Spanish Churros: Enjoy Them
With a Hot Chocolate!

Spanish churros are made of fresh dough that is fried. The dough is squeezed with the help of a pastry bag and fried into hot oil. Once removed from the vat, churros are cut into lengths and eaten hot.

Some people like to add sugar on top it. I prefer them plain, however.

Churros are probably the basic and most traditional Spanish breakfast. They are usually dipped on thick hot chocolate although many people replace it with a coffee. However, they are also heavy so we Spaniards tend to have them on weekends.

Spanish churros can be also served during the afternoon for what we call the merienda, an untraslatable word for 'afternoon snack'. Many consider them a hangover antidote and use to eat them very early in the morning. It's a common pratice after being partying all night long, and before returning home.

I love Spanish churros. I know they're a little bit greasy and contain lots of fat, not the mention the zillion calories of the hot chocolate. But I can't help it. Every now and then I succumb to the temptation... :-)

In the past few years I've tasted lots of churros and visited plenty of churrerias in Seville (also known as calenterias here in the south). Below is a short list of some of the places where you can enjoy a delicious chocolate con churros. I could have written a longer list but it would have been endless!

Chocolateria Valor
Address: c/ San Pablo, 20
Opening times: Monday to Sunday from 8am to 9pm.
Not the classic churreria but my favorite of all times. The churros aren't greasy, which is rare, and the hot chocolate is just perfect. The premises are beautifully decorated and you can delight yourself at a table inside or outside if the sun is shining!

Churrería La Esperanza
Address: c/ Feria, 108
Opening times: Tuesday to Sunday from 8am to 2pm. Closed on Monday.
Being next to the market, it's the churros supplier for most of the surrounding bars. The Gomez run this family business started by the grandfather. Eat your churros at the counter or go for a walk to the Alameda and find a nice spot to seat.

Calentería San Pablo
Address: c/ San Pablo, 22
Opening times: Monday to Saturday from 7.30am to 12.30pm. Closed on Sunday.
This calenteria is one of the most popular ones in Seville. It was inaugurated in 1960 and the Cazorla family has always been in charge since then.

Churreria Los Especiales
Address: c/ Arjona s/n (at Triana's Bridge)
Opening times: Monday to Sunday from 8am to 12am.
While the chocolate is a little thick for my palate, the churros are excelent. You can buy them and eat them next to the river or you can seat at one of the tables surrounding the kiosk and enjoy the gorgeous views...

Familia Alfonso (Kiosco de Calentitos Macarena)
Address: c/ Resolana s/n (next to the Andalucia Parliament and in front of the city walls)
Opening times: Monday to Friday from 6am to 12pm. Saturday and Sunday from 5am to 12pm. Only closed on Christmas Day.
One of my top picks. The churros here are particularly crispy and the chocolate is excellent. The managers are making churros continously so you'll always eat them freshly cooked. The only downside is that there are no tables to sit around there.

Churreria Alfalfa
Address: c/ Guardamino (next to the Plaza de la Alfalfa)
Opening times: Tuesday to Sunday from 8am to 12pm. Closed on Monday.
Antoñito, the owner, has been cooking churros with his wife Inma for the past 30 years. Drinks (mainly chocolate and coffee) are only available on weekends. Nevertheless, it's very common to buy the churros and seat at one of the bars at the square to order coffee, chocolate or whatever you prefer.

Calentería Postigo
Address: c/ Arfe (next to the Arco del Postigo)
Opening times: Monday to Sunday from 7am to 12pm.
Again, a churreria where you cannot sit but that is an institution in Seville. Everyone knows Angela, Doña Juana's niece, who has taken over the management after Doña Juana retired. She ran the place for more than 50 years and the Spanish churros are spectacular. On top of it, the location is very bucolic, next to one of the symbols of the city, El Postigo.

The above listed places are the real churrerias, where you can find home made Spanish churros. However, there are many cafes in town where you will also find chocolate con churros listed in the menu or on the whiteboards. Even though the staff don't cook them there, I'm sure that the supplier is a traditional churreria.

There are plenty of chances to try and enjoy them. After all, you are on holidays, so why not treating yourself to such delicacy?

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