Editor Pick
Bodega Santa Cruz
- January 16, 2002
- Rated 4 of 5 by
horizont from New York, New York
I stumbled upon this eternaly busy bodega while exploring the area around the cathedral and the Alcázar, and came back several times during my weekend stay. If you want to try typical Andalucian tapas that will sweep you off your feet with their strong flavors and freshness, a visit to this bodega is a must. It is always packed with locals, chatting at the bar and picking away at the colorful tapas, so you'll have to be assertive to actually push through to the bar and place an order. Getting a table is almost impossible, as there are few and occupied at all times. Once you get the waiter's attention, you can start choosing from a long menu of mouthwatering bite-size portions of Andulucian treats, such as manchego cheese and deliciously cured Iberian ham, tortilla rellena (small tortilla filled with bits of ham and vegetables in a mayonaise sauce), and utterly interesting pimientos de Padron, small green salted peppers, mild tasting unless you bite into that random one-in-a-tenth pepper that will set your mouth on fire. You can eat well and a lot here for 1500 pts/$8 – as you order, the waiter will be keeping track of your tapas by writing them down with chalk at the portion of the bar in front of you.
From journal Flamenco and tapas in Sevilla