#tapas bars

Spotted on my way home today, at a bar that used to be a lovely family-run spot and is now yet another ZOMBIE BAR. Dear customers, please use the tables only for the time necessary to eat. Please do not occupy them while waiting for the rest of the diners. Thank you.

New on Bitesize Sevilla! Bread Baskets of Death – and other tapas bar atrocities. Have a look and if you like it you can give it a “like”. And if you really like it please consider becoming a subscriber (free or paid). Thanks! Bread Baskets of Death

Global music icon Rosalía was in Sevilla over the weekend and basically blew the city up. She was invited here by Netflix to perform a short concert set on the river for the latest season of Berlin (which I’ve never seen but whatever). She also visited Casa Morales – again – as you can see in the photo above. On a previous visit in November 2024 (below) she also stopped in to what is clearly a…

So hey, I finally crept up over the 12K mark on Instagram (seems like I was stuck at 11.9K forever). I do wish there was an alternative as I’d like to “un-meta” myself, but for now it’s still “good for business”.  Anyhow, thank you followers! Meanwhile, those tapas don’t pay for themselves, so if you’d like to make a small contribution here’s the Tip Jar. Sevilla Tapas Instagram

New on Bitesize Sevilla …  my top Sevilla bar and restaurant openings in 2015. Check them out and if you like it you can give it a “like”, maybe even say hello. And if you really like it please consider becoming a subscriber (free or paid). Hoping to reach 500 subscribers by my first Substack anniversary on January 1st. Thanks!My Top Sevilla Openings in 2025

The latest on Bitesize Sevilla … Hermanos Taberneros – a tale of two brothers (and two of my favourite people). Have a look and if you like it you can give it a “like”. And if you really like it please consider becoming a subscriber (free or paid). Thanks! Hermanos Taberneros – a tale of two brothers

Remember Zombie Bars? In a nutshell these are classic sevillano bars that close for any number of reasons. In some cases they are pushed out by greedy landlords, in others because the owner retires or dies, and then they are snapped up by vulture corporate groups who do a reno job to spiff the place up and reopen using the same name and even pretend they opened when the original bar did……

I’ve known Emilio Vara Dorado forever… well at least as long as I’ve known the fabulous Casa Moreno (approx 2008 when I finally got up the nerve to walk into what looked like an almost exclusive “neighbours only” spot and, even though I was actually a neighbour, I still felt a bit intimidated). I needn’t have worried. I was immediately made to feel welcome and the Morenos and Emilio have been…