22 Monday Sep 2025
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11 Thursday Sep 2025
Well this was fun! The first Gastro GuĂas outing for the new “season”, organised by our new treasurer Sharon. Hispalia is a project started about 15 years ago and one that has been evolving. I first encountered these wines at a special tasting in 2014 hosted at the top of the Setas. They have since opened their own small bar in the market and offer a variety of experiences, both in Sevilla and out in Itálica. More info to follow.
11 Friday Apr 2025
Posted in history, sevilla, tapas bars, tourism
Bar Europa was one of the first bars I got to know when I first moved here over 30 years ago. It’s very sad to see it shuttered for good, making way for… you guessed it… more tourist apartments. So much history in this old bar, which recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. Though maybe this is a better end than seeing it turned into yet another zombie bar. Anyhow, am thankful for all the memories.
11 Wednesday Dec 2024
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The oldest independent shop in Sevilla (founded in 1856) this gorgeous stationers is a wondrous Aladdin’s cave full of any possible thing you can imagine in paper form. I just popped in for a pedestrian order of a refill for my old agenda and was taken back to not-so-long-ago times when there were several such shops in the city, selling all manner of things. From books to toys, houseware and hardware items, fabrics, art prints and posters, jewellery, fans and shawls, hats and gloves, specialty foods and wines… each small shop brimming with charm and personality and often one-of-a-kind items. Sadly all but gone now as chains take over and push the independents out. Sigh…
22 Thursday Aug 2024
Posted in history, sevilla, spain, tapas bars
I don’t know how I never knew this. I had CervecerĂa Internacional on my “to do” list of tapas bars to update after I noticed that the last time was in 2012 (!!!). So checked their website to see when they would reopen after their summer holidays and there was also a link to page on Casa Moreno. What the heck? And so I started googling around and found out that both places were started by Francisco Moreno (!!!). Casa Moreno was founded in 1945 and then in 1987 Francisco was offered the space a few doors down and decided to expand on his collection of international beers that he sold in his small bar at the back of the food shop.
Francisco Moreno’s daughter Antonia, along with her husband Antonio, took over running the cervecerĂa while Francisco junior and his wife Carmen ran the abacerĂa. Still with me? These days the grandchildren are in charge, with Antonio junior at the beer bar with his right hand Carlos and Marta Moreno with her brother Fran running the shop and bar along with the venerable Emilio, who has been with them for 40 years.
To think that a week ago I knew nothing of the family connection between these two bars, despite Casa Moreno being one of the places I consider home here. Anyhow, loved doing the research, both online and in person. Since it looks like I’m going to be on enforced leave for a while to come (can’t walk!) maybe I should get onto writing that book!
Carlos, Antonio Jr & Antonio Sr (2024)
Juanma & Antonio Sr (2012)
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