cordobes, washed down with a copa of house red.
Tip: Open daily 09:00-24:00. Standing-room only at the bar; arrive before 13:30 for lunch or after 22:00 for dinner to find a slot.
Spanish tapas€santa-cruz
Bodega Santa Cruz, called Las Columnas by locals, sits at the threshold of Santa Cruz in Seville and serves the city's canonical montadito de pringa.
Signature: Montadito de pringa, Tortillitas de bacalao, Solomillo al whisky
Order: The montadito de pringa casera and the tortillitas de bacalao, with a cana of local Cruzcampo.
Tip: Open daily 08:00-24:00. Standing-only at the counter; the staff chalk your bill on the bar in front of you, paid at the end.
Sevillian Taberna€€santa-cruz
Casa Placido on Calle Meson del Moro in Seville's Santa Cruz is the sister bar of Las Teresas, reopened by Luis Sanchez Garcia in 1988 in an 18th-century.
Signature: Jamon iberico, Carne mechada, Anchoas y tomate
Order: The carne mechada (slow-braised pork) and a racion of jamon iberico, with a tinto.
Tip: Open daily 12:00-24:00. Standing bar at front with hams hanging overhead; small wooden tables behind for sit-down service.
Spanish tapas€centro
Bar El Comercio on Calle Lineros in Seville is the Rivera-family breakfast bar since 1904, the city's canonical churreria with thick hot chocolate.
Signature: Churros con chocolate, Vermut from the barrel, Tostada con tomate
Order: A racion of churros con chocolate (five churros, 2.50 euros) and a vermut for second breakfast.
Tip: Open Mon-Sat 07:30-21:00, closed Sunday. The standing counter is fastest in the morning rush; the upstairs room is a quieter sit-down.
