Less missiles and more pavías de bacalao , as El Pali used to say, is the standard-bearer for this popular tapa which, although not original from Seville, finds in Seville one of its most devout stalwarts. A dish with tradition par excellence, with little room for the avant-garde and especially requested during Lent, it announces an infallible crackling.
Against all odds, marinated, battered and fried form an unbeatable combo but not always easy to execute. And although in Seville the bars are counted by hundreds, we collect the best versions of this appetizing snack. 10 favorite places to taste one of the star dishes of Seville: pavías de bacalao.
1. El Rinconcillo
We can’t talk about the best pavías de bacalao without mentioning El Rinconcillo. For being one of the most iconic bars in the city capable of preserving centuries-old and demanded recipes in its bar like this one.
On its website the reader can consult the recipe of this star dish in Gerona street (with permission of spinach with chickpeas). Of course, trying to make them at home, in our opinion, is stupid: go taste them in person.
📍 c/ Gerona, 40
2. Vida Jonda
Javi Abascal and Javier Vargas started Vida Jonda together, a little tapas bar with fun recipes in a casual atmosphere.
In the vicinity of the Alameda this project serves, among others, its own version of serranito to a boletus cannelloni. Between the two dishes, the pavías de bacalao (codfish) are served. It closes its doors on April 20.
📍 c/ Relator, 56
3. Bodeguita Romero
Right in the heart of El Arenal, Bodeguita Romero is corner, terrace and bar where locals and tourists eager for delicious tapas at reasonable prices settle. If you do not parade montaditos of pringá, sirloin steak with whiskey and cod pavías by the dozen is that it is Sunday or Monday, days off. The latter here tastes mellow without frying fat in excess.
📍 c/ Harinas, 10
4. Bar Benito
Go all the way to Tiro de Línea (if you are not from that neighborhood, of course) to eat some pavías? Definitely the answer is yes, as long as the place is Bar Benito.
Watch out for this delicacy that they have been preparing for years with great care at number 16 Serrano y Ortega Street. Their pavías de bacalao are a scandal and their terrace, full of diners and cheap dishes on parade, attest to this.
📍 c/ Serrano y Ortega, 16
5. Blanca Paloma
That Blanca Paloma is one of the busiest restaurants in Triana is no coincidence. The terrace is succinct but promises walkers acceptable rations, a fried food at the height of the city and tapas without rest at any time.
It is thankful that, on the other side of the monumental shore, temples like this one and pavías de bacalao like theirs resist. Their boquerones al limón (anchovies with lemon) should not be missed either.
📍 c/ Pagés del Corro, 86
6. Bodega Góngora
Bodega Góngora’s pavías de bacalao are as crunchy as any other and they reserve some unfailing ingredients for their preparation.
The result is a juicy cod with a thick and crunchy texture on the outside. Here it is served with either aioli or tartar sauce, a delicious addition that readers will appreciate.
📍c/ Albareda, 5
7. Casa Ricardo
The fact that its famous croquettes precede this place is not an indication that other delicacies are not cooked here. And the fact is that the pavías de bacalao served at Casa Ricardo are no small thing either.
In fact, they are precisely what is asked of this recipe in one of the meccas of tapas in the capital. Of course, it is necessary to go with time to get a place at the bar or at the high tables.
📍 c/ Hernán Cortes, 2
8. Blanco Cerrillo
The aroma that Blanco Cerrillo gives off is a sort of immaterial good that supplies the passers-by in Tetuán street. It can be distinguished almost from Campana and is, by all means, an indisputable sign of the center of Seville. Beyond its unmistakable marinade, Blanco Cerrillo is synonymous of frying, of cartridges full of food among which the pavías de bacalao stand out.
📍 c/ José de Velilla, 1
9. La primera del puente
At La primera del puente fried food abounds and combines wonderfully with a couple of cañas. Its cod and hake pavías remain unscathed after 50 years and has a terrace overlooking the Guadalquivir.
📍 c/ Betis, 66
10. Bodega Palo Santo
In this bodega they play with the tapas with solera incorporating some changes, being the pavías de bacalao a good example of this. It is the only place in Seville that serves them garnished with a sobrasada and honey cream. The result is still the same: a juicy interior and a crispy crust.
📍 Plaza de la Gavidia, 5
11. Morales House
Casa Morales, although it has seen more tourists than locals in recent years, continues to be a historic brewery bastion. a historic brewery bastion.
Witness of the passage of time since 1850, it is ideal to surprise your visitors or to remember its traditional atmosphere if you are in the vicinity of the cathedral. The iconic triad you should order is the following: cheeks, spinach and their XXL pavías.
📍 c/ García de Vinuesa, 11