Casa Morales
In times gone by, it was common for shops to double as bars (or maybe it was bars doubling as shops; no one really knows). Abacerías, as these hybrids were known, were found everywhere. Now, just a handful remain in Seville, and Casa Morales is a wonderfully atmospheric and picturesque example. Founded in 1850, it consists of a corner store bar on Garcia de Vinuesa where you'll find locals sipping chilled beer and sherry and munching olives while standing at high tables. Sherry bottles line the walls, posters advertise upcoming bullfights and ferias past, and in the vaulted back room the menu is chalked up on enormous wine vats. The tapas look the part too—chunky slices of tortilla (potato omelet), a single anchovy on a finger of toast, and montadito de pringá (pork stew sandwich)—perfect with a glass of manzanilla sherry. Though popular with tourists, it remains a local favorite and gets very busy, especially at lunchtime. A good time to visit is just after it reopens, around 8pm.
In times gone by, it was common for shops to double as bars (or maybe it was bars doubling as shops; no one really knows). Abacerías, as these hybrids were known, were found everywhere. Now, just a handful remain in Seville, and Casa Morales is a wonderfully atmospheric and picturesque example. Founded in 1850, it consists of a corner store bar on Garcia de Vinuesa where you'll find locals sipping chilled beer and sherry and munching olives while standing at high tables. Sherry bottles line the walls, posters advertise upcoming bullfights and ferias past, and in the vaulted back room the menu is chalked up on enormous wine vats. The tapas look the part too—chunky slices of tortilla (potato omelet), a single anchovy on a finger of toast, and montadito de pringá (pork stew sandwich)—perfect with a glass of manzanilla sherry. Though popular with tourists, it remains a local favorite and gets very busy, especially at lunchtime. A good time to visit is just after it reopens, around 8pm.
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