http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34702 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34702 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33710 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33710 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33562 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33562 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32789 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32789 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32414 Good relaxed vibe, with people spilling out into the street when it gets packed (which it easily can given the small size).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32414 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32413 A very popular place with both locals and visitors alike and it quickly fills up as soon as the door opens. Offers superb value for money & allows you to try traditional Andalusian-style tapas at great prices.
A novel tapa for me was the Iberian pork liver, served cold in an olive oil marinade. The tortilla portions were massive. Staff friendly and attentive.
There are tables at the back, but most opt to stand while eating tapas and watching the football on the TV and the activity on the street outside.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32413 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32412 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32412 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32404 An authentic tapas bar where the good humoured bar staff chalk up your tab on the bar counter.
Food while cheap is good, and we ended up frequenting this place a few times during our stay in Seville.
Some seats outside.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32404 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32403 Dark wood panels with seating at a minimum but great food and a great atmosphere.
You stand at the bar and order and your tab is chalked on the bar counter to keep track.
Food really good quality and not that expensive. The espinacas con garbanzos (spinach with chickpeas is particularly to be recommended.
You can book a seat at the back for the dinner menu but we much preferred the tapas menu at the bar, so much so that we returned a number of times during our stay in Seville.
While we were there there we encountered an elderly gentleman named Valentino who writes poetry on napkins and hands to people in the bar. If you do see him, buy him a glass of beer for his trouble.
We first heard about this place on Rick Stein's TV programme 'Spain'.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32403 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32027 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32027 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31938 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31938 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31382 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31382 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31316 Meal is a little rushed as you're given an hour slot. Reservations a must!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31316 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31184
Make a table reservation to avoid disappointment]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31184 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30298 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30298 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30214 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30214 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/29873 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/29873 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27228 It was a real treat to be with someone who really knew her way around Seville's confusing maze of streets, and knew where to go and what to order to have a phenomenal tapas experience.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27228 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26672 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26672 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25462 Try the tapas where you see lots of the local people and you are sure of finding excellent food and wine.
Two we found were fantastic, one the other side of the Cathedral on Calle Santo Tomas near the Archivo de Indias. And the other called Cinco Jotas, Calle Castelar in the Arenal district.
Both serving delicious tapas, look and see what the locals are eating and drinking and point to the waiter, you can't go wrong.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25462