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Serves meat, vegan options available. Tapas bar with labeled vegan options including gazpacho, salmorejo, pisto andaluz, paella, and more. Opening hours are reported to be unreliable, check ahead. Open Mon-Sat 12:30-17:00, 19:00-22:00. Closed Sun.


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67 Reviews

First Review by amphorae

KatherineWinter

Points +1622

Vegan
18 Dec 2024

Spinach and chickpeas is the star

The menu has a vegan section. I highly recommend the Spinach Chickpea and Gaspacho. If I could go back in time I would get a full plate of spinach and tapas of the soup. If you do get the spinach save your bread for dipping it or ask for more. The mix veggies were ok.

WholeFoodLovers

Points +1124

Vegetarian
04 Dec 2024

Tasty Lunch!

Stopped by while wandering the area. We were greeted and seated kindly. Interesting design with many rooms making place feel intimate. Ordered vegan tapas and paella. Takes extra time for paella which we were informed about during order. Everything tasted fresh and nicely spiced so vegetables are the stars. Would return!

Pros: Decent vegan choices clearly marked, Staff all delightful and multilingual , Tasty food!

AbiEats

Points +198

Vegan
30 Nov 2024

Clearly labeled vegan section

Had about 6 vegan tapas in a separate section of their menu. The spinach and chickpeas were really good - the flavoring of some others was just ok. Could have more variety of vegan tapas - mainly just vegetables.

Kasyee

Points +104

Vegan
12 Oct 2024

Tasty but be wary of queues

Very tasty place, but you need to ask about options being vegan - they're not clearly marked but waiter English is perfect and it's easy to communicate. I ordered gaspacho and vegetable paella, both they were very good. From desserts I didn't order but was told that pear in wine and chocolate was vegan.

Be aware of queue and possible wait times. Speak to waiter as soon as you come as he often has waiting list with names and calls people in. Simply standing in the line won't do. We weren't very lucky as we ended up waiting for an hour.

카티아

Points +171

Vegan
19 Sep 2024

Spanish restaurant with good vegan options

Near the cathedral, this restaurant offers several vegan options at an affordable price.
I took the gaspacho in a small size and paid 3,60€. It needed a bit more of olive oil and bread but it was really good for the price 👌
They have other options as grilled peppers, grilled artichoke with a sauce, pisto (mix of grilled veggies), spinash with chickpeas which are all local dish.

Pros: Vegan options , Portions (small and big), Price

laurabruton

Points +1231

Vegan
08 Aug 2024

Perfect spot for vegan paella

Was on the hunt for some vegan paella so decided to try out this place. I read online that there can be long queues as its very popular and quite a small space, however we arrived at around 7pm and was seated straight away. They have a selection of vegan tapas available here as well as the vegetable paella which is 100% vegan - I had this and it was really tasty. Very flavoursome and amazing value for money. The guys in here were super friendly too and made us feel really welcomed!

Pros: Nice staff, Great food, Affordable

Lisa_Ashton

Points +238

Vegan
24 Jul 2024

Busy little place

We did enjoy our tapas here but would have liked more hot options. The mixed vegetable dish was delicious and although we did enjoy the others they were cold options. We did have pears for dessert and they were yummy!

Pros: Mixed veg tapas, Pears, Lovely staff

Cons: Not enough hot tapas

GW4

Points +85

Vegan
28 Jun 2024

Separate vegan tapas menu

This place was great, the atmosphere was nice and the staff were really friendly. It's nice that there is a vegan menu so you can still enjoy a tapas meal out with non-vegan friends. Definitely recommend the spinach & chickpeas, the mixed vegetables were ok too. The gazpacho was nice but you get a lot of it.

Heatha

Points +402

Vegan
22 May 2024

Lovely tapas

Small lovely place, always with a line up. Has a separate vegan menu. Current menu doesn’t have salmorejo. Delicious food.

EmilyMayBlogs

Points +241

Vegetarian
30 Apr 2024

Nice paella

There were more veggie and vegan options than expected at El Librero. I had the vegetable paella, which tasted similar to one I had made before at home. I thought it would be more fragrant, however it was tasty and filled my hunger.

This place is pretty popular and quite a small restaurant, so I did have to wait an hour for a table. Bear this in mind if you're also thinking of heading here!

LoriBru

Points +50

Vegan
30 Mar 2024

Vegan tapas

Perfect place to enjoy some very good vegan tapas.

bluesman2050

Points +17

Vegetarian
29 Feb 2024

Disappointing

The menu here is well labeled with lots of good options. Unfortunately, my vegan paella was completely bland. I spoke to some of the other patrons, and they were also disappointed with the food.

AinhoaElvira

Points +40

Vegetarian
24 Jan 2024

Pedimos paella

Decepcionante, la paella no es paella. El arroz de boletus está bien. En general, muy caro para la calidad de comida que tiene.

Pros: Arroz de boletus , La atención

Cons: Precio, Comida, Postres

Judithjude

Points +158

Vegan
27 Dec 2023

Très bon

Plusieurs tapas vegan. 2 paellas vegan.
J’ai testé les épinards aux pois chiches : c’était une merveille ! Et j’ai pris le riz aux cèpes et truffes. Super bon ! Un peu gras mais vraiment très bon.
La salle où nous étions était très mal entretenue, les murs abîmés et la déco improbable. Derrière nous un chiffon sale et une bouteille de spray pour le ménage …

Pros: La nourriture , Le service

Cons: L’entretien du restaurant

AdinaIancu

Points +698

Vegan
02 Dec 2023

Good food

Ve visited the place for dinnner. They have some vegan options for tapas: spinach and chickpeas and gazpacho. They also have 2 types of vegan paella: porcini mushrooms or vegetables. All the dishes were tasty and the service was fast.

Pros: Tasty food

clarasaez

Points +178

Vegan
14 Jun 2023

Muy amables

El sitio está rico, no lo mejor del mundo pero se come bien y el sitio es muy agradable.

¡Hay leche de soja! Y las opciones estan marcadas

Pros: Muy amables, Leche de soja

AlexinDC

Points +449

Vegan
16 May 2023

Decent vegan lunch

Nothing incredible but decent.

zinag

Points +32

Vegan
25 Mar 2023

Excellent Vegan Paella and more

Very friendly service. Lots of vegan options were marked on the menu. It was really nice to have so many choices and the paella and gazpacho were great. If you eat outside it's a great place to people watch.

Pros: The paella, the choices, the service

Cons: outside tables were a little tilted

Proudvegantraveler

Points +453

Vegan
07 Mar 2023

Top quality options

Staff is knowledgeable (better than 3 years ago). Six or seven vegan options. I had asparagus, spinach with chickpeas, artichoke and pisto (similar to ratatouille). All delicious.

EddyMaya

Points +868

Vegan
04 Mar 2023

Vegan tapas & paella

We visited this little restaurant for dinner one evening. Given its location in the old city, it is popular with tourists but it still manages to feel fairly authentic and the food is pretty good. There are quite a few vegan tapas on the menu - maybe five or six choices, including grilled artichokes, roast peppers, pisto and a very good garbanzos con espinacas.

They are also have a vegetable paella & a mushroom paella, both of which are vegan. If you have a few tapas to get things going, one paella is big enough for two to share. We had the vegetable version, which was tasty enough but not amazing.

Given the lack of good vegan options in Seville, this is a pretty good choice. Worth four stars but definitely not five.

Updated from previous review on 2023-03-04

Pros: Lots of vegan options for Seville, Excellent garbanzos con espinacas, Friendly & helpful staff

Cons: A bit touristy, Smells of cheese

anett_catt

Points +498

Mostly Veg
10 Feb 2023

Good option for dinner

Considering lack of places with vegan dishes in Sevilla, I think it’s a good option to choose. They have a few vegan tapas (not marked in the menu but the waiter checked for us, do ask though) and 2 vegan paellas : vegetable one and a mushroom one. It’s not the best paella I’ve had in my life, but I enjoyed it. We tried both, the mushroom (boletus) one was delicious (it was more like a risotto but really tasty), vegetable one was a bit plain. But, again, if you’re struggling to find a place with vegan options, I would definitely advise this restaurant. Have to mention that it’s a popular place and you might need to wait to be seated (you can’t reserve a table in advance).

Pros: A few vegan tapas and 2 vegan paellas

Cons: Not clearly marked in the menu

dplot

Points +39

Vegan
01 Feb 2023

Vegan Paella and starter, very friendly and helpful waiter

Paella was huge, if you're going for lunch I'd consider splitting one between two!

petitappetit

Points +38

Vegan
31 Jan 2023

Une paella végane sympa

Une paella aux légumes végane au riz bien cuit, mais manquant un peu de goût ou d'assaisonnement. Quelques tapas sympa en entrée.

Pros: Plusieurs options véganes de tapas et plats, L'atmosphère et le décor , Central

Cons: Une paella peu relevée

catandcupcake

Points +5075

Vegan
23 Dec 2022

Good place to go with omnis

It's not the best vegan food, but a good place to go with omnis. Several things are available as tapas or a main; including artichokes, spinach and chickpea, roasted peppers, and mixed vegetables. Bread available with oil and salt. Vegetable paella is vegan, and a portion is quite large. We had 4 tapas plus bread, and two paella between 3.

KellyB-H

Points +406

Vegan
22 Nov 2022

Great atmosphere and service

Very nice staff who acknowledged that the paella would take a while and brought some olives and bread while we waited. It was worth it.

Pros: Vegan paella was yummy, Great sangria, Nice atmosphere

Cons: Few vegan options , Tables quite close together

RajeevChopra

Points +35

Vegan
18 Nov 2022

It’s a 5 star experience, even if HC won’t let it have 5 stars unless vegan only

Fantastic food, friendly and accommodating staff

Pros: Vegan paella!!!, Knowledgeable staff

Griffinchilders

Points +76

Vegan
14 Nov 2022

Good paella

We walked over here one evening for dinner, but it was closed. It was only about 8:30pm on a night that they were supposed to be open. This happens sometimes in Seville.

We went back a day or two later during the day and we were able to get a table outside for lunch. We wanted to sit outside because we didn’t want to be sitting in the cheese shop. There are only two tables outside, so, roll the dice and hope for the best if you want to sit outside.

The paella was very good. We also had some gazpacho and garbanzo & spinach. The garbanzo spinach dish (I forget what this is called) was very good, and we thought about order a second plate of it to share.

The server kind of forgot about us though, and it took forever to get the bill, even after asking for it.

This is in a cheese shop, so if that bothers you, stay away. We were lucky enough to get a table outside away from the cheese, but you might get seated next to a huge piece of cheese.

I would go here again for the paella. There weren’t many restaurants in Seville serving vegan paella, so it’s worth that, but there are better places to eat with better ambience in the area.

Pros: Paella, Spinach & garbanzo, Gazpacho

Cons: Cheese everywhere, Few outdoor tables, Slow service




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