I had booked our spot at the bar with Ana on Whatsapp. Her grandfather was of the founder of Jaylu and she works at the restaurant now with her father Enrique. We were the first to arrive and once seated they didn’t give me a menu, instead waiters Manuel and José just kept suggesting things to try. They know I prefer tapas to main courses, so that I get to taste more things. But first a glass of fizz (Torelló corpinnat)! Then I ordered a bottle of my favourite verdejo by Ossian. Heaven. And during the next two hours we enjoyed dish after dish, finishing with a superb marantona cheese that I’d never had before and a chupito of orujo blanco from Galicia. These were the dishes…

✨Cantabrian anchovies on tomato with evoo and balsamic
✨Confit tuna belly
✨Confit corvina morillo
✨Yellow cherry tom salmorejo
✨Breaded prawns
✨Marantona cheese
✨Warm olive oil bread

I got the team to pose for a family photo and struck up a conversation with two women who were also sitting at the bar. It was clear they were good friends with Enrique and Ana. And one of them said to me, hey I know you, we met at Bodega Góngora a while ago. It’s a small world. Turns out she was there with her husband that day and they thought we were tourists, so I informed her that I was the Queen of Tapas and gave her my card. Do I remember that? Of course not. But it was a fun coincidence. And I guess that’s it until next year. I love this place so much. Now I have to go and update Jaylu’s page on Sevilla Tapas…