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What to order at Casa Modesto
- Must order
- The pescaito frito mixed plate and the tortillitas de camarones, with a glass of manzanilla.
- Signature dishes
- Pescaito frito, Cazon en adobo, Tortillitas de camarones
- Editor 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.
CuisineAndalusian Seafood
Price€€€
Neighborhoodsanta-cruz
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Signature dishes: Pescaito frito, Cazon en adobo, Tortillitas de camarones
Must 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.
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Location
Address: Calle Cano y Cueto 5, 41004 Sevilla, Seville
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Bodega Santa Cruz Las Columnas ★ 4.4
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.
Casa Placido ★ 4.3
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.
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Bar Alfalfa ★ 4.3
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.
Bodega Santa Cruz Las Columnas ★ 4.4
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.
Casa Placido ★ 4.3
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.
Bar El Comercio ★ 4.4
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.
Bar Casa Ruperto ★ 4.5
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.
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; the back room takes small groups.
Taberna Coloniales ★ 4.4
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.
Signature: Solomillo al whisky, Berenjenas con miel, Pollo al curry
Order: The solomillo al whisky (the city's quintessential pork-in-whisky-sauce tapa) and berenjenas con miel.
Tip: Open daily 13:00-16:00 and 20:00-24:00. Walk-in only; expect a 15 to 30 minute queue at peak hours.