"Chef Ignacio Llinares's Slow Food room on Calle San Luis plates organic market cooking and a famed crunchy duck rice for a relaxed date."
About ConTenedor
ConTenedor is chef Ignacio R. Llinares's Spanish Slow Food restaurant on Calle San Luis, in the San Julián quarter at the edge of La Macarena. He opened it in 2006 as the evolution of a cooking workshop, after training with Martín Berasategui, Santi Santamaría and Jordi Butrón and cooking in Rome, Madrid and Dublin. A pioneer of the Slow Food movement in the city, it has been called Seville's Chez Panisse, and it is one of the most distinctive rooms in our Seville guide.
The kitchen champions organic, hyper-local, seasonal produce, cooked to order rather than held. A server brings a chalkboard to the table with a short, handwritten daily menu and explains where each ingredient comes from. For why this kind of market-led cooking tends to outshine a fixed card, see our guide to the signs of a great restaurant.
The Kitchen
The cooking is market-driven Andalusian, built on the day's organic produce and changed constantly. The signature is a crunchy duck rice with mushrooms, mustard and curry, finished with a soy and red-fruit reduction and colourful vegetables, a dish regulars return for. Around it run seasonal vegetable plates, local fish and slow-cooked meats from the chalkboard. Pricing sits in the fair mid-range, with live acoustic music on Tuesday evenings.
The Room
The setting is warm and arty rather than formal, a bohemian dining room hung with work where music and culture are part of the night. It is relaxed and conversational, which suits a date or a long lunch over a hushed special occasion. Service is personal, with the chalkboard menu walked through plate by plate, and the mood turns lively on the Tuesday concert nights.
Best for a relaxed date or a long lunch
Take the chalkboard menu and the duck rice for a relaxed first date or an anniversary; the easy room and fair prices also make a fine midday business lunch.
Not for
A formal tasting-menu evening or a fixed à la carte: this is a market-led Slow Food room where the short menu changes daily and arrives on a chalkboard.
Frequently Asked
Who is the chef at ConTenedor?
ConTenedor is chef Ignacio R. Llinares's restaurant. He opened it in 2006 after training with Martín Berasategui, Santi Santamaría and Jordi Butrón and cooking in Rome, Madrid and Dublin.
What is ConTenedor known for?
Organic, hyper-local Slow Food market cooking, with a signature crunchy duck rice with mushrooms, mustard and curry finished with a soy and red-fruit reduction. It has been called Seville's Chez Panisse.
Where is ConTenedor in Seville?
It is at Calle San Luis 50, in the San Julián quarter at the edge of La Macarena. The phone number is +34 954 91 63 33.
How does the menu work at ConTenedor?
A server brings a chalkboard to your table with a short, handwritten daily menu that changes with the market, and explains where each ingredient comes from and how it is cooked.
Is there live music at ConTenedor?
Yes. The restaurant hosts live acoustic concerts on Tuesday evenings while guests dine, in a warm, arty room where music and culture are part of the night.
Reserve a Table
Reserve at ConTenedor
Book ahead; the room is small and busy, especially on the Tuesday live-music nights.
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Practical Information
AddressCalle San Luis 50, 41003 Sevilla
NeighbourhoodSan Julián / La Macarena
CuisineSpanish Slow Food, organic market cooking
Price$$$ · fair mid-range
RecognitionChef Ignacio R. Llinares; Slow Food pioneer, opened 2006
SignatureCrunchy duck rice with mushrooms, mustard and curry
