Monthly Hot List

Where to Eat & Drink in La Macarena, Seville 2026

15 ranked·18,233 live reviews·updated August 2026
Known forLate night tapa crawlsTraditional Andalusian recipesNeighborhood terrace seatingPlazas filled with localsDiverse international kitchens

The top independent spots to eat and drink in La Macarena right now: ALCÁZAR ANDALUSÍ TAPAS, Te Quiero Taco - Mexicano Alameda and Restaurante Atope.

The La Macarena Hot List · Restaurants & Bars
Restaurants · ranked
1ALCÁZAR ANDALUSÍ TAPAS
Tapas restaurant
4.83,222
Delighted by the tapas, fish, and vegetarian options!Google review · E.H. · verbatim
2Te Quiero Taco - Mexicano Alameda
Mexican restaurant
4.51,125
3Restaurante Atope
Restaurant
4.71,350
4Quilombo Tapas
Tapas restaurant
4.62,145
5Adagio
Tapas bar
4.8301
6Bottega Italia
Southern Italian restaurant
4.71,077
7Restaurante La Cochera del Abuelo
Andalusian restaurant
4.8893
8Al-Medina
Moroccan restaurant
4.51,613
9Restaurante Kim's Bap
Korean restaurant
4.7442
10Restaurante Bar Farol
Restaurant
4.9313
11Veganí
Restaurant
4.4863
12Lumbre
Tapas restaurant
4.9143
Bars · ranked
1Lola por Dios Alameda
Tapas bar
4.41,700
2Ojalá (Wine and tapas)
Bar & grill
4.41,832
3La Madriguera de Mai
Live music bar
4.81,214

15 independent venues, re-ranked monthly from real reviews — no national chains, no paid placements.

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Visiting Seville, Spain? La Macarena — Real Seville, locals-only barrio — is the neighbourhood with 15 ranked independent restaurants and bars our review-velocity ranking is tracking right now. All trending hot this week. 41% Spanish reviews. Rankings refreshed monthly from 18,233 live reviews — no national chains, no ads.

Walking past the basilica crowds brings you straight into the real rhythm of Macarena, where dining rooms fill up late and menus change with the morning market stock. You'll find yourself sitting on Calle Feria by 2.00pm waiting for a plate of slow-cooked rabo de toro at Adagio for €14, or grabbing a quick espresso next door at Bottega Italia before the afternoon heat peaks. When dinner rolls around at 10.00pm, the tables outside on Calle Peris Mencheta at Alcázar Andalusí Tapas start filling with locals ordering €3.50 glasses of manzanilla alongside warm croquetas. Down on Calle Lumbreras, Lumbre pours local beer for €2.20 while plates of grilled prawns cross the counter every two minutes. This isn't the sanitized tourist center with English breakfast boards and plastic menus. It's an ordinary residential quarter where you need to know which doorways hide proper kitchens and which ones to walk right past. Order a vermut at Ojalá on Calle Relator around 1.30pm on a Saturday, watch the neighborhood push strollers past the door, and let the rest of the city rush through its itinerary.

How to Get There

From Seville city centre:

  • Walking:15-20 mins north from Cathedral along Calle Feria
  • Bus:C5 circular, stop Resolana or Macarena
  • From Alameda:5 mins walk north

TUSSAM Ticket Info

ZoneCity
Single ticket1.40

Rechargeable card at kiosks. Walking via Calle Feria is recommended - great street.

Local tip: Walk up Calle Feria from the Alameda - it

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Alcázar Andalusí Tapas claims the top spot on Peris Mencheta with twenty chart appearances and consistently packed tables. Order the traditional tapas and grab a corner spot outside before the 9.00pm rush begins.

Lola por Dios Alameda on Alameda de Hércules pours strong vermouth and cold beer late into the evening. If you want live music alongside your drink, head over to La Madriguera de Mai on Calle Arrayán.

You'll find everything from Andalusian tapas at Quilombo Tapas to Southern Italian pasta at Bottega Italia and Korean dishes at Restaurante Kim's Bap on Calle Lumbreras.

Restaurante La Cochera del Abuelo on Calle Álvaro de Bazán offers a quieter dining room with refined Andalusian dishes that suit a slower evening. Book a table indoors for a more focused meal.

Te Quiero Taco on Alameda de Hércules serves filling Mexican plates starting around €8 per portion. For local food, grabbing three tapas and a caña at Restaurante Bar Farol will keep your bill under €15.

Veganí makes a fresh appearance at number eleven on Calle Feria. Alcázar Andalusí Tapas continues its twenty-week run at the very top of the table.

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