{"id":34176,"date":"2024-07-01T13:57:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T12:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azahar-sevilla.com\/sevilletapas\/?p=34176"},"modified":"2025-11-12T15:14:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:14:32","slug":"gran-cafe-espana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azahar-sevilla.com\/sevilletapas\/gran-cafe-espana\/","title":{"rendered":"Gran Caf\u00e9 Espa\u00f1a"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated September 2025
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After close to 30 years as co-owner of the famed Antigua Abacer\u00eda de San Lorenzo<\/a>, Ram\u00f3n L\u00f3pez de Tejada has moved on and his first new project is Gran Caf\u00e9 Espa\u00f1a, which opened last spring (2024). A prime location just a stone’s throw from the Plaza del Duque and La Campana, the well-lit L-shaped corner spot has a long bar (with both bar stools and tall tables) to one side and a dining area on the other. It is Ram\u00f3n’s tribute to the great sevillano caf\u00e9s of the past but with a clear nod to the present. D\u00e9cor is elegant but casual, with a playful use of mis-matched antique mirrors, chandeliers and with dark blue velvet curtains that feel both warm and welcoming. I have to say that after the cosy super-rustic Abacer\u00eda I was a bit surprised by this “new look” and at first wondered if it was geared towards the tourist trade, given the location. But after several visits now I can see the appeal to locals as well.<\/p>\n

The menu offers a range of exquisite charcuterie and cheeses (Spanish, French and Italian), oysters and caviar, as well as hot dishes (tapas and raciones). Some of the house specialities include the crazy delicious patatas arrieras (crispy potato topped with “salsa Gran Cafe” and gambas al ajillo), tender lamb pincho moruno, steak tartare (prepared at your table) and excellent croquetas de jam\u00f3n. Be sure to check the daily specials – on our last visit we had a gorgeous stew of Judiones de La Granja with its “sacrements” (chorizo, morcilla, pancetta). The extensive wine list includes several sherries and both national and international references. Service is professional and friendly.<\/p>\n

Open for breakfast, which ranges from a simple tostada to the full “Gran Caf\u00e9 Espa\u00f1a”.\u00a0 Special attention is paid to the coffee here.<\/p>\n

Be sure to look out for regular tasting events.<\/p>\n

Bread\/Service Charge:<\/a> 0\u20ac (picos, rega\u00f1\u00e1, etc on the menu)<\/p>\n

Javier Lasso de la Vega 14<\/a>
\nTel. 955 48 07 91
\nOpen 9.30 – 22.30
\nBreakfast 9.30 – 12.30
\nAll Day Kitchen 12.00 – 23.30
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\nFood 8 | Wine 8 | Service 8 | Ambiance 8<\/p>\n

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\"\"jam\u00f3n Ib\u00e9rico de bellota<\/p>\n

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\"\"“sobao pasiego” topped with sobresada ib\u00e9rica and anchovy<\/p>\n

\"\"vermouth<\/p>\n

\"\"puff pastry filled with chorizo and gorganzola<\/p>\n

\"\"buttery “emparedado royal” with novillo roast beef<\/p>\n

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\"\"patatas arrerias<\/p>\n

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\"\"steak tartare prepared at your table<\/p>\n

\"\"calamares fritos<\/p>\n

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\"\"grilled lamb pincho moruno<\/p>\n

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\"\"battered hake<\/p>\n

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\"\"judiones de la granja with chorizo, morcilla, pancetta<\/p>\n

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\"\"cheeses: Pajarete and Savel<\/p>\n

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\"\"owner Ram\u00f3n L\u00f3pez de Tejada<\/p>\n

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Updated September 2025 After close to 30 years as co-owner of the famed Antigua Abacer\u00eda de San Lorenzo, Ram\u00f3n L\u00f3pez de Tejada has moved on and his first new project is Gran Caf\u00e9 Espa\u00f1a, which opened last spring (2024). A prime location just a stone’s throw from the Plaza del Duque and La Campana, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1398],"tags":[1399,286,728,729,730],"class_list":["post-34176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gran-cafe-espana","tag-gran-cafe-espana","tag-restaurante","tag-sevilla","tag-spain","tag-tapas"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1sdVO-8Te","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22556,"url":"https:\/\/azahar-sevilla.com\/sevilletapas\/bar-rioja-la-esquina\/","url_meta":{"origin":34176,"position":0},"title":"Bar Rioja La Esquina","author":"Shawn","date":"November 1, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Updated September 2025 I really couldn't say how many times I've been past this little bar near the Plaza del Duque, and admired the totally Sevillano style building in which it's housed (in fact I have often fantasized about living in the top floor apartment). 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