Cañabota is Seville’s only other Michelin-starred restaurant, located next to Plaza de la Encarnación or Las Setas, the city’s towering abstract wooden structure. The cuisine here pays homage to fishing traditions along the Andalusian coast. Notable dishes include fresh white shrimp tartare crowned with caviar, aromatic fried grouper, and grilled corvina with red peppers. Book a table or, better still, sit at the fishmonger-style counter to watch chefs bake, fry, stew, and chargrill an array of exciting ingredients in front of your eyes. Choose from the à la carte or exclusive tasting menu for special occasions. La Barra, a second space on the same street, has a more informal feel with equally impressive tapas and sharing plates.
Lalola de Javi Abascal
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Lalola de Javi Abascal takes some beating as dining rooms go—it’s housed in the grandiose whitewashed internal courtyard of a former 16th-century palace turned four-star boutique hotel. The restaurant, inside One Shot Palacio, serves Iberian cuisine, but not as you know it. Chef Javier Abascal cut his teeth in kitchens in Seville but fell in love with pork and offal while living in the mountains of Huelva. Unsurprisingly, his exciting and affordable tasting menus (from around $70) feature plenty of Spanish-reared pork accompanied by unusual flavors, such as an Iberian burger with lavender bechamel. The quality is such that the restaurant received a Bib Gourmand for taste and value.
Sobretablas
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Located near the beautiful Maria Luisa Park (home to Plaza de España), this Bib Gourmand-awarded restaurant is housed in a modern, plant-filled space and boasts a drinks menu with over 150 wines. Gifted chef Camila Ferraro serves her inventive takes on Andalusian classics like salmorejo (cold, thick tomato soup) made with figs and served with smoked eel, stewed chickpeas, and spinach served in a samosa; mackerel in a whiskey sauce; and Ajo Blanco (a cold garlic and almond soup) served with tuna belly.
