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    Pelayo

    4.2 (51 reviews)
    ModerateSpanish, Tapas Bars
    Closed 12:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    Very good pork cheek in traditional sauce
    J W.

    Good little tapas spot among hundreds in the area. Almost had more of a British pub feel but the menu was definitely tapas. The garlic shrimp was not very garlicky and not exciting but the pork cheek in traditional sauce served over fries was very tasty.

    Justin N.

    If the Giralda were to fall, it would land right on top of Pelayo - which is a great way to say that it's extremely close to the cathedral, and adjacent to the many sights in Seville. After a hot day of walking, my girlfriend and I found ourselves at Pelayo, enjoying a light dinner before we continue with our night. The food was amazing, and I'm still thinking about the anchovy toast we had. Great service all around, and they have wonderful decor and outside seating.

    Oxtail croquettes- so delicious
    chinita g.

    Food was great and fresh! Service was awesome! The place was cozy and so inviting. I loved it!

    Menu July 8th 2024
    Daniel M.

    Ambiance, art work and drawings on the walls are really interesting. The music ambiance is cery relaxed, we got a table in the back of rhe restaurant with ample space and a bit more quite than the front of the restaurant. We walked in here because we wanted to try the stewed pig cheeks. I will tell you its an amazing dish when prepared well and the kitchen dis not disappoint. The cheeks were fatty, tender melt in tour mouth and the sauce, well just soaked all in with the fried potatoes . We we're disappointed they do not serve fresh baked bread - instead they have pre packaged bread, so i say skip it. We had ox- tail croquettes, which were also very good. The artichokes ( alcachofas) are deliciously prepared with a topping of ham and gulas. Read about the differences between Gulas abd Anguilas, veey interesting story about how its made and why. Anyways, have the artichokes, they are divine. The shrimp ajillo were good and had garlic and chillies, giving them a bit if heat that is very pleasing to the palate. The aperol spritzer was just ok. Had better at other tapas bars, had a beer which was very refreshing. Dessert was not to my like. We order the pistachio cream- too sweet for my taste. The tocino de cielo is like a gelatin lile flan Which has no milk, interesting but i didnt care for it. Server was very attentive and courteous.

    Entrance
    Addy C.

    We walked by this place when headed to Sevilla Cathedral, and we all did a double-take like we need to come back - the food smelled good, the tapas menu displayed outside looked alluring, and there was quite a pretty bustling lunch crowd inside. Well, we did end up returning and wow, so glad we did! The highlight for me was the fried anchovies! Overall great food, friendly service, charming space, and very good prices. As an American, I still can't over the prices here - the exchange rate is so good now. We had a party of 4, and ordered 4 tapas, 1 salad, and 2 desserts ... it was perfect for lunch. BREAD & CRACKERS - 1€ Every restaurant serves this, regardless whether you request it or not. FRIED ANCHOVIES ("Boquerones tapa") - 4€ If you love anchovies - or even just "like" them - order this. I still can't stop dreaming about them ... FRIED CUTTLEFISH ("Chocos tapa") - 4€ This was also very good ... the calamari tasted fresh. Order this. GARLIC PRAWNS ("Langostinos alaji") - 12€ This arrived sizzling in butter ... good too but make sure your shrimp is drenched in the seasonings otherwise not much flavor. ROASTED OCTOPUS ("Pulpo Asado") - 16.50€ This dish also came w/ potatoes flavored w/ basil. Good dish to order b/c it's different. We all enjoyed it. MIXED GREENS - 8€ Nice plate of salad, topped w/ chopped tuna. Interestingly the EVOO and balsamic vinegar were packed in tiny disposable containers. Otherwise the salad was very good - and shareable too. "TOCINO DE CIELO" - 3€ I think this was flan (see photo) - it was absolutely amazing. Interestingly the dessert translates to "bacon of heaven", so I questioned whether it was flan? I would definitely order this again, flan or no flan! "VASTIO DE TARTA" - 4.50€ This was a pistachio layered dessert. Also very good! RIOJA - 3.20€ The wine prices in Sevilla are amazing. About the same price as water w/ gas (2€), Coke (2.60€), and mineral water (1.50€). Definitely add this to your bookmarks - this was probably my favorite among the few restaurants we tried. FYI the toilets are interesting b/c the women's toilet doesn't have a toilet seat ... just the rim.

    Chevre with spicy jam
    Su L.

    My husband and I came here on a Sunday night for what was supposed to be a small bite after dinner. We got caught up in ordering and ordered two dishes too many. The place was bustling around 8 pm, with most tables full, but we were able to get seated immediately. After getting seated, we looked at the menus, which were available on QR code, and ordered a couple of dishes. We had actually just come from another restaurant where we'd had tapas, but we decided to be gluttons that night and come to try more tapas at a different restaurant. We ordered three tapas dishes: chevre with spicy jam, jamon croquettes, and flamenquines. The chevre with spicy jam was excellent. The mild flavor of the goats' cheese paired well with the sweet and spicy jam. The jamon croquettes were very delicious. The flamenquines is an Andalucian specialty which is like a deep fried ham and cheese roll. It was extremely heavy and also tasty, but a bit too much for us given the amount of cheese and ham we'd already been eating all throughout our stay in Seville. We both really enjoyed the food here and the atmosphere and was trendy and bustling. Service was friendly and welcoming. Would recommend for a great meal in old town Seville.

    haley b.

    Absolutely fantastic! We stumbled upon this place when walking around last night and got seated immediately. Very friendly staff and were very helpful giving us English menus! We ordered several tapas and plates and staff was very helpful in telling us how much we should order. We got the ratatouille, goat cheese with pepper jelly, and the whiskey pork for tapas and they were all delicious. Especially the goat cheese and pepper jelly. We also got the grilled chicken plate to share and it was the best I've ever had!!! So amazing highly recommend! Loved the atmosphere and the place overall highly recommend to everyone in Seville!

    Inside
    Chris B.

    Modern spot for tapas with all the classic dishes you'd want. One of the tapas spots we enjoyed the most in Sevilla especially the croquetas and jamon iberico.

    Roof

    A restaurant in an alley next to the cathedral. It's traditional Spanish food. It's normal.

    Garlic prawns
    Kelvin C.

    Only ordered the Garlic prawns and a few drinks here but I had an enjoyable experience. The garlic prawns were cooked nicely and I liked that they seasoned the garlic pieces before throwing it in the sizzling butter. 4 stars.

    fried cheese
    Katherine L.

    the dishes weren't bad but nothing stood out as being particularly good. i think the best dishes were the paella and the oxtail was very tender. the fried cheese bites were also pretty good! the pork was dry so wouldn't recommend that dish, although the sauce they use tastes great with the fries. the ratatouille was pretty small and i wasn't a huge fan of the taste.

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    9 years ago

    Pelayo- loud; good shrimp, chicken/potatoes; not-so-good oxtail, beef in whisky; great choc cake and lava with coconut i.c.

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    Review Highlights - Pelayo

    Had the oxtail over fries, the goat cheese with pepper jam, the croquetas de jamón and the carrillada espuma.

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    Alfalfa - Pork cheek

    Alfalfa

    4.5(136 reviews)
    0.4 kmAlfalfa
    €€

    When we walked in, my eyes were immediately drawn to the Iberian ham hanging from the ceiling and I…read moreknew this was my kind of place. Knowing we were going to eat a lot during a food tour, we settled on some small tapas (ham, cheese, bread, and olives) and got some sangria and a beer. We sat at the bar and I was able to practice my Spanish with the bartender. The ham was a generous portion and I loved watching them cut it behind the bar! Very fun and old establishment-y vibes. Wish we could've tried more on the menu if we didn't have other plans!

    Food was undisputedly delicious and I'm glad that I came here but be forewarned that this is a tiny…read moreestablishment that does not do reservations and is on a first come first served basis. I came here due to a yelp recommendation because like most westerners unaccustomed to the Spanish way of living I was hungry at about 7 pm and needed something to eat. Yay yelp to the rescue. The place was crowded and there were no seats available when I arrived. There were many small groups congregated around tables and a few couples as well. It isn't obvious how to proceed once you come in the door so I probably stood there awkwardly for a few minutes near the door before making my way to the bar to what looked to be a vacant seat. A gentleman informed me that it belonged to his girlfriend so I was forced to now stand awkwardly next to the bar. Bar tender to the rescue explaining that if I waited he was pretty sure someone would leave soon and I could order a drink while I waited. I ordered a sangria and also inquired about food but was told that I need to have an actual seat in order to order food. After nursing my drink for about 20 mins when I was about to pay and head out to find somewhere else to eat, a spot finally opened up and I was treated to the most delicious steak and potatoes and zucchini tapas. This had to be one of the most delicious things I have eaten on this vacation. When I finally vacated my seat to save a pair of new arrivals, there was a line outside of people waiting for the opportunity to eat here. I might chance it again before I leave Seville. I highly recommend for the food and friendly waiters but wish there was a way to turn seats over more quickly. One guy kept insisting he was saving his girlfriend's seat but in the 90 mins I spent there she never showed up. Who knows if she ever existed. Bread comes free with your tapas order and really complimented the meal.

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    The steak tapa... amazing taste

    La Bartola - caramelized apple (4€),

    La Bartola

    4.5(165 reviews)
    0.4 kmSan Bartolomé
    €€

    The best food I had in all of Seville.. stopped by this place for late dinner during my recent trip…read moreto Seville and this place did not disappoint. We ordered their roasted lamb with cous cous, garlic shrimp croquetta (that was the croquetta of the day), pork cheek stew with potato purée and the chocolate panna cotta for dessert. We also ordered their sangria and tinto de verano. Every dish we ordered was AMAZING - tasty flavorful well seasoned melt in your mouth meat bursting with flavors. We devoured every bite and it was hard to pick a favorite. Both the lamb and pork dishes were 11/10. Not just the taste but the presentation of every tapa was fantastic. Their drinks were also great. The dessert was to die for. This place is super packed during peak dinner hours and there is barely any room to stand. Since we walked in around 11pm, we got a seat and were well taken care of all thru the night. Also noticed alot of veggie options on the menu which was great. Service was awesome ambience is chic. I am certain I am going to crave their tapas once I am back home. Highly highly recommend this place when in Seville.

    Where do I begin? Let's talk about the ambience. To call this place rustic would probably capture…read moreit best, it's really probably more like a cafeteria or a school room at a very old school. Tables perhaps a bit close together, not terribly comfortable. Loud, busy. As far as the service, it was our impression that our waiter was the only person serving the 30 or so tables in their dining room. Suffice it to say the service was not fast and not good. Inexplicably, every time we ordered a Coke we were asked if we wanted a Coke Zero. If I wanted a Coke Zero I would have said the words Coke Zero. Even when I asked for another Coke, he again asked "Coke Zero?" It took next to forever to get the check, and forever to get a cappuccino. At one point I took it upon myself to point the waiter to a table behind us that had been desperately attempting to get his attention. This was all not good. As to the food. First, our fault for not knowing what tataki meant. We did not expect to receive salmon that was seared on the outside and raw on the inside. So that one is on us, although we also think the meal came tepid at best. The lamb on couscous was dry and tough. The pork cheek stew was actually pretty good if a bit gluey. The calamari was good. The sushi as they called it was average. What they called the tiramisu was more like a pudding with some liqueur and chocolate on the top, and a little bit of breadish stuff in the bottom. Not my idea of tiramisu, and probably not yours either. So we could not get too excited about these various dishes. But what was particularly frustrating and bizarre was that two people sitting across from us ordered food that looked absolutely delicious. So we got to sit there wondering why we didn't order what they ordered. They ordered a large beef dish with potatoes which is on the menu, and we think they ordered a large octopus meal although we are not sure. Everything they had looked better than anything we had. So it may be that we somehow just picked the wrong items. So it was a strangely frustrating meal. This place has good reviews and we expected good tasting food. Unfortunately it did not work out that way, and the ambience and service were negative contributing factors. I can't entirely write this place off, only because the food other diners received actually looked very good. But I don't think I would go there again.

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    El Pasaje Tapas - Torta Inés Rosales de naranja con salmón marinado y crema de aguacate

    El Pasaje Tapas

    4.3(95 reviews)
    0.2 kmSanta Cruz
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    This was one of the most memorable meals we had in Sevilla. I recommend making a reservation,…read morethough it may be possible to find a table by walking in. The layout can be a bit confusing, as the restaurant seems to have three dining rooms with separate entrances but only one kitchen. Where we sat was charming, with stone walls and wood-beamed ceilings. We started with the foie appetizer, which was a delightful surprise for my palate. It was a unique combination of foie, cream cheese, and what I believe was pear. It was unusual, but I ended up really enjoying it. The zucchini noodles with pesto and burrata were also very enjoyable. However, the star of our dinner was the 40 day dry aged ribeye, cooked perfectly medium-rare, tender, and absolutely delicious. If we had discovered it sooner, I would have happily eaten here a second time.

    This was an excellent meal!…read more My family tried the croquettes, a pumpkin starter, the 100-day aged iberico steak, the cod, the mushroom risotto, and 2 dessert. The star was obviously the 100-day aged steak. It was done to perfection. Absolutely delicious with a little bit of funk. And my grandpa was a cattle rancher so I've had quite a bit of steak in my life. 9.5/10 The pumpkin dish was also exceptional. 9/10 The risotto was the perfect compliment. Wow. Great texture and flavor. 9/10 The croquettes were good, I didn't like the mayo on top. 8/10 The dessert that was essentially a bread pudding was absolutely delicious.i barely tried the orange dessert but it tasted like a Pillsbury orange cinnamon roll. Dessert and service were 10/10

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    La Azotea - Seafood Paella

    La Azotea

    4.2(75 reviews)
    0.1 kmSanta Cruz
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    Food is a step above. Paella was well cooked. Grilled vegetables with goat cheese was great. I did…read moresee them turn down people saying reservations only while we were able to be seated just 15mins before. Limited guests makes sense as the quality of the food is high.

    Nice little cafe style place I found walking around Seville. Perfect for what I wanted. Just a…read moredrink and something light to eat. They had a really nice people watching patio but no space available. So I got the first table inside which still gave me a decent view of the outside. They are heavy on the tapas on the menu which was what I wanted. The service was good . Seemed to be a one man show taking orders and serving. He seemed a little stressed but managed. I had a nice big globe glass for my aperol spritz . Which was perfectly made. Ten I went with the gazpacho. Cold soup . On a nice warm sunny day it was the thing ! Served in a wine glass which was unusual but kinda cool and with some bread and crackers. It was very good and cold and delicious. Nice creamy tomato and rich flavors. I spooned this out til the last drop. The bread was also so good. Perfect afternoon food! The drink and soup were exceptional. The only thing that bothered me was that other than my sever who was nice, rest of the staff seemed kinda rude and not very friendly. Food was great though! Loved the location .

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    Pelayo - spanish - Updated May 2026

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