With the proliferation of haute cuisine, the tastings or the enhancement of tapas as a concept to share, the daily menus in Seville seem, more and more, a distant memory. What would become since the 70s almost a national institution finds in the French plat du jour a clear influence.
In its origins it was intended to offer tourists a compilation of typical dishes of Spanish gastronomy at a modest price. That would forge with greater success in the menus of the day that we know today, or the menu of the house and that coincides, in turn, with the idea of the combined dish.
What was once standardized as a menu of popular and cheap dishes, today resists and reinvents itself in some establishments. In Seville these are some of the daily menus capable of satisfying the hunger without sacrificing quality and at seductive prices. Bars and restaurants that mediate between tradition and more delicate proposals.
1. Terra viva
Without denigrating the proposals close to the Cathedral of Seville, in the heart of Plaza Nueva Terra Viva offers one of the most balanced daily menus in the city. The space is pleasant and its daily menu, which they also share on social networks, includes salads, creams, salmorejo, broken eggs, pasta, meat and fish and includes drink and dessert for 13.95 € .
In addition, they incorporate some more complete dishes that you can choose for an extra price. An ideal executive menu if you are in the area and want to get a satisfying meal, without racking your brains to choose a dish and at a reasonable price.
📍 Plaza Nueva, s/n
2. Plácido y Grata Tienda
Dropping by Monsalves Street means wrapping yourself in the coffee aroma of Plácido y Grata. In front of the hotel that houses this charming coffee shop is La tienda de Plácido y Grata which, in other words, is the gastronomic proposal of this firm.
It is an open space with large windows and one of the most complete daily menus in Seville. You can take it from Monday to Thursday and includes 2 courses, drink and specialty coffee or dessert for 16 €. Those who have developed a taste for good coffee will appreciate culminating their meal with height.
This week, for example, the first courses to choose from include fig and goat cheese salad; strawberry and feta salmorejo, arugula, pear and tomato toast or zucchini scrambled eggs. Second courses include pork cheeks, hake with tomato, orange chicken or quesadillas with pico de gallo.
The desserts that complete the experience are, seasonally: cheesecake, mini torrija or seasonal fruit. A sophisticated restaurant a few meters from the busy San Eloy to not think too much about batch cooking.
📍 Monsalves St.
3. Bar Santos
Don’t expect high-flying cuisine at Bar Santos. What you are guaranteed is a succinct space of a lifetime: bar, a small lounge and a small terrace in the heart of the old town. Another of the attractions of the Santo, which has been inherited by the younger generations, are the breakfasts, tapas and its consolidated menu of the day.
Stews, market cuisine or its renowned papas aliñás are dispensed without delay in this bar of yesteryear that, fortunately, also has one of the most popular daily menus in the center of Seville.
📍 c/ Buiza y Mensaque, 12
4. Casa Martín Triana
Casa Martín has been serving homemade food in the heart of Triana since 1964. Beyond the iconic bars or refined restaurants that dispenses this popular Seville neighborhood, there are a handful of temples with solera in which agenciarse good menus of the day.
In this case, they offer it from Monday to Thursday (except holidays) for 11.50 €. It is not difficult to lean towards this proposal, one of the cheapest in the capital, which consists of first course, main course, drink and dessert or coffee. Beyond the menu, its offer is completed by a concise menu full of classics (tapas, stews and montaditos) and its popular breakfasts.
📍 c/ Castilla, 172
5. La colina de María
The experience at La colina de María is more than satisfactory. What you expect is what it is and, without a doubt, it is one of the most requested menus of the day in the vicinity of Carretera Amarilla.
In this case, it costs 13 € but includes first course, main course, drink and dessert. Classics such as ratatouille with eggs, stew, salads or picadillo soup; menudo, eggs with chorizo or tuna a la roteña. A traditional restaurant business that also offers combined dishes and half menu. It is not surprising to find its dining room full.
📍 Avenida Roberto Osborne, 6 (Polígono Industrial Carretera Amarilla)