The potato omelette is a food as popular as conflicting, because there are as many preferences as there are palates. A debate between purists, avant-gardists, those who prefer the omelette with a well-set egg and those who enjoy the omelette in the pure Betanzos style, half-baked. The eternal dichotomy with and without onion adds fuel to the fire. And far from giving a single answer, we have elaborated this route around the best potato omelettes in Seville.
Nothing could be further from what it may seem, making a good potato omelette requires a whole series of conditions that very rarely occurs. To execute it with mastery, therefore, is a virtue that few restaurants in Seville have. We review those temples devoted to this infallible tapa.
An exercise to eat properly and to stop saying that in Seville only high tortillas are prepared, in carré cut and excessively curdled.
1. Casa Juan Palomo
There are certain clues that help identify whether a particular bar is a good place to eat well. A terrace overflowing with vitality, with dishes parading relentlessly and an eager waiter are some of them and at Casa Juan Palomo they bring them all together. Good tapas are distinguished in its succinct menu although the potato omelette is one of its most popular dishes.
The Plaza de la Pescadería, in the vicinity of the Alfalfa (and next to the Bolas ice cream parlor as a perfect pairing after the meal) hosts this classic at competitive prices. The diner can choose the sauce to accompany his potato omelette that is made at the time and that is, by all means, one of the best in Seville.
📍 c/ Huelva, 22
2. La Cayetana
Don’t let its refined appearance dampen your spirits. In Cayetana they stock tapas and casual dishes that acquire the power to make us want to repeat. Familiar elaborations such as garlic prawns or black rice coexist with more daring dishes that they gladly hoist on their nets.
And in the contrasts is the virtue and their steak tartar toast with kimchi mayonnaise competes with what is already one of the best potato omelettes in Seville. Here they prepare it at the moment, without onion and in the purest Betanzos style.
📍 Javier Lasso de la Vega, 9 and Marqués de Paradas, 55
3. Petra
In this house the omelette is served accompanied by a succulent serving of aioli sauce. Some say that if it is a good omelette ornaments are unnecessary. But, what can we say, if alioli and tortilla are good, the formula is a winning combination.
📍 c/ Alfalfa, 5
4. Zurbarán Tavern
Zurbarán’s opened its doors to provide us with a remarkable tortilla de patatas more to the vademecum of restaurants that elaborate them with care in Seville. It belongs to the Tribeca group and in this case they prepare it with caramelized onion. A tavern from which to expect stews and tradition well executed in their dishes.
The panache and quality of this space are distinguished at a glance and is already a must in the city. Rice dishes, montaditos, cold tapas and scrambled eggs that should not fail to harmonize with its tortilla.
📍 Plaza Zurbarán, 2
5. Uno de delicias
Uno de de delicias is always a good place to settle down among friends if you are in the city center. Simple dishes, without high flights and a tortilla de patatas that solves your lunch. With a couple of tapas you will be well satisfied without spending a lot of money. Be careful, it is possible to eat cheaply and decently next to the Torre del Oro.
📍 Paseo de las Delicias, 1
6. Taberna Furancho
The reader will travel without dishevelment to the vicinity of the Benito Villamarín to taste one of the best potato omelets in Seville.
We warn you, Furancho’s tortillas will delight anyone who is familiar with and inclined towards the slightly curdled ones. In any case, the most hesitant palates will be able to ask for it more done. In addition, you will find other goodness of Galician gastronomy, such as octopus a feira.
📍 c/ Cardenal Ilundain, 3
7. Bodeguita Romero
Bodeguita Romero is a most frequented space in the vicinity of the Cathedral. Its iconic corner and picturesque terrace whet anyone’s appetite watching tapas and tapas parade non-stop.
These snacks designed to share do not usually exceed 3€ and one can go crazy browsing through the menu of fried foods, cold cuts, meats or cold tapas. The pleasure of going crazy with indecision.
And as for what concerns us in this article, the best potato omelettes in Seville, we can only point out the obvious: that in Bodeguita Romero is fabulous for one reason: you can (and should) take it with whiskey sauce.
📍 c/ Harinas, 10
8. José Luis
This emblematic Sevillian bar serves one of the best potato omelettes in the city, which they also prepare at the moment and serve it freshly made. This omelette will please both those who like it raw and those who prefer it curdled, as it is at a perfect middle point.
If you add to all this the agility in the service and the variety of tapas they offer, José Luis is a perfect choice when crossing the Guadalquivir.
📍 Plaza Cuba, 3