{"id":7907,"date":"2012-06-15T08:24:27","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T07:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/azahar-sevilla.com\/sevilletapas\/?p=7907"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:21:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T10:21:55","slug":"taberna-la-fresquita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azahar-sevilla.com\/sevilletapas\/taberna-la-fresquita\/","title":{"rendered":"La Fresquita"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated October 2025<\/h3>\n

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Taberna La Fresquita opened the same year I moved to Sevilla and is just around the corner from where I lived for over 18 years. Formerly a motorcycle club, owner Jos\u00e9 Rodr\u00edguez Navarro (aka Pepe) came in one night for a beer and found out that the bar was up for sale, so he decided to buy it and then totally reformed it with his father and brother (his brother Manuel would later take over Taberna La Goleta in 2013, renaming it Taberna Manolo Cateca<\/a>). La Fresquita was opened on Ash Wednesday, February 24th 1993, and it was blessed by the priest from the Santa Cruz church across the street. Curiously both of Pepe’s daughters were later born on this same date.<\/p>\n

Pepe clearly has a strong passion for Easter Holy Week and has belonged to the Macarena Hermandad all his life. The bar walls are festooned with “all things Semana Santa”, much of which was donated over the years by various clients from the numerous brotherhoods in the city.<\/p>\n

The small bar is a favourite with locals, who spill out onto the pavement and over to the side walk terrace across the road. And with the recent pedestrianising of Mateos Gago the terrace is better than ever. The food here is classic and delicious, lots of charcuterie, cheese and montaditos (small sandwich rolls), with some traditional stews and other hot dishes. My personal favourite is the carne con tomate. People come to socialise and take in the fabulous “ambiente cofrade<\/em>“. A great place to meet friends and grab a quick bite for lunch or start off an evening tapeo<\/em>.<\/p>\n

You can read more about Pepe and Manolo here: Hermanos Taberneros<\/a><\/p>\n

Bread\/Service Charge:<\/a> 0\u20ac<\/p>\n

Mateos Gago 29<\/a>
\nTel 954 22 60 10
\nOpen: 12.00 – 16.00 \/ 20.00 – midnight Tuesday – Saturday
\n12.00 – 16.00 Sunday
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\nFood 7 | Wine 6 | Service 7 | Ambiance 9<\/p>\n

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\"fresquitaowner Pepe lighting incense (2015)<\/p>\n

\"\"owner Pepe lighting incense (2025)<\/p>\n

\"\"the countdown to Semana Santa<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"chicharrones!<\/p>\n

\"\"manchego cheese and ca\u00f1a de lomo<\/p>\n

\"\"pring\u00e1 and prawn & alioli montaditos<\/p>\n

\"fresquitachicharrones de C\u00e1diz<\/p>\n

\"\"tortilla de patatas with olive oil<\/p>\n

\"\"carne mechada a la sal<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"espinacas con garbanzos<\/p>\n

\"\"carne con tomate<\/p>\n

\"\"pisto con huevo<\/p>\n

\"\" pork meatballs<\/p>\n

\"\"bar and new open kitchen (2018)<\/p>\n

\"\"the bar 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"Pepe Rodr\u00edguez Navarro<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"30 YEARS! 1993 – 2023<\/p>\n

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\"\"typical “wedding Saturday”<\/p>\n

~ back to the top<\/strong><\/a> ~<\/p>\n

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\nUpdated October 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Updated October 2025 Taberna La Fresquita opened the same year I moved to Sevilla and is just around the corner from where I lived for over 18 years. Formerly a motorcycle club, owner Jos\u00e9 Rodr\u00edguez Navarro (aka Pepe) came in one night for a beer and found out that the bar was up for sale, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[309],"tags":[310,873,728,727,730,371],"class_list":["post-7907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-taberna-la-fresquita","tag-la-fresquita-2","tag-semana-santa","tag-sevilla","tag-seville","tag-tapas","tag-tapas-bar"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1sdVO-23x","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26,"url":"https:\/\/azahar-sevilla.com\/sevilletapas\/la-taberna\/","url_meta":{"origin":7907,"position":0},"title":"La Taberna","author":"Shawn","date":"October 19, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Updated October 2025 Festooned with knick-knacks, photos, posters and some quite unidentifiable objects, La Taberna serves up traditional Andalusian tapas in a cosy and comfortable setting. 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