Paco-Pepe Bar — Restaurant in Seville

Paco Pepe in Sevilla delivers an afternoon of Andalusian hospitality that lingers sweetly in memory long after the last bite. Sheltered from the golden Sevilla light in a shaded oasis, guests are greeted with an openhearted welcome and the comfort of a perfect cappuccino—a fitting prologue to an experience that feels designed for slowing down and savoring the moment.

The menu at Paco Pepe showcases the best of regional flavors and fresh Mediterranean ingredients. The grilled octopus emerges as a clear favorite: masterfully tender, seared just enough to bring out its natural sweetness, and paired with roasted potatoes that provide rustic elegance and balance. Paco Pepe’s kitchen delights in surprising its guests, as shown by a dish of grilled goat cheese with orange marmalade —a bold play of creamy and sharp, unexpected yet harmonious.

Staff are attentive guides through the meal, eager to share gems like the fresh tomatoes with burrata and vibrant pesto. Each plate demonstrates restraint and thoughtfulness—a reflection of the kitchen’s respect for quality. The grilled calamari, arriving at its peak, is a showcase of simplicity done right, the flavor bursting from succulent, perfectly cooked flesh.

The atmosphere matches the food: understated, hospitable, and quietly festive. It’s clear that both locals and travelers find delight here, value is front and center—and service reliably cheerful.

For newcomers to Spain, Paco Pepe sets an unforgettable standard. This is daytime dining in Sevilla at its best: honest, soulful, and unpretentious—a place where lunch can be as memorable as the city itself. Whether for a traveler’s first meal or a seasoned enthusiast’s return, Paco Pepe stands as a perennial highlight in Sevilla’s rich...

The restaurant was really unfriendly to us. Today was pouring rain and very cold. We have travel size small stroller and our young toddler was sleeping inside. He was freezing and sick. We asked the waiter if we can sit inside and eat while we wait for the rain to slow down because we saw one other family eating there with a big buggy. First he said we have to moved our stroller and take our kid out. He is sleeping in our stroller so basically the waiter wanted us to wake him up, and we watched the other family with very “awake” kid sitting right in front the middle of the bar. Ok, we will leave, we waited under the shade in front of the bar and then another waiter said we cannot stand here because people need to come out from the gate. We were no where near blocking the way and rather they put all the empty table and chairs under the shade that was blocking it. Again the waiter asked us to wake up our son to get him out of the stroller, while we see the Caucasian family have their kid in the stroller where it is obviously even more blocking the entire orientation of this bar can sit right inside admit the cold and rain. I don’t know what is the difference between us and the other family but seem very discriminatory towards Asian...

This is a tourist trap, but not the worst kind. When we arrived, we spoke directly to the greeter in fluent Spanish, and she answered us only in English. This is not a problem, but indicates the kind of customers they usually have. Every single table in our dining area was occupied by tourists, who might all be very nice people, but it was another warning sign.

We ordered several tapas, none of which were truly bad, but all pretty mediocre. The fried eggplant with honey was mostly fried batter with a barely perceptible sliver of eggplant, and the gazpacho tasted meh and watered down. The Spanish omelet with truffle tasted like artificial truffle. We didn't eat the complementary bread and bread sticks which came in prepackaged plastic bags, one of which was ripped.

The servers were clearly overworked, but our waitress ignored us multiple times when we tried to get her attention for the bill. The bill itself was very reasonable and the portion sizes were large for tapas. The ambience was totally fine, my favorite part was the large photo print of Tsar Nicolas and King George on the bar. The ceiling had neat pipe designs...