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Seville’s Santa Cruz neighborhood can be a daunting maze to navigate, though the risk of getting lost is worth running if you can find Bar Estrella. Opened in 1939, the bar offers up one of the best menus for truly traditional Seville tapas in a setting that does not appear to have changed since the establishment first opened.

The bar is a local favorite that has somehow escaped being inundated by the hordes of tourists that haunt the city’s central district. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, the bar is almost always packed with families.

Stick around if you can handle the wait. We recommend the shrimp served with fresh avocados, the whiskey-cooked beef, and—of course—a chilled glass of local sherry.

Bar Estrella is located at Calle Estrella 3, Barrio de Santa Cruz. Telephone the bar if you get lost: +34 95 422 75 35. Reservations are not accepted.

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