Where to Eat in Seville With Kids: Our Favourite Places

If you’re wondering where to eat in Seville with kids, one of the things we discovered was just how easy it was to eat well with our 22-month-old daughter.

We didn’t spend our week searching for restaurants with children’s menus or specifically “family-friendly” places. Instead, she came along with us to tapas bars, food markets and restaurants, sharing whatever we’d ordered for the table.

And it worked brilliantly.

There was nearly always something she wanted to eat — bread, ham, cheese, croquettes, potatoes and, unsurprisingly, plenty of ice cream.

We joined a food tour, ate tapas while she napped in the pushchair, discovered the best churros far too late in the holiday and found one dish at Pan y Circo that my husband and I still talk about three years later.

Highchairs weren’t something we saw everywhere, but it honestly didn’t cause us many problems.

These are the places we actually tried during our seven-night stay — including the ones we’d go straight back to

Where to eat in Seville with kids: is eating out easy?

We found eating out in Seville with our toddler surprisingly easy.

Rather than looking for children’s menus, we generally ordered several tapas or sharing dishes for the table and let our daughter try whatever she fancied. There was nearly always something fairly simple she would eat — bread, ham, cheese, croquettes and potatoes were particular favourites.

We didn’t see highchairs everywhere, but it honestly wasn’t something that caused us much trouble. Having our lightweight pushchair with us helped, especially when she was tired.

In fact, some of our nicest food stops happened while she was asleep.

She’d nod off in the pushchair while we were exploring and we’d find somewhere nearby for a beer and a few plates of tapas. There was no rushing back to the apartment for nap time and no carefully planned restaurant schedule.

Toddler nap time became tapas time.

That relaxed style of eating was one of the things we loved most about Seville. We could stop somewhere because it looked good, order a couple of dishes, and move on again if we wanted to.

For us, eating our way around the city became part of the experience rather than something we had to plan around having a toddler.

Our favourite places to eat in Seville with kids

Bar Las Golondrinas – our favourite stop on the food tour

Our favourite stop on the food tour was Bar Las Golondrinas on Antillano Campos in Triana.

It had exactly the sort of atmosphere I’d hoped we’d find in Seville — busy, informal and somewhere we probably wouldn’t have discovered so quickly on our own.

We tried several dishes, including a plate of jamón and their mushrooms, and it was one of the food stops that really stuck with us.

Taking a 22-month-old on a food tour might sound slightly ambitious, but it worked surprisingly well. She came along in the pushchair, tried bits of food with us and seemed perfectly happy being carried from one stop to the next.

I’d absolutely do a food tour again at the beginning of a city break. As well as introducing us to places we might otherwise have missed, it gave us a much better feel for Seville for the rest of the week.

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Mercado del Barranco – brilliant for a casual stop with kids

We ended up at Mercado del Barranco several times during our week in Seville, which probably says more about how much we liked it than anything else I could write.

Our first visit was on our first day. Our daughter had fallen asleep in the pushchair, so we stopped for a couple of beers and some tapas while she napped. After arriving in Seville at around 2am the night before, sitting down with some food and a cold drink while she slept felt particularly welcome.

We liked it enough that we returned later in the week for drinks and nibbles, and then somehow found ourselves back there again for an early lunch on our final day.

That’s one of the reasons I think food markets work so well when you’re travelling with young children. You don’t necessarily have to commit to a long restaurant meal, everyone can choose what they fancy and you can stay for as little or as long as works for your family.

Mercado del Barranco was also in a really convenient spot for us, beside the river and on the route between Triana and the historic centre, so it was incredibly easy to pop into while we were exploring.

It became one of those places we didn’t particularly plan to visit repeatedly — we just kept ending up back there.

Bunny – smashed burgers after a day of sightseeing

After a busy day exploring Seville, we ended up at Bunny for burgers.

By this point we’d eaten plenty of tapas, ham and cheese during the trip, so a smashed cheeseburger and chips made a very welcome change.

The menu was tiny when we visited — essentially burgers, chips and a few extras — and sometimes that’s exactly what you want. The burgers were gorgeous and it was an easy, casual dinner with our daughter after a long day walking around the city.

It was another reminder that we didn’t need to spend every meal searching for traditional Spanish food just because we were in Seville.

Sometimes, particularly when you’re travelling with a toddler, a really good burger is exactly what everyone needs.

Pan y Circo – for the dish we still talk about

We stopped at Pan y Circo for lunch after visiting the Pabellón de la Navegación, and one dish from that meal has somehow become part of our family holiday folklore.

It was meat — I’m fairly sure pork or beef — stuffed with blue cheese, coated in breadcrumbs and fried.

And it was incredible.

I can’t remember exactly what the dish was called, and three years later I’m not going to pretend that I can. What I can tell you is that my husband and I still occasionally talk about it.

That’s probably a better recommendation than anything I could write about the menu.

Pan y Circo was another relaxed stop that worked well with our daughter, and it’s exactly the sort of place I’d seek out again if we returned to Seville.

El Librero – cheese heaven in the centre of Seville

We stopped at El Librero for lunch after spending the morning exploring Plaza de España and Parque de María Luisa.

As soon as we walked in, I loved it. The walls were lined with bottles of wine, there were cheeses displayed behind the counter and the whole place had a cosy, slightly quirky feel to it.

Naturally, we ordered cheese.

The board that arrived was huge, with a mixture of different cheeses served with grapes, walnuts and dried fruit. It was exactly the sort of lunch we love when we’re travelling — order a few things for the table and let everyone pick at whatever they fancy.

It also worked brilliantly with our daughter. Bread and cheese were already firmly on her list of acceptable holiday foods, so there was plenty for her to share with us.

After lunch, we carried on to the Real Alcázar before finding Mito for ice cream later that afternoon.

If you love cheese, this is one I’d definitely have on your list.

Mito – the ice cream we went back for

We discovered Mito after visiting the Real Alcázar and, after walking around Seville in the September heat, ice cream was exactly what all three of us needed.

It turned out to be considerably better than just a convenient place to cool down.

The ice cream was so good that we deliberately went back on our final day. We’d already had an early lunch at Mercado del Barranco, walked back towards the Setas and let our daughter play in the playground underneath. Before collecting our bags and heading to the airport, we made one last detour to Mito.

That’s how much we’d liked it.

Our daughter obviously needed very little convincing when another ice cream was suggested.

Best ice cream ever? Quite possibly.

El Egipcio – something different after a day of sightseeing

After spending much of the day exploring Seville Cathedral and walking along the river, we had dinner at El Egipcio on Calle Betis in Triana.

By this point we’d eaten plenty of Spanish food and tapas, so going somewhere completely different was a nice change.

The traditional Egyptian food was absolutely delicious. It was also conveniently close to our apartment, which is always a bonus at the end of a long day exploring with a toddler.

One thing our week in Seville taught me was that you don’t need to eat tapas at every meal just because you’re in Spain. Some of our favourite meals came from simply choosing somewhere that looked good rather than sticking rigidly to what we thought we should be eating.

La Santa – dinner with a view of the Setas

We went to La Santa on our second evening in Seville and had a table outside with a brilliant view of the Setas.

We arrived while it was still light and stayed as the sun went down. By the time we finished, the Setas were illuminated against the night sky — it was one of those evenings where the setting became just as memorable as the food.

The food itself was incredible. We shared plates including jamón and other tapas, with our daughter eating alongside us, and it felt wonderfully relaxed.

Despite travelling with a toddler, we didn’t feel as though we had to miss out on evenings like this. We’d simply take her with us, order food for the table and see how long she lasted.

Sometimes the best family-friendly restaurants aren’t necessarily places designed specifically for children. They’re simply places where you can all enjoy being together.

Bodeguitas Antonio Romero – one of the best things we ate in Seville

We stopped at Bodeguitas Antonio Romero for tapas after visiting Seville Aquarium and heading back towards the centre.

We ordered a mixture of meat and cheese to share, but the absolute standout was the steak.

It came sliced with chips and a whole grilled pepper and was, without question, one of the best things we ate during our week in Seville. The meat was beautifully cooked and it was one of those dishes we were still talking about afterwards.

Our daughter could pick at the chips and bits from the table while we shared everything between us, which was pretty much how we ate throughout the trip.

We hadn’t chosen Antonio Romero because it was advertised as somewhere particularly child-friendly. We simply wanted to eat there and took our toddler along with us — something we found surprisingly easy to do throughout Seville.

Mercado de Feria and our unplanned food stops

Mercado de Feria was another food market we visited, this time after exploring the bullring and stopping at Parque Pakote so our daughter could have some playground time. I loved how easily we could mix sightseeing, something for her and somewhere interesting for us to eat into the same day.

But some of my favourite food memories from Seville weren’t planned at all.

We’d find a sunny square or a tapas bar that looked inviting, order a beer and a few plates of ham, cheese or whatever else caught our eye, and carry on exploring afterwards.

One of my favourite things about eating in Seville was that not every meal needed to be a destination in itself.

Some of the best moments were simply sitting outside with a cold Cruzcampo, a plate of jamón or cheese on the table and our daughter happily picking at bits alongside us.

Tips for eating out in Seville with young children

After a week of eating our way around the city with a 22-month-old, these are the things I’d keep in mind:

• Don’t assume you need children’s menus. Sharing tapas worked brilliantly for us and meant our daughter could try lots of different things.
• Be prepared not to find a highchair everywhere. We didn’t, but it rarely caused us a problem.
• A reclining pushchair is incredibly useful. Some of our most relaxing tapas stops happened while our daughter slept beside us.
• Food markets are great with young children. They give you plenty of choice without committing to a long sit-down meal.
• Keep some familiar food at your accommodation. We often gave our daughter cereal or fruit before heading out for coffee and breakfast ourselves.
• Don’t over-plan every meal. Some of our favourite stops were places we simply discovered while walking around.
• And always make room for ice cream. Apparently this is particularly important if you are 22 months old.

Would we eat differently if we returned to Seville with kids?

Not really.

I’d absolutely return to Mito, and I’d quite like to find out whether that blue-cheese-filled dish at Pan y Circo is still as good as we remember it.

But mostly I’d do exactly what we did the first time: explore the city, eat somewhere when we got hungry and let our children be part of the experience rather than planning every meal around them.

For us, that was what made eating in Seville with a toddler so enjoyable.

If you’re planning a family trip too, you can read our complete guide to Seville with a toddler for everything we did during our seven-night stay, including where we stayed, our favourite attractions and the practical things we learned along the way.