Pao Varo has brought a little corner of Barbate to Sevilla with his market bar La Almadraba. The name refers to the annual sustainable bluefin tuna catch that happens once a year off the coast of Cádiz and, as well as creating a fresh tuna feeding frenzy across Andalucía for a few weeks, it also results in spectacular tinned, smoked and otherwise preserved products by elite companies such as Herpac, La Chanca and El Ronqueo.

At La Almadraba you can snack on wonderful mojama (aka tuna “bacon”), tuna pâté, tuna loin in lime juice, tuna belly in olive oil, tuna confit in pork fat, tuna in sherry… well, you’re getting the picture. It’s pretty much all about the tuna. Which goes great with local wines and sherry from Cádiz on offer. Plus, if you like what you’ve tried, you can buy it to take home.

Bread/Service Charge: 0€

Feria Market, stall 49-50 (north side of the market)
Feria 98
Tel 670 31 37 99
Open 12.00 – 23.00  Tuesday – Saturday
12.00 – 17.00 Sunday
€ € €

Food 8 | Wine 8 | Service 8 | Ambiance 8

matrimonio: anchoa and boquerón

tuna ventresca preserved in lime juice

cured sardines with warm seaweed goat cheese

smoked tuna loin

mojama (aka tuna “bacon”)

cured bacoreta – like mojama but less lean

ijada de atún (ventresca) in olive oil

owner Pau Varo

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Updated September 2021

La Cantina is my favourite market bar in Sevilla, serving up fabulous fresh fish and seafood tapas, including delicacies such as fried ortigüillas (sea anemones) and tuna collar preserved in Iberian pork fat. Located inside the Feria market, the bar has expanded its original tiny bar and kitchen. But the best place to be is on the ample terrace that splendidly incorporates one of the outer walls of the 13th century Omnium Sanctorium church. It’s all self-service – your name will be called when your order is ready and your bar tab will be written on the white-tiled wall. Non-fish eaters are a bit out of luck, though they do have excellent chicharrones de Cádiz, marinated potato salad, salmorejo and roasted red peppers.

Feria Market is now a bit overrun with new bars but La Cantina is always busy and buzzy and you can tell this is a favourite place for locals. Excellent value for money and friendly efficient bar service.

Bread Charge: 0.80€ PER PERSON

Mercado de la Feria
Tel. 656 958 620
Open 9.00 – 17.00 Monday – Saturday
€ € €

Food 7 | Wine 6 | Service 6 | Ambiance 7

takeaway counter

buzzy terrace

chicharrones de Cádiz

salmorejo with marinated anchovy

pinchito de gambas (prawns)

cazón en adobo

grilled chipirones

cabracho (scorpion fish) paté with alioli

croquetas de carabineros & bacalao

fried whole baby octopus

fried chocos (cuttlefish)

gambitas frita

fried hake

coquinas

clams

langostinos al ajillo

tortillitas de camarones

mussels

grilled sardines

grilled swordfish

grilled tuna loin

calamares fritos

acedias (small sole)

grilled zamboriñas (scallops)

bacalao (salt cod) croquettes

gambas a la plancha

bar tabs

Antonio with a big plate of fritos mixtos

self-service bar

cosy inside bar area

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Updated November 2025