Orio Gastronomía Vasca by Grupo Sargardi is a stone’s throw from the Cathedral. There are also Orio restaurants in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, but this one is aimed at a more day to day market, incorporating a Basque style pintxo bar as well as a restaurant featuring Basque cuisine.

The front of the premises is a spacious pintxo bar opening onto Calle Santo Tomas, with a terrace facing the Archivos de Indias, and the bar itself on one side, with a very appetising array of Basque style pinxos so typical in Bilbao and San Sebastián, but something of a novelty in Sevilla. Beyond the bar are two dining rooms leading out to a second terrace on Calle Miguel Mañara, with space for around thirty diners. Decoration is minimalist, but with lots of wood, and a big mural of a fisherman (Orio is a well-known fishing village).

My first visit here was for a seasonal Tasting Menu event, and I was invited by Sagardi (see photos below with TM). There are two tasting menus available in the restaurant, as well as a la carte options. Since then I have been back a few times on my own to check out the pintxo bar. Here you can either choose from a short menu or, more traditionally, from the pre-made pintxos at the bar. Waiters will also pass by offering just-made hot tapas on trays. Favourites from the bar menu are the grilled txistorra sausages, croquetas and a simple but ridiculously delicious Hernani lettuce and onion salad. Definitely worth a visit, either for a snack at the bar or a meal in the restaurant.

Bread/Service Charge: 2.20€ PER BASKET

Santo Tomás 9
Tel 954 96 64 18
Open 10.00 – midnight (pinxto bar)
13.00 – midnight (restaurant)
€ € € €

Food 8 | Wine 8 | Service 8 | Ambiance 8

assorted pintxos – with toothpicks mounting up!

pintxos de gambas

boquerones with red pepper

octopus on potatoes

croquetas de jamón with grated idiazabal cheese

grilled presa Ibérica

prawn wrapped in bacon / morcilla de burgos

spicy grilled txistorras

the famous Gilda pintxo – anchovy, hot peppers, olives

fabulous crusty bread – 2.40€ a basket but totally worth it

oysters with lemon (TM)

prawn carpaccio (TM)

sautéed mushrooms with lightly poached egg yolk (TM)

fresh crispy green lettuce and onions (TM)

garlicky monkfish (TM)

sweet grilled piquillo peppers (TM)

char-grilled 12 year old Galician beef (TM)

chocolate truffles and nutty wafers (TM)

flan cheesecake

chef Mikel López de Viñaspre

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Updated February 2022