Obrador La Osa — Restaurant in Seville

Every trip to Sevilla should include a brunch in Mercado de Triana. Europe's food halls are a great place to explore a wide range of local cuisine in one place and this is no different, albeit on a much lesser scale. Nonetheless some real gems are to be found, which brings me to Obrador La Osa.

Hiding in plain sight is this Mom & Pop type stall with a layout similar to what you would find in an obscure weekend farmers market. Very little English spoken but that's hardly an obstacle. What you see is what you get. Just point at what you fancy and hopefully what you see turns out to be what you imagined. Often it's not.

But in this case you will probably not be disappointed, at least I wasn't! It's a simple formula. If you eat only with your eyes, you will be underwhelmed sometimes(understating it here). But if you rely on your taste buds enough, the chance of being surprised (and overwhelmed) improves in terms of orders of magnitude.

Having had my fill of pinchos, tostadas and bocadillos (all wonderful by the way), I elected to end my mercado walkabout with something less 'fanciful'. All I ordered was the 'Menudo Vegamos' and the Orange and Almond Tarta. Both left a pleasing impression of balanced flavors. Not too salty. Not too sweet either. In Goldilocks terms 'just right'. This doesn't have the polished appearance of a Michelin dish, but it's plenty good in terms of taste and just plain old satisfying.

PS. I mentioned brunch at the start because only 80 % of the stalls were open at 11am. By 12.30pm, everything was open. By 4pm,...

Best place for a quick, natural, authentic meal in Seville! The owner makes organic local food at its best - so tasty and the Mercado de Triana is a festive place to eat and nice walk across the bridge. We had delicious stuffed tomatoes with lentils and fava bean sauce, empenada with caramelized onion, eggplant, Spanish rice - everything was fresh a super delicious, and the owner is passionate about sustainable...

Charming proprietress and her beautiful daughter (who was visiting from Holland where she was a bassoonist) Try the empanadas, esp. the tuna with tomato and the goat cheese with nuts. Such light, flaky crust!! The chocolate torta has an Apple sauce topping and is not too sweet. All proportions are generous. This market has all kinds of meats and cheeses from which to choose. See pictures in...