El Rinconcillo
El Rinconcillo is one of the narrated stops on the self-guided Seville audio walking tour in Gingerguide. Plan about ~60 min here. Press play at the spot for its two to three minute story, or ask the AI guide anything about it.
- Type market
- Suggested visit ~60 min
- Seville Seville guide
About El Rinconcillo
Founded in 1670, Spain's oldest tavern, a beautifully preserved tile-covered bar where the old Seville tradition of free tapas with every drink survives alongside the city's finest spinach with chickpeas and salmorejo.
El Rinconcillo claims the distinction of being the oldest tavern in Spain, founded in 1670 in the labyrinthine streets of the Barrio Alfalfa near the Iglesia del Salvador. The interior is magnificently preserved: dark wooden counters, walls entirely covered in hand-painted azulejo tiles, barrels of fino sherry stacked behind the bar, and a chalk-scored tablet on the ancient counter where the barmen still keep track of customers' bills by marks on the wood, the tab is paid when you leave. The bar is famous for two dishes in particular: espinacas con garbanzos (spinach with chickpeas), a Moorish-derived recipe that has been a Sevillian favourite for centuries, and salmorejo, the thick cold tomato and bread soup of Seville, better than you will find almost anywhere else in the city.
Did you know? El Rinconcillo was founded in 1670, making it older than the United States, older than the Bank of England, and older than the reign of Louis XIV's most celebrated decades. It is the oldest continuously operating tavern in Spain.
How long should you spend at El Rinconcillo?
Plan about ~60 min at El Rinconcillo. That is enough to take it in and hear its narrated story; stay longer if it grabs you. The tour is self-guided, so there is no rush.
Is El Rinconcillo worth visiting?
El Rinconcillo is one of the 28 sights the Gingerguide team researched and narrated in Seville, so it earns a place on a self-guided walk. Its story explains why it matters, and you can ask the AI guide anything the story leaves open.
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